PROPOSED RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 00-03-011.
Title of Rule: Repealing WAC 388-87-027 Services requiring prior approval.
Purpose: To repeal an obsolete rule.
Other Identifying Information: This rule lists services that require prior authorization by the department.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.09.520.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.09.520.
Summary: WAC 388-87-027 will be repealed upon the adoption of several other proposed rules, including rules covering private duty nursing services, transportation and ambulance services, out-of-state medical care, and vision services.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Some of the provisions in the rule are no longer accurate; others are duplicative.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Leslie Saeger, P.O. Box 45533, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 725-1347.
Name of Proponent: Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The current rule lists services that require prior authorization by the department. The department proposes repealing the rule because certain provisions are inaccurate and the remainder are covered in other WAC chapters.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Repeals WAC 388-87-027 Services requiring prior approval.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. There are no new requirements in this rule that will financially impact businesses.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. The proposed amendments do not "make significant amendments to a policy or regulatory program" (see RCW 34.05.328 (5)(c)(iii)).
Hearing Location: Lacey Government Center (behind Tokyo Bento Restaurant), 1009 College Street S.E., Room 104-B, Lacey, WA 98503, on September 26, 2000, at 10:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Kelly Cooper, Rules Coordinator, by September 19, 2000, phone (360) 664-6094, TTY (360) 664-6178, e-mail coopeKD@dshs.wa.gov.
Submit Written Comments to: Identify WAC Numbers, Kelly Cooper, Rules Coordinator, Rules and Policies Assistance Unit, P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA 98504-5850, fax (360) 664-6185, by September 26, 2000.
Date of Intended Adoption: No sooner than September 27, 2000.
August 8, 2000
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
2813.1 The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 388-87-027 | Services requiring prior approval. |