WSR 16-23-094

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed November 16, 2016, 1:32 p.m., effective December 17, 2016]

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

Purpose: The department is creating WAC 388-97-1090 Direct care hours and amending WAC 388-97-0001 Definitions and 388-97-1080 Nursing services, to comply with, and be consistent with, Washington state statute and to implement the requirements of SSB 5600 (definitions concerning the abuse of vulnerable adults), SHB 1274 (implementing a value-based system for nursing home rates), and SHB 2678 (regulating nursing home facilities).

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-97-0001 and 388-97-1080.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 18.51, 74.42 RCW.

Other Authority: Chapters 74.34, 74.42, 74.46 RCW, SHB 1274, SB [SSB] 5600, SHB 2678.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-18-094 on September 7, 2016.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 388-97-1090(6), replaced the term "monitor facility" with "periodically review the nursing home's."

WAC 388-97-1090(17), clarified language by adding "provide a written" before the term "survey" and changing the term "facilities" to "nursing homes."

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: November 16, 2016.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator