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Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Amend WAC 388-833-0017 Who may become an intensive habilitation services provider?, and 388-833-0019 Is a site visit required and what does DDA review during a site visit? These amendments add cross-references to the certification chapter recently adopted by the home and community living administration (HCLA) under chapter 388-825A WAC, and require contracted providers to be certified under the same chapter 388-825A WAC as state-oper

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: One purpose of this rule making is to amend the safety standards for cranes and derricks in construction. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated their standards in 2015 and 2018, which included clarifying each employer's duty to ensure the competency of crane operators through training, certification or licensing, and evaluation. In addition, this rule making implements some of the changes resulting from Was

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This proposal is to change the street address of the environmental and land use hearings office, shorelines hearings board (board). People wishing to do business with the board in person at its physical location will need to go to a new location. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 461-08-320. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.21B.170 and 90.58.175 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-12-027 on May 27, 202

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This proposal is to change the street address of the environmental and land use hearings office (ELUHO). People wishing to do business with ELUHO in person at its physical location will need to go to a new location. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 198-14-030. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.56.040 , 43.21B.005 , and 43.21B.090 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-12-026 on May 27, 2026 [2025]. Number

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This proposal is to change the street address of the environmental and land use hearings office, growth management hearings board (board). People wishing to do business with the board in person at its physical location will need to go to a new location. This rule change will also remove unnecessary email addresses from the board's contact information. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 242-03-060. Statutory Author

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This proposal is to change the street address of the environmental and land use hearings office, pollution control hearings board (board). People wishing to do business with the board in person at its physical location will need to go to a new location. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 371-08-320. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.21B.170 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-12-028 on May 27, 2026 [2025

Effective Date of Rule: October 1, 2025. Purpose: The purpose is to amend WAC 388-71-0836, 388-71-0985, 388-112A-0010, and 388-112A-0600, relating to requirements on continuing education (CE) and what topics may be covered in CE such as changes in the definitions of "compliance year," "expanded specialty training," and "professional development." Adopting these rules supports long-term care providers that have annual CE requirements. Both for the purposes of maintaining the home care aide (HCA)

Effective Date of Rule: December 1, 2025. Purpose: The department of health (department), in collaboration with the chiropractic quality assurance commission, is adopting amendments to WAC 246-808-990 to update chiropractic and X-ray technician licensure, registration, renewal, and other fees including clarifying language. The adopted rule amends fees which generate revenue for the chiropractic profession. To set fees appropriately, the department considered the financial forecast of the profess

Effective Date of Rule: September 1, 2025. Purpose: Amending examination requirements for orthotists and prosthetists to reduce barriers for initial licensure. The department of health (department), along with the orthotics and prosthetics advisory committee, is adopting rules to comply with passage of recent legislation, affecting chapter 246-850 WAC, Orthotics and prosthetics rules, to reduce barriers for licensure under 2SHB 1724 (chapter 425, Laws of 2023), codified as RCW 18.130.077 . To al

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The department of ecology (ecology) is adopting amendments to chapter 173-158 WAC, Flood plain management. This rule making implements changes that were made to the state's floodplain management law with the passage of SB [SSB] 5649 in 2024. The amendments instruct ecology how to review and approve waivers that would allow certain homes located in certain flood-prone areas to be structurally altered so that they are more protected fr

Effective Date of Rule: November 5, 2025. Purpose: The public disclosure commission (agency) rules establish schedules of monetary ranges used to categorize the assessment of appropriate penalties in enforcement matters. These rules will adjust the monetary values used to set the penalty schedules in brief and full commission proceedings. The limit on penalty assessments for a brief adjudicatory proceeding will be raised from $1,000 to $2,000. Mitigating and aggravating factors for each type of

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Professional educator advisory board (PEAB) and review team members will be able to each [apply] activity-based credit hours for licensure renewal for their activities associated with PEABs and review teams. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 181-85-033. Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 28A.410 RCW. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-13-027 on July 24, 2025 [June 6, 2025]. Number of Sections Adopted in

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) standards were updated, so updates to the professional educator standards board program standards are necessary additions to the new standards adopted by CACREP. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 181-78A-225. Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 28A.410 RCW. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-13-028 on July 24, 2025 [June

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Amends WAC to reflect changes to RCW 67.16.251 Handicapping contests, enacted by the legislature of the state of Washington, that authorize both class 1 racing associations and advanced deposit wagering firms licensed by the Washington horse racing commission to conduct horse racing handicapping contests. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 260-48-960 Distribution of source market fees. Statutory Authority for Adop

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: To establish a birth doula benefit for apple health (medicaid) clients. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 182-533-0610, 182-533-0620, 182-533-0630, 182-533-0640, 182-533-0650, 182-533-0660, 182-533-0665, 182-533-0670, and 182-533-0680. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160 . Other Authority: Section 211(35), chapter 424, Laws of 2025 (ESSB 5167). Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-13-066 on J

Effective Date of Rule: September 1, 2025. Purpose: The health care authority has revised the hospice rules to align with current policy and to identify rules that are applicable to managed care. The rules: • Define and clarify the role of health care representatives. • Clarify hospice notice requirements. • Update the requirements to become a medicaid-approved hospice care center. • Add the alternative benefit plan as a qualifier to receive pediatric palliative care case management/coordination

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Certification of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologists. In response to recent legislation, the department of health (department) is adopting rules to establish the MRI technologist credential. The department is adopting permanent rules to implement recent legislation affecting chapter 246-926 WAC, Radiologic imaging professionals, to include edits and clarifying updates related to establishing and regulating MRI technologist

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Clarified language of existing WAC 67-25-183 and 67-25-193 which detail the process of creating a waitlist for services when necessary. Updated the definitions to match the federal statute definitions for categorization of significance of disability and how to use the categories to assign priority of service on the waitlist when established. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 67-25-183 and 67-25-193. Statutory Aut

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The health care authority (HCA) amended WAC 182-501-0100 to reflect the 2011 change in authority for overseeing the medicaid program from the Washington state department of social and health services (DSHS) to HCA. The rule had referenced only the DSHS lien statutes. This amendment adds reference to the HCA lien statutes. Both HCA and DSHS use liens for subrogation purposes. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 182-

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: To bring Spokane College's student conduct code into compliance with United States Department of Education regulations, as altered by a federal court decision in Tennessee v. Cardona , No. 2:24-00072 (January 9, 2025), vacating the 2024 Title IX final rule. In light of the court's decision, education institutions are responsible for complying with the 2020 Title IX final rule. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapte

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This rule-making order establishes chapter 16-180 WAC, Produce safety, in order to adopt the 2024 version of the United States Food and Drug Administration's produce safety rule (21 C.F.R. Part 112). Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 16-180-005 and 16-180-010. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.135.020 and 15.135.080 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-10-045 on May 1, 2025. Number of Sections Adopted in Orde

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Further define the expected duration of the probation period for habitual traffic offenders, as well as clarify terms and conditions for probation upon reinstatement to remain in effect. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-101-240 Probation in habitual traffic offender matters. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.01.110 Rule-making authority. Other Authority: Chapter 46.65 RCW, Washington Habitual Traffic

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This rule proposal clarifies the requirements for commercial boat owners and operators to notify the department of fish and wildlife's enforcement program about scheduling and testing commercial fishing gear. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-353-080 Testing commercial fishing gear. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.055 , 77.12.047 , and 77.04.045 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-1

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Home care aide requirements; expanding who qualifies for exemptions from the requirement to obtain a home care aide certification in WAC 246-980-025 and 246-980-110 to implement recent legislation. The adopted rule amendments reflect the new law that expands exemptions for long-term care workers or individual providers who are exempt from having to obtain a home care aide certification. For individuals who provide care to their child

