PROPOSED RULES
(Occupational Therapy Practice Board)
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 04-11-095.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 246-847-190 AIDs education and training; RCW 70.24.270 Rules for AIDS education and training, requires each profession to have rules that describe the appropriate education and training on the prevention, transmission and treatment of AIDS. WAC 246-12-260 Who must obtain AIDS education, from the Administrative Procedure Act and requirements for credentialed health care providers requires that all practitioners must demonstrate completion of four or seven clock hours of AIDS education prior to obtaining an initial health care credential. Currently, WAC 246-847-190 requires six hours. To bring consistency with WAC 246-847-190 AIDS education and training and 246-12-260 Who must obtain AIDS education, the proposed rule amendment requires seven clock hours of AIDS education and training.
Hearing Location(s): Red Lion Hotel Yakima Center, 607 East Yakima Avenue, Yakima, WA 98901, on October 21, 2005, at 2:30 p.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: October 21, 2005.
Submit Written Comments to: Kris Waidely, Program Manager, 310 Israel Road S.E., Tumwater, WA 98501, e-mail http://www3.doh.wa.gov/policyreview/, fax (360) 664-9077, by September 30, 2005.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Kris Waidely, Program Manager, by September 30, 2005, TTY (800) 833-6388 or (800) 525-0127.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: To establish the number of hours of AIDS education and training required prior to occupational therapy practitioners obtaining their initial credential. Seven hours of HIV/AIDS education and training was chosen because occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants occasionally work with open wounds.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: RCW 70.24.270 requires each disciplining authority under chapter 18.130 RCW to adopt rules that require appropriate education and training for licensees on the prevention, transmission, and treatment of AIDS. Rules must be developed to establish the number of hours of AIDS education and training required for occupational therapy practitioners.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.59.130 and 70.24.270.
Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 18.59 RCW.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Department of Health, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Kris Waidely, Program Manager, 310 Israel Road S.E., Tumwater, WA 98501, (360) 246-4847.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The agency has not conducted a small business [economic] impact statement. The proposed rule does not impose more than minor costs on small business per RCW 19.85.030.
A cost-benefit analysis is required under RCW 34.05.328. A preliminary cost-benefit analysis may be obtained by contacting Kris Waidely, P.O. Box 47867, Olympia, WA 98504-7867, phone (360) 236-4847, fax (360) 664-9077, e-mail Kris.Waidely@doh.wa.gov.
July 7, 2005
Kris Waidely
Program Manager
OTS-7506.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-05-060, filed 2/13/98,
effective 3/16/98)
WAC 246-847-190
AIDS education and training.
Applicants
must complete ((six)) seven clock hours of AIDS education as
required in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 8.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-847-190, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.59.130. 94-20-036, § 246-847-190, filed 9/28/94, effective 10/29/94; 91-05-027 (Order 112B), recodified as § 246-847-190, filed 2/12/91, effective 3/15/91; 90-22-011 (Order 094), § 308-171-320, filed 10/26/90, effective 11/26/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.59.130 and 18.130.050. 89-01-081 (Order PM 805), § 308-171-320, filed 12/20/88.]