PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Health and Recovery Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-438-0110 Alien emergency medical (AEM).
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.09.500, and 74.09.530.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Current rule says a person eligible for AEM receives categorically needy (CN) scope of care. While it is possible for a person to receive CN services, those services must be necessary to the treatment of the emergency medical condition for which the person was found eligible.
This notice replaces WSR 06-12-039 that was filed on May 31, 2006.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of this rule. Draft material and information about how to participate may be obtained from the department representative listed below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Joanie Scotson, P.O. Box 45534, Olympia, WA 98504-5534, phone (360) 725-1330, fax (360) 664-0910, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail scotsjk@dshs.wa.gov.
June 28, 2006
Andy Fernando, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit