PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Treatment of resources for cash, medical, and food assistance benefits. Transfer of property for cash, medical, and food assistance benefits. Lump sum payments for cash, medical, and food assistance benefits.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.510, 74.04.050.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Changes in rules are necessary in order to be in compliance with Executive Order 97-02. Changes in rules are necessary to implement changes in policy as a result of requested legislation. Current resource rules contain inadvertent errors that must be corrected.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services.
Process for Developing New Rule: DSHS welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. After the rule is drafted, DSHS will file a copy with the Office of the Code Reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the draft 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 John Camp, Program Manager, Division of Assistance Programs, Lacey Government Center, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 413-3232, fax (360) 413-3493, e-mail CAMPJX@DSHS.WA.GOV.
November 23, 1999
Marie Myerchin-Redifer
Manager