The Department of Health (DOH) is soliciting input for them to use in their preparation of cost/benefit analyses of requirements determined “significant” under the Administrative Procedures Act. For your input please complete and submit a copy of the questionnaire to DOH to the appropriate link below. Responses to the questionnaire are due by November 21, 2019. You may submit your responses via email to NotifiableConditions@DOH.WA.Gov or Vicki.Bouvier@doh.wa.gov.
Draft Rule – Provider and Facility Cost Questionnaire
The Washington State Board of Health (Board) and the Washington State Department of Health (Department) are proposing updates to chapter 246-101 WAC, Notifiable Conditions. This chapter of rules includes notification requirements for a number of entities including health care providers, health care facilities, and laboratories. As part of rule making, the Board and Department are required to prepare a cost-benefit analysis that includes the probable cost of complying with requirements deemed “significant” under the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
You are receiving this questionnaire because DOH needs your help in gathering the probable costs associated with the significant changes in the draft rules. You can help DOH by answering the questions below related to the specified draft rule sections.
If you have any questions or need help completing the questionnaire, please contact Vicki Bouvier at Vicki.Bouvier@doh.wa.gov or 360.701.8092.
The draft Notifiable Conditions rules and other information is online at:
https://www.doh.wa.gov/ForPublicHealthandHealthcareProviders/NotifiableConditions/RuleMaking
(Lauren McDonald, laurenM@wsha.org)
