Date of Adoption: May 29, 2001.

Purpose: Clarify and revise chapter 388-96 WAC on settlements (WAC 388-96-218); bed banking and conversion (WAC 388-96-708 and 388-96-709), new contractors rates (WAC 388-96-710); lid and median calculation and use of greater of actual [days] or days at 85% occupancy to set rates (WAC 388-96-713); budget dial comparisons (WAC 388-96-723); case mix index for not meeting 90% MDS return threshold (WAC 388-96-740); effective date of capital add-on (WAC 388-96-776); and add delay of preliminary settlement as not subject to WAC 388-96-904 hearing (WAC 388-96-901). Add new sections receipt notice (WAC 388-96-732); not billing for the last day of stay (WAC 388-96-802); and requirement to report change in resident finances within seventy-two hours (WAC 388-96-803).

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-96-010, 388-96-218, 388-96-369, 388-96-384, 388-96-559, 388-96-708, 388-96-709, 388-96-710, 388-96-718, 388-96-713, 388-96-714, 388-96-723, 388-96-740, 388-96-776, 388-96-777, 388-96-780, and 388-96-901.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.46.800.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-06-057 on March 7, 2001.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Proposed amendment to WAC 388-96-310 has been withdrawn.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 3, Amended 17, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 3, Amended 17, Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

May 29, 2001

Brian H. Lindgren, Manager

Rules and Policies Assistance Unit

Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 01-14 issue of the Register.

Washington State Code Reviser's Office