WSR 97-20-104

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[Filed September 29, 1997, 4:35 p.m.]

Date of Adoption: August 18, 1997.

Purpose: Temporary practice permits are not allowed by chapter 18.35 RCW. The department does not issue temporary practice permits. The rules regarding temporary practice permits are not necessary.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-828-400, 246-828-410, 246-828-420, and 246-828-430.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.35.161.

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 97-14-060 on June 30, 1997.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 4.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

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

September 11, 1997

Delores E. Spice