WSR 24-18-040
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Developmental Disabilities Administration)
[Filed August 27, 2024, 8:22 a.m., effective October 7, 2024]
Effective Date of Rule: October 7, 2024.
Purpose: The developmental disabilities administration (DDA) amended these rules to implement 2SHB 2008, which directs DDA to remove intelligence quotient (IQ) criteria from DDA enrollment processes. Additional changes have been made to combine and repeal redundant sections in the chapter, clarify language, and update intake and eligibility processes.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 388-823-0620 and 388-823-0630; repealing WAC 388-823-0720, 388-823-0730, 388-823-0770, 388-823-0940, 388-823-1000, 388-823-1030, 388-823-1090 and 388-823-1100; and amending WAC 388-823-0010, 388-823-0015, 388-823-0020, 388-823-0025, 388-823-0055, 388-823-0075, 388-823-0090, 388-823-0100, 388-823-0105, 388-823-0115, 388-823-0200, 388-823-0210, 388-823-0300, 388-823-0310, 388-823-0400, 388-823-0410, 388-823-0500, 388-823-0510, 388-823-0600, 388-823-0610, 388-823-0740, 388-823-0750, 388-823-0760, 388-823-0910, 388-823-0920, 388-823-0930, 388-823-1005, 388-823-1010, 388-823-1060, 388-823-1070, and 388-823-1080.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-13-080 on June 17, 2024.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: In WAC 388-823-0500, DDA changed "naturopath" to "naturopathic physician" to make use of the language used by the industry and professionals themselves.
In WAC 388-823-0300, 388-823-0600, and 388-823-0630, DDA added "naturopathic physician" as requested by community partners.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Chantelle Diaz, P.O. Box 45310, Olympia, WA 98504-5310, fax 360-407-0955, TTY 1-800-833-6388, email Chantelle.Diaz@dshs.wa.gov.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 6, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 2, Amended 25, Repealed 6.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 2, Amended 31, Repealed 8.
Date Adopted: August 27, 2024.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 24-19 issue of the Register.