WSR 15-14-058 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Behavioral Health and Service Integration Administration) [Filed June 25, 2015, 3:36 p.m., effective July 26, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The new rules inform individuals applying for, eligible for, or receiving mental health services of their right to express dissatisfaction regarding a mental health service and how to use the regional support network's grievance system. The rules inform consumers of behavioral health services how to use the division of behavioral health and recovery's complaint process, and update and clarify individual rights specific to the medicaid program. The department is repealing WAC 388-865-0255 that is outdated due to these new rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-865-0255.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 49.60 RCW, RCW 71.05.560, 71.24.035 (5)(c), and 71.34.380; 42 C.F.R. §438.400. Note: The Centers for Medicaid and Medicaid [Medicare] Services (CMS) has proposed rule changes for 42 C.F.R. Parts 431, 433, 438, 440, 457 and 495 that will affect medicaid managed care regulations. The department anticipates future amendments to these WAC sections when the proposed CMS rules become final.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-03-057 on January 15, 2015.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: See Reviser's note below.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 8, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 8, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Date Adopted: June 25, 2015.
Kevin Quigley
Secretary
Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 15-15 issue of the Register. |