PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Adult Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-71-0600 through 388-71-0620, residential care services and WAC 388-71-0400 through 388-71-0480, home and community programs.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.04.200, and 74.08.090. Specific statutory authority will be provided for each rule under following rule filings.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Amending these rules is necessary to:
| • | Remove archaic, obsolete language from WAC 388-71-0605, specifically around receiving residential services through SSI. |
| • | Develop policies on bed holds for medical leave. |
| • | Establish guidelines for whether the department pays providers (residential and in-home) on last day of service. |
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Attorney General, Department of Health, and Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Process for Developing New Rule: AASA will schedule informal meetings to allow for feedback and comments from the public. AASA will provide draft language before publishing rules 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) 725-2530, fax (360) 438-8633, e-mail buckibe@dshs.wa.gov.
August 22, 2000
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit