WSR 14-07-037

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed March 11, 2014, 11:55 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 182-537-0700 School-based health care services for children in special education—School district documentation requirements, and other rules as appropriate.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.05.021.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rule changes are necessary to clarify that electronic signatures are not acceptable to the agency and to clarify the section as a whole.

Process for Developing New Rule: The health care authority (HCA) welcomes the public to take part in developing this rule. If interested, contact the person identified below to receive an early rule draft to review. After the early review, HCA will send a notice of proposed rule making (CR-102) to everyone receiving this notice and anyone who requests a copy.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mick Pettersen, P.O. Box 42716, Olympia, WA 98504-2716, phone (360) 725-1842, fax (360) 586-9727, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail mick.pettersen@hca.wa.gov.

March 11, 2014

Kevin M. Sullivan

Rules Coordinator