WSR 19-21-175

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)

[Filed October 23, 2019, 10:00 a.m., effective November 23, 2019]

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

Purpose: The department is repealing WAC 388-105-0005. Providers will still be able to find out their rates from the aging and long-term support administration's website, their residents' case managers, from their union if they have one, or by contacting the department.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-105-0005.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.39A.030 (3)(a).

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-15-085 on July 19, 2019.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Date Adopted: October 22, 2019.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator

REPEALER

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 388-105-0005

The daily medicaid payment rates for clients who have been assessed using the CARE tool and reside at an AFH or assisted living facility contracted to provide assisted living, adult residential care, or enhanced adult residential care services.