Date of Adoption: June 1, 1999.

Purpose: Expedited repeal of rules which have been replaced by other rules of the agency adopted to implement the Consumer Access to Vision Care Act.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-851-270, 246-851-340, and 246-851-360.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.54.070(2).

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 98-20-065 on October 2, 1998.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 3.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 3.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 3. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

July 19, 1999

Anup K. Deol, O.D.

Chair, Board of Optometry