Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 182-508-0005 Eligibility for Washington Apple Health medical care services eligibility and scope of coverage, 182-508-0150 Enrollment cap for medical care services (MCS); other related rules as appropriate.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, and 3SSB 5164, chapter 136, Laws of 2020.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To comply with 3SSB 5164, chapter 136, Laws of 2020, the health care authority (HCA) is amending these rules to include eligibility for persons covered under the survivors of certain crimes program. During the course of this review, HCA may identify additional related changes that are required in order to improve clarity or update policy.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Department of social and health services.

Process for Developing New Rule: The agency welcomes the public to take part in developing this rule. If interested, contact the person identified below to receive an early rule draft to review. After the early review, the agency will send a notice of proposed rule making (CR-102) to everyone receiving this notice and anyone who requests a copy.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jason Crabbe, Rulemaking Questions, P.O. Box 42716, Olympia, WA 98504-2716, phone 360-725-9563, fax 360-586-9727, telecommunication[s] relay service (TRS) 711, email jason.crabbe@hca.wa.gov, website www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/rulemaking; or Dody McAlpine, Program Questions, P.O. Box 45534, Olympia, WA 98504-5534, phone 360-725-9964, fax 360-586-9727, TRS 711, email dody.mcalpine@hca.wa.gov, website www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/rulemaking.