WSR 10-03-064

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Disability Services Administration)

[ Filed January 15, 2010, 2:54 p.m. , effective February 15, 2010 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: The purpose of this proposed rule making is to make editorial and clarifying changes and to make them consistent with current laws and standards. The impact of the proposed rule is to make the rule clearer, easier to read, understand, and apply.

     The department intends to create new sections WAC 388-76-10002 Department authority, 388-76-10003 Department access, 388-76-10057 Application -- General qualifications, 388-76-10063 Application -- General training requirements, 388-76-10064 Application -- Forty-eight hour class training requirements, 388-76-10129 Qualifications -- Adult family home personnel, 388-76-10191 Liability insurance required -- Ongoing, 388-76-10192 Liability insurance required -- Professional liability insurance coverage, 388-76-10193 Liability insurance required -- Commercial general liability insurance or business liability insurance coverage, 388-76-10198 Adult family home -- Personnel records, 388-76-10522 Resident rights notice -- Policy on accepting medicaid as a payment source, 388-76-11004 Resident protection program -- Individual defined, 388-76-11050 Management agreements -- General, 388-76-11055 Management agreements -- Adult family home, 388-76-11060 Terms of the management agreement, 388-76-11065 Management agreements -- Department review, 388-76-11070 Management agreements -- Resident funds, 388-76-11080 Notice -- Complete, and 388-76-11085 Notice -- Proof.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-76-10190; and amending WAC 388-76-10000, 388-76-10015, 388-76-10020, 388-76-10030, 388-76-10050, 388-76-10055, 388-76-10080, 388-76-10115, 388-76-10120, 388-76-10125, 388-76-10180, 388-76-10195, 388-76-10225, 388-76-10270, 388-76-10275, 388-76-10280, 388-76-10285, 388-76-10290, 388-76-10295, 388-76-10300, 388-76-10305, 388-76-10310, 388-76-10420, 388-76-10455, 388-76-10490, 388-76-10520, 388-76-10540, 388-76-10673, 388-76-10685, 388-76-10750, 388-76-10820, 388-76-10840, 388-76-10845, 388-76-10870, 388-76-10880, 388-76-10920, 388-76-10955, 388-76-10960, 388-76-10990, 388-76-10995, 388-76-11005, 388-76-11010, 388-76-11015, 388-76-11025, 388-76-11030, 388-76-11035, and 388-76-11040.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.128.040.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 09-20-060 on October 2, 2009.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: See Reviser's note below.

     A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Lisa N.H. Yanagida, P.O. Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600, phone (360) 725-2589, fax (360) 438-7903, e-mail yanagln2@dshs.wa.gov.

     See Reviser's note below.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 19, Amended 47, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 19, Amended 47, Repealed 1.

     Date Adopted: January 14, 2010.

Susan N. Dreyfus

Secretary

     Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 10-05 issue of the Register.

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