WSR 15-08-053

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed March 27, 2015, 8:48 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 182-531-0250 Who can provide and bill for physician-related and health care professional services, 182-531-1900 Payment—General requirements for physician-related services, and other rules, as appropriate.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To establish in rule the agency's policy for payment of services provided by, or in conjunction with, a resident physician.

During the course of this review, the agency may identify additional changes that are required in order to improve clarity or update policy.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; department of health.

Process for Developing New Rule: The agency 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, the agency 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 Wendy Barcus, Rules and Publications Program Manager, Health Care Authority, Division of Legal Services, P.O. Box 42716, Olympia, WA 98504-2716, e-mail wendy.barcus@hca.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-9727, TTY 1-800-848-5429.

March 27, 2015

Jason R. P. Crabbe

Rules Coordinator