WSR 21-11-001

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

(Board of Nursing Home Administrators)

[Filed May 6, 2021, 10:28 a.m., effective June 6, 2021]

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

Purpose: WAC 246-843-162 AIDS prevention and information education requirements, for nursing home administrators. The board of nursing home administrators (board) has repealed WAC 246-843-162 in response to ESHB 1551 (chapter 76, Laws of 2020). ESHB 1551 repealed RCW 70.24.270 regarding AIDS education and training requirements for health professionals. As a result, the board has repealed the requirement for AIDS training in WAC.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-843-162.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.52.061.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 21-02-052 on January 4, 2021.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Date Adopted: May 5, 2021.

Carl Christensen, Ph.D., R.N.I.

Chair

OTS-2717.1

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: