AGENDA
| TITLE and WAC NUMBER | AGENCY CONTACT (Name and phone #) |
PROPOSED TIMELINE | DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES | OTHER AGENCIES WHO MAY HAVE INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT OF RULE(S) | |||
| CR-101 | CR-102 | CR-103 | CR-105 | ||||
| Chapter 182-08 WAC
Procedures Chapter 182-12 WAC Eligible and noneligible employees Chapter 182-16 WAC Practice and procedure |
Barbara Scott PEBB Benefit Services Program P.O. Box 42684 Olympia, WA 98504-2684 e-mail barbara.scott@hca.wa.gov phone (360) 923-2642 |
4/10/07 | 7/3/07 | 8/07 | n/a | The purpose of this rule making is to implement legislation enacted by the 2007 legislature (chapters 156, 302, and 488, Laws of 2007); implement the PEBB's policy decision to expand eligibility to include domestic partners barred from a legal marriage; make technical corrections; and continue to enhance the clarity of PEBB rules. Most of the proposed amendments only affect the structure and readability of the rules. | None |
| WAC 183-50-005(9)
Definitions WAC 183-50-200 Endorsing practitioner therapeutic interchange program; effect of practitioner's endorsing status; dispense as written instructions. |
Duane Thurman Health Care Authority Mailstop TB-51 1511 Third Avenue Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98101 e-mail duane.thurman@hca.wa.gov phone (206) 521-2036 |
4/30/07 | 6/26/07 | 9/12/07 | n/a | The purpose of this proposal is to revise WAC 182-50-005(9) and 182-50-200 (1) (b) to include "the refill of a immunomodulator/antiviral treatment for hepatitis C for which an established, fixed duration of therapy is prescribed for at least twenty-four weeks but no more than forty-eight weeks" as a basis for exemption from preferred drug substitution as required by RCW 69.41.180. | Departments of social and health services, health, labor and industries, corrections, veterans affairs and local school districts |
| WAC 182-25-010
Definitions WAC 182-25-080 Premiums and co-payments |
Bob Longhorn P.O. Box 42686 Olympia, WA 98504-2686 e-mail robert.longhorn@hca.wa.gov phone (360) 412-4327 |
6/22/07 | 8/22/07 | 10/05/07 | n/a | Chapter 259, Laws of 2007, adds foster parents licensed under chapter 74.15 RCW with incomes up to 300% of the federal poverty level as adjusted for family size and determined annually by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, to the definition of "subsidized enrollee" for purposes of Basic Health eligibility and premium calculation. Basic Health must revise its rules consistent with these requirements. | None |
| Chapter 182-20 WAC Standards for community health clinics | Connie Mix Clark Community Health Services P.O. Box 42721 Olympia, WA 98504-2721 e-mail ccla107@hca.wa.gov phone (360) 923-2753 |
7/10/07 | 8/31/07 | 10/07 | n/a | The 2007 legislature created a health literacy program and appropriated funds in the 2008-2009 biennium to HCA. Community health services (CHS) will establish a health care literacy program and hire two new staff to administer the program in a public-private partnership with UCLA health care institute to improve health care literacy. The proposed rules will establish requirements to apply for grants, deliver a health literacy curriculum, and collaborate with statewide partners. | The department of social and health services and the department of health |
| Chapter 182-26 WAC Health insurance partnership | Beth Walter P.O. Box 42686 Olympia, WA 98504-2686 e-mail beth.walter@hca.wa.gov phone (360) 923-2942 |
1/08 | 6/08 | 9/08 | n/a | Rules to implement and administer the health insurance partnership. | Office of the insurance commissioner |
Jason B. Siems
Rules Coordinator