WSR 23-22-082
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
[Filed October 27, 2023, 12:52 p.m., effective October 27, 2023, 12:52 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: The department of children, youth, and families is amending this rule to increase the nonstandard hourly bonus to $135.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 110-15-0249.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
74.04.050.
Under RCW
34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that state or federal law or federal rule or a federal deadline for state receipt of federal funds requires immediate adoption of a rule.
Reasons for this Finding: These rules are needed to comply with chapter 199, Laws of 2021. This is the second emergency filing for these rules. They have been in effect under emergency status since July 1, 2023, under WSR 23-14-098.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: October 27, 2023.
Brenda Villarreal
Rules Coordinator
OTS-4719.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 22-05-007, filed 2/3/22, effective 3/6/22)
WAC 110-15-0249Nonstandard hours bonus.
(1) Consumers' providers may receive a nonstandard hours bonus (NSHB) payments per child per month for care provided if:
(a) The providers are licensed or certified;
(b) They provide at least 30 hours of nonstandard hours care during one month; and
(c) The total cost of the state's NSHB payments do not exceed the amount appropriated for this purpose by the legislature for the current fiscal year.
(2) Nonstandard hours are defined as:
(a) Before 6 a.m. or after 6 p.m.;
(b) Any hours on Saturdays and Sundays; and
(c) Any hours on legal holidays, as defined in RCW
1.16.050.
(3) NSHB amounts are:
(a) ((Ninety))One hundred thirty-five dollars for family homes; and
(b) ((Seventy-five))One hundred thirty-five dollars for centers.