[BFET] [UCE] FW: BFET - Client Signatures

[Jennifer Dellinger]

Good Morning BFET Team!!

I hope you are all well and excited for the weekend! I have some great news to share with you! DSHS BFET Policy is requesting feedback from providers about the use of electronic signatures in effort to consider forgoing the required client signature.

While this is just the first step in moving forward, I would like to acknowledge this is a huge movement in our efforts to provide services that are low barrier and equitable!!! Additionally, the SBCTC is continuing our advocacy efforts at a higher level with state and national partners around this topic and other related topics. Your feedback to DSHS can help us continue to facilitate these conversation, specifically when we get questions on what would a new process (such as a verbal consent) look like.

If you would like to provide input to DSHS please send your email to SWBFETPolicy at dshs.wa.gov<mailto:SWBFETPolicy at dshs.wa.gov> and cc me (jdellinger at sbctc.edu<mailto:jdellinger at sbctc.edu>) by July 15th. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Thank you for all your continued hard work and dedication through the years!!

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." - Aristotle

Stay safe,

[Compass]Jennifer Dellinger
Program Administrator
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Email: jdellinger at sbctc.edu<mailto:jdellinger at sbctc.edu> ∙ Office: 360.704.3925

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From: Talbott, Felicia (DSHS) <agdamfm at dshs.wa.gov> On Behalf Of DSHS RE ESA SW BFET Policy
Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2020 4:30 PM
Subject: BFET - Client Signatures

Hello BFET Partners,

We hope this finds you well. We are reaching out today to attain information around obtaining client signatures. Our goal is to ensure we are supporting our BFET providers and clients. During this time of uncertainty with COVID-19, we are trying to plan for the future.

Currently, we are considering options to best obtain client signatures on required BFET forms and still meet the requirements for FNS. In March, policy advised providers that electronic signatures are acceptable to obtain signatures from clients.

As we look to the future, we would appreciate your insight on the following questions to help inform us of challenges and successes you are having:

1. Are you using electronic signatures?
2. What successes and/or challenges have you faced with electronic signatures?
3. As we consider verbal consents:

·       How would your agency implement a verbal consent process?

·       How would client identity be safeguarded and, also verified?

·       How would verbal consent be documented, and where?
We look forward to your input, and hope to hear a reply to SWBFETPolicy at dshs.wa.gov<mailto:SWBFETPolicy at dshs.wa.gov>, by 7/15. Thank you and we appreciate your partnership.

BFET Policy

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