PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Date of Adoption: March 2, 2001.
Purpose: WAC 388-517-0400 Medicare coinsurance payment -- Extended care patient, to make the rule consistent with current federal and state policy, to meet the clear writing standards required by the Governor's Executive Order 97-02, and to move the rule out of chapter 388-86 WAC which is being phased out by MAA.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-87-060 Payment -- Extended care patient -- Coinsurance.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090, and 74.09.055.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-17-095 and 01-02-073 on August 15, 2000 and December 29, 2000, respectively.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
February 28, 2001
Bonita H. Jacques, Chief
Office of Legal Affairs
2815.1(1) Client is eligible for extended care Medicare benefits;
(2) Client is eligible for Medicaid, qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) program, or the special low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) program; and
(3) Medicare coinsurance costs less than the Medicaid nursing facility rate.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 388-87-060 | Payment -- Extended care patient -- Coinsurance. |