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December 5, 2025

The Department of Social and Health Services Home and Community Services Division filed the following rules with the Washington State Code Revisers Office. Please click on the link to the CR-Form for the staff contact if you have any questions. 

CR-101 Preproposal Statement of Inquiry

The Department of Social and Health Services (department) is planning to amend the following WAC sections: 388-112A-0010, 388-112A-0020, WAC 388-112A-0080, 388-112A-0105, 388-112A-0490, 388-112A-0495, 388-112A-0720, 388-112A-1100 relating to Veteran Medical Foster Homes based on ESSB 5200 (Chapter 108 Laws of 2025). Filed on December 3, 2025, as WSR 26-01-004.

CR-103P Rule Making Order (Adopted)

WAC 388-106-0010 What definitions apply to this chapter? to implement HB 1942 (Chapter 224, Laws of 2024) to not consider an individual provider to be a source of informal support. Additionally, changes include WAC 388-106-090 How does the CARE tool measure cognitive performance? to align with requirements defined in WAC 388-106-0101 Ability to make self-understood. Filed on December 1, 2025, as WSR 25-25-074.


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