PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-513-1350 Defining the resource standard and determining available resources for long-term care (LTC) services and 388-513-1380 Determining a client's participation in the cost of care for long-term care (LTC) services.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 74.09.500.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To bring the rules in line with the January 1, 2001, federal increase in the resource maximum and maintenance allowance standards for a community spouse of a Medicaid long-term care client.
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 potential WAC amendment. Draft material and information about how to participate are available by contacting the DSHS 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 Mary Beth Ingram, Program Manager, Eligibility and Policy Section, Medical Assistance Administration, Olympia, Washington 98504-5534, phone (360) 725-1327, fax (360) 586-0910, TDD 1-800-848-5429, e-mail ingramb2@dshs.wa.gov.
December 29, 2000
Kelly Cooper
for Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit