PROPOSED RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Disability Services Administration)
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 08-04-076.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The department is amending chapter 388-106 WAC, Long-term care services.
Hearing Location(s): Office Building 2, Auditorium, DSHS Headquarters, 1115 Washington, Olympia, WA 98504 (public parking at 11th and Jefferson. A map is available at http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/msa/rpau/RPAU-OB-2directions.html or by calling (360) 664-6094), on May 6, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: Not earlier than May 7, 2008.
Submit Written Comments to: DSHS Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA 98504-5850, delivery 4500 10th Avenue S.E., Lacey, WA 98503, e-mail DSHSRPAURulesCoordinator@dshs.wa.gov, fax (360) 664-6185, by 5 p.m. on May 6, 2008.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Jennisha Johnson, DSHS rules consultant, by April 29, 2008, TTY (360) 664-6178 or (360) 664-6094 or by e-mail at johnsjl4@dshs.wa.gov.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The medicare/medicaid integration project (MMIP) that has been available to dual eligible clients living in King or Pierce County will be phased out during 2008. This rule making amends and repeals sections in chapter 388-106 WAC to remove references to MMIP.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: See above.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Department of social and health services, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Karen Fitzharris, P.O. Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600, (360) 725-2446.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The department has analyzed these rules and determined that no new costs will be imposed on small businesses or nonprofit organizations.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. Rules are exempt per RCW 34.05.328 (5)(b)(vii), relating only to client medical or financial eligibility.
March 28, 2008
Katherine D. Vasquez, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
-3957.1(1) Medicaid personal care (MPC) is a Medicaid state plan program authorized under RCW 74.09.520. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care in their own home or in a residential facility.
(2) Community options program entry system (COPES) is a Medicaid waiver program authorized under RCW 74.39A.030. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care in their own home or in a residential facility.
(3) Medically needy residential waiver (MNRW) is a Medicaid waiver program authorized under RCW 74.39.041. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care in a residential facility.
(4) Medically needy in-home waiver (MNIW) is a Medicaid waiver program authorized under RCW 74.09.700. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care in their own home.
(5) Chore is a state-only funded program authorized under RCW 74.39A.110. Grandfathered clients may receive assistance with personal care in their own home.
(6) Volunteer chore is a state-funded program that provides volunteer assistance with household tasks to eligible clients.
(7) Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) is a Medicaid/Medicare managed care program authorized under 42 CFR 460.2. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care and medical services in their own home, in residential facilities, and in adult day health centers.
(8) Adult day health is a supervised daytime program providing skilled nursing and rehabilitative therapy services in addition to core services outlined in WAC 388-106-0800.
(9) Adult day care is a supervised daytime program providing core services, as defined under WAC 388-106-0800.
(10) GAU-funded residential care is a state-funded program authorized under WAC 388-400-0025. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care services in an adult family home or an adult residential care facility.
(11) Residential care discharge allowance is a service that helps eligible clients to establish or resume living in their own home.
(12) Private duty nursing is a Medicaid service that provides an alternative to institutionalization in a hospital or nursing facility setting. Clients eligible for this program may receive at least four continuous hours of skilled nursing care on a day to day basis in their own home.
(13) Senior Citizens Services Act (SCSA) is a program authorized under chapter 74.38 RCW. Clients eligible for this program may receive community-based services as defined in RCW 74.38.040.
(14) Respite program is a program authorized under RCW 74.41.040 and WAC 388-106-1200. This program provides relief care for unpaid family or other caregivers of adults with a functional disability.
(15) Programs for persons with developmental disabilities are discussed in chapter 388-823 through 388-853 WAC.
(16) Nursing facility.
(17) ((Medicare/Medicaid integration project (MMIP) is a
DSHS prepaid managed care program, authorized under 42 CFR
Part 438, that integrates medical and long-term care services
for clients who are sixty-five years of age or older and
eligible for Medicare (Parts A and B) and Medicaid.
(18))) New Freedom consumer directed services (NFCDS) is a Medicaid waiver program authorized under RCW 74.39A.030.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, 74.39A.030. 06-16-035, § 388-106-0015, filed 7/25/06, effective 8/25/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, 74.39A.010 and 74.39A.020. 06-05-022, § 388-106-0015, filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 42 C.F.R. 441.302(a), Social Security Act, Section 1915(c) waiver rules, 42 C.F.R. 438. 05-19-045, § 388-106-0015, filed 9/15/05, effective 10/16/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. 05-11-082, § 388-106-0015, filed 5/17/05, effective 6/17/05.]
If you are under the age of eighteen and within thirty calendar days of your next birthday, CARE determines your assessment age to be that of your next birthday.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. 07-24-026, § 388-106-0070, filed 11/28/07, effective 1/1/08; 07-10-024, § 388-106-0070, filed 4/23/07, effective 6/1/07; 05-11-082, § 388-106-0070, filed 5/17/05, effective 6/17/05.]
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
| WAC 388-106-0720 | What services may I receive under MMIP? |
| WAC 388-106-0725 | Am I eligible for MMIP services? |
| WAC 388-106-0730 | How do I pay for MMIP services? |
| WAC 388-106-0735 | How do I disenroll from MMIP? |
| WAC 388-106-0740 | What is the fair hearing process for enrollee appeals of managed care organization actions? |