WSR 16-06-027
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)
[Filed February 22, 2016, 9:18 a.m., effective April 1, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: April 1, 2016.
Purpose: Resident client protection program (RCPP) has been moved into adult protective services and the rules will be administered under chapters 388-71 and 388-106 WAC. References to RCPP would thus be incorrect and are being repealed from chapter 388-107 WAC. Residential care services, is coordinating to eliminate these WAC sections at the same time home and community services is incorporating them into their WAC. The CR-103s for both divisions are being filed at the same time.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-107-1450, 388-107-1460, 388-107-1470, 388-107-1480, 388-107-1490, 388-107-1500, 388-107-1510, 388-107-1520, 388-107-1530, 388-107-1540, and 388-107-1550.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 71A.12 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-02-046 on December 30, 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 11.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 11.
Date Adopted: February 22, 2016.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
WAC 388-107-1450
Resident protection program definition.
WAC 388-107-1460
Investigation of mandated reports.
WAC 388-107-1470
Preliminary finding.
WAC 388-107-1480
Notice to individual of preliminary findings.
WAC 388-107-1490
Notice to others of preliminary findings.
WAC 388-107-1500
Disputing a preliminary finding.
WAC 388-107-1510
Hearing procedures to dispute preliminary finding.
WAC 388-107-1520
Finalizing the preliminary finding.
WAC 388-107-1530
Reporting final findings.
WAC 388-107-1540
Appeal of administrative law judge's initial order or finding.
WAC 388-107-1550
Disclosure of investigative and finding information.