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The department of ecology (ecology) is adopting amendments to chapter 173-446 WAC, Climate Commitment Act program rule. The purpose of the rule amendments is to update the offset protocol for ozone depleting substances (ODS). This will increase the potential variety of offset projects that can be developed within the cap-and-invest program, as directed by RCW 70A.65.170 (1) and (4)(b). This statute directs ecology to conduct rule mak

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Developmental disabilities community services is enacting these changes to implement home and community-based services waivers as approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. These amendments add: Waiver eligibility for children and youth age 20 and younger who are subject to a court dependency or a similar proceeding in a tribal court or are receiving extended foster care services from the department of children, yout

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: To adopt amendments in WAC 388-106-0336 and 388-106-0338 to reflect updates to residential support waiver (RSW) eligibility when individuals are eligible for 1915(i) medicaid state plan option. Individuals must access the medicaid state plan service 1915(i) when assessed as needing 1:1 enhanced staffing. To avoid duplication of state plan and waiver services, the proposed rule will align with 1915(i) medicaid state plan eligibility a

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Chapter 246-329 WAC, Childbirth centers. The adopted rules revise and update industry language, licensing requirements, and operational standards for birthing centers. The adopted rules amend WAC 246-329-005 through 246-329-990 and establish new WAC 246-329-125. The adopted rules update chapter 246-329 WAC to current industry and department of health (department) standards to promote safe and quality care for clients receiving labor

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Chapter 246-760 WAC, Hearing [and vision] screening standards for school districts. The purpose of this adopted rule is to update the state board of health's (board) existing hearing screening standards for school districts. These rules establish requirements for annual preventative hearing and vision screenings, including which students are screened, how often, approved tools, referral criteria, procedures, and staff qualifications.

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The purpose of the proposal is to change the permanent rules for the Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery. The anticipated effect of this change is enhanced conservation of the white sturgeon population in Lake Roosevelt; specifically, protection for certain year classes of high conservation value while allowing for harvest of over-represented year-classes of hatchery-origin sturgeon. Changes would include modification of the harves

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing; and WAC 246-924-100, 246-924-151, 246-924-152, 246-924-155, and 246-924-161 are effective October 1, 2025, consistent with statutory authority. Purpose: Psychology; adopting updates to revise licensure standards and implement recent legislation. Amending chapter 246-924 WAC, including repealing sections and creating new sections. The examining board of psychology (board) is adopting changes to update licensure standards and implement recent l

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Pierce College has engaged with the rule-making process to update processes and procedures associated with chapter 132K-276 WAC regarding public records. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 132K-276-040, 132K-276-050, 132K-276-070, 132K-276-120, 132K-276-140, and 132K-276-990; and amending WAC 132K-276-010, 132K-276-020, 132K-276-030, 132K-276-060, 132K-276-080, 132K-276-090, 132K-276-100, 132K-276-110, and 132K-2

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This action is undertaken so that San Juan County may join Island, Skagit, and Whatcom counties in the Northwest Clean Air Agency (NWCAA) jurisdiction. In accordance with the State Clean Air Act (RCW 70A.15.1540 ), the entire NWCAA regulation (as adopted by May 21, 2025) is being readopted unchanged. Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70A.15 RCW. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-11-092 on May 21, 2025. Changes Other than E

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The health care authority amended its rules to comply with federal regulations by eliminating the requirement to apply for other benefits as a condition of medicaid eligibility. The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, removed a federal rule, 42 C.F.R. § 435.608; thus eliminating the requirement to apply for other benefits as a condition of medicaid eligibility. Citation o

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Chapter 43.21C RCW sets out the state policy on environmental issues. It charges all state agencies to develop policies and procedures, which "… insure that presently unquantified environmental amenities and values will be given appropriate consideration in decision making along with economic and technical considerations.["] Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 132F-325-010, 132F-325-020, 132F-325-030, 132F-325-040,

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: To bring the Seattle Colleges' student conduct code, chapter 132F-121 WAC, into compliance with reversion to the 2020 regulations issued by the United States Department of Education pursuant to its authority under Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, and to update other provisions of the student conduct code to reflect current issues and needs of the colleges' district and its students. Citation of Rules Affected by this Orde

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This rule-making order amends chapter 16-303 WAC, Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification by: • Increasing the following fees under WAC 16-303-340 (a), (e), and (g): o Application fee per variety per grower from $25 to $100. o Special field inspection fee per acre from $2.60 to $4.15. o Late application fee from $50 to $200. o Minimum reinspection fee from $45 to $100. • Adding the crop "quinoa" to the caption

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This rule-making order amends chapter 16-752 WAC, Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine, by adding a number of species to the noxious weed seed and plant quarantine, which would prohibit their sale and distribution. These species include: • Common (English) ivy ( Hedera helix ); • Atlantic/Boston ivy ( Hedera hibernica ); • Spotted touch me not ( Impatiens capensis ); • Cape pondweed ( Aponogeton distachyos ); • Hanging sedge ( Care

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This rule project seeks to clarify the following points in existing rules: (1) Allow the department of fish and wildlife (department) to continue to use contracted crop damage claim adjusters. To do so, the department must establish updated certification and experience standards for department-contracted crop adjusters. Since there was a change in the availability of federal crop insurance continuing education training for crop adjus

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) as related to telehealth. The veterinary board of governors (board) is adopting amendments to WAC 246-933-010 Definitions, by adding relevant terms relating to telehealth in veterinary services. The board is also adopting amendments to WAC 246-933-200 Veterinary-client-patient relationship, to clarify the regulatory requirements for establishing and maintaining a VCPR and specifying all

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Revise the adoption-by-reference dates in commission WAC to reflect the current version(s) of adopted materials and make other minor administrative updates and corrections. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 480-14-999, 480-15-999, 480-30-999, 480-31-999, 480-62-999, 480-70-999, 480-75-999, 480-93-999, 480-100-999, 480-108-999, 48-109-999, 480-110-999, 480-120-999, and 480-123-999. Statutory Authority for Adoption

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The department of social and health services is adopting amendments to WAC 388-400-0040 Am I eligible for benefits through the Washington Basic Food program?, 388-408-0050 Does the department consider me homeless for basic food benefits?, and 388-444-0035 Who is exempt from ABAWD time limits and minimum work requirements? These amendments clarify certain exceptions to work requirements for basic food recipients who are able-bodied ad

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The purpose of this rule is to set toll rates and policies on the Puget Sound Gateway facility, which includes the State Route (SR) 167 Expressway and SR 509 Expressway. This rule will also implement toll rates for pay-by-mail transactions on the SR 167 high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes/express toll lanes (ETLs). In addition, this rule will make clarifying amendments to chapter 468-270 WAC, including adjusting the name of the SR 167 HO

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The purpose of the rule changes is to update department of health (department) rules for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) to: (a) Increase the pool of potential WIC vendors by removing unnecessary or obsolete requirements from chapter 246-790 WAC; (b) align the Washington WIC program with rule changes made at the federal level last year by making necessary adjustments to the participan

Effective Date of Rule: July 8, 2025. Other Findings Required by Other Provisions of Law as Precondition to Adoption or Effectiveness of Rule: This rule implements a bill that went into effect on June 1, 2025, so the department of retirement systems is putting this rule into effect one business day after filing the CR-103P. Purpose: Revising WAC 415-106-110 to align with the requirements of chapter 359, Laws of 2024, which allows certain department of social and health services employees to be m

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: In order to maximize efficiency in managing single-family bond issues, the Washington state housing finance commission intends to amend WAC 262-01-070 (4)(b) to extend the length of a senior managing underwriter's fixed term from two years to up to five years. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 262-01-070. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.180.040 and 43.180.080 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-10-010

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The department of social and health services recognizes these WAC have not been updated since 2001 and since then, there have been policy and RCW changes that require updates. These amendments also remove the governing body requirement and update to gender-neutral language throughout. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-881-015; and amending WAC 388-881-010, 388-881-020, 388-881-025, 388-881-030, and 388-881-0