WSR 19-02-020

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Developmental Disabilities Administration)

[Filed December 21, 2018, 9:26 a.m., effective February 1, 2019]

Effective Date of Rule: February 1, 2019.

Purpose: These amendments align the developmental disabilities administration's current supports intensity scale (SIS) with the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities' latest version of the SIS-A (adult version).

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-828-4200, 388-828-4220, 388-828-4240, 388-828-4260, 388-828-4280, 388-828-4300, 388-828-4320, 388-828-4360, 388-828-4380, 388-828-4400, 388-828-5460, 388-828-5700, 388-828-5800, 388-828-5900, 388-828-8040, 388-828-8060, 388-828-9560, 388-828-9580, 388-828-9650, 388-828-9660, 388-828-9670, and 388-828-9680.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-21-134 on October 19, 2018.

A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Chantelle Diaz, P.O. Box 45310, Olympia, WA 98504-5310, phone 360-407-1589, fax 360-407-0955, TTY 1-800-833-6388, email Chantelle.Diaz@dshs.wa.gov.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 22, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 22, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: December 20, 2018.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator