WSR 21-11-022
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)
[Filed May 11, 2021, 11:22 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department is planning to amend WAC 388-106-0275 Are there limits to the community transition services I may receive?, and other related rules as may be required.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, 74.39A.400; and 42 C.F.R. § 441.500-590.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The intent of this rule making is to amend WAC 388-106-0275 to enable budgetary flexibilities related to funding availability, and to clarify items that may not be purchased under this rule.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The aging and long-term support administration (ALTSA) will coordinate with the developmental disabilities administration (DDA) during this rule-making process.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of this rule. Draft material and information about how to participate may be obtained from the department representatives listed below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Victoria Nuesca, CFC Program Manager, ALTSA, P.O. Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600, phone 360-725-2393, fax 360-438-8633, email victoria.nuesca@dshs.wa.gov; or Manipon Manivanh, CFC Program Manager, DDA, P.O. Box 45310, Olympia, WA 98504-5310, phone 360-407-1572, fax 360-407-0955, email manipon.manivanh@dshs.wa.gov.
May 11, 2021
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator