PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Adult Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Medicaid nursing facility payment system, chapter 388-96 WAC.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.46.800.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To edit and clarify for substance and form current chapter 388-96 WAC sections, e.g. state-wide weighted average payment rate-capital (WAC 388-96-723, 388-96-724, 388-96-725, 388-96-726, 388-96-730, and 388-96-731), economic trends and conditions adjustment factors (WAC 388-96-714), etc.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department welcomes public participation in developing and reviewing its Medicaid nursing facility payment regulations. If you would like to be personally notified when draft regulations are ready for review, please contact the staff person indicated below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by sending comments to Patricia Hague by fax (360) 568-5923, e-mail HaguePE@dshs.wa.gov or write to same at Home and Community Rates, P.O. Box 45819, Olympia, WA 98504-5819.
June 6, 2000
Edith M. Rice
for Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit