WSR 16-18-040
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Long-Term Support Administration)
[Filed August 30, 2016, 9:57 a.m., effective September 30, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The department is amending existing sections, repealing sections, and creating new sections in chapter 388-101 WAC, Certified community residential services and supports, to align them with new or changed legislation.
HB 1307 outlines enforcement changes regarding certified community residential services and supports (CCRSS) providers. Initiative 1163 modifies the law governing background checks, training, and home care aide certification for long-term care, requiring changes in WAC 388-101-3000 Definitions and creating new sections WAC 388-101-3259 Long-term care worker requirements and 388-101-3202 Background checks—National fingerprint background checks. SB 5600 modified certain definitions concerning vulnerable adults including the definitions of abuse and sexual abuse, and also amended RCW 74.34.020, which is reflected in WAC 388-101-3000 Definitions.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-101-4210, 388-101-4220 and 388-101-4230; and amending WAC 388-101-3000, 388-101-4190, 388-101-4200, 388-101-4240, and 388-101-4260.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 71A.12, 74.34, 74.39A RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-13-007 (supplemental) on June 2, 2016; and WSR 15-20-113 (original CR-102) on October 6, 2015.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version:
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WAC 388-101-3000, changes made to text to include definitions of abuse, improper restraint, and chemical restraint to align with chapter 74.34 RCW definitions.
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WAC 388-101-3000, definition reworded for clarity.
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WAC 388-101-3202, section reworded for additional clarification.
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WAC 388-101-4205, section reworded to add clarity to rule.
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WAC 388-101-4215, section reworded to add clarity to rule.
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WAC 388-101-4225, correction made to wording.
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WAC 388-101-4230, repealed.
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WAC 388-101-4260, amended.
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WAC 388-101-4515, 388-101-4525, and 388-101-4535 renumbered to WAC 388-101-4215, 388-101-4225, and 388-101-4235.
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 9, Amended 5, Repealed 3.
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 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
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 9, Amended 5, Repealed 3.
Date Adopted: August 25, 2016.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 16-19 issue of the Register.