WSR 15-03-037

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed January 12, 2015, 1:47 p.m., effective February 12, 2015]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The department amended these rules to comply with and be consistent with recently passed state laws: SHB 1629 Home care aides—Credentialing and continuing education; EHB 1677 Adult family homes—Multiple facility operators; SHB 1686 K-12 Schools—High school equivalency certificates; SSB 5077 Statutes—Gender-neutral terms; SB 5510 Vulnerable adults—Abuse; and SSB 5630 Vulnerable adults—Adult family homes. In addition, the department is amending rules to comply with SHB 2056 Assisted living facilities, passed (chapter 10, Laws of 2012) in the 2012 legislative session, which change the terminology of "boarding home" to "assisted living facility." In addition, new WAC 388-76-10532 was added on the standardized disclosure of services form.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-76-10000, 388-76-10125, 388-76-10130, 388-76-10037, 388-76-10146, 388-76-10315, 388-76-10525, 388-76-10535, 388-76-10540, 388-76-10595, 388-76-10615, 388-76-10925, 388-76-10935, 388-76-10960, 388-76-10975, and 388-76-10980.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.128 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-21-134 on October 20, 2014.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 388-76-10535 was changed to correct a contradiction in language caused by a typographical error. Also in WAC 388-76-10535, a grammatical error was corrected to clarify that notice must be provided to residents if a home voluntarily decreases services or if a decrease in services results in the discharge of at least one resident.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 17, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 17, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: January 12, 2015.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator