WSR 15-20-054 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Aging and Long-Term Support Administration) [Filed September 30, 2015, 4:42 p.m., effective October 31, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The department is amending WAC 388-106-0010 to clarify the definitions of eating and set-up help in response to recent board of appeals decisions, add new definitions related to modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) eligibility group and clarify existing definitions related to long-term care services, clarify the definition of informal support in response to decisions from the health care authority board of appeals, and amend existing definitions to include enhanced services facilities.
The department is also amending WAC 388-106-0130 in response to decisions from the health care authority board of appeals.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-106-0010 and 388-106-0130.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-09-100 on April 20, 2015.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Clarified the definition of "activities of daily living (ADL)" in WAC 388-106-0010 by adding examples of activities that are not considered part of the activity of eating.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 24, 2015.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
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