WSR 16-06-006 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Aging and Long-Term Support Administration) [Filed February 18, 2016, 9:32 a.m., effective April 1, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: April 1, 2016.
Purpose: The department is creating WAC 388-110-222 Enhanced adult residential care physical requirements and 388-110-242 Adult residential care physical requirements, to comply with federal legislation around home and community-based service waivers (42 C.F.R. 441.302).
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 74.39A RCW.
Other Authority: 42 C.F.R. 441.302.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-01-122 on December 18, 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 17, 2016.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
NEW SECTION
WAC 388-110-222 Enhanced adult residential care physical requirements
Effective July 1, 2015, the contractor must ensure that, at the resident's choice, each resident has the ability to lock his/her unit door, unless otherwise indicated in the resident's NSA.
NEW SECTION
WAC 388-110-242 Adult residential care physical requirements
Effective July 1, 2015, the contractor must ensure that, at the resident's choice, each resident has the ability to lock his/her unit door, unless otherwise indicated in the resident's NSA.
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