The department shall adopt rules as are necessary and reasonable to effectuate and maintain the new system for establishing nursing home payment rates described in RCW
74.46.561 and the minimum staffing standards described in RCW
74.42.360. The rules must be consistent with the principles described in RCW
74.46.561 and
74.42.360. In adopting such rules, the department shall solicit the opinions of nursing facility providers, nursing facility provider associations, nursing facility employees, and nursing facility consumer groups.
[2015 2nd sp.s. c 2 § 5.]