WSR 24-07-008

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)

[Filed March 7, 2024, 7:40 a.m., effective April 7, 2024]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The department of social and health services is adopting rules to identify the requirements in place during the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington state. The purpose of the rule change is to ensure consistent implementation and enforcement of rule requirements in effect during the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington state.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 388-97-03001, 388-97-10001, 388-97-10201, 388-97-12601, 388-97-13801, 388-97-15801, 388-97-17401, 388-97-17601 and 388-97-24001; and amending WAC 388-97-0300, 388-97-0920, 388-97-1000, 388-97-1020, 388-97-1260, 388-97-1380, 388-97-1580, 388-97-1740, 388-97-1760, and 388-97-2400.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.42.620.

Other Authority: Chapter 18.51 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 23-06-063 and 24-01-015 on February 28, 2023, and December 7, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 9, Amended 10, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 9, Amended 10, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: March 6, 2024.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator