WA SB6236

Creates a rebuttable presumption that child removal is necessary when a parent, guardian, or legal custodian uses or possesses Schedule I or II controlled substances (excluding cannabis) without a valid prescription while caring for a child, or fails to protect a child from another person's such drug use

Establishes that a parent's promise to secure controlled substances or use them only when the child is not present is insufficient to overcome the presumption requiring removal

Requires parents to demonstrate at least six months of sobriety through random drug or alcohol testing (minimum twice monthly) before a child removed due to controlled substance risk can be returned to their care

Changes the legal standard for law enforcement and hospital personnel to take a child into custody from "probable cause" to "reasonable cause" to believe removal is necessary to prevent imminent or serious physical harm

Removes prior language requiring courts to give "great weight" to Department of Health guidance on high-potency synthetic opioid lethality, replacing it with the new rebuttable presumption framework for Schedule I and II substances