WSR 18-18-006

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)

[Filed August 23, 2018, 10:12 a.m., effective September 23, 2018]

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

Purpose: The department is amending sections in chapter 388-71 WAC to define person-centered care. Updates include person-centered language, equal access to care and services, client choice in activities and staff, and maintaining dignity, respect, and privacy while attending adult day programs.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-71-0702, 388-71-0704, 388-71-0710, 388-71-0714, 388-71-0718, 388-71-0720, 388-71-0722, 388-71-0723, 388-71-0724, 388-71-0728, 388-71-0732, 388-71-0736, 388-71-0746, 388-71-0764, 388-71-0766, and 388-71-0770.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-11-136 on May 23, 2018.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 16, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 16, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: August 22, 2018.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator