July 24, 2013_ALF "Dear Administrator" Letters

July 24, 2013

ALTSA: ALF #2013-015 
CR-101 FILED TO PROPOSE ADDING & AMENDING SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 388-78A WAC

Dear Assisted Living Facility Administrator:

The department is considering adding and amending sections to Chapter 388-78A of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC). The enclosed CR-101 document was recently filed with the Office of the Code Reviser.

The CR-101 document can also be found on the Aging and Long Term Services Administration (ALTSA) internet website at: http://www.altsa.dshs.wa.gov/professional/bh.htm  under "ALF Rule Filings".

The department's purpose in filing the CR-101 is to add and amend sections to Chapter 388-78A WAC to comply and be consistent with new laws passed by the 2013 Legislature:

Please check the ALTSA website often as we will be posting draft language for review and comment before filing the CR-102.  For rule making questions, please contact Jeanette K. Childress, Assisted Living Facilities Policy Program Manager at (360) 725-2591.

Sincerely,

E. Irene Owens, Interim Director
Residential Care Services

Enclosure:  CR 101 (WSR 13-15-106)