WSR 14-24-095

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed December 2, 2014, 8:38 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 296-30 WAC, Rules for the administration of the crime victims compensation program; chapter 296-31 WAC, Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees; and chapter 296-33 WAC, Attendant services.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 7.68.030 Duties of the director—General provisions—Testimony by medical providers.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Modifying existing rules will clarify the benefit limits, the claims affected by the new limits and will remove references to lower limits no longer applicable as of July 2015.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: No other state or federal agencies regulate this subject.

Process for Developing New Rule: Parties interested in the formulation of these rules for proposal may contact the individual listed below. The public may also participate by commenting after amendments are proposed by providing written comments or giving oral testimony during the public hearing process.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Cletus Nnanabu, Department of Labor and Industries, Crime Victims Compensation Program, phone (360) 902-5340, fax (360) 902-5333, Cletus.Nnanabu@lni.wa.gov, P.O. Box 44520, Olympia, WA 98504-4520.

December 2, 2014

Joel Sacks

Director