PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Office of the Secretary)
Date of Adoption: July 17, 2002.
Purpose: Adopting new WAC 388-01-015 Does any provision of this title create a right or cause of action, or compel DSHS to establish a program or entitlement? DSHS is adopting this new rule to clarify the department's responsibilities where rules may be silent as to whether the rules created or implied a right of action or compelled the department to create a program or entitlement.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.17.250 and 43.17.060.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-03-119 on January 22, 2002.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 1,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
July 17, 2002
Brian H. Lindgren, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
3032.1
[]