WSR 98-16-051
AGENDA
DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
[Filed July 31, 1998, 4:16 p.m.]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Semi-annual Rules Development Agenda
(July 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998)
| wac chapter | chapter title | agency contact | timing | scope of rule changes |
| insurance services | ||||
| Chapter 296-23A WAC | Hospitals | Marilyn
Gisser,
902-6801 |
CR101 - 8/98 or
9/98
CR102 - 11/98-12/98 or later CR103 - First half of 1999 |
To adopt a new system for paying hospitals and free standing ambulatory surgery centers for their services. |
| WAC 296-20-135 | Medical Aid Conversion Factors | Simone
Stilson,
902-4744 |
CR101 - 12/98
CR102 - 3/99 CR103 - end of 4/99 or first part of 5/99 |
To amend the dollar amounts for the Resource Based Relative Value Scale, the anesthesia conversion factors, and the physical and occupational therapy daily maximum rates. |
| WAC 296-23-220 | Physical Therapy Rules | |||
| WAC 296-23-230 | Occupational Therapy Rules | |||
| WAC 296-17-310 through 930 | Workers' Compensation Insurance-Classification Descriptions and General Reporting Rules | Ken Woehl,
902-4775 |
CR101 - 7/23/97
CR102 - 6/3/98 Hearing - 7/9/98 CR103 - 8/28/98 Effective - 10/1/98 |
To amend the manual of rules, rates and rating system, and the classification plan, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| WAC 296-14-900, 910, 920, 930, and 940 | Industrial Insurance Rules - Third Party Rules | James
Nylander,
902-5118 |
CR101 - 4/22/98
CR102 - 6/17/98
Hearing - 7/21/98
CR103 - 9/1/98
Effective - 11/1/98 |
To amend the third party rules, and to rewrite the rules to comply [with] EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| WAC 296-17-855, 875, 880, 885, 890, 895, 919, 920 | Workers' Compensation Insurance - Rate Changes | Ken Woehl,
902-4775 Sandra Chakones, 902-4748 |
CR101 - 7/1/98
CR102 - 9/23/98 Hearing - 11/2/98 CR103 - 11/30/98 Effective - 1/1/99 |
To adopt the 1999 industrial insurance rates and related tables. |
| WAC 296-17-904, 910, 912, 913, 916, 91601, 917, 918, 919-91905 | Workers' Compensation Insurance-Retrospective Rating Rules | Frank
Romero,
902-4835 |
CR101 - 5/20/98 CR102 - 8/98-9/98 Hearing - 9/23/98 CR103 - 10/30/98 Effective - 1/1/99 | To amend the retrospective rating rules, and to rewrite the rules to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| WAC 296-15-02606, 070, 072, 100, 160, 180, 190, 21002, 230, 240, and 250 | Rules and Regulations for Self Insured Employers | Joyce Walker,
902-6907 |
CR101 - 7/8/98 CR102 - 9/2/98 Hearing - 10/7/98 CR103 - 11/18/98 Effective - 12/21/98 | To amend the self insurance claim processes, and to rewrite the rules to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| WAC 296-30-020, 060, 170, and 900 | Rules for the Crime Victims Compensation Program | Brian Huseby, 902-5369 | CR101 - 10/15/98 CR102 - 12/1/98 Hearing - 1/8/99 CR103 - 1/29/99 Effective - 3/1/99 | To amend the rules of the Crime Victims Compensation Program, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| WAC 296-31-040, 070, 071, 072, 073, 075, and 100 | Crime Victims Compensation Mental Health Treatment Rules and Fees | Cletus
Nnanabu,
902-5340 |
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| WAC 296-31-069 | Crime Victims Compensation Mental Health Treatment Rules and Fees - Independent Assessments | Brian Huseby,
902-5369 |
CR101 - 7/1/98 CR102 - 8/14/98 Hearing - 9/16/98 CR103 - 10/16/98 Effective - 12/1/98 | To amend the rules of the Crime Victims Compensation Program to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Cletus
Nnanabu,
902-5340 |
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| WAC 296-20-029 | General Rules - Medical Coverage Rule Criteria | Jami Lifka,
902-4941 |
CR101 - 6/3/98
CR102 - 9/23/98
Hearing - 10/20/98
CR103 - 12/4/98
Effective - 2/1/99 |
To adopt the criteria on which the department will make medical coverage decisions. |
| WAC 296-20-03004 | General Rules - Chemo-nucleolysis | Amy
Levinson,
902-6324 |
CR101XR - 4/22/98
CR103 - 6/264/98 Effective - 7/28/98 |
To repeal the rule to comply with EO 97-02 because it regulates an obsolete medical procedure. |
| WAC 296-20-03003 | General Rules - Drugs and Medication | Amy
Levinson,
902-6324 |
CR101 - 7/24/98
CR102 - 8/19/98
Hearing - 9/22/98
CR103 - 11/2/98
Effective - 12/7/98 |
To amend the rule to include current medical standards, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| administrative services | ||||
| WAC 296-14-900 through 940 | Special Assistant Attorneys General | James
Nylander,
902-5118 |
Hearing - 7/21/98
CR103 - 9/2/98 Effective - 10/5/98 |
To amend the rules to:
Allow the Attorney General's Office to appoint out-of-state attorneys as Special Assistant Attorneys General for actions brought in other states. Remove an attorney for cause from the list of attorneys eligible for appointment. Comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| washington industrial safety and health act (wisha) | ||||
| Chapter 296-24 WAC | General Safety and Health Standards | Michael
McCauley,
902-5779 |
CR101 - 6/2/98
CR102 - 9/1/98
Hearing - 10/7/98
CR103 - 12/29/98 Effective - 7/1/99 |
To adopt a federal OSHA requirement on abatement certification procedures. |
| Chapter 296-24 WAC | General Safety and Health Standards | Ken Lewis,
902-4568
|
CR102XA - 10/1/98
CR103 - 1/12/99 Effective - 4/12/99 |
To adopt WISHA written program requirements on accident prevention to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Chapter 296-307 WAC | Safety Standards for Agriculture | Laura Brand-Bauer,
902-4504
|
CR101 - 2/4/98 and
4/24/98
CR102 - 8/4/98 4 Hearings Week of 9/8/98 (Tumwater, Mt. Vernon, Wenatchee, Yakima) CR103 - 12/1/98 Effective - 3/1/98 |
To adopt rules to comply
with chapter 362, Laws of
1997 on the definition of
agriculture, and chapter 37,
Laws of 1997 on providing
electricity in all temporary
worker housing.
To adopt rules on the health hazards an employee orientation must contain. |
| Chapter 296-52 WAC | Possession and Handling of Explosives | Chuck
Blocher,
902-5523
|
CR102XA - 6/3/98
CR103 - 9/8/98 Effective - 12/12/98 |
To adopt a federal OSHA
requirement on underground
transportation requirements
for the possession and
handling of explosives.
Changes include:
Adding requirements for housing or lowering explosives in a powder car. Requiring explosives be taken to the point of use without delay. Limitation on the amount transported. |
| Chapter 296-62 WAC | General Occupational Health Standards | Ken Lewis,
902-4568
|
CR101 - 6/2/98 CR102 - 10/21/98 Hearing - 12/10/98 CR103 - 3/17/99 | To amend the requirements for emergency eyewashing facilities, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Chapter 296-305 WAC | Safety Standards for Firefighters | Cindy Ireland,
902-5522 |
CR101 - 5/19/98
CR102 - 8/18/98
Hearing - 9/22/98
CR103 - 12/15/98
Effective - 3/15/99 |
To adopt federal OSHA
requirements to make the
state's requirements at least
as effective as OSHA's.
Changes include:
Narrowing the scope and application of the fire brigade standard. Clarifying eye and face protection. Clarifying physical requirements. Clarifying the 2-in, 2-out requirement. |
| Chapter 296-24 WAC | General Safety and Health Standards | Laura Brand-Bauer,
902-4504 |
CR102XA - 12/31/98 | To amend ladder requirements in chapter 296-24 WAC that were intended for manufacturers rather than employers, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Chapter 296-24 WAC | General Safety and Health Standards | Laura Brand-Bauer,
902-4504 |
CR102XA -
12/31/98
|
To amend lawnmower requirements in chapter 296-24 WAC that were intended for manufacturers rather than employers, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Chapter 296-54 WAC | Safety Standards for Logging Operations | Laura Brand-Bauer,
902-4504 |
CR101 - 5/7/97
CR102 - 9/22/98 Hearing - 10/27/98 CR103 - 1/20/99 Effective - 4/20/99 |
To amend the logging standards, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Chapter 296-56 WAC | Longshore, Stevedore and Related Waterfront Operations | Cindy Ireland,
902-5522
|
CR101 - 6/2/98 CR102 - 8/18/98 Hearing - 9/22/98 CR103 - 12/15/98 Effective - 3/15/99 | To adopt federal OSHA requirements on longshore standard. |
| Chapter 296-24 WAC | General Safety and Health Standards | Laura Brand-Bauer,
902-4504
|
CR101 - 8/31/98
CR102 - 10/20/98
Hearing - 11/24/98
CR103 - 2/24/99
Effective - 5/24/99 |
To adopt a federal OSHA egress standard, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Chapter 296-61 WAC | Mines, Quarries, Pits and Crushing Operations | Chuck
Blocher,
902-5523 |
CR101 - 6/30/98
CR102 - 8/31/98
Hearing - 10/7/98
CR103 - 12/29/98
Effective - 4/1/99 |
To amend the rules to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Chapter 296-62 WAC | General Occupational Health Standards | Ken Lewis,
902-4568 |
CR101 - 6/2/98
CR102 - 9/22/98 Hearing - 10/27/98 CR103 - 1/20/99 Effective - 4/20/99 |
To adopt rules on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response requirements, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Chapter 296-79 WAC | Pulp, Paper, Paperboard Mills and Converters | Laura Brand-Bauer,
902-4504 |
CR101 - 8/24/94
CR102 - 9/22/98
Hearing - 10/27/98
CR103 - 1/20/99
Effective - 4/20/99 |
To adopt the pulp and paper standard with the assistance of an industry labor/management committee and an advisory committee. |
| Chapter 296-62 WAC | General Occupational Health Standards | Christi Wood, 902-5524 | CR101 - 4/1/98 CR102 - 11/17/98 Hearings - 1/5/98 (Tumwater) and 1/7/98 (Yakima) Adoption - 5/3/99 Effective - 9/1/99 | To adopt a federal OSHA respiratory protection requirement. |
| Chapter 296-24 WAC | General Safety and Health Standards | Cindy Ireland, 902-5522 | CR101 - 8/5/98
CR102 - 9/22/98 Hearing - 10/27/98 CR103 - 1/20/99 Effective - 4/20/99 |
To adopt rules on scaffolding, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| specialty compliance services | ||||
| Chapter 296-04 WAC | Rules and Regulations of the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council | Nancy Mason,
902-5321
|
CR101 - 4/22/98
To be determined: CR102 - Hearing - CR103 - Effective- |
The Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council and a representative ad hoc committee are rewriting the apprenticeship and training rules. The rules will comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Chapter 296-46 WAC | Safety Standards-Installing Electric Wires and Equipment-Administrative Rules (296-46) | Janet Lewis,
902-5249 |
CR101 - 6/17/98
CR102 - 11/4/98 Hearing - 12/8 and 12/10/98 CR103 - 1/25/99 Effective - 2/26/99 |
To adopt the 1999
National Electrical Code.
To implement recent legislation regarding temporary worker housing. To implement recent legislation granting a partial exemption to manufacturers of electrical generators from the licensing requirements of chapter 19.28 RCW. To implement EO 97-02 on regulatory reform by incorporating certain electrical board policies into the electrical rules. To amend chapter 296-46 WAC and chapter 296-401A WAC. |
| Chapter 296-401A WAC | Certification of Competency for Journeyman Electricians (296-401A) | |||
| Chapter 296-13 WAC | Practice and Procedure-Electrical Board (296-13) | Janet Lewis,
902-5249 |
CR101 12/02/98
CR102 - 07/99 Hearing - 08/99 CR103 - 11/99 Effective - 12/99 |
To rewrite chapter 296-13
WAC to comply with EO
97-02 on regulatory reform.
