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Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The licensing division is updating rules to correct a grammatical error on a previous rule filing, WSR 25-01-087. These revisions clarify the language of the rules and will have no impacts on affected parties. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 110-300-0106 and 110-301-0106. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.216.692 , 43.216.020 , and 43.216.250 ; chapters 43.216 and 42.56 RCW; 42 U.S.C. §§ 9857 - 9858r; an

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The board of accountancy amended WAC 4-30-090 Practice privileges, to clarify out-of-state individuals qualifying for practice privileges in our state. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 4-30-090. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.04.055 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-04-117 on February 5, 2025. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Private not-for-profit institutions attest that they have adopted nondiscrimination policies in order to be able to participate in the college in the high school pilot program. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New chapter 250-110 WAC. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.10.065 and 28B.77.050 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-05-016 on February 7, 2025. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Sta

Effective Date of Rule: June 1, 2025. Purpose: Section 7.07: The operating permit program fees, like the other fee programs of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (agency) (registration, notice of construction, and asbestos), are designed to recover the costs of implementing and administering the program. Changes to the operating permit fee schedule in Regulation I, Section 7.07 were made in 2022, 2023, and 2024, recognizing the cumulative effects of inflation. Prior to these actions, the last acro

Effective Date of Rule: June 1, 2025. Purpose: Section 5.07: The registration program fees, like the other fee programs of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (agency) (operating permit, notice of construction, and asbestos), are designed to recover the costs of implementing and administering the program. The last significant changes to the registration program fee schedule in Regulation I, Section 5.07 were made in 2024, and before that in 2023. The agency reviews the registration program fee stru

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The department of social and health services (department) is adopting amendments to WAC 388-478-0015 Need standards for cash assistance. Effective July 1, 2025, these amendments are necessary per RCW 74.04.770 , which requires the department to annually update standards of need using an existing, broadly used national standard. The amendments reflect this required update using the University of Washington Center for Women's Welfare self-sufficiency

Effective Date of Rule: June 1, 2025. Purpose: The child welfare division is making changes to the extended foster care (EFC) program in chapter 110-90 WAC and other related rules as required by SB [E2SSB] 5908. SB [E2SSB] 5908 took effect on June 6, 2024. These changes will reduce systemic barriers to youth who are dependent at the age of 18 and voluntarily enroll in the EFC program by eliminating the federal eligibility requirements. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 110-90-002

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The health care authority revised this section to add psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners as diagnosing and prescribing providers for applied behavior analysis (ABA) and clarify that the providers listed in subsection (4)(a) may require additional center of excellence (COE) training for diagnosing and prescribing ABA for adults age 21 and over. Additionally, providers listed in subsection (4) must complete the required COE

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The department of fish and wildlife seeks to amend a rule affecting the coastal recreational bottomfish fishery so that it is consistent with regulations adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The rule change will decrease the daily possession limit for canary rockfish to five fish in the coastal (i.e., Marine Areas 1 through 4) recreational bottomfish fishery to reduce total catch consistent with the decline in the state

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The office of the superintendent of public instruction is adopting revisions to WAC 392-157-125 to better align with state auditor performance audit results, leading research, and national best practices by requiring a minimum lunchtime of 20 minutes in K-12 public schools. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 392-157-125. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.235.100 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-22-07

Effective Date of Rule: June 1, 2025. Purpose: These proposed amendments update the procedures for voter registration transfers to allow voters the same update options regardless of whether they moved within a county or to a new county. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 434-324-036; and amending WAC 434-324-076 and 434-324-087. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 29A.04.611 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-07-069 on March 14, 2025. Number of Sections Adopted in Orde

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The Washington state liquor and cannabis board (LCB) has amended or repealed six sections of chapter 314-55 WAC to implement 2SHB 2151 (chapter 69, Laws of 2024), and HB 1859 (chapter 135, Laws of 2022), related to the transfer of laboratory quality standards and laboratory accreditation from LCB to the Washington state department of agriculture. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 314-55-1025 and 314-55-103; and

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The health care authority is amending this rule to correct the number of service hours in the eligibility criteria for Tier 4 and Tier 5 community behavioral support services and to list the service hours on the table in a consistent format. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 182-561-0500. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-07-037 on March 11, 2025.

