PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
(Basic Health)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 182-22-320 How to appeal health care authority (HCA) decisions.
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: The HCA intends to reform, align, and clarify the Basic Health processes as a result of the federal requirements contained in the section 1115 federal waiver and to align rules and processes as a portion of the implementation of chapter 15, Laws of 2011 (2E2SHB 1738, section 53), for the transition of the single state medicaid agency to the Washington state health care authority.
Process for Developing New Rule: HCA welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, HCA will file a notice of proposed rule making (CR-102) with the office of the code reviser. A copy of the proposal will be sent to everyone on the mailing list and to anyone who requests a copy.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Rena Carlson, Administrative Regulations Analyst, Division of Health Services, P.O. Box 45502, Olympia, WA 98504-5502, phone (360) 725-0763, fax (360) 586-9727, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail rena.carlson@hca.wa.gov.
February 10, 2012
Kevin M. Sullivan
Rules Coordinator