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Wash. Rev. Code § 74.46.800 (2026)

Rule-making authority

✓ current as of May 2026
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(1) The department shall have authority to adopt, amend, and rescind such administrative rules and definitions as it deems necessary to carry out the policies and purposes of this chapter and to resolve issues and develop procedures to implement, update, and improve the nursing facility medicaid payment system.
(2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the department to adopt or employ any calculations, steps, tests, methodologies, alternate methodologies, indexes, formulas, mathematical or statistical models, concepts, or procedures for medicaid rate setting or payment that are not expressly called for in this chapter.
[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 34 s 18; 1998 c 322 s 42; 1980 c 177 s 80.]

Notes:

Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 34: See note following RCW 74.46.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1990–1990 · leading case: St. Francis Extended Health Care v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 801 P.2d 212 (Wash. 1990).
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St. Francis Extended Health Care v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 801 P.2d 212 (Wash. 1990). “RCW 74.46.800 provides authority to DSHS to promulgate administrative rules to carry out the policy and purpose of RCW 74.”
Folden v. Washington State Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 744 F. Supp. 1507 (W.D. Wash. 1990). “RCW 74.46.800. WAC 388-96-745 is clearly within the scope of this general authority.”
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