Date of Adoption: March 2, 2001.

Purpose: To repeal a rule that is now duplicative. The department established new chapter 388-543 WAC, Durable medical equipment (DME), under WSR 01-01-078 on December 13, 2000. All rules regarding DME are now codified in the new chapter, so existing rules must be repealed to avoid duplication and possible contradiction.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-86-100.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.530.

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 01-02-050 on December 28, 2000.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

February 28, 2001

Bonita H. Jacques, Chief

Office of Legal Affairs

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 388-86-100

Durable medical equipment, prosthetic devices, and disposable/nonreuseable medical supplies.

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