WSR 15-14-062

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed June 26, 2015, 7:52 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 182-527 WAC, Estate recovery and predeath liens, 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: The agency is amending WAC 182-527-2742 to clarify that individual and family services, and community first choice are subject to estate recovery, and removing Washington medicaid integration partnership because it has been discontinued. The agency is also amending chapter 182-527 WAC to more clearly distinguish between rules that apply to TEFRA liens and rules that apply to estate recovery. 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: The office of financial recovery will be included in the rule-making workgroup.

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 Chantelle Diaz, P.O. Box 42716, Olympia, WA 98504-2716, fax (360) 586-9727, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail Chantelle.Diaz@hca.wa.gov.

June 26, 2015

Wendy Barcus

Rules Coordinator