PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Adult Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-76-765.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 70.128.040 and chapter 43.20A RCW.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Structural fire safety requirements have been incorporated into the UBC and WAC 51-40-310. This amendment will facilitate sole source for fire safety structural requirements and maintain other fire safety requirements for adult family homes.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: This amendment will remove DSHS from regulating structural requirements. Structural requirements will be regulated by building officials at the local level.
Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making, meetings will be held with all stakeholder and other interested parties. DSHS welcomes the public to take part in developing the rule(s). Anyone interested in participating should contact the staff person indicated below. After the rule(s) is drafted, DSHS will file a copy with the Office of the Code Reviser with a notice of proposed rule making, and send a copy to everyone currently on the mailing list and anyone else who requests a copy.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Chuck Foster, DSHS/AASA/RCS, 640 Woodland Square Loop S.E., P.O. Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600, phone (360) 725-2587, e-mail fostec@dshs.wa.gov, fax (360) 438-7903.
August 30, 2001
Brian H. Lindgren, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit