WSR 18-11-138

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed May 23, 2018, 11:16 a.m., effective June 23, 2018]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The purpose of these WAC amendments is to provide foster parents, child placing agencies, and group care facilities further instructions and additional clarity regarding the minimum licensing standards. The division of licensed resources WAC were overhauled in 2015, and since that time both internal and external stakeholders have provided feedback to improve and increase the understandability of the WAC.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-145-1305, 388-145-1330, 388-145-1355, 388-145-1400, 388-145-1405, 388-145-1430, 388-145-1460, 388-145-1475, 388-145-1560, 388-145-1565, 388-145-1610, 388-145-1835, 388-145-1855, 388-147-1305, 388-147-1425, 388-147-1450, 388-147-1565, 388-148-1305, 388-148-1365, 388-148-1530, and 388-148-1645.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.15.010, 74.15.030, 74.15.040, 74.15.090, 74.13.031, 74.39A.056, 43.43.832.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-07-096 on March 20, 2018.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 21, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: May 22, 2018.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator