PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Health and Recovery Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making:
| • | Creating new WAC 388-513-1363 Evaluating the transfer of an asset for clients found eligible for long-term care (LTC) services on or after May 1, 2006. |
| • | Updating WAC 388-513-1330 to reference WAC 388-513-1363 Evaluating the transfer of an asset for clients found eligible for LTC services on or after May 1, 2006, and 388-513-1364 Evaluating the transfer of an asset for clients found eligible for LTC services on or after April 1, 2003. |
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.09.575, 2005 Federal Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), Public Law 109-171.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department is proposing these amendments and new text to change transfer of asset rules for clients found eligible for long-term (LTC) services. This change is due to the 2005 Federal Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), Public Law 109-171. The department will be creating new WAC 388-513-1363 Evaluating the transfer of an asset for clients found eligible for LTC services on or after May 1, 2006.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: DSHS welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Lori Rolley, Health and Recovery Services Administration, P.O. Box 45534, Olympia, WA 98504-5534, e-mail Rollelj@dshs.wa.gov, phone (360) 725-1304, fax (360) 664-0910, TTY 1-800-848-5429.
April 24, 2006
Andy Fernando, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit