09-16-021

WSR 09-16-021

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Health and Recovery Services Administration)

[ Filed July 24, 2009, 12:35 p.m. , effective August 24, 2009 ]

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

     Purpose: HRSA is repealing WAC 388-517-0400 because medicare coinsurance, deductibles, and copayments are addressed in WAC 388-517-0320.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-517-0400.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 74.09.500.

     Other Authority: Section 1902 (a)(10)(E)(iii) and Section 1905 (p)(3)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 09-13-094 on June 16, 2009.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Date Adopted: July 23, 2009.

Stephanie E. Schiller

Rules Coordinator

4097.1
REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 388-517-0400

Medicare coinsurance payment -- Extended care patient.