WSR 14-05-035 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Aging and Long-Term Support Administration) [Filed February 12, 2014, 9:41 a.m., effective March 15, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The department is amending these rules to comply with and be consistent with newly passed state laws SB [SSB] 5077 Gender-neutral terms; HB [SHB] 1629 Concerning credentialing and continuing education requirements for long-term services; and SB 5510 Vulnerable adults—Abuse.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-78A-2020, 388-78A-2035, 388-78A-2440, 388-78A-2460, 388-78A-2474, 388-78A-2730, and 388-78A-3180.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 18.20 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-20-082 on December 27 [September 30], 2013.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 7, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 7, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 5, 2014.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
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