To adopt fee schedules in chapter 296-402 WAC and chapter 296-403 WAC. |
| Chapter 296-402 WAC | Electrical Testing Laboratory Accreditation (296-402) | |||
| Chapter 296-403 WAC | Amusement
Rides or
Structures
(296-403) |
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| Chapter 296-96
WAC
(New chapter) |
Safety Regulations and Fees for All Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators and Other Lifting Devices | Ernie LaPalm,
902-5329 |
CR101 - 6/17/98
CR102 - 9/2/98 Hearing - 10/6, 10/7, and 10/9/98 CR103 - 1/13/99 Effective - 2/15/99 |
To rewrite the rules to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| To rewrite, and incorporate into a new chapter (chapter 296-96 WAC), provisions on safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and other lifting devices. | ||||
| In addition, the new rule would implement recent legislation on elevator civil penalties, and the authority of the department to inspect conveyances in grain elevators and grain terminals. | ||||
| Chapter 296-150C WAC | Commercial Coaches | Dan Wolfenbarger, 902-5225 | CR101 - 10/22/97
CR102 - 3/18/98 Hearing - 4/24/98 CR103 - 6/26/98 Effective - 7/27/98 |
To amend chapter 296-150C WAC, Commercial
Coaches, chapter 296-150F
WAC, Factory-Built
Housing and Commercial
Structures, and chapter 296-150M WAC, Manufactured
Homes to comply with EO
97-02 on regulatory reform.
To bring the department into compliance with chapter 43.22 RCW, concerning the state electrical and building codes and reciprocal agreements with other states. To eliminate duplication and redundancy and incorporate rule sections inadvertently omitted in 1996. |
| Chapter 296-150F WAC | Factory-Built Housing and Commercial Structures | |||
| Chapter 296-150M WAC | Manufactured Homes | |||
| Chapter 296-150C WAC | Commercial Coaches | Dan Wolfenbarger,902-5225 | CR101 - 10/7/98
CR102 - 2/3/99 Hearing - 3/99 CR103 - 5/99 Effective - 6/99 |
To incorporate a number
of factory assembled
structure (FAS) policies into
rule.
To amend the rules to accommodate recent changes in the Washington State Building Code regarding plan reviews for medical gas systems. To implement recent legislation regarding temporary worker housing. To comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| Chapter 296-150F WAC | Factory-Built Housing and Commercial Structures | |||
| Chapter 296-150M WAC | Manufactured Homes | |||
| Chapter 296-150P WAC | Recreational Park Trailers | |||
| Chapter 296-150R WAC | Recreational Vehicles | |||
| employment standards | ||||
| Chapter 296-125 WAC | Nonagricultural Employment of Minors | Greg Mowat, 902-5310 | CR101 - 1/7/98
CR102 - 10/7/98 Hearing - Five or six planned for 10/98 CR103 - 12/31/98 Effective - 2/1/99 |
To amend chapter 296-125 WAC on nonagricultural employment of minors, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory reform. |
| WAC 296-124-010, 020, 021, 022, 040, 050 | Rules and Regulations for the Administration of the Theatrical Enterprise Act | Greg Mowat, 902-5310 | CR101XR - 3/18/98
CR103 - 6/24/98 Effective - 7/25/98 |
To repeal chapter 296-124 WAC on the administration of theatrical enterprises. |
| board of boiler rules | ||||
| Chapter 296-104 WAC | Board of Boiler
Rules--
Substantive |
Dick Barkdoll, 902-5270 | CR101 - 4/20/98
CR102 - 7/98 Hearing - 9/98 CR103 - 9/30/98 Effective - 11/1/98 |
To amend chapter 296-104 WAC on the Board of Boiler Rules. |