WSR 19-24-064

PERMANENT RULES

HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

[Filed November 27, 2019, 11:33 a.m., effective January 1, 2020]

Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2020.

Purpose: Effective January 1, 2020, a medical care services (MCS) client may receive the same dental coverage in WAC 182-535-1066 as other eligible clients. The agency is repealing WAC 182-535-1066 which contains limited dental coverage for MCS clients. This section will no longer apply.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 182-535-1066.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160; ESHB 1109, section 211(30), chapter 415, Laws of 2019.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-21-131 on October 21, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.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: November 27, 2019.

Wendy Barcus

Rules Coordinator

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: