Proposed

WSR 13-02-027 

PROPOSED RULES 

DEPARTMENT OF 

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES 

(Aging and Disability Services Administration) 

[Filed December 20, 2012, 4:03 p.m.] 

Original Notice. 

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 11- 

09-067. 

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The 

department proposes to adopt a new chapter 388-877 WAC 

to establish administrative standards, and support the specific 

requirements for the licensing and certification of behavioral 

health agencies that provide mental health, chemical dependency, 

and/or problem and pathological gambling treatment 

services. This rule supports the program-specific rules the 

department is proposing, at the same time, for a new chapter 

388-877A WAC for mental health, chapter 388-877B WAC 

for chemical dependency, and chapter 388-877C WAC for 

problem and pathological gambling. 

SECTIONS IN NEW CHAPTER 388-877 WAC: 

Section One—Behavioral health services—Purpose and 

scope. 

WAC 388-877-0100 Behavioral health services—Purpose 

and scope. 

Section Two—Behavioral health services—Definitions. 

WAC 388-877-0200 Behavioral health services—Definitions. 

Section Three—Behavioral health services—Agency 

licensure and certification. 

WAC 388-877-0300 Agency licensure—General information, 

388-877-0305 Agency licensure—Application, 388- 

877-0310 Agency licensure—Deeming, 388-877-0315 

Agency licensure—Renewals, 388-877-0320 Agency licensure—On-site 

reviews and plans of correction, 388-877-0325 

Agency licensure and program-specific certification— 

Approvals and provisional approvals, 388-877-0330 Agency 

licensure—Effective dates, 388-877-0335 Agency licensure 

and program-specific certification—Denials, suspensions, 

restrictions, revocations, and penalties, 388-877-0340 

Agency licensure—Adding a branch site, 388-877-0345 

Agency licensure and program-specific certification—Adding 

a new service, 388-877-0350 Agency licensure—Change 

in ownership, 388-877-0355 Agency licensure—Change in 

location, 388-877-0360 Agency licensure and program-specific 

certification—Facility remodel, 388-877-0365 Agency 

licensure and program-specific certification—Fee requirements, 

and 388-877-0370 Agency licensure and programspecific 

certification—Appealing a department decision. 

Section Four—Behavioral health services—Agency 

administration. 

WAC 388-877-0400 Agency administration—Governing 

body requirements, 388-877-0410 Agency administration—Administrator 

key responsibilities, 388-877-0420 

Agency administration—Policies and procedures, and 388- 

877-0430 Agency administration—Treatment facility 

requirements. 

Section Five—Behavioral health services—Personnel. 

Washington State Register, Issue 13-03 WSR 13-02-027 

WAC 388-877-0500 Personnel—Agency policies and 

procedures, 388-877-0510 Personnel—Agency record 

requirements, 388-877-0520 Personnel—Agency requirements 

for supervision of trainees and interns, and 388-877- 

0530 Personnel—Agency requirements for volunteers and 

student practicum. 

Section Six—Behavioral health services—Clinical. 

WAC 388-877-0600 Clinical—Individual rights, 388- 

877-0610 Clinical—Initial assessment, 388-877-0620 Clinical—Individual 

service plan, 388-877-0630 Clinical—Individual 

clinical record system, 388-877-0640 Clinical— 

Record content, and 388-877-0650 Clinical—Access to clinical 

records. 

Hearing Location(s): Office Building 2, Lookout Room, 

DSHS Headquarters, 1115 Washington, Olympia, WA 98504 

(public parking at 11th and Jefferson. A map is available at 

http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/msa/rpau/RPAU-OB-2directions. 

html), on February 26, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. 

Date of Intended Adoption: Not earlier than February 

27, 2013. 

Submit Written Comments to: DSHS Rules Coordinator, 

P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail DSHS 

RPAURulesCoordinator@dshs.wa.gov, fax (360) 664-6185, 

by 5:00 p.m. on February 26, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Jennisha 

Johnson, DSHS rules consultant, by January 15, 2013, 

TTY (360) 664-6178 or (360) 664-6094 or by e-mail at 

jennisha.johnson@dshs.wa.gov. 

Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, 

Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The new rules in 

chapter 388-877 WAC allow for a single set of agency 

administrative, personnel, and clinical policies and procedures 

that address specific treatment populations and levels 

of care. The rules will provide standardization to all behavioral 

health services programs, provide an agency with a 

streamlined certification and/or licensure process for mental 

health, chemical dependency, and/or problem and pathological 

gambling treatment programs, and eliminate the need for 

multiple audits when the agency provides more than one 

behavioral health service. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: The rules support the following: 

Clinical staff competency, individual rights, an initial 

assessment, a treatment service plan and treatment service 

plan review, clinical documentation, a discharge plan, a 

continuing care plan, patient records, a complaint procedure, 

and quality management. In addition, the rules merge and 

place into one section definitions that apply to the general 

behavioral health services administrative rules and the program-specific 

rules for mental health, chemical dependency, 

and problem and pathological gambling services. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 70.02, 

70.96A, 71.05, 71.24, 71.34, 74.50 RCW; RCW 74.08.090, 

43.20A.890; 42 C.F.R. Part 8. 

Statute Being Implemented: Chapters 70.02, 70.96A, 

71.05, 71.24, 71.34, 74.50 RCW; RCW 74.08.090, 43.20A.- 

890; 42 C.F.R. Part 8. 

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state 

court decision. 

Name of Proponent: DSHS, governmental. 

[ 1 ] Proposed

WSR 13-02-027 Washington State Register, Issue 13-03 

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: 

Kathy Sayre, P.O. Box 45330, Olympia, WA 98504-5330, 

(360) 725-1342; Implementation and Enforcement: Pete 

Marburger, P.O. Box 45330, Olympia, WA 98504-5330, 

(360) 725-1513. 

A small business economic impact statement has been 

prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. 

Small Business Economic Impact Statement 

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RULES: DSHS (the department's) 

division of behavioral health and recovery (DBHR) is 

proposing new chapter 388-877 WAC, Behavioral health services 

administrative requirements. 

The purpose and scope of this chapter is to establish 

administrative standards, and support the specific requirements 

for the licensing and certification of behavioral health 

agencies that provide chemical dependency, mental health, 

and/or problem and pathological gambling treatment services. 

Chapter 388-877 WAC: 

(1) Allows for a single set of agency administrative, personnel, 

and clinical policies and procedures that address specific 

treatment populations and levels of care. 

(2) Supports clinical staff competency, individual rights, 

an initial assessment, a treatment service plan and treatment 

service plan review, clinical documentation, a discharge plan, 

a continuing care plan, patient records, a complaint procedure, 

and quality management. 

(3) Supports the program-specific rules in proposed 

chapter 388-877A WAC for mental health, chapter 388-877B 

WAC for chemical dependency, and chapter 388-877C WAC 

for problem and pathological gambling. 

(4) Provides general and specific information for agency 

licensure and certification, including information on applications, 

deeming, renewals, on-site reviews and plans of correction, 

approvals and provisional approvals, effective dates of 

licensures and certification, denials, suspensions, restrictions, 

and revocations, adding branch sites, adding a new service, 

change in ownership, change in location, fee requirements, 

and appealing a department decision. 

