PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-86-071 Private duty nursing services, this rule will be repealed, and new rules will be adopted into two chapters - one pertaining to private duty nursing services available for clients who are seventeen years old and younger, and one for adults (see WSR 99-01-165 for rules covering services to adults).
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Requirements for private duty nursing services for clients who are seventeen years old and younger are being updated and may include some policy changes. The rules will also be rewritten to comply with the governor's executive order on regulatory improvement.
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 invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of this WAC. Draft material and information about how to participate are available by contacting the DSHS representative identified below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Leslie Saeger, Regulatory Improvement Manager, Medical Assistance Administration, Olympia, WA 98504-5530, phone (360) 725-2315, fax (360) 586-9727, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail saegell@dshs.wa.gov.
April 10, 2000
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit