WSR 14-17-123

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 20, 2014, 9:47 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 182-500-0010 Medical assistance definition—A and 182-503-0130 Washington apple health—Authorized representative.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The agency will be creating a new rule regarding client authorized representatives.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Department of social and health services.

Process for Developing New Rule: The health care authority (HCA) welcomes the public to take part in developing this rule. If interested, contact the person identified below to receive an early rule draft to review. After the early review, HCA will send a notice of proposed rule making (CR-102) to everyone receiving this notice and anyone who requests a copy.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Amy Emerson, P.O. Box 42716, Olympia, WA 98504-2716, phone (360) 725-1348, fax (360) 586-9727, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail amy.emerson@hca.wa.gov.

August 20, 2014

Kevin M. Sullivan

Rules Coordinator