Subject of Possible Rule Making: The regulation of chemical dependency professionals. This effort includes establishing rules that set standards and procedures for approval of educational programs, alternative training and fees for educational program evaluations.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.205.100.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rules could be established to allow so many years of experience to substitute formal education. This could be a situation like a person has been in the chemical dependency field for twenty-five years and does not have formal education.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Collaborative rule making. Develop in consultation with stakeholders through public meetings, telephone, and correspondence.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kris Waidely, Department of Health, Chemical Dependency Professionals, P.O. Box 47689, Olympia, WA 98504-7869, phone (360) 236-4906, fax (360) 236-4909.

July 26, 1999

M. C. Selecky

Secretary