Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: The purpose of the new language in chapters 388-71 and 388-112 WAC is to implement and clarify the training requirements and the criminal history background check requirements as directed in chapter 74.39A RCW and to revise the implementation effective dates as directed by Initiative 1163 and subsequently ESHB 2314. Chapter 74.39A RCW requires training for long-term care workers which includes seventy-five hours of entry-level training and also requires federal and state criminal history background checks for all long-term care workers. This law increases the basic training hour requirements for long-term care workers from thirty-two hours to seventy-five hours and increases their continuing education hour requirement from ten to twelve hours annually. ESHB 2314 also allows for certified home care aides to be delegated nursing tasks and this was also added to these WACs.

     Initiative 1163, enacted by the people in November 2011, requires implementation of these rules effective beginning January 7, 2012 (unless otherwise specified). Emergency rules were filed to implement the effective dates as WSR 12-05-100 and an emergency rule extension was filed as WSR 12-21-068 on October 17, 2012. This CR-103P supersedes the CR-103Es filed to implement this rule amendment.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-71-05665, 388-71-05670, 388-71-05675, 388-71-05680, 388-71-05685, 388-71-05690, 388-71-05695, 388-71-05700, 388-71-05705, 388-71-05710, 388-71-05715, 388-71-05720, 388-71-05725, 388-71-05730, 388-71-05735, 388-71-05740, 388-71-05745, 388-71-05750, 388-71-05755, 388-71-05760, 388-71-05765, 388-71-05770, 388-71-05775, 388-71-05780, 388-71-05785, 388-71-05790, 388-71-05795, 388-71-05799, 388-71-05805, 388-71-05810, 388-71-05815, 388-71-05820, 388-71-05825, 388-71-05830, 388-71-05832, 388-71-05835, 388-71-05836, 388-71-05837, 388-71-05840, 388-71-05845, 388-71-05850, 388-71-05860, 388-71-05865, 388-71-05870, 388-71-05875, 388-71-05880, 388-71-05885, 388-71-05890, 388-71-05895, 388-71-05899, 388-71-05905, 388-71-05909, 388-71-0801, 388-71-0806, 388-71-0811, 388-71-0816, 388-71-0821, 388-71-0826, 388-71-0855, 388-112-0020, 388-112-0025, 388-112-0030, 388-112-0040, 388-112-0050, 388-112-0060, 388-112-0065, 388-112-0080, 388-112-0085, 388-112-0090, 388-112-0095, 388-112-0100, 388-112-0105, 388-112-01965, 388-112-0215, 388-112-0220, 388-112-0230, 388-112-0245, 388-112-02610, 388-112-02615, 388-112-02620, 388-112-02625, 388-112-02630, 388-112-0350 and 388-112-0375; and amending WAC 388-71-0500, 388-71-0505, 388-71-0510, 388-71-0513, 388-71-0515, 388-71-0520, 388-71-0540, 388-71-0546, 388-71-0551, 388-71-0560, 388-112-0001, 388-112-0005, 388-112-0010, 388-112-0015, 388-112-0035, 388-112-0040, 388-112-0045, 388-112-0055, 388-112-0070, 388-112-0075, 388-112-0110, 388-112-0115, 388-112-0120, 388-112-0125, 388-112-0130, 388-112-0135, 388-112-0140, 388-112-0145, 388-112-0150, 388-112-0155, 388-112-0160, 388-112-0165, 388-112-0170, 388-112-0195, 388-112-0196, 388-112-0200, 388-112-0205, 388-112-0210, 388-112-0220, 388-112-0225, 388-112-0235, 388-112-0240, 388-112-0255, 388-112-0260, 388-112-0270, 388-112-0280, 388-112-0295, 388-112-0300, 388-112-0315, 388-112-0320, 388-112-0325, 388-112-0330, 388-112-0335, 388-112-0340, 388-112-0345, 388-112-0350, 388-112-0355, 388-112-0360, 388-112-0365, 388-112-0370, 388-112-0380, 388-112-0385, 388-112-0390, 388-112-0395, 388-112-0405, and 388-112-0410.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 12-16-027 on July 25, 2012.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: There were no major policy changes since the last filing.

     Rules were amended to coordinate training to coincide with the department of health rules which will require workers to take recertification training by their birthdays instead of by calendar year. Other clarifications were made based on comments received. See Reviser's note below.

     A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Martin Yates, P.O. Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600, phone (360) 725-2540, fax (360) 407-7582, e-mail martin.yates@dshs.wa.gov.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 86, Amended 63, Repealed 77.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 86, Amended 63, Repealed 7.

     Date Adopted: December 13, 2012.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator

     Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 13-03 issue of the Register.