WSR 98-16-021
AGENDA
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
[Filed July 28, 1998, 9:22 a.m.]
Shown below is the Department of Social and Health Services' Semi-Annual Rule-Making Agenda, by administration, for July 1, 1998, through December 31, 1998.
There may be more rule-making activity, not on the agenda, as a result of the reviews being done in accordance with the Governor's Executive Order 97-01.
aging and adult services administration
| WAC Chapter or Section Number | Purpose of Rule |
| 388-15-
145, 194, 203, 548, 552, 560, 690**, 695, 700, 705, 710 |
Amend to conform to regulatory improvement guidelines. |
| 388-15-
196, 198, 202, 207, 209, 214, 215, 219, 222, 600**, 610**, 620, 630, 830, 880, 890 |
Amend to implement programmatic changes and conform to regulatory improvement guidelines. |
| 388-15-
200, 204, 216**, 551, 553, 554, 555**, 562, 563, 566, 568, 715 |
Repeal or consolidate with existing WAC. |
| 388-17-
010, 020, 100, 120, 160, 180, 500, 510 |
Amend to conform to regulatory improvement guidelines. Possibly repeal sections that are not necessary. |
| 388-76 | Possible amendments to clarify certain sections of the AFH chapter. |
| 388-96-
110, 119, 122, 202, 213, 218, 505, 525, 530, 532, 535, 536, 538, 540, 542, 580, 585, 702, 704, 708, 709, 710, 713, 723, 724, 725, 726, 728, 729, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 744, 746, 747, 757, 776, 901, 904, 905 |
Review of this chapter continues.
The nursing facility payment system is being developed or amended to implement changes to chapter 74.46 RCW as amended by E2SHB 2935 (chapter 322, Laws of 1998). |
| 388-96-
023, 029, 032, 101, 104, 110, 113, 128, 134, 201, 207, 210, 220, 221, 224, 226, 228, 229, 503, 507, 508, 509, 513, 521, 523, 529, 531, 543, 555, 557, 569, 572, 573, 716, 717, 719, 722, 727, 735, 737, 745, 752, 754, 761, 763, 764, 765, 768, 769, 774, 778, 801, 804, 807, 810, 813, 816 |
These fifty seven sections will be repealed October 1, 1998. |
| 246-316-990 | Increasing boarding home licensing fee and the rate to cover the increased cost. |
| Unknown | Establish home and community rates in rule (per HB 1908, the department is to establish, in rule, payment rates for home and community services). |
| 388-97 | Continue review of nursing home chapter as part of AASA/RCS regulatory review plan- mandated by the Governor's Executive Order. |
| 388-97-245 through 280** | These sections, originally scheduled to be completed by December 31, 1997, are being further reviewed along with the entire chapter. |
| 388-110-105 through 280** will not be done at this time | With the transfer of boarding homes to DSHS by E2SSB 6544, chapter 272, Laws of 1998, the contract rules for boarding homes, originally scheduled to be opened October 1997, have not been opened. They will be incorporated with the review of the boarding home regulations (chapter 246-316 WAC) beginning July 1, 1999. |
**Indicates subsequent change from "4-year Plan"
children's administration
| WAC Chapter or Section Number | Purpose of Rule |
| 388-15-130 | Social Services for Families, Children, and Adults - Child Protective Services - Authority |
| 388-15-131 | CPS Special Requirements for Indian Children |
| 388-15-132 | CPS Acceptance of Reports - Eligibility |
| 388-15-134 | CPS Notification |
| 388-15 | CPS - New Section - Rule to review and amend findings of abuse and neglect if appropriate. |
| 388-15-150 | Child Foster Care |
| 388-15-160 | Adoption Services |
| 388-15-170 | General and Seasonal Day Care Services |
| 388-15-177 | Subsidized Child Care Payment - New section to establish maximum child care subsidy rates. |
| 388-15-220 | Homemaker Services |
| 388-15-570 | Family Reconciliation Services |
| 388-24-2070 | AFDC Foster Care - Summary of Eligibility Conditions |
| 388-24-2100 | AFDC Foster Care - Assistance Unit |
| 388-24-2150 | AFDC Foster Care - Requirements |
| 388-24-2200 | AFDC Foster Care - Standards and Requirements |
| 388-24-2250 | AFDC Foster Care - Income and Nonexempt Resources |
| 388-24-2350 | AFDC Foster Care - Medical Care |
| 388-24-2430 | AFDC Foster Care - Nonprofit Agency Placement |
| 388-70-010 | CWS - Foster Care Legal Basis |
| 388-70-012 | CWS - Foster Care Definitions |
| 388-70-013 | CWS - Authorization for Foster Care Placement |
| 388-70-022 | CWS - Payment of Foster Care |
| 388-70-024 | CWS - Payment of Foster Care - Effective Date |
| 388-70-031 | CWS - Foster Parent Liability Fund |
| 388-70-032 | CWS - Foster Parent Liability Fund - Period of Coverage |
