WSR 26-02-040
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed December 31, 2025, 5:07 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department of social and health services (department) is planning to amend WAC 388-412-0005 General information about your cash benefits, and other related rules as may be required.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW
74.04.005,
74.04.050,
74.04.0052,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.510,
74.04.655,
74.04.770,
74.08.043,
74.08.090,
74.08.335, and
74.08A.100.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Planned amendments will better align cash benefit rules with RCW
74.04.760. 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.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of this rule. Draft material and information about how to participate may be obtained from the department representative listed below. At a later date, the department 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 Sam Del Vecchio, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 425-339-4841, TTY 711 relay service, email samantha.del-vecchio@dshs.wa.gov.
December 31, 2025
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator