WSR 14-12-040 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Aging and Long-Term Support Administration) [Filed May 29, 2014, 7:19 a.m., effective June 29, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The department is amending these rules to comply with changes to state law made by the 2013 legislature in SB [SSB] 5077 Gender-neutral terms and SB 5510 Vulnerable adults—Abuse.
Changes related to SB [SSB] 5077 include changing the term "ombudsman" to "ombuds" in multiple sections.
Changes related to SB 5510 include amending the definition of the term "neglect."
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-97-0001, 388-97-0300, 388-97-0460, 388-97-0520, 388-97-1640, 388-97-1840, and 388-97-4480.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-23-098 on November 20, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 7, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 7, Repealed 0.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: May 15, 2014.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
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