| 388-70-033 | CWS - Foster Parent Liability Fund - Persons Eligible for Coverage |
| 388-70-034 | CWS - Foster Parent Liability Fund - Limits of Coverage |
| 388-70-035 | CWS - Foster Parent Liability Fund - Exclusions |
| 388-70-036 | CWS - Foster Parent Liability Fund - Subrogation |
| 388-70-037 | CWS - Foster Parent Liability Fund - Investigation of Claims |
| 388-70-041 | CWS - Payment Standards - Foster Family Care |
| 388-70-042 | CWS - Payment Standards - Regular Foster Family Care |
| 388-70-044 | CWS - Payment Standards - Receiving Home Care - Standards for Using |
| 388-70-048 | CWS - Payment Standard - Specialized Rate Foster Family Care -Child with Special Needs |
| 388-70-049 | CWS - New Section - Payment Standards - Payments Above the Specialized Rate in Foster Family Care - Child with Exceptional Needs |
| 388-70-051 | CWS - Education Related Foster Care |
| 388-79-054 | CWS - Temporary Absence of Child from Foster Care |
| 388-70-058 | CWS - Reimbursement for Damage or Loss Caused by Child in Foster Family Care |
| 388-70-062 | CWS - Payment for Foster Care to Family Receiving Public Assistance |
| 388-70-066 | CWS - Foster Care Out-of-State - Authorization - Payment |
| 388-70-068 | CWS - Earnings of Foster Child |
| 388-70-069 | CWS - Resources and Unearned Income - Foster Child |
| 388-70-075 | CWS - Parents' Obligation to Support Child in Foster Care |
| 388-70-078 | CWS - Standards for Parental Participation in Foster Care -Minimum Scale Recommended to Court |
| 388-70-080 | CWS - Referral to Child in Foster Care to Office of Support Enforcement |
| 388-70-082 | CWS - Parents' Foster Care Payments to be Remitted to Department |
| 388-70-084 | CWS - Assignment of Child Support Judgment and Limited Power of Attorney |
| 388-70-091 | CWS - Foster Care Planning for Indian Children - Definitions |
| 388-70-092 | CWS - Foster Care for Indian Children - Tribal Sovereignty |
| 388-70-093 | CWS - Foster Care for Indian Children - Services |
| 388-70-095 | CWS - Foster Care for Indian Children - Serious Injury, Death, Abandonment, Child Abuse, Neglect, Incarceration |
| 388-70-170 | CWS - Foster Care, Adoption, and Services to Unmarried Parents -Veterans' Benefits |
| 388-70-410 | CWS - Adoption Services for Children - Legal Basis - Purpose |
| 388-70-420 | CWS - Definitions |
| 388-70-430 | CWS - Eligibility for Adoption Service |
| 388-70-440 | CWS - Adoption Service for Children |
| 388-70-450 | CWS - Adoption Planning for Indian Children by Department Staff |
| 388-70-460 | CWS - Adoption Services for Families |
| 388-70-470 | CWS - Interstate Procedures |
| 388-70-480 | CWS - Record Confidentiality |
| 388-70-510 | CWS - Adoption Support - Legal Basis - Purpose |
| 388-70-520 | CWS - Adoption Support for Children - Definitions |
| 388-70-530 | CWS - Adoption Support for Children - Eligible Child |
| 388-70-540 | CWS - Adoption Support for Children - Application |
| 388-70-550 | CWS - Adoption Support for Children - Types and Amounts of Payments |
| 388-70-560 | CWS - Adoption Support for Children - Criteria Governing Amounts of Payments |
| 388-70-570 | CWS - Adoption Support for Children - Agreement for Adoption Support |
| 388-70-580 | CWS - Adoption Support - Review of Support Payment |
| 388-70-590 | CWS - Adoption Support - Appeal from Secretary's Decision -Hearing |
| 388-70-595 | CWS - Adoption Support - Reimbursement for Nonrecurring Adoption Finalization Costs |
| 388-70-600 | CWS - Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee - Purpose |
| 388-70-610 | CWS - Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee -Membership |
| 388-70-615 | CWS - Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee -Subcommittees |
| 388-70-620 | CWS - Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee -Functions |
| 388-70-630 | CWS - Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee - Meetings |
| 388-70-640 | CWS - Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee -Confidentiality |
| 388-70-700 | CWS - Juvenile Records |
| 388-73 | Child Care Agencies - Minimum Licensing and Certification Requirements for residential programs - New section for common use of residential group homes for juvenile offenders under the jurisdiction of JRA and CA. |
| 388-150-010 | Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Day Care Centers -Definitions |
| 388-150-180 | Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Day Care Centers -Staff Pattern and Qualifications |
| 388-150-200 | Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Day Care Centers -Staff Development and Training |
| 388-150-470 | Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Day Care Centers -Personnel Policies and Records |
| 388-151 | School Age Child Care Center Minimum Licensing Requirements |
| 388-155 | Family Child Day Care Homes - Minimum Licensing Requirements |
| 388-330-010 | Background Inquiries - Purpose and Authority |
| 388-330-020 | Background Inquiries - Scope |
| 388-330-030 | Background Inquiries - Application of Inquiry Findings |
| 388-330-035 | Background Inquiries - Appeal of Disqualification |
| 388-330-040 | Background Inquiries - Inquiry Form to be Submitted - Time Requirements |
| 388-330-050 | Background Inquiries - Release of Information |
| 388-330-060 | Background Inquiries - Sanctions for Noncompliance |
economic services administration
| WAC Chapter or Section Number | Purpose of Rule |
| 388-11-0205 (Child Support) | To remedy conflict in law over methods of assessing child support. |
| 388-31 (Washington Telephone Assistance Program) | To provide updated information and to bring into conformity with regulatory reform criteria. |
| 388-275 (Supplemental Security Income) | To clarify rules and to bring into conformity with regulatory reform criteria. |
| 388-280 (U.S. Repatriates Program and related rules) | To clarify rules and to bring into conformity with regulatory reform criteria. |
| 388-235 (General Assistance Unemployable and related rules) | To clarify rules and to bring into conformity with regulatory reform criteria. |
| 388-265 (Payment of Grants and related rules) | To clarify rules and to bring into conformity with regulatory reform criteria. |
| 388-290 (Subsidized Child Care) | To clarify currently existing rules. |
| 388-14-0045 (Child Support--Notice on release of address) | To conform to change in law. |
| 388-14 (Child Support--"Most Wanted" list for Internet) | To establish listing criteria for absent parents who owe significant back child support. |
health and rehabilitative services administration
| WAC Chapter or Section Number | Purpose of Rule |
| WAC 275-25 | Simplify language per Executive Order 97-02 |
| WAC 275-26 | Simplify language per Executive Order 97-02 |
| WAC 275-27 | Simplify language per Executive Order 97-02 |
| WAC 275-31 | Simplify language per Executive Order 97-02 |
| WAC 275-38 | Simplify language per Executive Order 97-02 |
| WAC 275-41 | Simplify language per Executive Order 97-02 |
| WAC 275-59 (new section) | Defines hospital records and reports made available to criminal justice agencies, mental health facilities, or correctional institutions |
| WAC 275-54 (various sections) | Adopting rule revisions as per SSB 6208 (chapter 71.34 RCW) |
| WAC 275-55 (various sections) | Adopting rule revisions as per SSB 6208 (chapter 71.34 RCW) |
| 440-26 | Addition of "clean card program" to Drug Free Workplace Program WAC |
| WAC 490-500 | Repeal entire chapter |
| WAC 490-550 | Write new chapter on vocational rehabilitation services |
juvenile rehabilitation administration
| WAC Chapter or Section Number | Purpose of Rule |
| Chapter 275-30 WAC, Juvenile Parole Revocation | Rule-making process is in progress to make amendments based on statutory changes and Executive Order criteria. |
| Chapter 275-46 WAC, Security Classification | To adopt additional statutory requirements and make amendments consistent with the Executive Orders. |
| Chapter 275-37 WAC, Division of Juvenile Rehabilitation Rules, Practices, and Procedures | To adopt additional statutory requirements and make amendments consistent with the Executive Orders. |
medical assistance administration
| WAC Chapter or Section | Purpose of Rule |
| 388-86-045 and
388-87-065 |
Regulatory and program review of Home Health Services. |
| 388-86-086 | Regulatory review of Ambulance Services. |
| 388-86-112 | Adds hospital certification requirements for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services. |
| 388-517 | Adds another program for Medicare-eligible clients. |
| 388-531 | Regulatory and program review of Physician Services. |
| 388-535 | Regulatory review of Dental-Related Services. |
| 388-538 | Regulatory review of Managed Care. |
| 388-546 | Regulatory review of Transportation Services. |
| 388-550 | Adds new certification requirement for Hospitals; regulatory review. |
| New WAC | Adding new rule to support billing instructions for Infusion, Parenteral, and Enteral Services. |
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit