The Home and Community Services division filed rules with the Washington State Code Reviser’s Office in September 2025. If there are any questions about the rulemakings, please contact the program manager on the Code Reviser forms in the hyperlinks below.
CR-101 Preproposal Statement of Inquiry
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is considering amending WAC 388-106-1810 What services may I receive under LTSS NFLOC PE?, specifically the rules related to the Long-Term Services & Supports Presumptive Eligibility. Other necessary changes and corrections related to grammar, numerical representation, consistency, and inclusive language may also be included. For the purposes of this rulemaking LTSS means Long Term Services and Supports, NFLOC means Nursing Facility Level of Care, and PE means Presumptive Eligibility which includes functional and financial assessments using the screening tool within CARE. Filed as WSR 25-20-008 on September 18, 2025.
CR-102 Proposed Rulemaking
WAC 388-106-0010 What definitions apply to this chapter? and WAC 388-106-0090 How does the CARE tool measure cognitive performance? and other related rules that may be required. Filed as WSR 25-19-044 on September 9, 2025.
CR-103 Rule Making Order (Adopted Rules)
The purpose of the adoption is to amend rules that are related to supportive housing programs that need to align with policies that have been updated through an administrative process, and to define the department’s supportive housing program rules. Other necessary changes and corrections related to grammar, numerical representation, consistency, and inclusive language are included, and will clarify supportive housing programs standards and expectations. These changes are in response to ongoing program changes over time as approved by the department.
The purpose of repealing administrative hearing rights under supportive housing is due to WAC 388-106-1760 being duplicative of WAC 388-106-1305. It is unclear to clients that these are the same right as they are receiving two notices. This will not repeal the client’s right to administrative hearing. Filed as WSR 25-20-014 on September 19, 2025.
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