Emergencys

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: Home care aide and nursing assistant-certified alternate certification time frames. The department of health (department) is establishing alternate certification time frames for individuals working toward certification as a home care aide or nursing assistant-certified (NA-C). This includes amending WAC 246-980-025, 246-980-030, 246-980-040, and 246-980-065; and adopting new WAC 246-980-011. Due to lasting impacts caused by the coronaviru

Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2024. Purpose: Effective January 1, 2024, the legislature provided funding for adult cochlear implants. The agency is revising these rules to include coverage for adult cochlear implants for apple health (medicaid) clients and update cochlear implant device coverage. The agency has already begun the permanent rule-making process, filed proposed rules under WSR 23-24-002, and scheduled a public hearing for January 9, 2024. Citation of Rules Affected by this Orde

Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2024. Purpose: The department is adopting emergency amendments to WAC 388-478-0055 How much do I get from my state supplemental payments (SSP)? These amendments clarify the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) to SSP standards for medically institutionalized recipients of SSI, as determined by the Social Security Administration. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-478-0055. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050 , 74.04.055 , 74.04.0

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The department is adopting emergency amendments to WAC 388-416-0005 How long can I get Basic Food? and 388-418-0011 What is a mid-certification review, and do I have to complete one in order to keep receiving benefits? These amendments are necessary to comply with the approved federal waiver for the elderly simplified application project (ESAP), extending the basic food certification period from 12 months to 36 months for households where

Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2024. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to set closure dates for recreational fishing seasons for North Fork and South Fork, Nooksack River. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-312-040. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the publ

Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2024. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open commercial red sea urchin harvest seasons. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000B; and amending WAC 220-340-750. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safet

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: WA HEALTH reporting for acute care hospitals; new WAC 246-320-700 Reporting of health system readiness data. The department of health (department) is extending this emergency rule to continue to require acute care hospitals in Washington state, licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, to report hospital maintenance and operation data to the department through Washington's Healthcare and Emergency and Logistics Tracking Hub (WA HEALTH) in accorda

Effective Date of Rule: December 26, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open recreational razor clam seasons. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-330-16000I; and amending WAC 220-330-160. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or ge

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The department of social and health services (department) is extending emergency amendments to WAC 388-444-0030 Are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) subject to additional work requirements and time limits to be eligible for basic food? and 388-444-0035 Who is exempt from ABAWD time limits and minimum work requirements? These amendments are necessary to comply with federal regulatory changes under the Fiscal Responsibility Act

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open hatchery steelhead retention from the Dalles Dam upstream to the Washington/Oregon (WA/OR) border. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-06000Y; and amending WAC 220-312-060. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a ru

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The department is adopting emergency amendments to the following WAC sections to more accurately align pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program rules with federal regulations. WAC 388-439-0020 Eligibility for pandemic EBT benefits for children under age six and 388-439-0025 Eligibility for pandemic EBT benefits during the 2023 summer period. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-439-0020 and 388-439-0025. Statutory Authority for

Effective Date of Rule: December 18, 2023. Purpose: Closes commercial harvest of green sea urchins in District 2. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000A; and amending WAC 220-340-750. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, an

Effective Date of Rule: December 19, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open Crab Management Region 2E to commercial harvest effective 8:00 a.m. on December 19, 2023, with a pot limit of 25 pots per license. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-45500C and 220-340-47000Y; and amending WAC 220-340-455 and 220-340-470. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good caus

Effective Date of Rule: December 11, 2023. Purpose: Opens commercial harvest of green sea urchin in District 2. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000Z; and amending WAC 220-340-750. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: Naloxone nasal spray as over-the-counter status. In March 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first 4 mg naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug and has approved other naloxone nasal sprays since that time. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. Currently, WAC 246-945-030 incorporates the 39th edition of the A

Effective Date of Rule: December 7, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to return Elochoman River salmon rules to permanent rules. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-03000H. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare

Effective Date of Rule: December 8, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to require the release of wild coho in Naselle and Willapa rivers. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-02000H; and amending WAC 220-312-020. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the pub

Effective Date of Rule: December 13, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open recreational razor clam seasons. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-330-16000H; and amending WAC 220-330-160. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or ge

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: This rule making will expand eligibility to people working in licensed child care centers and licensed family homes, specialty and therapeutic court participants, and undocumented children. This rule making will also establish eligibility for families with a parent participating in a state-registered apprenticeship with income less than 85 percent of the state median income who, within the last year, were approved for working connections

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: This rule-making order amends chapter 16-470 WAC, Quarantine — Agricultural pests, to expand the boundaries of the internal quarantine for Japanese beetle within Washington state. The quarantine prohibits regulated articles located inside the quarantine area from moving outside of it. The quarantine prevents potentially infested host material from being transported to other parts of the state, thereby limiting the spread of Japanese beetl

Effective Date of Rule: December 5, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to increase the pot limit in Crab Management Region 1 to 45 pots per license. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-45500B and 220-340-47000X; and amending WAC 220-340-455 and 220-340-470. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rul

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: This rule establishes eligibility criteria for the civil transition program, which is a state-funded, fee-for-service program that requires the department of social and health services to provide wraparound services and supports in community-based settings, which may include residential supports, to persons who have been found not competent to stand trial due to an intellectual or developmental disability, dementia, or traumatic brain inj

Effective Date of Rule: December 1, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to implement steelhead conservation measures in coastal, Grays Harbor, and Willapa Bay tributaries. This rule will prohibit fishing from a floating device in many tributaries that are open to fishing, reduce steelhead daily limit to two hatchery fish in areas that typically have a three fish limit, require the release of wild rainbow trout, and implement selective gear rules (except only one single point bar

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: In alignment with SHB [2SHB] 1550, passed by the Washington state legislature in 2023, the emergency rules establish the transition to kindergarten program. The rules provide for the administration of, the allocation of state funding for, and minimum standards and requirements for the transition to kindergarten program for the 2023-24 school year. This is a renewal of emergency rule filing as the office of superintendent of public instruc

Effective Date of Rule: November 24, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open recreational razor clam seasons. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-330-16000G; and amending WAC 220-330-160. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or ge

Effective Date of Rule: November 27, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close commercial harvest of green sea urchin in District 2. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000Y; and amending WAC 220-340-750. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public

Effective Date of Rule: November 20, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open purse seine test fisheries in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 9, 10, and 11. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-354-12000D; and amending WAC 220-354-120. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule i

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: Amending the definition of mental health professional and creating certified agency affiliated counselor (C-AAC) and licensed agency affiliated counselor (L-AAC) credentials. Amending WAC 246-341-0200 and 246-341-0515 in chapter 246-341 WAC, Behavioral health agency licensing and certification requirements, and WAC 246-810-010, 246-810-015, and 246-810-990 in chapter 246-810 WAC, Counselors. 2SHB 1724 (chapter 425, Laws of 2023) made seve

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to amend commercial crab rules in Puget Sound: WAC 220-340-45500B: Closes Puget Sound commercial crab harvest in Crab Management Region 2-East one hour after official sunset on November 18, 2023, until further notice. WAC 220-340-47000X: Increases the pot limit in Crab Management Region 3-2 to 35 pots per license. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-45500A and 220-340-47000

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: This extension of emergency rules deals with WAC 388-71-0876 When must long-term care workers who were working or hired during the COVID-19 public health emergency complete training including required specialty training? and 388-112A-0081 When must long-term care workers who were working or hired during the COVID-19 public health emergency complete training including required specialty training? The department of social and health service

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open chum salmon retention in portions of Marine Area 13 and Kennedy Creek. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-313-06000N; and amending WAC 220-312-040 and 220-313-060. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necess

Effective Date of Rule: November 16, 2023. Purpose: The department is extending emergency amendments to WAC 388-310-1600 WorkFirst — sanctions. These amendments expand good cause for not participating in WorkFirst program activities if a recipient is experiencing a hardship as defined in rule. These amendments are necessary to implement 2SHB 1447 (chapter 418, Laws of 2023), effective July 23, 2023. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-310-1600. Statutory Authority for Adop

Effective Date of Rule: November 16, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to return fishing seasons in the Stillaguamish River and its forks to permanent rules. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-04000U. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public healt

Effective Date of Rule: November 15, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this rule is to return fisheries in Toutle River, North Fork Toutle River, and Green River to permanent rules. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-03000G. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public heal

Effective Date of Rule: November 13, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close commercial gillnet and purse seine fisheries in Management Areas 12 and 12B. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-354-120 and 220-354-160. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the p

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open commercial crab fishing in Puget Sound: WAC 220-340-45500A: Closes Puget Sound commercial crab harvest in Crab Management Region 2-West one hour after official sunset on November 13, 2023, until further notice. WAC 220-340-47000W: Sets reduced pot limits by area for Puget Sound commercial crab harvest effective the dates listed in the amended section of WAC 220-340-455. Citation of Rules Affec

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: Removing postgraduate medical training barriers to physician licensing. The Washington medical commission (commission) is extending its emergency rule that amends WAC 246-919-330 to eliminate the outdated requirement for consecutive years of training in no more than two programs. This change will remove a barrier for qualified applicants to obtain a physician license. Due to the practitioner shortage, multiple pathways to board certificat

Effective Date of Rule: November 9, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open commercial beach seine seasons in Area 12C. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-354-210. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule making is to create an exemption to the odorization requirements of WAC 480-93-015 for operators of renewable natural gas (RNG) pipelines with hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) present in the gas. WAC 480-93-015(2) currently requires all gas pipeline operators to odorize their lines and perform a sniff test to detect odorization. Because H2S is toxic to humans, RNG pipelines where H 2 S is present need to be exem

Effective Date of Rule: November 16, 2023. Purpose: The department is extending emergency amendments to WAC 388-447-0120 How does alcohol or drug dependence affect my eligibility for referral to the housing and essential needs (HEN) program? and 388-449-0220 How does alcohol or drug dependence affect my eligibility for the ABD cash and pregnant women assistance programs? to expand good cause reasons for not participating in substance use disorder assessment or treatment as a condition of eligibi

Effective Date of Rule: November 18, 2023. Purpose: The department is planning to amend WAC 388-71-0523, 388-71-0836, 388-71-0837, 388-71-0839, 388-71-0875, 388-71-0880, 388-71-0888, 388-71-0893, 388-71-0975, 388-71-0977, 388-71-0980, 388-71-1001, 388-112A-0010, 388-112A-0110, 388-112A-0115, 388-112A-0130, 388-115-0503, 388-115-0505, 388-115-0520, 388-115-0523, 388-115-0540 and 388-115-05410; and repeal WAC 388-112A-0130 in response to and in compliance with E2SHB 1694 (chapter 424, Laws of 2023

Effective Date of Rule: November 12, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open recreational razor clam seasons. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-330-16000F; and amending WAC 220-330-160. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or ge

Effective Date of Rule: November 4, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to reduce the adult salmon portion of the salmon daily limit to one fish for Grays Harbor streams and some coastal tributaries. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-02000E; and amending WAC 220-312-020. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or

Effective Date of Rule: November 7, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open commercial crab fishing in Puget Sound; WAC 220-340-45500Y: (1) Opens Puget Sound commercial crab harvest in Crab Management Regions 1, 2-East, 2-West, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-4 at 8:00 a.m. on November 7, 2023, until further notice. (2) Closes Port Angeles Harbor to commercial crab harvest due to public health decrees. (3) Amends the Bellingham Bay tribal exclusive area to match what will be implemente

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to allow chum retention in Carr Inlet. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-313-060. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observ

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: Medication assistance in community-based and in-home care settings. As provided in RCW 69.41.010 (15) the pharmacy quality assurance commission (commission) and department of health (department) are filing jointly to reinstate medication assistance rules as permitted under chapter 69.41 RCW by adopting new rules in WAC 246-945-710, 246-945-712, 246-945-714, 246-945-716, 246-945-718, 246-945-720, 246-945-722, 246-945-724, 246-945-726, and

Effective Date of Rule: November 6, 2023. Purpose: Closes commercial harvest of green sea urchin in Districts 6 and 7. Opens commercial harvest of green sea urchin in District 2. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000X; and amending WAC 220-340-750. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.020 , 77.12.045 , and 77.12.047 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the