WSR 07-23-012

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Disability Services Administration)

[ Filed November 8, 2007, 10:58 a.m. , effective November 8, 2007, 10:58 a.m. ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.

     Purpose: The purpose of these amendments is to revise WAC 388-825-103 and 388-825-145 to comply with the proposed order and settlement agreement under Boyle v. Arnold-Williams. The amendments add language regarding disenrollment from a DDD home and community based services waiver to the notice requirements and to the continuance of benefits pending an administrative hearing. These emergency rules replace the emergency rules filed as WSR 07-22-050 to correct a cross reference in WAC 388-825-145 (2)(d).

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-825-103 and 388-825-145.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 71A.12.030.

     Other Authority: Title 71A RCW.

     Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.

     Reasons for this Finding: These amendments are necessary to comply with the proposed order and settlement listed above and to replace the emergency rules filed as WSR 07-22-050. These rules correct a cross reference in WAC 388-825-145 (2)(d).

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: November 7, 2007.

Stephanie E. Schiller

Rules Coordinator

3927.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-11-015, filed 5/9/05, effective 6/9/05)

WAC 388-825-103   When will I receive written notice of decisions made by DDD?   You will receive written notice from DDD of the following decisions:

     (1) The denial or termination of eligibility for services under WAC 388-825-030 and 388-825-035;

     (2) The authorization, denial, reduction, or termination of services or the payment of SSP set forth in chapter 388-827 WAC that are authorized by DDD;

     (3) The admission or readmission to, or discharge from a residential habilitation center.

     (4) Disenrollment from a DDD home and community based services waiver under WAC 388-845-0060, including a disenrollment from a waiver and enrollment in a different waiver.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120, 71A.14.040, and Title 71A RCW. 05-11-015, § 388-825-103, filed 5/9/05, effective 6/9/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.10.020, and 71A.16.040. 04-15-093, § 388-825-103, filed 7/16/04, effective 8/16/04.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-10-055, filed 5/1/06, effective 6/1/06)

WAC 388-825-145   Will my benefits continue if I request an administrative hearing?   (1) If you request an administrative hearing regarding the department's decision to transfer you from a residential habilitation center to the community under RCW 71A.20.080, the rules in WAC 388-825-155 apply.

     (2) If you request an administrative hearing within the ten-day notice period, as described in chapter 388-458 WAC, unless one or more of the conditions in WAC 388-825-150 applies, the department will take no action until there is a final decision on your appeal of the department's decision to:

     (a) Terminate your eligibility for services;

     (b) Reduce or terminate your services; ((or))

     (c) Reduce or terminate the payment of SSP set forth in chapter 388-827 WAC; or

     (d) Disenroll you from a DDD home and community based services waiver under WAC 388-845-0060, including a disenrollment from a waiver and enrollment in a different waiver.

     (3) The department will take no action until there is a final decision on your appeal of the department's decision to remove or transfer you to another residential service unless one or more of the conditions in WAC 388-825-150 applies.

     (4) The department will take no action to terminate your provider of choice unless one or more of the circumstances described in WAC 388-825-150 applies.

     (5) After the administrative hearing, you may have to pay back continued benefits you get, as described in chapter 388-410 WAC, if the administrative hearing decision is in favor of the department.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.20.080, and Title 71A RCW. 06-10-055, § 388-825-145, filed 5/1/06, effective 6/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120. 05-17-135, § 388-825-145, filed 8/19/05, effective 9/19/05.]

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