Rule-Making Activity

For information about all current rules that apply to a topic, look in the title area for the subject. The rule title can be sorted ascending and descending by clicking on the small triangle next to the Title heading, or you can use the Search at the top of the list. For example, if you enter "drinking water rules" in the Search box, all rules with those words in their titles will appear at the top of the list.

Title Sort descending WAC WSR Status Comments Accepted Until CR-101 Filed CR-102 Filed CR-103 Filed CR-103E Filed CR-105 Filed Further Information Hearing Date Time Hearing Location
Withdrawal of CR101 for Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers Directory 246-809 WAC 24-10-009 Withdrawn

Recent legislation substantially amended the structure of the planned stipend program. The department filed a new CR-101 to give appropriate notice to all impacted interested parties. Filed April 18, 2024.

Withdrawal of CR101 for On-site Potable Water Systems 246-275 WAC 24-09-068 Withdrawn

The Department of Health withdrew the CR101 filed as WSR 21-17-040 for non-potable water systems because the scope of the possible rulemaking was too narrow. The department filed a broader scope to develop a more comprehensive rule. Filed April 16, 2024.

Withdrawal of Shellfish Fee Rulemaking WAC 246-282-990 24-08-079 Withdrawn

The Department of Health withdrew the CR-101 published as WSR 23-04-061 and the CR-102 published as WSR 23-23-186 for WAC 246-282-990, Shellfish fees, because the 2024 Legislature passed a budget proviso that gives the department funding to contract with an independent third-party consultant to study the commercial shellfish regulatory program and make recommendations on fees. The budget proviso prohibits the department from increasing commercial shellfish fees during fiscal year 2025. Filed as WSR 24-08-079 and WSR 24-08-079A.

X-rays in the Healing Arts, Radiation Therapy, Fluoroscopic X-ray, Shielding Requirements WAC 246-225-020
WAC 246-225-030
246-225 WAC
24-03-137 Pending formal proposal | Read the CR-101 (PDF)

The Department of Health is considering amending existing rules WAC 246-225-020 and 246-225-030 and creating new rules in chapter 246-225 WAC, X-Rays in the Healing Arts, to address technological advances in radiation therapy and fluoroscopic X-ray, establish machine performance and quality control standards, and to address plan review shielding requirements. Amendments to radiation therapy rules considered by the department will apply only to machine generated ionizing radiation, and not radiopharmaceuticals or radioactive materials.