WSR 16-05-021
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[Filed February 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m., effective May 1, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: May 1, 2016.
Purpose: WAC 246-980-990, this filing delays the effective date of the fee increases for application and certification renewal fees for home care aides. The department of health (department) is delaying the effective date of this rule, filed September 22, 2015, as WSR 15-19-150, from March 1 to May 1, 2016, in order to implement the adopted fees into the department's licensing system.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-980-990.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 43.70.280.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-13-124 on June 16, 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: January 26, 2016.
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary