PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Disability Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Residential services offered through companion homes and alternative living program, new chapter 388-821 WAC.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 71A.12 RCW.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Standards for these services are currently in chapter 388-825 WAC, Division of developmental disabilities (DDD) policy and the contract. Moving the standards into one chapter would make it easier for the users to access all the rules for these services. It would also increase compliance by reducing the confusion created by having the standards in three different documents.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: DDD will set up a committee to draft the new rules. The committee will include providers and staff. The final draft will be shared with stakeholders before filing the CR-102 proposed rule notice for formal comment and public hearing.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Saif Hakim, Program Manager, Mailstop 45310, Olympia, WA 98504-5310, phone (360) 725-3409, fax (360) 407-0955, TTY 1-800-422-7930, e-mail hakims@dshs.wa.gov.
March 14, 2006
Andy Fernando, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit