PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Adult Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-97-022 Medical eligibility for nursing facility care and 388-97-027 Nursing facility admission and payment requirements.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.39A.040, 74.42.056.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rules will be amended to:
1. Establish one standard for nursing home and COPES eligibility, eliminating redundancy and inconsistency; and
2. Reflect changes to the hospital assessment procedures.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Health Care Financing Authority (HCFA), Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Process for Developing New Rule: Aging and Adult Services Administration (AASA) will schedule informal meetings to allow for feedback and comments from stakeholders. AASA will provide draft language at meetings and encourages stakeholders to submit written or verbal comments. When AASA files a notice of proposed rule making, we will notify interested parties of the scheduled hearing to adopt rules and how to submit comments.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Brooke Buckingham, Aging and Adult Services Administration, P.O. Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600, phone (360) 493-2544, TTY (360) 493-2637, fax (360) 438-8633, e-mail buckiBE@dshs.wa.gov.
May 17, 2000
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit