WSR 16-13-087

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed June 15, 2016, 1:52 p.m., effective July 16, 2016]

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

Purpose: The division of behavioral health and recovery of the department of social and health services is adopting, amending, and repealing rules to comply with 2SSB 6312, chapter 225, Laws of 2014. 2SSB 6312 requires, in part, the regional support networks to be renamed behavioral health organizations effective April 1, 2016, and authorizes the department to establish regional service areas within the state with the intended effect of integrating substance use disorder treatment with mental health services. Changes include updating definitions, changing "chemical dependency" to "substance use disorder," clarifying processes, and making editing changes to provide clarification and consistency within the rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-865-0100, 388-865-0105, 388-865-0106, 388-865-0107, 388-865-0110, 388-865-0115, 388-865-0120, 388-865-0150, 388-865-0200, 388-865-0205, 388-865-0210, 388-865-0215, 388-865-0220, 388-865-0221, 388-865-0222, 388-865-0225, 388-865-0229, 388-865-0230, 388-865-0235, 388-865-0240, 388-865-0245, 388-865-0250, 388-865-0265, 388-865-0270, 388-865-0275, 388-865-0280, 388-865-0282, 388-865-0284, 388-865-0286, 388-865-0288, 388-865-0300, 388-865-0305, 388-865-0310, 388-865-0315, 388-865-0320, 388-865-0325, 388-865-0330, 388-865-0335, 388-865-0345, 388-865-0350, 388-865-0355, 388-865-0360, 388-865-0363, 388-865-0365, 388-877A-0400, 388-877A-0410, 388-877A-0420, 388-877A-0430, 388-877A-0440, 388-877A-0450 and 388-877A-0460; and amending WAC 388-875-0070, 388-877-0100, 388-877-0200, 388-877-0300, 388-877-0305, 388-877-0335, 388-877-0365, 388-877-0420, 388-877-0600, 388-877-0605, 388-877-0610, 388-877-0620, 388-877-0640, 388-877A-0200, 388-877A-0270, 388-877A-0340, 388-877B-0100, 388-877B-0110, 388-877B-0120, 388-877B-0130, 388-877B-0200, 388-877B-0210, 388-877B-0220, 388-877B-0230, 388-877B-0240, 388-877B-0250, 388-877B-0260, 388-877B-0270, 388-877B-0280, 388-877B-0300, 388-877B-0310, 388-877B-0320, 388-877B-0330, 388-877B-0340, 388-877B-0350, 388-877B-0360, 388-877B-0370, 388-877B-0400, 388-877B-0405, 388-877B-0410, 388-877B-0420, 388-877B-0430, 388-877B-0440, 388-877B-0450, 388-877B-0500, 388-877B-0510, 388-877B-0530, 388-877B-0540, 388-877B-0550, 388-877B-0600, 388-877B-0610, 388-877B-0630, 388-877B-0640, 388-877B-0650, 388-877B-0660, and 388-877C-0110.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.02.290, 70.02.340, 70.96A.040(4), 71.05.560, 71.24.035 (5)(c), 71.34.380.

Other Authority: 2SSB 6312 (chapter 225, Laws of 2014).

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-07-152 on March 23, 2016.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The department made minor editorial changes from the proposal.

A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Kathy Sayre, P.O. Box 45330, Olympia, WA 98504-5330, phone (360) 725-1342, fax (360) 586-0341, e-mail kathy.sayre@dshs.wa.gov.

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 27, Amended 56, Repealed 52.

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 27, Amended 56, Repealed 52.

Date Adopted: June 14, 2016.

Patricia K. Lashway

Acting Secretary