PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-513-1301 Definitions related to long-term care (LTC) services.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.09.575.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This amendment will repeal the definitions of "annuity" and "life estate" and add a reference to the new WAC on trusts, annuities, and life estates which includes definition of these terms. It will also clarify definitions and add a definition of "participation."
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of this WAC. Draft material and information about how to participate are available by contacting the DSHS representative identified below.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mary Beth Ingram, Program Manager, Medical Assistance Administration, Mailstop 45534, Olympia, WA 98504-5534, phone (360) 725-1327, fax (360) 664-0910, TDD 1-800-848-5429, e-mail INGRAMB@dshs.wa.gov.
August 29, 2001
Brian H. Lindgren, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit