AGENDA
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Semi-Annual Rule-Making Agenda
| WAC CHAPTER | TITLE | AGENCY
CONTACT (Name and phone #) |
PROPOSED TIMELINE | DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES | |||
| CR-101 | CR-102 | CR-103 | CR-105 | ||||
| 182-08 182-12 182-16 |
182-08
Procedures 182-12 Eligible and noneligible employees 182-16 Practice and procedure |
Barbara Scott PEBB Benefits Services Program P.O. Box 42684 Olympia, WA 98504-2684 e-mail barbara.scott@hca.wa.gov phone (360) 923-2642 |
April 16, 2008 | August 19, 2008 | Sept. 2008 | n/a | Implement legislation expanding participation in PEBB programs to include tribal governments; implement legislation to expand eligible dependents to include adult children up to age twenty-five; amend and clarify rules regarding participation, withdrawal, and appeals by certain employing entities; clarify rules regarding retiree enrollment and eligibility; amend PEBB rules affected by 2008 legislation (2SHB 3104) concerning certain domestic partnerships; amend WAC 182-12-133 to reflect a recent amendment to the Family Medical Leave Act; respond to requests to cancel a member's enrollment based on a legitimate action by the member that warrants disenrollment; add the dependent care assistance program as a benefit for state agencies and higher education; amend rules regarding PEBB member appeals; and incorporate criteria for participation by members of a governing board. |
| 182-26 | 182-26 Health insurance partnership | Beth Walter P.O. Box 42686 Olympia, WA 98504-2686 beth.walter@hca.wa.gov phone (360) 923-2942 |
March 27, 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | n/a | The health insurance partnership (HIP) is a new program designed to assist small employers who do not currently offer health insurance due to cost and their low-wage employees to access health insurance coverage. HIP will provide premium subsidies for low-income employees, their spouses, and dependents. HCA must develop rules so the program can begin accepting applications on January 1, 2009, for coverage beginning March 1, 2009. |
Jason Siems
Rules Coordinator