WSR 20-20-068
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Developmental Disabilities Administration)
[Filed October 1, 2020, 4:17 p.m., effective October 1, 2020]
Effective Date of Rule: October 1, 2020.
Purpose: The developmental disabilities administration is enacting these changes to align chapter 388-845 WAC with home and community based services waiver amendments approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 388-845-0920, 388-845-0930, 388-845-0940, 388-845-1101, 388-845-1161, 388-845-1162, 388-845-1163, 388-845-1870, 388-845-1880, 388-845-1890, 388-845-2145, 388-845-2150 and 388-845-2155; repealing WAC 388-845-0300, 388-845-0305, 388-845-0310, 388-845-0400, 388-845-0405, 388-845-0410, 388-845-0700, 388-845-0705, 388-845-0710, 388-845-1300, 388-845-1305, 388-845-1310, 388-845-1400, 388-845-1405, 388-845-1410, 388-845-1900, 388-845-1905, 388-845-1910, 388-845-2160, 388-845-2165 and 388-845-2170; and amending WAC 388-845-0001, 388-845-0055, 388-845-0060, 388-845-0110, 388-845-0210, 388-845-0215, 388-845-0220, 388-845-0225, 388-845-0230, 388-845-0425, 388-845-0500, 388-845-0510, 388-845-0515, 388-845-0520, 388-845-0525, 388-845-0650, 388-845-0800, 388-845-0810, 388-845-0820, 388-845-0900, 388-845-0905, 388-845-0910, 388-845-1100, 388-845-1105, 388-845-1110, 388-845-1150, 388-845-1155, 388-845-1160, 388-845-1505, 388-845-1607, 388-845-1700, 388-845-1800, 388-845-1805, 388-845-1810, 388-845-2000, 388-845-2005, 388-845-2010, and 388-845-3070.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that state or federal law or federal rule or a federal deadline for state receipt of federal funds requires immediate adoption of a rule.
Reasons for this Finding: Filing these amendments on an emergency basis is necessary to ensure federal compliance and maintain federal funding for the state.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 13, Amended 38, Repealed 21.
Date Adopted: September 25, 2020.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
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 20-21 issue of the Register.