WSR 14-21-127

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed October 20, 2014, 12:38 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department plans to create new rules related to the community crisis stabilization service (CCSS) program.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 71A.12.030 General authority of secretary—Rule adoption, 2SSB 5459.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department of social and health services (DSHS), developmental disabilities administration (DDA), plans to create new rules in Title 388 WAC related to CCSS. These rules are necessary to outline the short term behavioral health supports to participants who are in crisis.

Process for Developing New Rule: DSHS welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, DSHS will file a proposal with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to everyone on the mailing list and to 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 Alan McMullen, DDA, P.O. Box 45310, Olympia, WA 98504-5310, phone (360) 725-3524, fax (360) 407-0955, TTY 1-800-833-6388, e-mail alan.mcmullen@dshs.wa.gov.

October 20, 2014

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator