Subject of Possible Rule Making: The health care authority (agency) intends to create new rules in Title 182 WAC that establish standards for issuing endorsements to mobile rapid response crisis teams or community-based crisis teams.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: As directed in ESSHB [E2SHB] 1134, section 9, chapter 454, Laws of 2023, and subsequently codified in RCW 71.24.903, the agency is creating rules to establish standards for issuing endorsements to mobile rapid response crisis teams or community-based crisis teams.

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: 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, Rule-Making 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 Demetria Hawkins, Program Questions, P.O. Box 42730, Olympia, WA 98504-2730, phone 360-725-9984, fax 360-586-9727, TRS 711, email Demetria.hawkins@hca.wa.gov, website www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/rulemaking.