WSR 25-12-104
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed June 4, 2025, 9:13 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department of social and health services (DSHS) is planning to amend WAC 388-400-0065 Housing and essential needs (HEN); and other related rules as may be required.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Effective July 27, 2025, planned amendments will implement provisions of ESSB 5232 (chapter 408, Laws of 2025), related to the HEN program. If applicable, these amendments will make additional changes required to improve clarity, update policy, or better align rule language with state and federal law or regulations.
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 Aman Gill, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-407-4447, TTY 711 relay service, email aman.gill@dshs.wa.gov.
June 4, 2025
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator