WSR 18-03-172

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed January 23, 2018, 3:03 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department is planning to amend WAC 388-833-0015 Who is eligible for the community crisis stabilization service (CCSS) program?; and other related rules as may be required.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120, 71A.20.010.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department is planning to amend this rule in order to correct the age limit for CCSS program eligibility.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: The department of social and health services (DSHS) welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, DSHS will file a proposal with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to everyone on the mailing list and to 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, DDA, P.O. Box 45310, Olympia, WA 98504-5310, phone 360-407-1589, fax 360-407-0955, TTY 1-800-833-6388, email Chantelle.Diaz@dshs.wa.gov.

January 23, 2018

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator