WSR 18-14-105

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[Filed July 3, 2018, 12:45 p.m.]

In accordance with RCW 34.05.230(12), following is a list of policy and interpretive statements issued by the department of social and health services.

Document Title: Public Comment Notice for Proposed Developmental Disabilities Administration HCBS Waiver Amendments.

Subject: Basic plus, core, community protection, children's intensive in-home behavioral support and individual and family services HCBS waiver amendments are available for thirty days of public comment from July 27 through August 27, 2018.

Effective Date: July 5, 2018.

Document Description: DDA within the department of social and health services, in cooperation with the health care authority, is posting for thirty days of public comment amendments for the five DDA waivers. The amendments describe an updated assessment tool for determining ICF/IID level of care and the support needs level for waiver participants with little or no impact on participants. The proposed waiver amendments are available at https://www.dshs.wa.gov/dda.

To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statements, contact Bob Beckman, DDA, P.O. Box 45310, Olympia, WA 98504-5310, phone 360-407-1555, TDD/TTY 711 or 1-800-833-6388, fax 360-407-0955, email bob.beckman@dshs.wa.gov, web site https://www.dshs.wa.gov/dda.