WSR 15-03-038

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed January 12, 2015, 1:52 p.m., effective February 12, 2015]

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

Purpose: The department is amending chapter 388-106 WAC to update references to health care authority WAC that have changed.

Changing references to other WAC without changing the effect of the rule is appropriate for expedited rule making under RCW 34.05.353 (1)(c).

Reasons supporting proposal: Updating the rule will help clients locate the appropriate WAC references related to long-term care services.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-106-0047, 388-106-0210, 388-106-0300, 388-106-0325, 388-106-0330, 388-106-0355, 388-106-0610, 388-106-0625, 388-106-0655, 388-106-0705, 388-106-0905, 388-106-0955, 388-106-1010, 388-106-1020, 388-106-1040, 388-106-1050, and 388-106-1105.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-21-132 on October 20, 2014.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 17, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 17, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: January 12, 2015.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator