WSR 15-01-174

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed December 23, 2014, 2:48 p.m., effective January 23, 2015]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The department is amending chapter 388-71 WAC, specifically adult day services, in order to differentiate adult day care from adult day health by separating the rules, and to update the rule to meet the provider practice changes.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-71-0726, 388-71-0742 and 388-71-0768; and amending WAC 388-71-0702, 388-71-0704, 388-71-0706, 388-71-0708, 388-71-0710, 388-71-0712, 388-71-0714, 388-71-0716, 388-71-0718, 388-71-0720, 388-71-0722, 388-71-0724, 388-71-0728, 388-71-0730, 388-71-0732, 388-71-0734, 388-71-0736, 388-71-0738, 388-71-0740, 388-71-0744, 388-71-0746, 388-71-0748, 388-71-0750, 388-71-0752, 388-71-0754, 388-71-0756, 388-71-0758, 388-71-0760, 388-71-0762, 388-71-0764, 388-71-0766, 388-71-0770, 388-71-0772, 388-71-0774, and 388-71-0776.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-21-016 on October 2, 2014.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 35, Repealed 3.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 35, Repealed 3.

Date Adopted: December 18, 2014.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator