PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
(Basic Health Plan)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Revising basic health rules regarding eligibility based on income and other factors, to ensure that enrollment and subsidy levels are based on an accurate appraisal of the person's circumstances.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 70.47.050.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rules need to be evaluated and possibly revised to ensure that they support the intent of the program.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: No other federal or state agencies regulate this subject or process.
Process for Developing New Rule: Stakeholder mailings and public hearing.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. Information regarding this rule making will be posted on the agency website http://www.wa.gov/hca/laws.htm, or you may contact Rosanne Reynolds, P.O. Box 42686, Olympia, WA 98504-2686, fax (360) 412-4276, e-mail Rrey107@hca.wa.gov.
May 1, 2002
Melodie H. Bankers
Rules Coordinator