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The proposed revisions to pilot licensing limitations aims to ensure that newly licensed pilots gain the necessary experience and that pilotage services can meet the growing demands of the Port of Grays Harbor. By adopting a more flexible and multifaceted approach, the district will be better equipped to support its expanding infrastructure and increasing vessel traffic, while maintaining high safety standards. Citation of Rules Affe

Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2026. Purpose: The purpose of this rule making is to amend four sections in rule to implement SHB 2136, chapter 7, Laws of 2024. The attorney general's office proposed this bill to close a loophole within prevailing wage law, expand the definition of contractor to include substantially identical entities to debarred and sanctioned contractors, and extend sanctions and penalties to those substantially identical entities. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order:

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The purpose of this rule making is to adopt amendments to the contractor registration fees under WAC 296-200A-900. The adopted amendments will increase fees by the fiscal growth factor of 6.41 percent to cover operating expenses for the department of labor and industries' contractor registration program. This is the office of financial management's maximum allowable fiscal growth factor rate for fiscal year 2026. The current fee levels are insuffici

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The purpose of this rule making is to adopt amendments to the boiler rules under chapter 296-104 WAC, Board of boiler rules — Substantive. The amendments affect the definitions and fees for boilers and pressure vessels. The adopted amendments are needed to clarify inspection requirements for pool heaters and increase fees to support the operating expenses of the boiler program. Adopted amendments to the chapter are as follows: WAC 296-104-010 Admini

Effective Date of Rule: WAC 246-809-020, 246-809-070, 246-809-071, and 246-809-072 are effective 31 days after filing; and WAC 246-809-097 and 246-809-099 are effective October 1, 2025, consistent with statutory authority. Purpose: Creating the new supervisor directory, supervision standards, and stipend program in chapter 246-809 WAC, Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers. The department of health (department) is adopting permanent rules to i

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The purpose of the amendments to WAC 220-415-100 is to specify the following: (1) The harvest caps for cougar harvest seasons by cougar hunt management unit; (2) The mortalities that count towards the cap (harvest and conflict); and (3) Weekly closure updates to the cougar hotline and website. For more detail, the department of fish and wildlife has made the following specific amendments: (1) All independent-aged harvested or removed

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The purpose of the amendments to WAC 220-415-090 is to specify the black bear hunting season dates and bag limits for each of the 14 black bear management units. Furthermore, the rule changes specify where it is illegal to harvest black bear in Washington state. The amendments make it unlawful to kill cubs (less than one year old) and females with cubs. The amendments include the list of game management units where the bear ID test i

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Rule changes are needed to update the student conduct code for consistency with the office of superintendent of public instruction's rules, chapter 392-400 WAC, regarding student discipline. These updates ensure that the code's prohibited conduct and procedures adequately protect the interests of the Washington state school for the blind's community and the constitutional and procedural rights of individual students. Citation of Rule

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The Washington state school for the blind is updating the rules regarding practice and procedure, chapter 72-108 WAC. The proposed amendments modify, clarify, and update the rules regarding practice and procedure, including student conduct hearings and appeals. The proposed amendments include changes to incorporate legal requirements and help ensure that the students' rights are protected throughout the process. Citation of Rules Aff

Effective Date of Rule: August 1, 2025. Purpose: Amends the distribution of source market fees to reflect a change in duties performed by commission employees because a voluntary agreement with the Horseracing Industry [Integrity and] Welfare Unit was signed and Washington horse racing commission (WHRC) employees will be performing certain duties that were not performed last year. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 260-49-070 Distribution of source market fees. Statutory Auth

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The purpose of the rule changes is to adjust, maintain, or establish recreational hunting seasons, including updates to special hunts, firearm restriction areas, and deer, mountain goat, sheep, and moose areas. The rule project supports the Washington department of fish and wildlife's legislative mandate to provide sustainable recreational hunting opportunities for all residents. The rule revisions modify Washington state's migratory

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The purpose of this rule is to prohibit public feeding of deer, elk, or moose to limit unnatural concentrations of these animals and therefore minimize the spread of chronic wasting disease where it is both detected (Washington department of fish and wildlife's Region 1) and also where it may be present, but is not currently detected (potentially other areas of the state). Specifically, this rule makes it unlawful "to place, deposit,

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The purpose of the rule changes is to modify regulations in accordance with best management practices for the prevention and mitigation of chronic wasting disease impacts to deer, elk, and moose. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-400-040, 220-413-030, 220-413-100, and 220-414-030. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 , 77.04.055 , 77.12.047 , 77.08.030 , 77.12.610 , 77.12.071 , 77.145.010 , and 77.

