WSR 13-24-045 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Developmental Disabilities Administration) [Filed November 26, 2013, 9:05 a.m., effective January 1, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2014.
Purpose: To permanently adopt amendments to sections of chapter 388-845 WAC, DDD home and community based services waivers, to remain in compliance with the requirements of chapter 49, Laws of 2012 (related to community access services). In addition these amendments remove basic waiver, add dental services as a waiver service option until January 1, 2014; align this chapter with amendments to chapter 388-828 WAC for community access services; and provides updates to WAC and RCW references, titles and links, names of state agencies and updates to language structure so that readers will have an easier and better overall understanding of the rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: See Reviser's note below.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 71A.12.030.
Other Authority: Chapter 49, Laws of 2012.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-17-112 on August 21, 2013.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The definition "ADS" was removed and all references to ADS in the rule was changed to either DSHS or developmental disabilities administration (DDA).
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 17, Repealed 1; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 98, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 115, Repealed 1.
Date Adopted: November 19, 2013.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
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