PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Adult Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Sections of WAC related to manager and staff training in boarding homes, adult family homes, and contracted home care for adults. Sections to be amended may include but are not limited to chapter 388-78A WAC, Boarding homes, chapter 388-110 WAC, Contracted residential care services, chapter 388-76 WAC, Adult family homes minimum licensing requirements and chapter 388-71 WAC, Social services for adults.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.20.270(12) Boarding homes, 70.128.240 Adult family homes, and 74.39A.050(10) Long-term care services options -- Expansion.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: SSB 6502 (covering RCW 18.20.270(12) Boarding homes, 70.128.240 Adult family homes, and 74.39A.050(10) Long-term care services options -- Expansion) passed in the 1999-2000 legislative session. This new law requires the department to adopt rules on training for residential and home care providers by March 1, 2002.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Department of Health (DOH) regulates nursing assistant-certified and nurse delegation training requirements. DOH has a representative on the training steering committee.
Process for Developing New Rule: Work with legislatively mandated Community Long-Term Care Training Steering Committee. Hold several forums for interested stakeholders in early 2001.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. Interested parties who wish to offer comments may contact Dotti Wilke, Program Manager, Aging and Adult Services Administration, P.O. Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600, or e-mail wilkedc@dshs.wa.gov.
November 6, 2000
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit