WSR 13-18-039

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed August 29, 2013, 11:53 a.m., effective October 1, 2013]

Effective Date of Rule: October 1, 2013.

Purpose: The department is amending chapter 388-106 WAC, Long-term care services, specifically the New Freedom directed services, in order to make program revisions. The department filed a permanent rule on August 21, 2013, as WSR 13-17-125 but the text did not include the changes made as a result of public comment. This filing supersedes the permanent filing WSR 13-17-125. See Reviser's note below.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-106-0040, 388-106-0050, 388-106-1315, 388-106-1400, 388-106-1405, 388-106-1410, 388-106-1415, 388-106-1420, 388-106-1422, 388-106-1425, 388-106-1430, 388-106-1445, 388-106-1450, 388-106-1455, 388-106-1458, 388-106-1460, 388-106-1465, 388-106-1475, and 388-106-1480.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-13-083 on June 19, 2013.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 1, Amended 18, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 18, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: August 27, 2013.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator