WSR 17-15-071
AGENDA
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
[Filed July 14, 2017, 11:46 a.m.]
Semi-Annual Rule-Making Agenda
July 1 through December 31, 2017
This is the office of the attorney general's semi-annual rule-making agenda for publication in the Washington State Register pursuant to RCW 34.05.314. The office may have additional rule making as conditions warrant.
Should you have questions about this rule-making agenda, please contact Melissa Brearty, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100, (360) 534-4849, melb@atg.wa.gov. Additional contact information for particular rules is provided below.
 
 
Current Activity
(In 2017)
 
WAC
Citation
Subject Matter
Preproposal
(CR-101)
Proposed (CR-102) or
Expedited (CR-105)
Permanent
(CR-103)
Additional
Contacts
44-14
Public Records ActModel rules. Consider possible updates. CR-101 Filed November 9, 2016, WSR 16-23-038.
 
CR-102
Anticipated filing fall 2017
 
Nancy Krier
phone (360) 586-7842
email
Nancyk1@atg.wa.gov
44-10
Lemon lawConsider possible technological and efficiency updates to the arbitration hearing and arbitration process.
CR-101
Filed February 15, 2017
WSR 17-05-111
CR-102
Anticipated filing fall 2017
 
Marc Worthy
phone (206) 464-6388
email
marcw@atg.wa.gov
44-02-010
Medicaid fraud control unit - implementing RCW 74.66.020(5) by adjusting Washington Medicaid False Claims Act (FCA) civil penalties to be equivalent to Federal False Claims Act civil penalties in order to remain compliant with the Deficit Reduction Act mandate that our state FCA be at least as effective in rewarding and facilitating qui tam actions for false and fraudulent claims as those in the federal act. See, section 1909 (b)(2), sections 3730 through 3732 of the Federal False Claims Act. Public hearing was held June 29, 2017.
CR-101
Filed February 15, 2017
WSR 17-05-110
CR-102
Filed May 19, 2017
WSR 17-11-087
Anticipate filing CR-103 and final rule on July 21, 2017, to be effective 31 days later
Doug Walsh
phone (360) 586-8872
email
dougw@atg.wa.gov
44-66
Adopting rule to comply with ESHB [EHB] 1595 regarding copying fees and payment procedures for public records.
 
Anticipated filing of CR-103E in July 2017
 
Christina Beusch
email
ChristinaB@atg.wa.gov
Melissa Brearty
Rules Coordinator