PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-530-1750 Drugs/pharmaceutical supplies -- TPL (amend).
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department originally intended to review this rule only for the clear writing standards in the Governor's Executive Order 97-02, and filed a preproposal statement of inquiry as WSR 00-01-155 on December 20, 1999, to this effect. However, review of this rule revealed the necessity to amend the rule to reflect current department policy and practice. Therefore, this preproposal statement of inquiry replaces the one filed as WSR 00-01-155 on December 20, 1999, for this rule only.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of the rule. Draft material and information about how to participate are available from the DSHS representative identified below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kathy Sayre, Regulatory Improvement Program Manager, Medical Assistance Administration, P.O. Box 45533, Olympia, WA 98504-5533, phone (360) 725-1342, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail sayrek@dshs.wa.gov.
March 15, 2000
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit