WSR 97-11-076

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Public Assistance)

[Filed May 21, 1997, 11:11 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: To remove obsolete stop-loss criteria from WAC 388-538-070.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.500, 74.09.530, 70.47.110, 74.09.522, 70.47.060.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To remove obsolete stop-loss requirements.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: The department will involve all interested members of the public in drafting the rule. Those who wish to participate in the drafting process may contact the Department of Social and Health Services at the address listed below.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Anne E. DeJarnette, Administrative Regulations Analyst, Medical Assistance Administration, Mailstop 45530, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504-5530, phone (360) 664-2320, FAX (360) 753-7315, TDD 1-800-848-5429, e-mail dejarae@wa.gov.

May 20, 1997

Merry A. Kogut, Manager