WSR 17-19-087
EXPEDITED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)
[Filed September 19, 2017, 10:05 a.m.]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The department is proposing to amend WAC 388-106-1720 Am I eligible for supportive housing funded services?
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: In WAC 388-106-1720(3) the department is proposing to change the word "and" to "or."
Reasons Supporting Proposal: This change is for housekeeping purposes only.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 74.08.283, 74.08.390.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Department of social and health services, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Elizabeth Prince, P.O. Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600, 360-725-2561.
This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited adoption process for these rules:
Corrects typographical errors, make address or name changes, or clarify language of a rule without changing its effect.
Explanation of the Reason the Agency Believes the Expedited Rule-making Process is Appropriate: This change is for housekeeping purposes only in order to clarify the language of the rule.
NOTICE
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Rules Coordinator, Department of Social and Health Services, P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA 98504-5850, phone 360-664-6097, fax 360-664-6185, email DSHSRPAURulesCoordinator@dshs.wa.gov, AND RECEIVED BY November 20, 2017.
September 18, 2017
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 17-11-016, filed 5/9/17, effective 6/9/17)
WAC 388-106-1720 Am I eligible for supportive housing funded services?
You are eligible for supportive housing services if you meet the following criteria:
(1) Meet functional eligibility as defined in WAC 388-106-0210, 388-106-0277, 388-106-0310, 388-106-0338, or 388-106-1410;
(2) Meet financial eligibility as defined in chapters 182-513 and 182-515 WAC;
(3) Have a planned discharge or diversion from Eastern or Western State Hospital; ((and)) or
(4) You meet one or more of the following criteria:
(a) Chronically homeless;
(b) History of frequent or lengthy institutional stays;
(c) History of frequent or lengthy adult residential care or treatment stays;
(d) Experienced frequent turnover of in-home caregivers or providers;
(e) A PRISM risk score of at least 1.5.