WSR 14-15-110

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed July 21, 2014, 4:19 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 182-512-0770 SSI-related medical—American Indian/Alaska native excluded income and resources.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established under Public Law 111-148; and Code of Federal Regulations at 42 C.F.R. § 431, 435, and 457, and at 45 C.F.R. § 155.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To bring the rule into compliance with federal law.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: The health care authority (HCA) welcomes the public to take part in developing this rule. If interested, contact the person identified below to receive an early rule draft to review. After the early review, HCA will send a notice of proposed rule making (CR-102) to everyone receiving this notice and anyone who requests a copy.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kevin Sullivan, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 42716, Olympia, WA 98504-2716, phone (360) 725-1344, fax (360) 586-9727, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail kevin.sullivan@hca.wa.gov.

July 21, 2014

Kevin M. Sullivan

Rules Coordinator