WSR 20-12-090
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed June 2, 2020, 10:24 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department is planning to amend WAC 388-418-0011 What is a mid-certification review, and do I have to complete one in order to keep receiving benefits?, and other related rules as may be required.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Amendments planned under this filing will eliminate the mid-certification review (MCR) requirement for aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) program recipients who are age sixty-five or older, as provided in the 2020 supplemental operating budget (ESSB 6168, chapter 357, Laws of 2020).
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 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 Daisha Gomillion, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504-5470, phone 360-725-4781, fax 360-725-4904, email daisha.gomillion@dshs.wa.gov.
June 1, 2020
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator