Semi-Annual Rule-Making Agenda

January 1 through June 30, 2017

This is the office of the attorney general's semi-annual rule-making agenda for publication in the Washington State Register pursuant to RCW 34.05.314. The office may have additional rule making as conditions warrant.

Should you have questions about this rule-making agenda, please contact Melissa Brearty, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100, (360) 534-4849, melb@atg.wa.gov. Additional contact information for particular rules is provided below.


WAC Citation	Subject Matter	Current Activity (In 2017)			Additional Contacts
		Preproposal (CR-101)	Proposed (CR-102) or Expedited (CR-105)	Permanent (CR-103)
44-14	Public Records Act—Model rules. Consider possible updates. A CR-101 was filed November 9, 2016, WSR 16-23-038.				Nancy Krier Phone (360) 586-7842 Email Nancyk1@atg.wa.gov
44-10	Lemon law, consider possible technological and efficiency updates to the arbitration and arbitration process. A CR-101 has not yet been filed.				Marc Worthy Phone (206) 464-6388 Email marcw@atg.wa.gov
44-**	Medicaid fraud control unit, implementing RCW 74.66.020(5) by adjusting Washington Medicaid False Claims Act (FCA) civil penalties to be equivalent to Federal False Claims Act civil penalties in order to remain compliant with the Deficit Reduction Act mandate that our state FCA be at-least-as-effective in rewarding and facilitating qui tam actions for false and fraudulent claims as those in the federal act. See Section 1909 (b)(2), sections 3730 through 3732 of the Federal False Claims Act. A CR-101 has not yet been filed.				Doug Walsh Phone (360) 586-8872 Email dougw@atg.wa.gov

Melissa Brearty

Rules Coordinator