PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Adult Services Administration)
Date of Adoption: August 15, 2000.
Purpose: Rules are no longer necessary because of changed circumstances. Similar rules governed by another agency make the rule redundant. The Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) administers the long-term care ombudsman program (LTCOP) according to chapter 43.190 RCW. CTED adopted rules for the LTCOP in May 2000 to replace DSHS's outdated rules in chapter 388-18 WAC.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-18-010, 388-18-020, 388-18-030, 388-18-040, 388-18-050, 388-18-060, 388-18-070, 388-18-080, 388-18-090, 388-18-100, 388-18-110, 388-18-120, and 388-18-130.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.190.030.
Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 00-11-061 on May 15, 2000.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 13.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 13.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 13. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
August 15, 2000
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
2751.1 The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
| WAC 388-18-010 | Purpose. |
| WAC 388-18-020 | Definitions. |
| WAC 388-18-030 | Duties -- State ombudsman. |
| WAC 388-18-040 | Duties -- Local ombudsman. |
| WAC 388-18-050 | Duties -- Certified volunteer ombudsmen. |
| WAC 388-18-060 | Certification procedures for volunteer ombudsmen. |
| WAC 388-18-070 | Access to residents, facilities, and records. |
| WAC 388-18-080 | Reporting requirements. |
| WAC 388-18-090 | Facility entry -- Report and identification -- Disclosure of purpose. |
| WAC 388-18-100 | Privacy during ombudsman visits. |
| WAC 388-18-110 | Confidentiality of information. |
| WAC 388-18-120 | Referrals. |
| WAC 388-18-130 | Posting requirements. |