WSR 17-08-008 PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY (Washington Apple Health) [Filed March 24, 2017, 11:00 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 182-551-3000 Private duty nursing services for clients seventeen years of age and younger; new WAC 182-551-3100 Private duty nursing services for clients age seventeen and younger—Client eligibility, 182-551-3200 Private duty nursing services for clients age seventeen and younger—Client requirements, 182-551-3300 Private-duty nursing services for clients age seventeen and younger—Application requirements, 182-551-3400 Private-duty nursing services for clients age seventeen and younger—Authorization; and other related rules as appropriate.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The agency is amending WAC 182-551-3000 to update the definition of "private duty nursing." The agency is moving the subsections in WAC 182-551-3000 regarding client eligibility, provider requirements, application requirements, and authorization to new WAC sections in order to clarify the information and make it easier to find. WAC 182-531-3000 is being renamed to reflect that it contains general information about private duty nursing for clients age seventeen and younger. The language in the new WAC sections contains additional changes to clarify information regarding client eligibility, provider requirements, application requirements, and authorization. During the course of this review, the agency may identify additional changes that are required in order to improve clarity or update policy.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Department of social and health services.
Process for Developing New Rule: The agency welcomes the public to take part in developing this rule. If interested, contact the person identified below to receive an early rule draft to review. After the early review, the agency will send a notice of proposed rule making (CR-102) to everyone receiving this notice and anyone 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 Katie Pounds, P.O. Box 42716, Olympia, WA 98504-2716, fax (360) 586-9727, TTY 1-800-848-5429, email katherine.pounds@hca.wa.gov.
March 24, 2017
Wendy Barcus
Rules Coordinator
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