WSR 18-14-001

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Developmental Disabilities Administration)

[Filed June 20, 2018, 2:48 p.m., effective July 21, 2018]

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

Purpose: The department is amending chapter 388-845 WAC to align administrative rules with the waiver application approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). These rules are necessary in order for the developmental disabilities administration (DDA) to provide services approved by CMS and receive federal financial participation. DDA must not authorize waiver services unless they are part of a waiver application approved by CMS; aligning the rules with the approved application maintains client access to waiver services.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 388-845-0515, 388-845-0520, 388-845-0525, 388-845-1181, 388-845-1182, 388-845-1183, 388-845-1315, 388-845-1316, 388-845-1317, 388-845-1915, 388-845-1916 and 388-845-1917; repealing WAC 388-845-1000, 388-845-1010, 388-845-1015, 388-845-1200, 388-845-1205, 388-845-1210, 388-845-1840, 388-845-1845 and 388-845-1850; and amending WAC 388-845-0001, 388-845-0110, 388-845-0210, 388-845-0215, 388-845-0220, 388-845-0225, 388-845-0230, 388-845-0420, 388-845-0425, 388-845-0500, 388-845-0501, 388-845-0505, 388-845-0506, 388-845-0510, 388-845-0603, 388-845-0660, 388-845-0700, 388-845-0705, 388-845-0710, 388-845-0760, 388-845-0800, 388-845-0820, 388-845-0900, 388-845-0910, 388-845-1150, 388-845-1600, 388-845-1615, 388-845-1620, 388-845-1650, 388-845-1655, 388-845-1660, 388-845-1700, 388-845-1710, 388-845-1810, 388-845-1865, 388-845-1900, 388-845-2000, 388-845-2010, 388-845-2170, and 388-845-3070.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 71A.12.030.

Other Authority: RCW 71A.12.120, 42 C.F.R. 441 Subpart G.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-07-049 on March 14, 2018.

A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Chantelle Diaz, 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.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 12, Amended 40, Repealed 9.

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 12, Amended 40, Repealed 9.

Date Adopted: June 19, 2018.

Cheryl Strange

Secretary