WSR 22-06-095
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)
[Filed March 2, 2022, 9:45 a.m., effective March 2, 2022, 9:45 a.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: To amend existing rules affecting specific programs as a result of the health crisis created by the coronavirus.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-96-107.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
74.46.800(1).
Other Authority: Governor's Proclamation 20-05.
Under RCW
34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: The pandemic continues to affect the ability of nursing facilities to prioritize administrative work. This change will give facilities a little more time to identify the need for a due date extension request.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: March 2, 2022.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
SHS-4915.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-22-037, filed 10/24/17, effective 11/24/17)
WAC 388-96-107Requests for extensions.
(1) A contractor may request in writing an extension for submitting cost reports. Contractor requests must:
(a) Be addressed to the manager, nursing facility rates program((;))and
(b) State the circumstances prohibiting compliance with the report due date((; and
(c) Be received by the department at least ten days prior to the due date of the report)).
(2) The department may grant two extensions of up to ((thirty))30 days each, only if the circumstances, stated clearly, indicate the due date cannot be met and the following conditions are present:
(a) The circumstances were not foreseeable by the provider; and
(b) The circumstances were not avoidable by advance planning.