WSR 25-07-060
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)
[Filed March 13, 2025, 11:18 a.m., effective April 13, 2025]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The department of social and health services (department) is adopting amendments to the following: WAC 388-71-0503 What definitions apply to WAC 388-71-0500 through WAC 388-71-05640?, 388-106-0010 What definitions apply to this chapter?, 388-106-0060 Who must perform the assessment?, and 388-115-0516 What are the responsibilities of the consumer directed employer when providing care to a client? The department is allowed to contract with federally recognized Indian tribes to determine eligibility, including assessments and reassessments, authorize and reauthorize services, and perform case management functions for medicaid long-term services and supports for clients within the tribe's authority.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-71-0503, 388-106-0010, 388-106-0060, and 388-115-0516.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-24-078 on December 2, 2024.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 4, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 4, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 4, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: March 13, 2025.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
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