Foster Care Children
The WSMA believes that when placing children in foster care, all medical
information should be expeditiously provided to the foster care parent.
(Res 51, A-90) (Reaffirmed A-23)
The WSMA supports the creation of a foster care health unit supervised by
a physician within DSHS, devoted to ensuring access to and maintaining the
quality of medical care provided to Washington State children in foster
care. (Res A-5, A-05) (Reaffirmed A-23)
The WSMA encourages the state to provide preschool tuition subsidies for
those 3-5-year-old foster children who are not – or are unable to be
–enrolled in the Head Start Program or the State’s Early Childhood
Education Assistance Program (ECEAP). (Res C-6, A-06) (Reaffirmed A-19)
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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:
EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on
Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health
Services