WSR 14-18-014 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Disability Services)
(Behavioral Health and Service Integration Administration)
[Filed August 22, 2014, 2:35 p.m., effective September 22, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Updates sections in chapters 388-877, 388-877A, and 388-877B WAC which contain the department's new rules for licensing agencies as behavioral health agencies and certifying the behavioral health services the agencies choose to provide. WAC 388-865-0511 is also updated. The amendments respond and make changes due to comments received from stakeholders on the existing rules; provide clarification and updates to language; correct a cross-reference; and make minor "housekeeping" changes.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-865-0511, 388-877-0300, 388-877-0305, 388-877-0335, 388-877-0365, 388-877-0420, 388-877-0620, 388-877-0640, 388-877-0650, 388-877A-0180, 388-877A-0195, 388-877A-0240, 388-877A-0280, 388-877A-0300, 388-877B-0110, 388-877B-0200, 388-877B-0220, 388-877B-0310, 877B-0370, 388-877B-0550, and 388-877B-0640.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-11-090 on May 21, 2014.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Kathy Sayre, 4500 10th Avenue S.E., Lacey, WA 98503, phone (360) 725-1342, fax (360) 725-2280, e-mail kathy.sayre@dshs.wa.gov.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 21, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 21, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: August 22, 2014.
Kevin Quigley
Secretary
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