WSR 22-05-049
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
[Filed February 9, 2022, 9:38 a.m., effective March 12, 2022]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Law enforcement officers' and firefighters' (LEOFF) Plan 1 minimum medical and health standards: The minimum medical and health standards for establishing membership in LEOFF Plan 1 prior to October 1, 1977, are no longer necessary.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 415-104-510 through 415-104-755; and amending WAC 415-104-500.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.50.050.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 22-02-077 on January 5, 2022.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 47.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 47.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 9, 2022.
Tracy Guerin
Director
OTS-3480.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 78-03-023, filed 2/15/78)
WAC 415-104-500((Purpose.))LEOFF Plan 1 minimum medical and health standards.
((The regulations contained in WAC 415-104-510 through 415-104-750 are adopted as the minimum medical and health standards which must be met or exceeded before a law enforcement officer or firefighter may become a member of the retirement system contained in chapter 41.26 RCW as now existing or hereafter amended. Such regulations are adopted pursuant to chapter 41.26 RCW (chapter 257, Laws of 1971 1st ex. sess.) and are to be applied consistent with the provisions of that act. The minimum medical and health standards are not hiring standards. They relate only to membership in the LEOFF system.))The minimum medical and health standards previously codified in WAC 415-104-510 through 415-104-755 are not currently necessary for administration of the plans and are hereby repealed.
OTS-3477.1
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
WAC 415-104-510
Minimum standards for membership—Physical examination.
WAC 415-104-520
Abdomen and gastrointestinal system.
WAC 415-104-530
Blood and blood-forming tissue diseases.
WAC 415-104-540
Dental.
WAC 415-104-550
Ears.
WAC 415-104-555
Hearing.
WAC 415-104-560
Table 1—Table of acceptable audiometric hearing level.
WAC 415-104-570
Endocrine and metabolic disorders.
WAC 415-104-580
Upper extremities.
WAC 415-104-584
Lower extremities.
WAC 415-104-588
Miscellaneous extremities.
WAC 415-104-590
Eyes.
WAC 415-104-595
Vision.
WAC 415-104-600
Genitalia.
WAC 415-104-605
Urinary system.
WAC 415-104-610
Head.
WAC 415-104-615
Neck.
WAC 415-104-620
Heart.
WAC 415-104-624
Vascular system.
WAC 415-104-628
Heart and vascular system—Miscellaneous.
WAC 415-104-630
Height.
WAC 415-104-634
Weight.
WAC 415-104-638
Body build.
WAC 415-104-640
Lungs and chest wall—General.
WAC 415-104-644
Lungs and chest—Tuberculous lesions.
WAC 415-104-648
Lungs and chest—Nontuberculous lesions.
WAC 415-104-650
Table 2—Table of weight.
WAC 415-104-660
Mouth.
WAC 415-104-663
Nose and sinuses.
WAC 415-104-666
Pharynx, trachea, esophagus, and larynx.
WAC 415-104-668
Miscellaneous mouth, throat, and nose diseases.
WAC 415-104-670
Neurological disorders.
WAC 415-104-680
Psychoses.
WAC 415-104-684
Psychoneuroses.
WAC 415-104-688
Personality disorders.
WAC 415-104-690
Skin and cellular tissues.
WAC 415-104-700
Spine and sacroiliac joints.
WAC 415-104-705
Scapulae, clavicles, and ribs.
WAC 415-104-710
Systemic diseases.
WAC 415-104-715
Miscellaneous conditions and defects.
WAC 415-104-720
Tumors.
WAC 415-104-725
Malignant diseases and tumors.
WAC 415-104-730
Venereal diseases.
WAC 415-104-740
Mental examination.
WAC 415-104-745
Mental examination—Requirement.
WAC 415-104-750
Mental examination—Procedure.
WAC 415-104-755
Mental examination—Retention by employing department.