(5) Provides general and specific governing body 

requirements for agencies including administrator key 

responsibilities, policies and procedures, and treatment facility 

requirements. 

(6) Provides general and specific personnel requirements 

including agency policies and procedures, agency record 

requirements, supervision of trainees and interns, and agency 

requirements for volunteers and student practicum. 

(7) Provides general and specific requirements for clinical 

requirements, including individual rights, initial assessments, 

individual service plans, individual records, and 

record content. 

(8) Provides a definitions section that applies to the general 

behavioral health services administrative rules and the 

program-specific rules for mental health, chemical dependency, 

and problem and pathological gambling services. 

INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS AND SMALL BUSI- 

NESSES: In September 2010, DBHR's director sent a letter to 

stakeholders and included a copy of DBHR's "CHARTER FOR 

DBHR INTEGRATED WAC CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT 

Proposed [ 2 ] 

AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES." 

This letter and charter informed stakeholders of the department's 

intent to codify one set of rules rather than multiple 

sets of rules for DBHR-licensed and/or certified agencies that 

treat individuals with substance use, gambling, and/or mental 

health conditions. A copy of this letter and the charter were 

posted on the DBHR internet web site. The letter invited 

stakeholders to attend a meeting in [at the] Yakima Conference 

Center on October 4, 2010, to exchange thoughts and 

ideas about the principles the new WAC should address. At 

this meeting, input was solicited and considered and e-mails 

to the department were encouraged. Each e-mail was 

responded to individually. 

On December 17, 2010, DBHR invited fifteen members 

from the Community Partner Advisory Group to Olympia to 

discuss stakeholder participation in the drafting of this rule. 

DBHR solicited and addressed stakeholder concerns at this 

meeting. 

The department filed a CR-101 (preproposal statement 

of inquiry) under WSR 11-09-067 on April 19, 2011. On 

April 27, 2011, copies of the CR-101 were sent to tribal leaders 

and all stakeholders and providers listed in DBHR's listserv 

data base. 

DBHR contracted with Northwest Resource Associates 

(NWRA) of Seattle to facilitate stakeholder and DBHR meetings 

and the drafting/content of the new rules. NWRA interviewed 

potential stakeholders from a list provided by DBHR 

of possible work group members. Volunteer participates 

[participants] for three work groups representing agencies 

statewide that provide chemical dependency, mental health, 

and/or problem and pathological gambling treatment program 

services were assembled to draft the rules. Three independent 

facilitators were contracted by NWRA to represent 

each work group in the following areas: (1) Agency licensure/certification 

and personnel; (2) agency administration; 

and (3) clinical. 

A second statewide stakeholder evening meeting was 

hosted on June 9, 2011, at the Yakima Convention Center. 

NWRA and DBHR staff provided a general overview of the 

project charter and the project's goals and timeline. Stakeholders 

were invited to ask questions and offer comments and 

suggestions. 

On June 14, 2011, at the Criminal Justice Center in Burien, 

Washington, NWRA hosted the first of several all-day 

meetings attended by volunteer members of the three work 

groups and DBHR staff. The groups worked on drafting the 

rules and NWRA distributed the drafts for review and discussion 

at the next meeting. 

Several all-day meetings hosted by NWRA were held at 

Renton Technical School, Renton, Washington. The work 

groups continued to draft language and NWRA distributed 

the drafts to all participants, soliciting review and input. 

On October 3, 2011, a third statewide stakeholder meeting 

was held at the Yakima Convention Center to allow 

stakeholders attending the Co-Occurring Disorder Conference 

to review the draft rule and participate in discussion of 

the rule's content. 

On April 23, 2012, work group participants were invited 

to Lacey, Washington, to discuss the final draft of the behavioral 

health services administrative proposed rules. Twelve

workgroup members attended this meeting and three 

appeared by conference call. The draft rules were distributed 

and discussed and several comments were offered and discussed. 

In April 2012, the department sent an external review 

draft of the proposed language to all interested stakeholders 

who responded to the CR-101 (preproposal statement of 

inquiry) and other reviewers, including tribal leaders. The 

department responds to each comment received. 

SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT 

(SBEIS) - DETERMINATION OF NEED: Chapter 19.85 RCW, 

the Regulatory Fairness Act, requires that the economic 

impact of proposed regulations be analyzed in relation to 

small businesses and it outlines the information that must be 

included in an SBEIS. Preparation of an SBEIS is required 

when a proposed rule has the potential of placing a disproportionate 

economic impact on small businesses. The statute 

defines small businesses as those business entities that 

employ fifty or fewer people and are independently owned 

and operated. 

Preparation of an SBEIS is required when a proposed 

rule has the potential of placing a disproportionate economic 

impact on small businesses. The statute outlines information 

that must be included in an SBEIS. 

These proposed rules impact behavioral health agencies 

that provide chemical dependency treatment services, mental 

health treatment services, and/or problem and pathological 

gambling treatment services. These businesses fall under the 

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 

codes: 

• 622210 - Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals 

• 623220 - Residential substance abuse facilities 

• 621420 - Outpatient substance abuse and mental 

health centers 

• 623220 - Residential mental health facilities 

• 621330 - Problem and pathological gambling 

The department previously determined that there were 

one hundred twenty-six existing for-profit chemical dependency 

treatment agencies that meet the criteria for small businesses 

under RCW 19.85.020. Subsequently, the department 

decided to consider economic impacts on all for-profit and 

publicly funded department-certified chemical dependency 

treatment agencies. Therefore, the industry analysis includes 

five hundred eighty certified chemical dependency treatment 

agencies. The department further determined there are about 

one hundred eighty business entities that provide mental 

health treatment services at four hundred twenty specific 

locations. Of the estimated one thousand services sites providing 

chemical dependency and mental health treatment services, 

about one hundred sixty business organizations maintain 

both a certificate for chemical dependency treatment services 

and a license for mental health treatment services. The 

department also determined there are twenty-six certified 

entities providing problem and pathological gambling treatment 

services. Of the twenty-six entities, four are private 

individual providers. The other twenty-two sites are located 

within certified chemical dependency treatment agencies. 

EVALUATION OF PROBABLE COSTS AND PROBABLE 

BENEFITS: Since the proposed rules in the new chapter 


"make significant amendments to a policy or regulatory program" 

under RCW 34.05.328 (5)(c)(iii), the department has 

determined the proposed rules to be "significant" as defined 

by the Washington state legislature. 

As required by RCW 34.05.328 (1)(d), the department 

has analyzed the probable costs and probable benefits of the 

proposed amendments, taking into account both the qualitative 

and quantitative benefits and costs. The department's 

analysis shows the costs and benefits of the proposed rules to 

those impacted by the rules. Impacted groups include: 

• DBHR-certified chemical dependency service programs 

owned by nonprofit businesses, for-profit 

businesses, public nonprofit providers, and tribal 

programs. 

• DBHR-licensed and/or -certified mental health service 

programs owned by nonprofit businesses, public 

nonprofit providers, or tribal programs. 

• Sole proprietors that choose to become a certified 

problem and pathological gambling treatment program. 

COSTS: Under chapter 19.85 RCW, DBHR has considered 

annual costs to small businesses that are $50 or more per 

client. The department's analysis revealed that there are costs 

for the proposed new rules in chapter 388-877 WAC that will 

affect treatment services provided at approximately one thousand 

sites that meet the definition of a small business. 

Agencies that wish to become department-licensed or - 

certified to provide behavioral health services must submit 

either a new agency or added service application to the 

department's DBHR. 

The proposed chapter 388-877 WAC includes the application 

requirements for agencies that are not currently certified 

or licensed by the department, and for those that are currently 

certified or licensed under chapter 388-816, 388-805, 

or 388-865 WAC. The department is concurrently proposing 

to repeal these chapters and adopt new program-specific rules 

that regulate outpatient mental health, chemical dependency, 

and problem and pathological gambling programs. These 

new rules are being proposed as chapters 388-877A, 388- 

877B, and 388-877C WAC. 

Costs include: 

(1) A one-time cost for developing a policy and procedures 

manual that meets the requirements of the new rules. 

(2) Updating/creating required forms. 

(3) Assuring facility meets structural accessibility for 

current mental health programs. 

(4) Complying with application requirements for added 

services or branch sites. 

(5) Notification requirements of facility remodeling, 

approval for change of ownership, and voluntary program 

suspension or closure. 

(6) Updating electronic health records. 

The estimated costs for the agency's policy and procedures 

manual would be $0 to $5,000, depending on the 

agency's current chemical dependency or mental health certification 

or licensure. The costs would vary depending on the 

number and complexity of the licensed and/or certified programs 

and if the agency contracts with other entities to implement 

the programs and/or hires its own staff. 



The following table identifies the types of programs and 

corresponding changes and estimated costs an agency may 

incur to implement these rules: 

Types of Programs 

Certified chemical 

dependency program 

Licensed and/or certified 

mental health 

programs 

Certified problem 

and pathological 

gambling programs 

(applies only if the 

program is not part of 

a certified chemical 

dependency program 

or licensed 

mental health program) 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Probable Required Changes 

and/or Revisions 

Policy and procedures 

manual 

Form revision 

Electronic health record 

revision 


manual 

Form revision 


revision 


manual 

Form revision 


revision 

Estimated 

Costs 

$0 - $5,000 

$0 - $5,000 

$0 - $5,000 

Mitigating Costs: Costs are determined to be minor 

under chapter 19.85 RCW. For the rules of DSHS, "minor 

cost" means cost per business that is less than fifty dollars of 

annual cost per client or other appropriate unit of service. 

The department plans to revise forms, as necessary, and 

post on the DBHR web site for agencies to download and 

copy. The cost for manual changes/revisions will be a onetime 

cost to the agency. The department will have staff available 

to answer any questions an agency may have in order to 

implement these rules. Agencies that choose to serve more 

than one client population will no longer incur costs to maintain 

multiple sets of policies and procedures, clinical records, 

and separate forms. Clients served by these agencies will be 

able to receive more seamless care. 

BENEFITS: The benefits to the implementation of these 

rules include individual care, programmatic, administrative, 

and improved cross-systems collaboration. 

(1) The new rules in chapter 388-877 WAC will integrate 

similar functions, such as individual service plans and 

rules for agency administrative, personnel, and clinical 

requirements. 

(2) The rules provide an agency with a streamlined certification 

and/or licensure process for chemical dependency, 

mental health, and/or problem and pathological gambling 

treatment programs. 

(3) The rules allow an individual needing more than one 

behavioral health treatment service to have one client record. 

(4) The rules allow a single audit for all behavioral 

health services programs provided by an agency, and eliminate 

the need for multiple audits for agencies providing more 

than one behavioral health service. 

(5) The rules provide standardization to all behavioral 

health services programs. 

(6) The rules merge and place into one section definitions 

that apply to the general behavioral health services 

administrative rules and the program-specific rules for men- 


tal health, chemical dependency, and problem and pathological 

gambling services. 

The department believes that new jobs will be created as 

a result of small businesses complying with these rules. This 

opinion is supported by department-hosted stakeholder/provider 

discussions held at statewide stakeholder meetings and 

by several all-day work group sessions attended by volunteer 

stakeholders and DBHR staff members. 

The rules in chapter 388-877 WAC require that all persons 

providing or supervising clinical services in a licensed 

or certified agency have an active department of health 

(DOH) license, registration or certification. If an agency 

elects to serve individuals in need of chemical dependency, 

mental health and/or problem and pathological gambling services, 

it must have the appropriate DOH-credentialed staff to 

provide the specific service(s). 

Agencies that elect to provide a combination of behavioral 

health services under chapter 388-877 WAC must 

employ or contract DOH-credentialed chemical dependency 

staff and mental health professionals to meet the program 

requirements they are licensed and/or certified to provide. 

• "Agency" means an agency or facility operated, 

licensed, or certified by the state of Washington. 

• "Mental health professional" includes: 

(1) A psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse or 

social worker as defined in chapters 71.05 and 71.34 

RCW. 

(2) A person with a master's degree or further 

advanced degree in counseling or one of the social 

sciences form an accredited college or university 

who has at least two years of experience in direct 

treatment of persons with mental illness or emotional 

disturbance, that was gained under the supervision 

of a mental health professional and is recognized 

by DBHR. 

CONCLUSION: The department has given careful consideration 

to the impact of proposed rules in chapter 388-877 

WAC on small businesses. To comply with the Regulatory 

Fairness Act (chapter 19.85 RCW), the department has analyzed 

impacts on small businesses and proposed ways to mitigate 

costs. The department has determined the costs to be 

minor and has determined the probable benefits outweigh the 

probable costs. 

Please contact Kathy Sayre if you have any questions at 

(360) 725-1342, toll free at 1-877-301-4557, or by e-mail at 

kathy.sayre@dshs.wa.gov. 

A copy of the statement may be obtained by contacting 


phone (360) 725-1342, fax (360) 725-2280, e-mail kathy. 

sayre@dshs.wa.gov. 

A cost-benefit analysis is required under RCW 34.05.- 

328. A preliminary cost-benefit analysis may be obtained by 

contacting Kathy Sayre, P.O. Box 45330, Olympia, WA 

98504-5330, phone (360) 725-1342, fax (360) 725-2280, email 


December 20, 2012 

Katherine I. Vasquez 

Rules Coordinator

Chapter 388-877 WAC 

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRA- 

TIVE REQUIREMENTS 

Section One—Behavioral Health Services—Purpose and 

Scope 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0100 Behavioral health services— 

Purpose and scope. The rules in chapter 388-877 WAC: 

(1) Establish the following for agencies that provide 

behavioral health services: 

(a) Licensure and certification requirements; 

(b) Agency administrative requirements; 

(c) Agency personnel requirements; and 

(d) Agency clinical policies and procedures. 

(2) Support the specific program rules in chapter 388- 

877A WAC for mental health, chapter 388-877B WAC for 

chemical dependency, and chapter 388-877C WAC for problem 

and pathological gambling. 

Section Two—Behavioral Health Services—Definitions. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0200 Behavioral health services— 

Definitions. The definitions in this section contain words and 

phrases used in chapter 388-877 WAC for behavioral health 

services programs. These definitions also apply to the program-specific 

rules for mental health services in chapter 388- 

877A WAC, chemical dependency rules in chapter 388-877B 

WAC, and problem and pathological gambling rules in chapter 

388-877C WAC. 

"Administrative (fair) hearing" means a proceeding 

before an administrative law judge that gives a party an 

opportunity to be heard in disputes about DSHS programs 

and services. 

"Administrator" means the designated person responsible 

for the operation of the licensed treatment agency 

and/or certified treatment service. 

"Adult" means an individual eighteen years of age or 

older. For an individual eligible for the medicaid program, 

adult means an individual twenty-one years of age or older. 

"Agency" means an entity licensed by the department to 

provide behavioral health services. 

"Assessment" means the process of obtaining all pertinent 

bio-psychosocial information, as identified by the individual, 

and family and collateral sources, for determining a 

diagnosis and to plan individualized services and supports. 

"Behavioral health" means the prevention, treatment 

of, and recovery from chemical dependency, mental health 

and/or problem and pathological gambling disorders. 

"Branch site" means a physically separate licensed site, 

governed by a parent organization, where qualified staff provides 

certified treatment services. 

"Care coordination" means a process-oriented activity 

to facilitate ongoing communication and collaboration to 

meet multiple needs of an individual. Care coordination 


includes facilitating communication between the family, natural 

supports, community resources, and involved providers 

and agencies, organizing, facilitating and participating in 

team meetings, and providing for continuity of care by creating 

linkages to and managing transitions between levels of 

care. 

"Case management" means the services provided to 

assist individuals residing in a community setting or transitioning 

to a community setting to gain access to needed medical, 

social, educational, entitlements and other applicable 

services. 

"Certified peer counselor" means a current or former 

recipient of behavioral health services, who has met the experience 

and training requirements of, satisfactorily passed the 

examination given by, and is recognized by the division of 

behavioral health and recovery as a certified peer counselor 

under WAC 388-865-0107. 

"Certified" means the status given to chemical dependency, 

mental health, and problem and pathological gambling 

program-specific services. 

"Certified problem and pathological gambling treatment 

provider" means a Washington state certified gambling 

counselor (WSCGC) or a nationally certified gambling 

counselor (NCGC), certified by the Washington State Gambling 

Counselor Certification Committee or the International 

Gambling Counselor Certification Board to provide problem 

and pathological gambling treatment services. 

"Change in ownership" means one of the following: 

(1) The ownership of a licensed behavioral health agency 

changes from one distinct legal owner to another distinct 

legal owner; 

(2) The type of business changes from one type to 

another, such as, from a sole proprietorship to a corporation; 

or 

(3) The current ownership takes on a new owner of five 

per cent or more of the organizational assets. 

"Clinical record" means a paper and/or electronic file 

that is maintained by the behavioral health agency and contains 

pertinent psychological, medical, and clinical information 

for each individual served. 

"Clinical supervision" means regular and periodic 

activities performed by an appropriate level of professional 

for clinical staff. Clinical supervision includes review of 

assessment, diagnostic formulation, treatment planning, 

progress toward completion of care, identification of barriers 

to care, continuation of services, authorization of care, and 

the direct observation of the delivery of clinical care. 

"Community mental health agency (CMHA)" means 

a behavioral health agency certified by the department to provide 

a mental health service. 

"Community relations plan" means a plan to minimize 

the impact of an opiate substitution treatment program as 

defined by the Center for Substance Abuse Guidelines for the 

Accreditation of Opioid Treatment Programs, section 

2.C.(4). 

"Complaint" means the expression of a dissatisfaction 

with a service or program which may be investigated by the 

department. 

"Consent" means agreement given by an individual 

after the person is provided with a description of the nature, 



character, anticipated results of proposed treatments and the 

recognized serious possible risks, complications, and anticipated 

benefits, including alternatives and nontreatment. 

Informed consent must be provided in a terminology that the 

person can reasonably be expected to understand. 

"Criminal background check" means a search for any 

record of an individual's conviction or civil adjudication 

related to crimes against children or other persons, including 

developmentally disabled and vulnerable adults. A background 

check includes a search and review of current and 

past background check applicant self-disclosures, Washington 

state patrol criminal history data, Washington courts 

criminal history data, civil adjudication proceedings, department 

of health disciplinary board final decisions, out-of-state 

court or law enforcement records, and department of corrections 

information. A background check may include a 

national fingerprint-based background check, including a 

federal bureau of investigation criminal history search. 

"Crisis" means an actual or perceived urgent or emergent 

situation that occurs when an individual's stability or 

functioning is disrupted and there is an immediate need to 

resolve the situation to prevent a serious deterioration in the 

individual's mental or physical health, or to prevent referral to 

a significantly higher level of care. 

"Critical incident" means any one of the following 

events that must be reported to the division: 

(1) Any death, serious injury, or sexual assault that 

occurs at an agency that is licensed by the department; 

(2) Alleged abuse or neglect of an individual receiving 

services, that is of a serious or emergency nature, by an 

employee, volunteer, licensee, contractor, or another individual 

receiving services; 

(3) A natural disaster, such as an earthquake, volcanic 

eruption, tsunami, urban fire, flood, or outbreak of communicable 

disease that presents substantial threat to facility operation 

or client safety; 

(4) A bomb threat; 

(5) Theft or loss of data in any form regarding an individual 

receiving services, such as a missing or stolen computer, 

or a missing or stolen computer disc or flash drive; 

(6) Suicide attempt at the facility; 

(7) An error in program-administered medication at an 

outpatient facility that results in adverse effects for the individual 

and requires urgent medical intervention; and 

(8) Any media event regarding an individual receiving 

services, or regarding a staff member or owner(s) of the 

agency. 

"Cultural competence" means the ability to recognize 

and respond to health-related beliefs and cultural values, disease 

incidence and prevalence, and treatment efficacy. 

Examples of cultural competent care include striving to overcome 

cultural, language, and communications barriers, providing 

an environment in which individuals from diverse cultural 

backgrounds feel comfortable discussing their cultural 

health beliefs and practices in the context of negotiating treatment 

options, encouraging individuals to express their spiritual 

beliefs and cultural practices, and being familiar with and 

respectful of various traditional healing systems and beliefs 

and, where appropriate, integrating these approaches into 

treatment plans. 


"Deemed" means a status that may be given to a 

licensed behavioral health agency as a result of the agency 

receiving accreditation by a recognized behavioral health 

accrediting body which has a current agreement with DBHR. 

"Department" means the Washington state department 

of social and health services. 

"Designated Chemical Dependency Specialist" means 

a person designated by the county alcoholism and/or other 

drug addiction program coordinator designated under RCW 

70.96A.310 to perform the commitment duties described in 

chapters 70.96A and 70.96B RCW; 

"Designated Mental Health Professional (DMHP)" 

means a mental health professional designated by the county 

or other authority authorized in rule to perform duties under 

the involuntary treatment act as described in RCW 10.77.010, 

71.05.020, 71.24.025 and 71.34.020. 

"Disability" means a physical or mental impairment 

that substantially limits one or more major life activities of 

the individual and the individual: 

(1) Has a record of such an impairment; or 

(2) Is regarded as having such impairment. 

"Division" means the division of behavioral health and 

recovery. 

"Division of behavioral health and recovery" means 

the division within the department of social and health services 

(formerly the mental health division and the division of 

alcohol and substance abuse) that administers mental health, 

problem gambling and substance abuse programs authorized 

by chapters 43.20A, 71.05, 71.24, 71.34, and 70.96A RCW. 

"Essential requirement" means a critical element of 

behavioral health treatment service delivery that must be 

present in order to provide effective treatment services. Critical 

elements include assessment, treatment planning and 

documentation of an individual's progress in treatment. 

"Governing body" means the entity with legal authority 

and responsibility for the operation of the behavioral 

health agency, to include its officers, board of directors or the 

trustees of a corporation or limited liability company. 

"Grievance" means an expression of dissatisfaction 

made by or on behalf of a publicly funded individual and 

referred to the agency or regional support network (RSN) for 

resolution. 

"Individual" means a person receiving treatment services 

from a licensed behavioral health agency. 

"Less restrictive alternative (LRA)" means court 

ordered outpatient treatment in a setting less restrictive than 

total confinement. 

"Licensed" means the status given to behavioral health 

agencies by the department under its authority to license and 

certify mental health programs chapters 71.05, 71.34, 71.24 

RCW and its authority to certify chemical dependency treatment 

programs chapter 70.96A RCW. 

"Medical practitioner" means a physician, advance 

registered nurse practitioner (ARNP), or certified physician's 

assistant. An ARNP and a midwife with prescriptive authority 

may perform practitioner functions related only to specific 

specialty services. 

"Medication administration" means the direct application 

of a medication or device by ingestion, inhalation, 

injection or any other means, whether self-administered by a

esident, or administered by a guardian (for a minor), or an 

authorized healthcare provider. 

"Mental health professional (MHP)" means a designation 

given by the department to an agency staff member 

who is: 

(1) A psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric advanced 

registered nurse practitioner (ARNP), or social worker as 

defined in chapters 71.05 and 71.34 RCW; 

(2) A person with a master's degree or further advanced 

degree in counseling or one of the social sciences from an 

accredited college or university who has at least two years of 

experience in direct treatment of persons with mental illness 

or emotional disturbance, that was gained under the supervision 

of a mental health professional and is recognized by the 

department; 

(3) A person who meets the waiver criteria of RCW 

71.24.260, which was granted prior to 1986; 

(4) A person who had an approved waiver to perform the 

duties of a mental health professional (MHP), that was 

requested by the regional support network (RSN) and granted 

by the mental health division prior to July 1, 2001; or 

(5) A person who has been granted a time-limited exception 

of the minimum requirements of a mental health professional 

by the department consistent with WAC 388-865- 

0265. 

"Minor" means an individual who is not yet eighteen 

years of age. 

"Offsite" means the provision of services by a provider 

from a licensed behavioral health agency at a location where 

the assessment and/or treatment is not the primary purpose of 

the site, such as in schools, hospitals, long term care facilities, 

correctional facilities, an individual's residence, the community, 

or housing provided by or under an agreement with the 

agency. 

"Outpatient services" means behavioral health treatment 

services provided to an individual in a nonresidential 

setting. 

"Patient placement criteria (PPC)" means admission, 

continued service, and discharge criteria found in the patient 

placement criteria (PPC) for the treatment of substancerelated 

disorders as published by the American Society of 

Addiction Medicine (ASAM). 

"Probation" means a licensing or certification status 

resulting from a finding of deficiencies that requires immediate 

corrective action to maintain licensure or certification. 

"Progress notes" means permanent written or electronic 

record of services and supports provided to an individual 

documenting the individual's participation in, and 

response to, treatment, progress in recovery, and progress 

toward intended outcomes. 

"Recovery" means a process of change through which 

an individual improves their health and wellness, lives a selfdirected 

life, and strives to reach their full potential. 

"Relocation" means a physical change in location from 

one address to another. 

"Remodeling" means expanding existing office space 

to additional office space at the same address, or remodeling 

interior walls and space within existing office space to a 

degree that accessibility to or within the facility is impacted. 


"Summary suspension" means the immediate suspension 

of a facility's license and/or program-specific certification 

by the department pending administrative proceedings 

for suspension, revocation, or other actions deemed necessary 

by the department. 

"Supervision" means the regular monitoring of the 

administrative, clinical, or clerical work performance of a 

staff member, trainee, student, volunteer, or employee on 

contract by a person with the authority to give direction and 

require change. 

"Suspend" means termination of a behavioral health 

agency's license or program specific certification to provide 

behavioral health treatment program service for a specified 

period or until specific conditions have been met and the 

department notifies the agency of the program's reinstatement. 

"Vulnerable adult" means an individual who receives 

services from the department and has at least one of the following 

characteristics: 

(1) A vulnerable adult as defined in chapter 74.34 RCW; 

and 

(2) An individual admitted for detoxification or detained 

or committed to an involuntary treatment facility that is certified 

by the division. 

"Youth" means an individual who is seventeen years of 

age or younger. 

Section Three—Behavioral Health Services—Agency 

Licensure and Certification 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0300 Agency licensure—General 

information. The department licenses agencies to provide 

behavioral health treatment services. To gain and maintain 

licensure, an agency must meet the requirements of chapter 

388-877 WAC, applicable local and state rules, and state and 

federal statutes. In addition, the agency must meet the specific 

program requirements of chapter 388-877A WAC for 

mental health, chapter 388-877B WAC for chemical dependency, 

and chapter 388-877C WAC for problem and pathological 

gambling. 

(1) An agency currently accredited by a national accreditation 

agency recognized by and having a current agreement 

with the department may be eligible for licensing through 

deeming. See WAC 388-877-0310. 

(2) Initial applications and renewal forms for behavioral 

health agency licensure or certification may be downloaded 

at http://www.dshs.wa.gov/dbhr/daforms.shtml. Completed 

application packets, forms, and requests for deeming or other 

services should be mailed to: Division of Behavioral Health 

and Recovery, P.O. Box 45320, Olympia, WA 98504 5320. 

(3) An agency must report to the department any changes 

that occur during the initial or renewal licensing or certification 

process. The department may request a copy of additional 

disclosure statements or background inquiries if there 

is reason to believe that offenses specified under RCW 

43.43.830 have occurred since the original or renewal application 

was submitted. 



(4) The department may grant an exemption or waiver 

from compliance with specific licensing or program certification 

requirements if the exemption does not violate an existing 

state, federal, or tribal law. 

(a) To request an exemption to a rule in this chapter, the 

agency must: 

(i) Submit the request in writing to the department; 

(ii) Assure the exemption request does not jeopardize the 

safety, health, or treatment of an individual; and 

(iii) Assure the exemption request does not impede fair 

competition of another service agency. 

(b) The department approves or denies an exemption 

request in writing and requires the agency to keep a copy of 

the decision. 

(c) Appeal rights under WAC 388-877-0370 do not 

apply to exemption to rule decisions. 

(5) In the event of an agency closure or the cancellation 

of a program-specific certification, the agency must provide 

each individual: 

(a) Notice of the agency closure or program cancellation 

at least thirty days before the date of closure or program cancellation; 

(b) Assistance with relocation; and 

(c) Information on how to access records to which the 

individual is entitled. 

Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred 

in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the 

requirements of RCW 34.08.040. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0305 Agency licensure—Application. 

To apply for licensure to provide any behavioral health service, 

an agency must submit an initial application that is 

signed by the agency's designated official. 

(1) The application must include the following: 

(a) A copy of the agency's master business license that 

authorizes the organization to do business in Washington 

state; 

(b) A list of the specific program services for which the 

agency is seeking certification; 

(c) A copy of the report of findings from a criminal background 

check of the administrator and any owner of five percent 

or more of the organizational assets; 

(d) The physical address of any agency operated facility 

where behavioral health services will be provided; 

(e) A statement assuring the agency meets American 

Disability Act (ADA) standards and that the facility is appropriate 

for providing the proposed services; 

(f) A copy of the policies and procedures specific to the 

agency; 

(g) A staff roster, including each staff member's credentials 

under department of health (DOH) rules for professional 

standards and licensing if credentials are required for the 

position; 

(h) A copy of a current DOH residential treatment facility 

certificate if the agency is providing chemical dependency 

residential treatment or mental health residential treatment; 

and 

(i) Payment of associated fees. 


(2) The department conducts an on-site review as part of 

the initial licensing or certification process (see WAC 388- 

877-0320). 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0310 Agency licensure—Deeming. (1) 

The department may deem an agency to be in compliance 

with state minimum standards for licensure and program-specific 

certification based on the agency being currently accredited 

by a national accreditation agency recognized by and 

having a current agreement with the department. 

(2) To be considered for deeming, an agency must submit 

a request to the department signed by the agency's designated 

official. 

(3) Deeming will be in accordance with the established 

written agreement between the accrediting agency and the 

department. 

(4) Specific licensing and certification requirements of 

any: 

(a) State rule may only be waived through a deeming 

process consistent with the established written agreement 

between the accrediting agency and the department. 

(b) State or federal law will not be waived through a 

deeming process. 

(5) An agency operating under a department-issued provisional 

license or program-specific certification is not eligible 

for deeming. 

(6) Any service added to an agency's existing services is: 

(a) Considered provisional until the requirements in 

WAC 388-877-0345 are met and the department approves the 

service; and 

(b) Not eligible for deeming until the service has been 

reviewed by the accrediting agency. 

(7) Any branch site added to an existing agency: 

(a) Must meet the requirements in WAC 388-877-0340; 

and 

(b) Is not eligible for deeming until the site has been 

reviewed by the accrediting agency. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0315 Agency licensure—Renewals. A 

department-issued license, including program-specific certification, 

expires twelve months from the effective date. To 

renew a license or certification, an agency must submit a 

renewal request signed by the agency's designated official. 

(1) The original renewal request must: 

(a) Be received by the department before the expiration 

date of the agency's current license; and 

(b) Include payment of the specific renewal fee (see 

WAC 388-877-0365). 

(2) The department may conduct an on-site review as 

part of the renewal process (see WAC 388-877-0320). 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0320 Agency licensure—On-site 

reviews and plans of correction. To obtain and maintain 

licensure to provide behavioral health services, including 

program-specific certification, each agency is subject to an

on-site review to determine if the agency is in compliance 

with the minimum licensure and certification standards. 

(1) A department review team representative(s) conducts 

an entrance conference with the agency and an on-site review 

that may include: 

(a) A review of: 

(i) Agency policies and procedures; 

(ii) Personnel records; 

(iii) Clinical records; 

(iv) Facility accessibility requirements; 

(v) The agency's internal quality management process 

that demonstrates how the agency evaluates program effectiveness 

and individual participant satisfaction; and 

(vi) Any other information, including the criteria in 

WAC 388-877-0335 (1)(b), that the department determines 

to be necessary to confirm compliance with the minimum 

standards of this chapter. 

(b) Interviews with: 

(i) Individuals served by the agency; and 

(ii) Agency staff members. 

(2) The department review team representative(s) concludes 

an on-site review with an exit conference that 

includes, if applicable: 

(a) A discussion of findings; 

(b) A statement of deficiencies requiring a plan of correction; 

and 

(c) A plan of correction signed by the agency's designated 

official and the department review team representative. 

(3) The department requires the agency to correct the 

deficiencies listed on the plan of correction: 

(a) By the negotiated time frame agreed upon by the 

agency and the department review team representative; or 

(b) Immediately if the department determines consumer 

health and safety concerns require immediate corrective 

action. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0325 Agency licensure and programspecific 

certification—Approvals and provisional 

approvals. (1) The department grants an initial or provisional 

license or program-specific certification to an agency when: 

(a) The application and agency policy and procedures 

submitted meet the requirements of WAC 388-877-0305(1); 

(b) An on-site review is conducted under WAC 388-877- 

0320 and the agency corrects any noted deficiencies within 

the agreed upon time frame; and 

(c) The department determines the agency is in compliance 

with the licensure and program-specific certification 

standards. 

(2) The agency must post the department-issued license 

or certification in a conspicuous place on the facility's premises, 

and, if applicable, on the agency's branch site premises. 

(3) See WAC 388-877-0330 for license and programspecific 

certification effective dates. 

(4) See WAC 388-877-0315 for agency requirements for 

renewing licensure. 


NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0330 Agency licensure—Effective 

dates. An agency's license is effective for up to twelve 

months from the effective date, subject to the agency maintaining 

compliance with the minimum license and programspecific 

certification standards in this chapter, and chapters 

388-877A, 388-877B, and 388-877C WAC. 

NEW SECTION 


certification—Denials, suspensions, restrictions, 

revocations, and penalties. (1) The department may deny 

issuing or renewing a license or a specific program certification, 

place an agency on probation, or suspend, restrict, or 

revoke an agency's license or specific program certification 

for any of the following reasons, as applicable: 

(a) The agency fails to meet the requirements in this 

chapter or other applicable state minimum standards or state 

and federal laws. 

(b) The agency owner or agency administrator: 

(i) Had a license or specific program certification issued 

by the department subsequently denied, suspended, or 

revoked; 

(ii) Was convicted of child abuse or adjudicated as a perpetrator 

of substantiated child abuse; 

(iii) Was convicted of abuse of a vulnerable adult or 

adjudicated as a perpetrator of substantiated abuse of a vulnerable 

adult; 

(iv) Obtained or attempted to obtain a health provider 

license, certification, or registration by fraudulent means or 

misrepresentation; 

(v) Committed, permitted, aided or abetted the commission 

of an illegal act or unprofessional conduct as defined 

under RCW 18.130.180; 

(vi) Demonstrated cruelty, abuse, negligence, misconduct, 

or indifference to the welfare of a patient or displayed 

acts of discrimination; 

(vii) Misappropriated patient (individual) property or 

resources; 

(viii) Failed to meet financial obligations or contracted 

service commitments that affect patient care; 

(ix) Has a history of noncompliance with state or federal 

rules in an agency with which the applicant has been affiliated; 

(x) Knowingly, or with reason to know, made a false 

statement of fact or failed to submit necessary information in: 

(A) The submitted application or materials attached; or 

(B) Any matter under department investigation. 

(xi) Refused to allow the department access to view 

records, files, books, or portions of the premises relating to 

operation of the program; 

(xii) Willfully interfered with the preservation of material 

information or attempted to impede the work of an authorized 

department representative; 

(xiii) Is currently debarred, suspended, proposed for 

debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from 

participating in transactions involving certain federal funds 

(this also applies to any person or business entity named in 

the agency's application for licensure or certification); 



(xiv) Does not meet criminal background check requirements; 

(xv) Fails to provide satisfactory application materials; 

or 

(xvi) Advertises the agency as certified when licensing 

or certification has not been granted, or has been revoked or 

canceled. 

(c) The department determines there is imminent risk to 

consumer health and safety. 

(d) The agency's licensure or specific program certification 

is in probationary status and the agency fails to correct 

the noted health and safety deficiencies within the agreedupon 

time frames. 

(e) The agency voluntarily cancels licensure or certification. 

(f) The agency fails to pay the required license or certification 

fees. 

(g) The agency stops providing the services for which 

the agency is certified. 

(h) The agency changes ownership without notifying the 

department. 

(i) The agency relocates without notifying the department. 

(2) The department sends a written notice to deny, suspend, 

revoke, or modify the licensure or certification status 

(see RCW 43.20A.205) that includes the reason(s) for the 

decision and the agency's right to appeal a department decision 

(refer to WAC 388-877-0370). 

(3) If an agency fails to comply with the requirements of 

this chapter, the department may: 

(a) Assess fees to cover costs of added licensing and program-specific 

certification activities, including when the 

department determines a corrective action is required due to a 

complaint or incident investigation; 

(b) Stop referral(s) of an individual who is a program 

recipient of a state and/or federally-funded program; and 

(c) Notify the county alcohol and drug coordinator, 

regional support network (RSN) and/or local media of 

stopped referrals, involuntary cancellation, suspensions, 

revocations, or nonrenewal of the agency's license or program-specific 

certification(s). 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0340 Agency licensure—Adding a 

branch site. To add a branch site, an existing licensed behavioral 

health agency must notify the department and submit an 

application that is signed by the agency's designated official. 

(1) The agency must also submit the following: 

(a) A statement assuring the branch site meets American 

Disability Act (ADA) standards and that the facility is appropriate 

for providing the proposed services; 

(b) A written declaration that a current copy of agency 

policies and procedures is accessible to the branch site and 

that the policies and procedures have been revised to accommodate 

the differences in business and clinical practices at 

that site; and 

(c) Payment of fees (see WAC 388-877-0365). 

(2) Each nonresident branch facility is subject to review 

by the department to determine if the facility is: 


(a) Suitable for the purposes intended; 

(b) Not a personal residence; and 

(c) Approved as meeting all building and safety requirements. 

NEW SECTION 


certification—Adding a new service. To add a new 

service, a licensed behavioral health agency must request and 

submit an abbreviated application that is signed by the 

agency's designated official. The application must include 

the following: 

(1) The name of the administrator providing management 

or supervision of services; 

(2) The physical address of the agency-operated facility 

where the new service will be provided; 

(3) A description of the agency's policies and procedures 

relating to the new service; 

(4) The name and credentials of each staff member providing 

the new service; and 

(5) Payment of fees (see WAC 388-877-0365). 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0350 Agency licensure—Change in 

ownership. When a licensed behavioral health agency 

changes ownership, the department requires: 

(1) A new license application (see WAC 388-877-0305); 

(2) Payment of fees (see WAC 388-877-0365); and 

(3) A statement regarding the disposition and management 

of clinical records in accordance with applicable state 

and federal laws. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0355 Agency licensure—Change in 

location. When a licensed behavioral health agency relocates 

to another address, the department requires: 

(1) The agency to notify the department in writing of the 

new address at least thirty days before moving; 

(2) A new license application (see WAC 388-877-0305); 

and 

(3) Payment of fees (see WAC 388-877-0365). 

NEW SECTION 


certification—Facility remodel. When a licensed 

behavioral health agency changes the accessibility of the 

facility by remodeling, the department requires the agency to: 

(1) Notify the department in writing of the facility 

remodel at least thirty days before the day the remodeling 

begins; and 

(2) Ensure the facility's remodel meets all city and 

county codes, and state accessibility requirements. 

NEW SECTION 


certification—Fee requirements. (1) Payment of

licensing and specific program certification fees required 

under this chapter must be included with the initial application, 

renewal application, or with requests for other services. 

(2) Payment of fees must be made by check, bank draft, 

electronic transfer, or money order made payable to the 

department. 

(3) The department may refund one-half of the application 

fee if an application is withdrawn before certification or 

denial. 

(4) Fees will not be refunded when licensure or certification 

is denied, revoked, or suspended. 

(5) The department charges the following fees for 

approved chemical dependency treatment programs: 

Application Fees for Agency Certification for 

Approved Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs 

New agency application $1,000 

Branch agency application $500 

Application to add one or more $200 

services 

Application to change owner- $500 

ship 

Initial and Annual Certification Fees for Detoxification, Residential, and 

Nonresidential Services 

Detoxification and residential 

services 


$100 per licensed bed, per year, for 

agencies not renewing certification 

through deeming 

$50 per licensed bed, per year, for 

agencies renewing certification 

through deeming per WAC 388-877- 

0310 

Nonresidential services $750 per year for agencies not renewing 

certification through deeming 

$200 per year for agencies certified 

through deeming per WAC 388-877- 

0310 

Complaint/Incident Investigation Fees 

All agencies $1,000 per substantiated complaint 

investigation and $1000 per substantiated 

incident investigation 

(6) Agency providers must annually complete a declaration 

form provided by the department to indicate information 

necessary for establishing fees and updating certification 

information. Required information includes, but is not limited 

to: 

(a) The number of licensed detoxification and residential 

beds; and 

(b) The agency provider's national accreditation status. 

(7) The department charges the following fees for 

approved mental health treatment programs: 

Initial Licensing Application Fee for Mental Health Treatment Programs 

Licensing application fee $1,000 initial licensing fee 

Initial and Annual Certification Fees 

Evaluation and treatment (E&T) $90 initial certification fee, per bed 

bed fees 

$90 annual certification fee, per bed 

Initial and Annual Licensing Fees for Agencies not Deemed 

Annual service hours provided: Initial and annual licensing fees: 

0-3,999 $728 

4,000-14,999 $1,055 

Initial Licensing Application Fee for Mental Health Treatment Programs 

15,000-29,999 $1,405 

30,000-49,999 $2,105 

50,000 or more $2,575 

Annual Licensing Fees for Deemed Agencies 

Deemed agencies licensed by $500 annual licensing fee 

DBHR 

Complaint/Incident Investigation Fee 

All residential and nonresidential 

agencies 

$1,000 per substantiated complaint 

investigation and $1,000 per substantiated 

incident investigation 

(8) Agencies providing nonresidential mental health services 

must report the number of annual service hours provided 

based on the division of behavioral health and recovery's 

(DBHR's) current published "Service Encounter 

Reporting Instructions for RSN's" and the "Consumer Information 

System (CIS) Data Dictionary for RSN's". These 

publications are available at: http://www.dshs.wa.gov/dbhr/ 

mhpublications.shtml. 

(a) Existing licensed agencies must compute the annual 

services hours based on the most recent state fiscal year. 

(b) Newly licensed agencies must compute the annual 

service hours by projecting the service hours for the first 

twelve months of operation. 

NEW SECTION 


certification—Appealing a department decision. 

(1) To appeal a decision made by the department, an agency 

must file a written request for a hearing: 

(a) Signed by the agency's administrator. 

(b) Within twenty-eight days of the date of the department's 

written decision. 

(c) To the Board of Appeals, P.O. Box 2465, Olympia, 

WA 98504, with a method that shows proof of receipt. 

