WSR 17-19-098

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed September 19, 2017, 11:37 a.m., effective October 20, 2017]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The department is creating WAC 388-71-0701 and 388-71-0723 and amending WAC 388-71-0702, 388-71-0718, and 388-71-0722 to define the terms used throughout the chapter, update existing language as it pertains to the center's responsibility in developing a negotiated care plan, and define clients rights in regards to restraints including physical restraints, chemical restraints, involuntary seclusion, and the use of medical devices.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 388-71-0701 and 388-71-0723; and amending WAC 388-71-0702, 388-71-0718, and 388-71-0722.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-12-104 on June 6, 2017.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 388-71-0723(4), added "for discipline or staff convenience." WAC 388-71-0701 and 388-71-0723 (5)(a)(b) [(5)(b)], changed "exploitation" to "personal exploitation."

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 2, Amended 3, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 2, Amended 3, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: September 13, 2017.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator