PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Date of Adoption: November 30, 2000.
Purpose: The Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) originally intended to rewrite and update the rule that had been adopted as an emergency rule under WAC 388-548-0500, filed as WSR 00-11-036, moving the rule into WAC 388-548-0100, mental health-related services. However, during the process of developing the rule, discussions with staff in the Mental Health Division (MHD) revealed that rewriting these rules would duplicate policy information already available in chapter 388-862 WAC. So, in order to avoid duplication and refer users to the correct policy, MAA is cross-referencing MHD's rules.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.530, 71.24.035.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-21-109 on October 18, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
November 30, 2000
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
2854.2
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