WSR 18-12-034

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed May 29, 2018, 11:54 a.m., effective June 29, 2018]

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

Purpose: The department is repealing chapter 388-60 WAC and creating chapter 388-60A WAC to update rules in order to raise the standards of domestic violence perpetrator treatment, thereby increasing the effectiveness of treatment throughout Washington state. A crosswalk table of existing and new WAC sections is available upon request.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 388-60A-0015, 388-60A-0025, 388-60A-0035, 388-60A-0045, 388-60A-0055, 388-60A-0100, 388-60A-0105, 388-60A-0110, 388-60A-0115, 388-60A-0120, 388-60A-0125, 388-60A-0130, 388-60A-0135, 388-60A-0140, 388-60A-0200, 388-60A-0210, 388-60A-0220, 388-60A-0230, 388-60A-0240, 388-60A-0250, 388-60A-0260, 388-60A-0270, 388-60A-0280, 388-60A-0300, 388-60A-0305, 388-60A-0310, 388-60A-0315, 388-60A-0320, 388-60A-0325, 388-60A-0330, 388-60A-0335, 388-60A-0340, 388-60A-0345, 388-60A-0350, 388-60A-0355, 388-60A-0360, 388-60A-0365, 388-60A-0370, 388-60A-0400, 388-60A-0405, 388-60A-0410, 388-60A-0415, 388-60A-0420, 388-60A-0425, 388-60A-0430, 388-60A-0435, 388-60A-0500, 388-60A-0510, 388-60A-0520 and 388-60A-0530; and repealing WAC 388-60-0015, 388-60-0025, 388-60-0035, 388-60-0045, 388-60-0055, 388-60-0065, 388-60-0075, 388-60-0085, 388-60-0095, 388-60-0105, 388-60-0115, 388-60-0125, 388-60-0135, 388-60-0145, 388-60-0155, 388-60-0165, 388-60-0175, 388-60-0185, 388-60-0195, 388-60-0205, 388-60-0215, 388-60-0225, 388-60-0235, 388-60-0245, 388-60-0255, 388-60-0265, 388-60-0275, 388-60-0285, 388-60-0295, 388-60-0305, 388-60-0315, 388-60-0325, 388-60-0335, 388-60-0345, 388-60-0355, 388-60-0365, 388-60-0375, 388-60-0385, 388-60-0395, 388-60-0405, 388-60-0415, 388-60-0425, 388-60-0435, 388-60-0445, 388-60-0455, 388-60-0465, 388-60-0475, 388-60-0485, 388-60-0495, 388-60-0505, 388-60-0515, 388-60-0525, 388-60-0535, 388-60-0545, 388-60-0555, 388-60-0565, 388-60-0575, 388-60-0585, 388-60-0595, 388-60-0605, 388-60-0615, 388-60-0625, 388-60-0635, 388-60-0645, 388-60-0655, 388-60-0665, 388-60-0675, 388-60-0685, 388-60-0695, 388-60-0705, 388-60-0715, 388-60-0725, 388-60-0735, 388-60-0745, and 388-60-0755.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 26.50.150.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-05-060 on February 15, 2018.

A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Amie Roberts, P.O. Box 45710, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-902-7962, email amie.roberts@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 50, Amended 0, Repealed 75.

Number of Sections Adopted at the 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 50, Amended 0, Repealed 75.

Date Adopted: May 25, 2018.

Cheryl Strange

Secretary