February 5, 2024
The new year brings a handful of changes that will increase supports to families and protect children and youth. Here are some of the changes you will see in 2024:
- Suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect at behavioral health facilities, residential private schools, and host homes, can now be reported to DCYF.
- Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, DCYF will replace the current four-level rate assessment system with a new, seven-level caregiver supports model.
- If you are enrolled in foster care health coverage’s Apple Health Core Connections (AHCC) through Coordinated Care of Washington (CCW), beginning Jan. 1, 2024, you may be impacted by changes in contracted pharmacies.
Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Proclamation 20-31.12, which suspended and waived the fingerprint requirement for background checks for child care and early learning providers, will come to an end.
Read more at https://dcyf.wa.gov/news/changes-caregiver-payments-child-care-fingerprints-residential-facilities-2024
