WSR 24-14-115
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)
[Filed July 2, 2024, 9:21 a.m., effective August 2, 2024]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 388-71-0876, 388-71-0992, 388-112A-0081, and 388-112A-0613 were put in place for the sole purpose of extending training deadlines during the COVID-19 emergency. The extended deadlines for both training and continuing education have passed, and certification deadlines are now set through rule by the department of health. RCW
74.39A.074 (6)(a) and
74.39A.341 (6)(a) require that the rules allowing extension of training deadlines be repealed when no longer necessary. The purpose is to remove the COVID-19 training and continuing education extension rules that are no longer necessary.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-71-0876, 388-71-0992, 388-112A-0081, and 388-112A-0613.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-08-069 on April 2, 2024.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 4.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 4.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 4.
Date Adopted: July 2, 2024.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
SHS-5027.1
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
WAC 388-71-0876 | When must long-term care workers who were working or hired during the COVID-19 public health emergency complete training, including required specialty training? |
WAC 388-71-0992 | When must continuing education be completed when public health emergency waivers are lifted, and what continuing education credit is granted to long-term care workers employed during the pandemic? |
WAC 388-112A-0081 | When must long-term care workers who were working or hired during the COVID-19 public health emergency complete training, including required specialty training? |
WAC 388-112A-0613 | When must continuing education be completed when public health emergency waivers are lifted, and what continuing education credit is granted to long-term care workers employed during the pandemic? |