WSR 15-12-012

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed May 21, 2015, 2:15 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 182-533-0600 Planned home births and births in birthing centers and other rules as appropriate.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, chapter 70.83 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The agency is amending this rule to reflect a new state requirement that hospitals, and health care providers attending births, screen newborns for critical congenital heart disease.

During the course of this review, the agency may identify additional changes that are required in order to improve clarity or update policy.

Process for Developing New Rule: The agency welcomes the public to take part in developing this rule. If interested, contact the person identified below to receive an early rule draft to review. After the early review, the agency will send a notice of proposed rule making (CR-102) to everyone receiving this notice and anyone who requests a copy.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Chantelle Diaz, P.O. Box 42716, Olympia, WA 98504-2716, fax (360) 586-9727, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail Chantelle.Diaz@hca.wa.gov.

May 21, 2015

Jason R. P. Crabbe

Rules Coordinator