PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
(Division of Child Support)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amendments to WAC 388-14A-3130 What happens if a parent makes a timely request for hearing on a support establishment notice?, 388-14A-3925 Who can ask to modify an administrative support order?, 388-14A-5520 What happens if I make a timely objection to a notice of retained support?, 388-14A-5525 What happens at the hearing on a notice of retained support?, and 388-14A-5530 Can I request a late hearing on a notice of retained support?
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 26.23.050, 34.05.220(1), 74.08.090, 74.20A.055, 74.20A.056, 74.20A.059.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The Division of Child Support (DCS) is planning to amend the rules regarding mailings by the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) by certified mail. Sending the Notice of Hearing, Initial Decision and other OAH forms by first class mail would result in substantial savings for DCS.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: DCS is working with OAH on this rule revision.
Process for Developing New Rule: DCS engages in modified collaborative rule making. Those persons wishing to participate in developing the new rules are encouraged to contact Nancy Koptur at the DSHS Division of Child Support (DCS) headquarters as soon as possible. DCS will post information regarding this rule development project and others on its website, which can be found at www.wa.gov/dshs/dcs, or on the DSHS Economic Services Administration's regulatory improvement website, which can be found at http://www-app2.wa.gov/dshs/esa/extpolicy/blue.asp. DSHS/DCS encourages the public to take part in developing the rules. After the rules are drafted, DSHS will file a copy with the Office of the Code Reviser with a notice of proposed rule making, and will send a copy to everyone currently on the mailing list and to 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 the DCS Rules Coordinator, Nancy Koptur, Division of Child Support, P.O. Box 9162, Mailstop 45860, Olympia, WA 98507-9162, phone (360) 664-5065 or 1-800-457-6202, fax (360) 664-5209, e-mail nkoptur@dshs.wa.gov, TTY/TDD (360) 664-5011.
November 1, 2001
Brian H. Lindgren, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit