WSR 98-18-067

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[Filed August 31, 1998, 4:24 p.m.]

Date of Adoption: July 29, 1998.

Purpose: Repeals WAC 246-490-019. The legal documentation requirements in this rule do not meet requirements outlined in the Washington State Welfare Reform Act, chapter 58, Laws of 1997. The rule is also in conflict with new Federal Welfare Reform Act.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-490-019.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.70.040 and 43.70.150.

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 97-20-157 on October 1, 1997.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 1.

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

August 27

Kristine Van Gorkom

Deputy Secretary