WSR 97-17-108

PROPOSED RULES

HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

[Filed August 20, 1997, 11:26 a.m.]

Original Notice.

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 95-04-057.

Title of Rule: Chapter 182-18 WAC, General requirements for all organ transplant programs.

Purpose: Repealed.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.05.160.

Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 41.05 RCW.

Summary: Repealed.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: Outdated and no longer applicable.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Elin Meyer, Health Care Authority, 923-2801.

Name of Proponent: Health Care Authority, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: Repealed. Outdated and no longer applicable.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Repealed. Outdated and no longer applicable.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not required. The Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee has not requested the filing of a small business economic impact statement, and costs to businesses will be negligible.

RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to the Health Care Authority unless requested by the Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee or applied voluntarily.

Hearing Location: Health Care Authority, Puget Room, 4th Floor, 676 Woodland Square Loop S.E., Building B, Lacey, WA 98504, on September 23, 1997, at 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Nikki Woehl by September 19, 1997, (360) 923-2805.

Submit Written Comments to: Elin Meyer, FAX (360) 923-2606, by September 30, 1997.

Date of Intended Adoption: October 18, 1997.

August 20, 1997

Elin Meyer

Rules Coordinator

REPEALER

The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 182-18-005 Purpose.

WAC 182-18-010 Transplant program.

WAC 182-18-020 New programs.

WAC 182-18-030 Pediatric programs.

WAC 182-18-040 Transplant team training and experience.

WAC 182-18-050 Multiple organ transplants.

WAC 182-18-060 Institutional commitment.

WAC 182-18-080 General recipient selection criteria for all organs.

WAC 182-18-090 Liver transplant program.

WAC 182-18-100 Liver transplant team training and experience.

WAC 182-18-110 Kidney transplant program.

WAC 182-18-120 Kidney transplant team training. WAC 182-18-130 Pancreas transplant program.

WAC 182-18-140 Pancreas transplant team training and experience.

WAC 182-18-150 Heart and/or heart-lung transplant program.

WAC 182-18-160 Heart and/or heart-lung transplant team training and experience.