Subject of Possible Rule Making: Dental-related services: WAC 182-535-1098 Covered—Adjunctive general services and 182-535-1100 Dental-related services—Not covered; 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: (1) Correct an incorrect subsection reference in WAC 182-535-1098 (4)(c). Subsection (4)(c) indicates refer to WAC 182-535-1094(3) and should be WAC 182-535-1094(4); (2) remove subsection (2)(f)(x), replacement of agency-purchased prosthodontics, from WAC 182-535-1100 Not covered. Dentures are a covered service. During the course of this review, the 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 Centers 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, Rule-Making 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 Jayson Diaz, Program Questions, P.O. Box 55076, Olympia, WA 98504-5076, phone 360-725-1822, fax 360-586-9727, TRS 711, email Jayson.diaz@hca.wa.gov, website www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/rulemaking.