Subject of Possible Rule Making: Repealing WAC 388-86-035 Family planning, 388-86-087 Personal care services, and 388-87-200 Payment for jail inmates; new chapter 388-532 WAC, Family planning services; and other related rules.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, 70.48.130.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department is establishing new chapters to consolidate its rules into one area of WAC. Existing rules are being rewritten to be filed in the new chapters, necessitating repeal of the resulting duplicative rules. Rules will be written to comply with the Governor's Executive Order 97-02 on Regulatory Reform. Although the department does not anticipate any policy changes to be incorporated into the new rules, it recognizes that the review and rewrite process may reveal the need to include policy changes that reflect current department practice, and so gives notice that this may occur.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of these WACs. Draft material and information about how to participate are available by contacting the representative identified below.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ann Myers, Regulatory Improvement Program Manager, Medical Assistance Administration, P.O. Box 45533, Olympia, WA 98504-5533, phone (360) 725-1345, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail myersea@dshs.wa.gov.

March 7, 2000

Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager

Rules and Policies Assistance Unit

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