WSR 22-14-033

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Office of the Secretary)

[Filed June 27, 2022, 10:12 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 388-01 WAC, DSHS organization/disclosure of public records and other related rules as appropriate.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.56.040.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Chapter 388-01 WAC displays the department's procedure for receiving, processing, and producing public records. The WAC sections require updates to comply with new statutes and procedures.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.

Process for Developing New Rule: Department of social and health services (DSHS) welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, DSHS will file a proposal with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to everyone on the mailing list and to 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 Natasha House, Public Records Officer, P.O. Box 45135, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-902-7878, fax 360-902-7855, email DSHSPublicDisclosure@dshs.wa.gov, website https://www.dshs.wa.gov/office-of-the-secretary/how-request-public-records.

June 27, 2022

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator