WSR 98-19-013
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
[Filed September 4, 1998, 3:04 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Sections of chapter 388-550 WAC, Hospital services.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090, 42 USC 1395x(v), 42 CFR 447.271, .11303, and .2652.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This chapter describes what inpatient hospital services the department pays for, and how it sets rates for the same.
This rewrite is to comply with the Governor's Executive Order 97-02, which mandates: Fairness, clarity, readability, foundation in law, and concision in all rules. The department must also ensure that ongoing changes in payment methodologies are adequately described in rule.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of this WAC. Draft material and information about how to participate are available by contacting the Department of Social and Health Services representative identified below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Allen Richards, Program Assistance and Support Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Olympia, WA 98504-5530, phone (360) 586-1008, fax (360) 753-7315, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail richaa@dshs.wa.gov.
September 4, 1998
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit