Emergencys

Effective Date of Rule: January 26, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to set closure dates for harvest of white sturgeon in The Dalles and John Day pools. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-06000H; 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 rule is necessary for the prese

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The Washington state legislature passed HB [2SHB] 1751 referred to as "Sam's Law," which took effect June 9, 2022. The law requires colleges to take several actions to prevent hazing, including modifying the code of student conduct. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 132J-126-125; and amending WAC 132J-126-030 and 132J-126-090. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.50.140 . Other Authority: Washington state HB [2SHB] 17

Effective Date of Rule: February 25, 2023, 5:00 a.m. Purpose: Opens a commercial smelt fishery on the Columbia River. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-358-06000F; and amending WAC 220-358-060. 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

Effective Date of Rule: January 21, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open razor clam seasons for Copalis Beach (Razor Clam Area 4). Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-330-16000S; 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 publ

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: WAC 246-945-171 Retired active pharmacist license status, establishing a new section of rule. This emergency rule will extend WSR 22-20-023, filed on September 23, 2022, without change. On March 26, 2020, Governor Inslee signed Proclamation 20-32 to help increase the number of health care workers available to meet the needs of patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This proclamation included a provision that all

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: To amend WAC 363-116-078 Pilot training program, pursuant to RCW 34.05.350 Emergency rules and amendments, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency situations as defined by RCW 34.05.350 . Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 363-116-078. Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 88.16 RCW, Pilotage Act. Other Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW; RCW 34.05.350 Emergency rules and amendments. Under RCW 34.05.350

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: Pierce College is utilizing the WAC emergency rule[-making process] to update the student conduct code, chapter 132K-135 WAC, in order to be in compliance with HB [2SHB] 1751 regarding hazing. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 132K-135-040 and 132K-135-070. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.50.140 (13). Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that state or federal law or federal rule or a federal d

Effective Date of Rule: January 23, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open green sea urchin harvest in Districts 3 and 4. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000Q; 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,

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: Amends coastal commercial crab rules. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-340-420 and 220-340-450. 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 observing the time requiremen

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close commercial crab fishing in crab management Region 1 on January 22, 2023. WAC 220-340-45500W closes Puget Sound commercial crab harvest in crab management Region 1 on January 22, 2023, one hour after official sunset time. WAC 220-340-47000T sets pot limits for all areas with commercial harvest opportunity in Puget Sound; reduces the pot limit for all areas that are closed to "0." Citation of R

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to set a closure date for District 1 and to open District 2-1 with a reduced weekly trip limit. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-340-730. 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: Establishing alternate certification time frames for individuals working toward certification as a home care aide or nursing assistant-certified (NAC) while testing and training backlogs exist. 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 impacts from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many long-term care workers are still unable to obtain trainin

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close commercial crab fishing in crab management Region 2 West on January 14, 2023. WAC 220-340-45500 closes Puget Sound commercial crab harvest in Crab Management Region 2 West on January 14, 2023, one hour after official sunset time. WAC 220-340-47000 sets pot limits for all areas with commercial harvest opportunity in Puget Sound. Reduces the pot limit for all areas that are closed to "0." Citat

Effective Date of Rule: January 12, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close sturgeon retention in the Bonneville Pool. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-06000F; 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 rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, saf

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: This amendment enables the department of children, youth, and families (DCYF) to take enforcement action in the event a licensee doesn't ensure lifesaving medication is available in emergencies. This rule is intended to save lives. Currently, no other rule allows for this critical function. Further, in July 2022, an identical rule was updated in the licensing requirements for child foster homes (WAC 110-148-1565). Citation of Rules Affect

Effective Date of Rule: January 11, 2023. Purpose: The department is extending the amendment of the rules listed below to assure [ensure] nursing homes are not significantly impeded from admitting and caring for residents during the COVID-19 outbreak. This rule making extends emergency rules filed consecutively since April 13, 2020, to maintain compliance with blanket waivers issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The amendments will continue to align state nursing home rules

Effective Date of Rule: January 7, 2023. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close game fish seasons in the Nooksack River system. 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 public health, safety, or general welfare, and t

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: WAC 246-840-930 and 246-841-405, amending specific training requirements for nursing assistant registered (NARs) and home care aides (HCAs). These rules continue the initial emergency rules filed as WSR 22-07-046 on March 14, 2022, and continuing under WSR 22-15-020 and 22-19-006. The nursing care quality assurance commission (commission) is refiling these emergency rules to allow a registered nurse delegator to delegate nursing tasks to

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: WAC 246-840-365 and 246-840-367. The nursing care quality assurance commission (commission) is amending specific license requirements for advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs). These amendments are necessary in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the critical demand for health care professionals. Because a federal public health emergency is set to be in effect until at least January 2023, this extens

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: WAC 246-841-420, 246-841-470, 246-841-490, 246-841-500, 246-841-510, and 246-841-555. The nursing care quality assurance commission (commission) is amending specific training requirements for nursing assistant certified (NAC) and nursing assistant registered (NAR) in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the critical demand for health care professionals. Because a federal public health emergency is set to be in