Effective Date of Rule: September 1, 2025. Purpose: Naturopathic licensure requirements for licensure and jurisprudence examinations. The board of naturopathy (board) has adopted amendments to WAC 246-836-020 Requirements for licensure, and 246-836-040 Jurisprudence examinations, to clarify, update, and simplify rules to align with RCW 18.130.077 . The adopted amendments remove the jurisprudence [examination] as a requirement for initial licensure for naturopathic physicians and instead make it

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The department of labor and industries (L&I) has conducted rule making to update the air quality index (AQI) values referenced in the wildfire smoke rules to reflect changes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made to the AQI, which were published in the Federal Register on March 6, 2024, and that became effective on May 6, 2024. This ensures that the regulated community will be able to comply with the rule requirements when us

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The department of social and health services is adopting amendments to WAC 388-412-0040 Can I get my benefits replaced? These amendments are necessary to align with the passing of the Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act, 2025, which extended and ended authorization for replacement of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits stolen due to skimming, cloning, or other fraudulent methods through December 20, 2024. Relat

Effective Date of Rule: December 31, 2025. Purpose: Hearing and speech; implementing legislation, reducing licensure barriers for hearing and speech professions, and clarifying requirements for speech-language pathology assistant certification in chapter 246-828 WAC. The board of hearing and speech (board) is adopting amendments to implement section 8 of 2SHB 1724 (chapter 425, Laws of 2023), codified as RCW 18.130.077 to reduce barriers to entering and remaining in the hearing and speech workfo

Effective Date of Rule: December 31, 2025. Purpose: Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, reducing licensure barriers. The board of physical therapy (board) is adopting amendments to WAC 246-915-030, 246-915-040, 246-915-085, and 246-915-120 to waive education, training, experience, and examination requirements for applicants that qualify for licensure by endorsement in order to comply with section 8 of 2SHB 1724 (chapter 425, Laws of 2023), codified as RCW 18.130.077 . Addition

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The health care authority (agency) corrected WAC cross citations. The proposed rule corrects typographical errors without changing the rule's effect. The agency amended these rules to update the department of health (DOH) WAC cross references to the correct WAC citation. WAC 182-530-1050 cross references WAC 246-863-100, which was repealed by DOH. The new citation is WAC 246-945-350. Both WAC 182-540-170 and 182-540-200 cross referen

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The center for deaf and hard of hearing youth is updating the rules regarding practice and procedure, chapter 148-108 WAC. The proposed amendments modify, clarify, and update the rules regarding practice and procedure including student conduct hearings and appeals. The proposed amendments include changes to incorporate legal requirements and help ensure that the students' rights are well protected throughout the process. Citation of

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Rule changes are needed to update the student conduct code for consistency with the office of superintendent of public instruction's rules, chapter 392-400 WAC, regarding student discipline. These updates ensure that the code's prohibited conduct and procedures adequately protect the interests of the Washington school for the deaf's community and the constitutional and procedural rights of individual students. Behavioral violations w

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This rule-making order amends chapter 16-302 WAC, General rules for seed certification, by: • Adding definitions from chapters 16-301 and 16-303 WAC along with creating definitions for the following terms that are currently used throughout the chapter, but are not defined: Cultivar, genetic purity, grower, lot of seed, PNW, prevarietal germplasm, plant variety protection, purity, volunteer, and United States. • Adding language to WAC

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Farmers market nutrition program (FMNP); electronic benefits payments in chapter 246-780 WAC. The department of health (department) administers FMNP. It allows participants of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) and the senior FMNP to purchase unprocessed fresh fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs directly from growers in farmers markets using their benefits. FMNP is transitioning to the use

Effective Date of Rule: April 9, 2025. Any other findings required by other provisions of law as precondition to adoption or effectiveness of rule: This rule implements bills that went into effect in 2022 and an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirement that has been in effect for years. Because the rule implements requirements that are already in effect, the department of retirement systems is putting the rule into effect two business days after filing. Purpose: Law enforcement officers' and f

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Revising WAC regarding cafeteria plans to improve clarity and reduce potential confusion between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirements and language in existing WAC. Specifically, some department of retirement systems (DRS) WAC regarding cafeteria plans include language about deferred payments, while the IRS requirements say that cafeteria plans cannot include deferred compensation. The language in these DRS WAC does not act

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The department of social and health services (DSHS) is amending 22 sections in chapter 388-14A WAC to complete implementation of two bills related to the 2017 version of the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) and make other technical corrections. In the 2018 session, the Washington state legislature passed ESSB 6037 (chapter 6, Laws of 2018), making Washington the first state to adopt the 2017 version of the UPA. The UPA recognizes a broade

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: In response to a petition for rule making, the department of agriculture is proposing to clarify current rule language by replacing all gender-specific pronouns with modern gender-inclusive pronouns. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-585-010 and 16-585-020. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.24.035 , 15.26.060 , 15.28.023 , 15.44.021 , 15.65.240 , 15.66.113 , 15.88.050 , 15.89.050 , 15.115.060 , and 16.6

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: In response to a petition for rule making, the department of agriculture is proposing to clarify current rule language by replacing all gender-specific pronouns with modern gender-inclusive pronouns. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-575-030. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.24.035 , 15.26.060 , 15.28.023 , 15.44.021 , 15.65.240 , 15.66.113 , 15.88.050 , 15.89.050 , 15.115.060 , and 16.67.060 . Other A

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: In response to a petition for rule making, the department of agriculture is proposing to clarify current rule language by replacing all gender-specific pronouns with modern gender-inclusive pronouns. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-565-010, 16-565-020, and 16-565-060. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.24.035 , 15.26.060 , 15.28.023 , 15.44.021 , 15.65.240 , 15.66.113 , 15.88.050 , 15.89.050 , 15.115.0

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) amended its periodic fee review process given in Regulation I, Article X, Section 10.02(E), to add an additional option for revising fees for SRCAA fee-based programs. These fees, which are in the consolidated fee schedule (CFS), are reviewed every year as part of SRCAA's annual budget development process. If program revenue and program costs are not aligned, the revisions allow the SRCAA boa

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The developmental disabilities administration is adopting a new chapter of rules to operationalize services at a youth transitional care facility in Lake Burien, Washington, as directed by the Washington state legislature in the 2023-2025 supplemental operating budget (ESSB 5950, sections 203 (1)(nn) and 227(44)). These permanent rules supersede emergency rules in effect for this chapter, filed as WSR 25-09-005. Citation of Rules Aff

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Definition of veteran; updating WAC 246-12-530 and 246-12-560. The department of health has adopted changes to replace the term "honorable discharge" with "qualifying discharge." In 2024, the Washington legislature passed 2SHB 2014 (chapter 146, Laws of 2024). This bill amended language adding the term "qualifying discharge" to various benefit programs for veterans, replacing references to "honorable discharge." These terms used in W

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Medication assistance; the purpose of the adopted rule is to make permanent and update regulatory guidelines around the practice of medication assistance under the pharmacy quality assurance commission's (commission) and the department of health's (department) jurisdiction. The adopted rules establish criteria for medication assistance in community-based and in-home care settings in accordance with chapter 69.41 RCW. The definition f

Effective Date of Rule: July 15, 2025. Purpose: Behavioral health agency (BHA) and residential treatment facility (RTF) fee updates. The department of health is adopting amendments to BHA fees in WAC 246-341-0365 and RTF fees in WAC 246-337-990 to address funding requirements. The updates are needed to adequately fund inspection, investigation, and licensing programs to protect patients. The requirement in RCW 43.70.250 states that fees must cover regulatory program expenses which necessitates t