WSR 20-22-087

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[Filed November 3, 2020, 10:42 a.m.]

Notice of Interpretive or Policy Statement

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 (DSHS).

Aging and Long-Term Support Administration

Division of Home and Community Services (HCS)

Document Title: Public Notice.

Subject: 1915 (b)(4) Waiver application for selective contracting to enact the consumer directed employer program.

Effective Date: July 1, 2021.

Document Description: In 2018, the Washington state legislature passed SB 6199 authorizing DSHS to create a consumer-directed employer program. To implement this program, the state intends to file a 1915 (b)(4) waiver application for selective contracting, which will apply to the following home and community-based services waiver programs effective July 1, 2021:

Waivers:


•	1915(c) New Freedom Waiver.
•	1915(c) Individual and Family Services Waiver.
•	1915(c) Basic Plus Waiver.
•	1915(c) Children's Intensive In-home Behavior Support Waiver.
•	1915(c) Core Waiver.

All programs listed in this notice will be amended to reflect the concurrent operation with the 1915 (b)(4) waiver.

To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statements, contact Jamie Tong, HCS, P.O. Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600, phone 360-725-3293, TDD/TTY 1-877-905-0454, fax 360-438-8633, email Jamie.tong@dshs.wa.gov, website http://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa.