WSR 01-02-072

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DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[ Filed December 29, 2000, 2:17 p.m. ]

Please withdraw the statement of inquiry (CR-101) for the secured environment pilot rule project filed as WSR 99-03-105. The pilot project has failed to attract the number of participants originally anticipated. A minimum of ten participants representing a cross-sector of the state has not been realized. There have been two providers both of whom are in King County representing four homes in the project since November 1999. Despite recruitment efforts initiated this past January, no new participants have come forward. Feedback from the industry indicates that the rules being tested were not easy to implement and that current WAC may already allow for some types of secured environments. Stakeholders who were involved with the project will be notified that the project will be terminated effective December 31, 2000. For additional information please contact Robert Stroh at (360) 725-2588.

Kelly Cooper

Rules Coordinator

Washington State Code Reviser's Office