Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 246-930-050 Education required for affiliates prior to exam, 246-930-075 Description of supervision of affiliates, 246-930-310 Standards for professional conduct and client relationships, and 246-930-320 Standards for SSOSA/SSODA assessment and evaluation.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.155.040.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The state has a critical shortage of sex offender treatment providers available to treat the increase in population seeking this specialized treatment. Rules need to be revised to allow for more qualified individuals to become credentialed in this field.

     Language in rules as currently written is contradictory, grammatically incorrect and inconsistent with the statutes. A review of all WACs will allow the opportunity to revise the rules using clear rule-writing standards.

     Process for Developing New Rule: Collaborative rule making, public meetings and mailings to interested persons.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Traci Troutman, Department of Health, P.O. Box 47869, Olympia, WA 98504-7869, phone (360) 236-4917, e-mail traci.troutman@doh.wa.gov, fax (360) 236-4918. Interested persons can participate through meetings and by submitting written comments.

December 4, 2001

Mary C. Selecky

Secretary

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