PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Revise WAC 182-08-095 to allow only one membership in PEBB coverage per eligible member as assumed in the 2001-2003 biennial budget and in accordance with the August 7, 2001, vote of the PEBB board to eliminate dual enrollment in PEBB-sponsored medical and dental coverage by eligible PEBB members.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.05.160.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To implement the change to WAC 182-08-095 voted on by the PEBB board at the August 7, 2001, meeting.
Process for Developing New Rule: Public hearings and stakeholders.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Barbara Scott, Health Care Authority, 676 Woodland Square Loop S.E., Olympia, WA 98504-2684, phone (360) 923-2642, fax (360) 923-2602.
September 5, 2001
Melodie H. Bankers
Rules Coordinator