WSR 02-17-001

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH


[ Filed August 7, 2002, 12:04 p.m. ]

     Date of Adoption: August 7, 2002.

     Purpose: Chapter 246-388 WAC implements RCW 70.175.100 and establishes minimum standards for the construction, maintenance, operation and scope of rural health care facilities.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing chapter 246-388 WAC.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 50.175.100 [70.175.100].

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-13-075 on June 17, 2002.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 48.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 48.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

August 7, 2002

M. C. Selecky

Secretary

OTS-5625.1


REPEALER
     The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 246-388-001 Purpose.
WAC 246-388-010 Definitions.
WAC 246-388-020 License -- Application -- Denial -- Appeal.
WAC 246-388-030 Exemptions.
WAC 246-388-040 Department approval of construction.
WAC 246-388-050 Governing body and administration.
WAC 246-388-060 Quality assurance.
WAC 246-388-070 Personnel.
WAC 246-388-072 Criminal history, disclosure, and background inquiries.
WAC 246-388-080 Infection control.
WAC 246-388-090 Abuse reports.
WAC 246-388-100 Water supply.
WAC 246-388-110 Plumbing.
WAC 246-388-120 Staff facilities.
WAC 246-388-130 Storage.
WAC 246-388-140 Heating.
WAC 246-388-150 Lighting and wiring.
WAC 246-388-160 Emergency light and power.
WAC 246-388-170 Ventilation.
WAC 246-388-180 Corridors and doors.
WAC 246-388-190 Carpets.
WAC 246-388-200 Stairways, ramps, and elevators.
WAC 246-388-210 Sewage, garbage, and waste.
WAC 246-388-220 Medical gases.
WAC 246-388-230 Core services.
WAC 246-388-240 Core services -- Twenty-four-hour emergency care.
WAC 246-388-250 Core service -- Outpatient care.
WAC 246-388-260 Core service -- Laboratory.
WAC 246-388-270 Core service -- Radiology.
WAC 246-388-280 Core service -- Inpatient care.
WAC 246-388-290 Core service -- Low-risk maternal patient and newborn care.
WAC 246-388-300 Support services and functions.
WAC 246-388-310 Support services and functions -- Materials processing and management.
WAC 246-388-320 Support services and functions -- Dietary.
WAC 246-388-330 Support services and functions -- Housekeeping.
WAC 246-388-340 Support services and functions -- Laundry.
WAC 246-388-350 Support services and functions -- Maintenance.
WAC 246-388-360 Support services and functions -- Medical records.
WAC 246-388-370 Support services and functions -- Pharmacy service.
WAC 246-388-380 Support services and functions -- Intravenous care.
WAC 246-388-390 Support services and functions -- Discharge planning.
WAC 246-388-400 Optional services.
WAC 246-388-410 Optional -- Long-term care.
WAC 246-388-420 Optional -- Occupational and physical therapy and respiratory care.
WAC 246-388-430 Optional -- Other diagnostic/therapeutic services.
WAC 246-388-440 Optional -- Surgical services.
WAC 246-388-450 Optional -- Anesthesia services.
WAC 246-388-990 Licensure fees.

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