WSR 18-21-195
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed October 24, 2018, 9:46 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department is planning to amend WAC 388-410-0005 Cash assistance overpayment amount and liability, and other related rules as may be required.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.500, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, 74.08A.120.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department plans to amend WAC 388-410-0005 to change which members of a household are and are not responsible for cash assistance overpayments. This amendment is necessary to protect children's financial well-being.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: DSHS welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, DSHS will file a proposal with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to everyone on the mailing list and to 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 Sarah Garcia, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504-5470, phone 360-725-4949, fax 360-725-4905, email roddisl@dshs.wa.gov.
October 23, 2018
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator