SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)

[Filed November 27, 2023, 10:18 a.m., effective January 1, 2024]

Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2024.

Purpose: This repeal of this rule is necessary because the training course required in the rule no longer meets the intended purpose. The subject matter of this training is covered in adult family home (AFH) administrator training, which is required for AFH license applicants who have not already completed it. Currently, AFH license applicants must provide evidence of the orientation course with their license application. Timely registration and completion of the course has been a barrier to prospective AFH applicants who must take the course at a local community college. Repealing this rule will enable applicants to submit their AFH license application sooner. This will decrease the amount of time it takes from the initiation of an application to submission. It will also reduce duplication of training content.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-76-10060.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.128.040.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 23-19-016 on September 8, 2023.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: November 27, 2023.

Katherine I. Vasquez

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

Application—Department orientation class—Required.