WSR 21-10-060

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

(Board of Hearing and Speech)

[Filed April 30, 2021, 2:48 p.m., effective May 31, 2021]

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

Purpose: WAC 246-828-370 HIV/AIDS prevention and information education requirements, for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, speech-language pathology assistants, and hearing aid specialists.

ESHB 1551 (chapter 76, Laws of 2020) repealed RCW 70.24.270. This removed the requirement for HIV/AIDS education and training for emergency medical personnel, health professionals, and health care facility employees. As a result, the board of hearing and speech repealed the requirement for HIV/AIDS training in WAC 246-828-370.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-828-370.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.35.161.

Other Authority: ESHB 1551 (chapter 76, Laws of 2020).

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 21-01-045 on December 8, 2020.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Date Adopted: April 30, 2021.

Roberta A. Jackson, Chair

Board of Hearing and Speech

OTS-2705.1

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: