PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Medical assistance administration is planning to amend WAC 388-502-0160 Billing a client, to add the word "must" in subsection (4)(b) after the word "provider."
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The word "must" was erroneously omitted from subsection (4)(b) when the rule was recently amended. Adding the word will make the intended meaning of the rule clearer.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of this proposed 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 Kevin Sullivan, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, Medical Assistance Administration, Mailstop 45533, Olympia, Washington 98504-5533, phone (360) 725-1344, e-mail sullikm@dshs.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-9727, TDD 1-800-848-5429.
April 24, 2001
Brian H. Lindgren, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit