Date of Adoption: September 23, 2003.

     Purpose: All practitioners must demonstrate completion of AIDS education prior to initially obtaining a health care credential. The proposed rule establishes the number of hours of AIDS education and training that are required for recreational therapists.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 18.230 RCW and RCW 70.24.270.

     Other Authority: RCW 70.24.250.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-17-057 on August 18, 2003.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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.

M. C. Selecky

Secretary

OTS-6210.1

AIDS REQUIREMENT
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-927-010   How many hours of AIDS prevention and information education do I need?   Applicants must complete four clock hours of AIDS education as required in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 8.

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