PROPOSED RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medicaid Purchasing Administration)
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 10-20-160.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 388-517-0500 State payment of medicare prescription drug copayments for full-benefit dual-eligible clients.
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 June 7, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: Not sooner than June 8, 2011.
Submit Written Comments to: DSHS Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA 98504-5850, delivery 1115 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail DSHSRPAURulesCoordinator@dshs.wa.gov, fax (360) 664-6185, by 5 p.m. on June 7, 2011.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Jennisha Johnson, DSHS rules consultant, by May 24, 2011, TTY (360) 664-6178 or (360) 664-6094 or by e-mail at jennisha.johnson@dshs.wa.gov.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Upon order of the governor (EO 10-04), the medicaid purchasing administration (MPA) was required to reduce its budget expenditures for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, by 6.3 percent. To help achieve this budget reduction, MPA eliminated payment of medicare prescription drug copayments for dual-eligible clients.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Helps prevent MPA from over spending its budget.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 74.08.090.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: DSHS, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Kevin Sullivan, P.O. Box 45504, Olympia, WA 98504-5504, (360) 725-1344; Implementation and Enforcement: Carole McRae, P.O. Box 45534, Olympia, WA 98504-5534, (360) 725-1250.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. This rule change does not impact small businesses.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. Client eligibility rules for medical assistance are exempt from the cost-benefit analysis requirement per RCW 34.05.328 (5)(b)(vii).
April 25, 2011
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
4253.1 The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 388-517-0500 | State payment of medicare prescription drug copayments for full-benefit dual-eligible clients. |