Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 182-543-8200 Billing for clients eligible for medicare and medicaid; other related rules as appropriate.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The agency is revising this section to remove subsections regarding payment for services covered by medicare and replace these subsections with a cross reference to the health care authority's (HCA) general rules for medicare coinsurance, payments, and deductibles found in WAC 182-502-0110. During the course of this review, HCA may identify additional related changes that are required in order to improve clarity or update policy.

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 Melinda Froud, Rulemaking Questions, P.O. Box 42716, Olympia, WA 98504-2716, phone 360-725-1408, fax 360-586-9727, telecommunication[s] relay service (TRS) 711, email melinda.froud@hca.wa.gov, website www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/rulemaking; or Erin Mayo, Program Questions, P.O. Box 45506, Olympia, WA 98504-5506, phone 360-725-1729, fax 360-586-9727, TRS 711, email erin.mayo@hca.wa.gov, website www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/rulemaking.