WSR 98-21-084

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[Filed October 21, 1998, 11:06 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: October 14, 1998.

Purpose: The rule allows the certificate of need program to publish an annual report containing status information on CON reviews.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-310-620.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.38 RCW.

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 98-18-068 on August 31, 1998.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 1.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

October 14, 1998

K. Van Gorkom

Deputy Secretary