WSR 24-07-054
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Developmental Disabilities Administration)
[Filed March 14 2024 12:12 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-828-4060 What subscales are contained in the support needs scale?, 388-828-4200 What activities are assessed in the home living activities subscale of the support needs scale?, 388-828-4240 What activities are assessed in the lifelong learning activities subscale of the support needs scale?, 388-828-4260 What activities are assessed in the work activities subscale of the support needs scale?, 388-828-4280 What activities are assessed in the health and safety activities subscale of the support needs scale?, 388-828-4320 What activities are assessed in the advocacy activities subscale?, 388-828-4380 What exceptional behavioral support activities are evaluated to assess your behavioral support needs?, 388-828-4400 How does DDA determine if you meet the eligibility requirements for ICF/IID level-of-care if you are age sixteen or older?, 388-828-4440 How does DDA determine your SIS support needs index percentile ranking?, 388-828-5460 How does DDA determine your ADL support needs score if you are age sixteen or older?, 388-828-5800 How does DDA determine your interpersonal support needs score if you are age sixteen or older?, 388-828-5900 How does DDA determine your mobility acuity level if you are age sixteen or older?, 388-828-8060 How does DDA determine which health and welfare needs must be addressed in your person-centered service plan if you are age sixteen or older?, 388-828-9255 How does DDA determine your employment acuity score for completing tasks with acceptable speed?, 388-828-9260 How does DDA determine your employment acuity score for completing tasks with acceptable quality?, 388-828-9560 How does the residential algorithm determine your daily support needs score?, 388-828-9580 How does the residential algorithm determine your mid-frequency support needs score?, 388-828-9660 How does the residential algorithm calculate your daily critical support time?, 388-828-9670 How does the residential algorithm calculate your mid-frequency critical support time?, 388-828-9680 How does the residential algorithm determine your weekly critical support time?, and other related rules as may be required.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The developmental disabilities administration (DDA) is planning to amend sections in chapter 388-828 WAC (the supports intensity scale (SIS-A) portions of the DDA assessment) to align with updates the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has made to its SIS-A assessment tool, Second Edition. Aligning with AAIDD's Second Edition will not impact the algorithm. During the course of this review, the department of social and health services (DSHS) may make additional changes that are necessary to improve clarity or update policy.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: 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 360-790-4732, fax 360-407-0955, TTY 1-800-833-6388, email chantelle.diaz@dshs.wa.gov.
March 14, 2024
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator