WSR 98-10-106
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
[Filed May 6, 1998, 10:57 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) rules pertaining to public assistance programs including, but not limited to, chapters 388-86, 388-87, 388-500, 388-501, 388-503, 388-504, 388-505, 388-506, 388-507, 388-508, 388-509, 388-510, 388-511, 388-512, 388-513, 388-515, 388-517, 388-518, 388-519, 388-521, 388-522, 388-523, 388-524, 388-525, 388-526, 388-527, 388-528, 388-529, and 388-538 WAC.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The Department of Social and Health Services' Medical Assistance and Economic Services Administration have been working together to integrate and rewrite public assistance rules to implement Executive Order 97-02 principles. This CR-101 announces a housekeeping action that will repeal some rules, and delete/amend subsections of other rules, that are being rewritten in this project. This housekeeping action will not include any substantive rule changes that alter the effect of the current rules. MAA will also be amending rules to change references to reflect the new rules. Without this action, many rules would exist in two places in a slightly different form, which could confuse clients and other stakeholders.
Process for Developing New Rule: MAA will use an internal work group to amend and repeal these rules and subsections of rules. Any interested parties who wish to participate in this development process can contact the regulatory improvement coordinator at the address or phone number listed below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kevin Sullivan, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, Medical Assistance Administration, Olympia, Washington 98504-5530, phone (360) 664-2314.
April 30, 1998
Edith M. Rice, Chief
Office of Legal Affairs