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close commercial crab fishing in crab management Region 2 East on January 6, 2023. WAC 220-340-45500U delays the closure of Puget Sound commercial crab harvest in Crab Management Region 2 East from January 3 to 6, 2023, one hour after official sunset time. WAC 220-340-47000R sets pot limits for all areas with commercial harvest opportunity in Puget Sound and reduces the pot limit for all areas that

Effective Date of Rule: December 30, 2022. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close commercial crab fishing in Crab Management Region 2 East. WAC 220-340-45500T closes Puget Sound commercial crab harvest in Crab Management Region 2 East on January 3, 2023, one hour after official sunset time. WAC 220-340-47000Q sets pot limits for all areas with commercial harvest opportunity in Puget Sound and reduces the pot limit for all areas that are closed to "0." Citation of Rules Affected

Effective Date of Rule: January 5, 2023. Purpose: This emergency [rule making] removes references in WAC to post-employment services provided by the division of vocational rehabilitation (DVR) as being available to the customer post exit. The department filed a CR-101 preproposal under WSR 22-12-030 to begin the permanent adoption process. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-891A-0610 and 388-891A-0890. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 34.05.350 (1)(b), 74.29.020 (8),

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The department of children, youth, and families (DCYF) will be making changes to the child welfare WAC in chapter 110-50 WAC and WAC 110-80-0260 regarding referrals to the division of child support when children are placed into DCYF's care. Currently, DCYF refers all children, unless good cause exists to not pursue collection. DCYF wants to revise the types of cases being referred and the good cause criteria to minimize the number of refe

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: New WAC 246-320-700 Reporting of health system readiness data. The department of health (department) is extending this emergency rule, WAC 246-320-700, to continue to require acute care hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW to report hospital maintenance and operation data to the department through Washington's health care and emergency and logistics tracking hub (WA HEALTH) in accordance with the WA HEALTH User Guide. WA HEALTH is u

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: This rule amends Puget Sound commercial buoy tag requirements to accommodate changes in replacement tag availability. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-340-430. 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, sa

Effective Date of Rule: December 28, 2022. Purpose: Amends freshwater recreational rules for Tokul Creek. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-04000B; and 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 public health, safety, or general welfare, and that o

Effective Date of Rule: December 28, 2022. Purpose: These changes to chapter 388-845 WAC are necessary to implement amendments to the developmental disabilities administration's (DDA) home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers as approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Major changes to the chapter: Adjust the yearly limits applicable to certain waivers; add assistive technology to multiple waivers; remove the positive behavior support and consultation serv

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The department is adopting emergency amendments to WAC 388-412-0040 Can I get my benefits replaced, to issue replacement benefits to households whose cash benefits were either cloned or skimmed between March 1 and December 31, 2022. Loss in benefits must be reported to, or verified by, the department no later than March 31, 2023, and the department will provide a one-time replacement of no more than $300. Citation of Rules Affected by thi

Effective Date of Rule: January 2, 2023. Purpose: Opens harvest of red urchin in Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000P; 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 that

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: WAC 220-340-45500S: (1) Opens Puget Sound commercial crab harvest in Crab Management Region 2E on December 19, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. (2) Closes subregion 3-2 to commercial harvest effective December 20, 2022. (3) Implements hard closure dates that may close with[in] 120 days. (4) Corrects the Bellingham Bay closure area. WAC 220-340-42000M: Permits barging of pots from December 19, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. through 7:59 a.m. on December 21, 2022, i

Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2023. Purpose: The department of revenue is amending WAC 458-65A-10001 to incorporate the changes under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act enacted in 2022 legislation, chapter 63, Laws of 2022 (ESSB 5531). Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 458-65A-10001. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 63.30.030 . Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the pr

Effective Date of Rule: December 19, 2022. Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close harvest of green [sea] urchins in Districts 3, 4, 6, and 7. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000N; 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

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: WAC 246-101-017 Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reporting. The Washington state board of health has adopted a ninth emergency rule to continue to designate COVID-19 as a notifiable condition and establish reporting requirements for health care providers, health care facilities, laboratories, local health jurisdictions, and the department of agriculture to report certain data with COVID-19 test results,

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: New WAC 246-300-001 Licensed health care facilities and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Extending the adoption of an emergency rule that establishes that all health care facilities licensed by the department of health (department) must comply with state and federal statutes, administrative rules, lawful orders, and other legal requirements relating to the operation of the facility and the control or prevention of the spread of COVID-

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 the Japanese beetle within Washington state. The quarantine prohibits the 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 Japanes

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: This emergency rule allows the factory assembled structure (FAS) program to effectively approve plans for commercial coach trailers, factory-built housing and commercial structures, recreational park trailers, recreational vehicles, and conversion vendor units (food trucks and trailers) as required under RCW 43.22.360 and 43.22.480 . The rule language includes changes to chapters 296-150C and 296-150F WAC that clarify plan submission requ

Effective Date of Rule: December 12, 2022. Purpose: Increases the weekly landing limit for green sea urchins. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000M; 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 th