PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: SSI-related medical eligibility rules are being combined in a new WAC chapter for easier reference. The current WAC sections that will be affected include WAC 388-450-0005(3), 388-450-0150, 388-450-0020, 388-450-0210(6), 388-470-0005, 388-470-0020, 388-470-0040, 388-505-0110, 388-506-0620, 388-511-1105, 388-511-1130, and 388-519-0100. The rules will also be rewritten according to the clear-writing standards required by the Governor's Executive Order 97-02.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The intent of this amendment is to organize the SSI-related medical eligiblity rules in one chapter for easier reference.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of this WAC. Draft material and information about how to participate are available by contacting the DSHS representative identified below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Rochelle Salsman, Program Manager, Medical Assistance Administration, Mailstop 45534, P.O. Box 45534, Olympia, WA 98504-5534, phone (360) 725-1329, TTY 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-0910, e-mail salsm@dshs.wa.gov.
June 1, 2000
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit