Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 182-554-400 Enteral nutrition—Provider requirements; other related rules as appropriate.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The agency is amending these rules to remove the requirement to use shipping dates or receipt dates as the date of service. This change simplifies the billing process for enteral products. During the course of this review, health care authority 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: The Center[s] for Medicare and Medicaid 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 Valerie Freudenstein, Rulemaking Questions, P.O. Box 42716, Olympia, WA 98504-2716, phone 360-725-1344, fax 360-586-9727, telecommunication[s] relay service (TRS) 711, email valerie.freudenstein@hca.wa.gov, website www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/rulemaking; or Shauna Muendel, Program Questions, P.O. Box 45502, Olympia, WA 98504-5502, phone 360-725-2005, fax 360-586-9727, TRS 711, email shauna.muendel@hca.wa.gov, website www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/rulemaking.