HCA Rulemaking Notice for WSR 25-12

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 06/06/2025 02:43 PM PDT

June 5, 2025

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Health Care Authority Rulemaking Notice

You are receiving this notice because you signed up to receive alerts for any rulemaking that occurs to one or more of the following rules.

Preproposal - Statement of Inquiry (CR101)

(New) Chapter 182-40 WAC, Public Employee Benefit Board (PEBB) and School Employee Benefit Board (SEBB) reimbursement methodology requirements
To read the filing notice, see WSR 25-12-098

Chapter 182-145 WAC, Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)
To read the filing notice, see WSR 25-12-017

Chapter 182-549 WAC, Rural Health Clinics
To read the filing notice, see WSR 25-12-070

WAC 182-543-4000, Covered - Wheelchairs - General
WAC 182-543-4100, Covered - Wheelchairs - Manual
WAC 182-543-5700, Medical equipment for clients in skilled nursing facilities
To read the filing notice, see WSR 25-12-099

WAC 182-502-0002, Eligible provider types
WAC 182-531-0425, Collaborative care
WAC 182-531-1400, Psychiatric physician-related services and other professional mental health services
WAC 182-531-1710, Alcohol and substance misuse counseling
WAC 182-538D-0200, Behavioral health services—Definitions
To read the filing notice, see WSR 25-12-103

Proposed Rule Making - Public Hearings (CR102)

HCA holds virtual public hearings.
You must register in advance for this hearing.

WAC 182-503-0100, Washington apple health - Rights and responsibilities
WAC 182-511-1250, Apple health for workers with disabilities (HWD) - Premium payments
WAC 182-512-0650, SSI-related medical - Available income
WAC 182-512-0700, SSI-related medical - Income eligibility
WAC 182-513-1615, Tailored supports for older adults (TSOA) - General eligibility
To read the filing notice and view the proposed rules, see WSR 25-12-016

Chapter 182-551 WAC, Alternatives to hospital services - Subchapter I Hospice services
To read the filing notice and view the proposed rules, see WSR 25-12-037

Permanent Adoption (CR103P)

WAC 182-504-0015, Washington apple health - Certification periods for categorically needy programs
WAC 182-504-0035, Washington apple health - Renewals
WAC 182-505-0210, Eligibility for children
To read the filing notice and view the permanent rules, see WSR 25-12-035

WAC 182-513-1605, Medicaid alternative care (MAC) - Eligibility
To read the filing notice and view the permanent rules, see WSR 25-12-036

WAC 182-502-0002, Eligible provider types
To read the filing notice and view the permanent rules, see WSR 25-12-057

WAC 182-531-0300, Anesthesia providers and covered physician-related services
WAC 182-531-0350, Anesthesia services—Reimbursement for physician-related services
To read the filing notice and view the permanent rules, see WSR 25-12-058

WAC 182-535-1070, Dental-related services—Provider information
To read the filing notice and view the permanent rules, see WSR 25-12-065

Emergency Adoption (CR103E)

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

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