PERMANENT RULES
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 48.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 48.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.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The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: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. |