2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 72.40.280: Monitoring of residential program by department of social and health services — Recommendations — Comprehensive child health and safety reviews — Access to records and documents — Safety standards.

(1) The department of social and health services must periodically monitor the residential program at the state school for the deaf, including but not limited to examining the residential-related policies and procedures as well as the residential facilities. The department of social and health services must make recommendations to the school's superintendent and the board of trustees or its successor board on health and safety improvements related to child safety and well-being. The department of social and health services must conduct the monitoring reviews at least quarterly until December 1, 2006.

     (2) The department of social and health services must conduct a comprehensive child health and safety review, as defined in rule, of the residential program at the state school for the deaf every three years. The department of social and health services must deliver the first health and safety review to the governor, the legislature, the school's superintendent, and the school's board of trustees or successor board by December 1, 2004.

     (3) The state school for the deaf must provide the department of social and health services' staff with full and complete access to all records and documents that the department staff may request to carry out the requirements of this section. The department of social and health services must have full and complete access to all students and staff of the state school for the deaf to conduct interviews to carry out the requirements of this section.

     (4) For the purposes of this section, the department of social and health services must use the safety standards established in this chapter when conducting the reviews.

[2002 c 208 § 2.]