(d) That includes all of the following: 

(i) A copy of the department's decision that is being contested. 

(ii) The agency's reason for contesting the decision. 

(iii) The specific rules, laws, and policy the agency 

believes are being violated. 

(2) A decision will be made following the requirements 

of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW, 

and chapter 388-02 WAC. 

(3) The department may order a summary suspension of 

the agency's license or certification pending completion of 

the appeal process when the preservation of public health, 

safety, or welfare requires emergency action. 

Section Four—Behavioral Health Services—Agency 

Administration 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0400 Agency administration—Governing 

body requirements. An agency's governing body is 

responsible for the conduct and quality of the behavioral 

health services provided. The agency's governing body must: 



(1) Assure there is an administrator responsible for the 

day-to-day operation of services. 

(2) Maintain a current job description for the administrator, 

including the administrator's authority and duties. 

(3) Approve the mission statement for the services provided. 

(4) Notify the department within thirty days of changes 

of the administrator. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0410 Agency administration— 

Administrator key responsibilities. (1) The agency administrator 

is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the 

agency's licensed or certified behavioral health treatment services, 

including: 

(a) All administrative matters; 

(b) Individual care services; and 

(c) Meeting all applicable rules, policies, and ethical 

standards. 

(2) The administrator must: 

(a) Delegate to a staff person the duty and responsibility 

to act in the administrator's behalf when the administrator is 

not on duty or on call. 

(b) Ensure administrative, personnel, and clinical policies 

and procedures are adhered to and kept current to be in 

compliance with the rules in this chapter, as applicable. 

(c) Employ sufficient qualified personnel to provide adequate 

treatment services, facility security, the safety of each 

individual, and other identified needs of individuals receiving 

services. 

(d) Ensure all persons providing clinical services are credentialed 

for their scope of practice as required by the department 

of health. 

(e) Identify at least one person to be responsible for clinical 

supervision duties. 

(f) Ensure that there is an up-to-date personnel file for 

each employee, trainee, student, volunteer, and for each contracted 

staff person who provides or supervises an individual's 

care. 

(g) Ensure that personnel records document that Washington 

state patrol background checks consistent with RCW 

43.43.830 through 43.43.834 have been completed for each 

employee in contact with individuals receiving services. 

(3) The administrator must ensure the agency develops 

and maintains a written internal quality management process 

that: 

(a) Addresses the clinical supervision and training of 

clinical staff; 

(b) Monitors compliance with the rules in this chapter, 

and other state and federal rules and laws that govern agency 

licensing and certification requirements; and 

(c) Continuously improves the safety and quality of care 

in response to all of the following: 

(i) Critical incidents; 

(ii) Complaints; and 

(iii) Grievances. 


NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0420 Agency administration—Policies 

and procedures. Each agency licensed by the department 

to provide any behavioral health service must develop, 

implement, and maintain administrative policies and procedures 

to meet the minimum requirements of this chapter. The 

policies and procedures must demonstrate the following, as 

applicable: 

(1) Ownership. Documentation of the agency's governing 

body, including a description of membership and authorities, 

and documentation of the agency's: 

(a) Articles and certificate of incorporation and bylaws if 

the owner is a corporation; 

(b) Partnership agreement if the owner is a partnership; 

or 

(c) Sole proprietorship if one person is the owner. 

(2) Licensure. A copy of the agency's master business 

license that authorizes the organization to do business in 

Washington state that: 

(a) Includes the entity's name, firm name, or registered 

trade name; and 

(b) Lists all addresses where the entity performs services. 

(3) Organizational description. An organizational 

description detailing all positions and associated licensure or 

certification, updated as needed. 

(4) Agency staffing and supervision. Documentation 

that shows the agency has staff members: 

(a) Adequate in number to provide program-specific certified 

services to serve the agency's caseload of individuals; 

and 

(b) Who provide treatment in accordance to regulations 

relevant to their specialty or specialties and registration, certification, 

licensing, and trainee or volunteer status. 

(5) Interpreter services for individuals with Limited 

English Proficiency (LEP) and individuals who have sensory 

disabilities. Documentation that demonstrates the 

agency's ability to provide or coordinate services for individuals 

with LEP and individuals who have sensory disabilities. 

(a) Certified interpreters or other interpreter services 

must be available for individuals with limited English speaking 

proficiency and individuals who have sensory disabilities 

if required by agency certification or licensure or certification; 

or 

(b) The agency must have the ability to effectively provide, 

coordinate or refer individuals in these populations for 

appropriate assessment or treatment. 

(6) Reasonable access for individuals with disabilities. 

A description of how reasonable accommodations will 

be provided to individuals with disabilities. 

(7) Nondiscrimination. A description of how the 

agency complies with all state and federal nondiscrimination 

laws, rules, and plans. 

(8) Fee schedules. A copy of the agency's current fee 

schedules for all services must be available on request. 

(9) Funding options for treatment costs. A description 

of how the agency works with individuals to address the 

funding of an individual's treatment costs, including a mechanism 

to address changes in the individual's ability to pay.

(10) State and federal rules on confidentiality. A 

description of how the agency implements state and federal 

rules on individuals' confidentiality consistent with the service 

or services being provided. 

(11) Reporting and documentation of suspected 

abuse, neglect, or exploitation. A description how the 

agency directs staff to report and document suspected abuse, 

neglect, or exploitation of a child and vulnerable adult consistent 

with chapters 26.44 and 74.34 RCW. 

(12) Protection of youth. Documentation of how the 

agency addresses the protection of youth participating in 

group or residential treatment with adults. 

(13) Reporting the death of an individual seeking or 

receiving services. A description of how the agency directs 

staff to report to the department within one business day the 

death of any individual which occurs on the premises of a 

licensed agency. 

(14) Reporting critical incidents involving individuals. 

A description of how the agency directs staff to report to 

the department within two business days any critical incident 

that occurs involving an individual, and actions taken as a 

result of the incident. 

(15) A smoking policy. Documentation that a smoking 

policy consistent with the Washington Clean Indoor Air Act, 

Chapter 70.160 RCW, is in place. 

(16) Outpatient evacuation plan. For a nonresidential 

agency, an evacuation plan for use in the event of a disaster 

or emergency that addresses: 

(a) Different types of disasters or emergencies; 

(b) Placement of posters showing routes of exit; 

(c) The need to mention evacuation routes at public 

meetings; 

(d) Communication methods for individuals, staff, and 

visitors, including persons with a visual or hearing impairment 

or limitation; 

(e) Evacuation of mobility impaired individuals; and 

(f) Evacuation of children if child care is offered. 

(17) Individual rights. A description of how the agency 

has individual participation rights and policies consistent 

with WAC 388-877-0600. 

(18) Individual complaints and grievances. A description 

of how the agency addresses an individual's complaint 

and/or grievance. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0430 Agency administration—Treatment 

facility requirements. Each agency licensed by the 

department to provide any behavioral health service must 

ensure that its treatment facility: 

(1) Is accessible to an individual with a disability. 

(2) Has a reception area separate from living and therapy 

areas. 

(3) Has adequate private space for personal consultation 

with an individual, staff charting, and therapeutic and social 

activities, as appropriate. 

(4) Has secure storage of an individual's active or closed 

confidential record. 

(5) Has secure, locked storage of poisonous external 

chemicals and caustic materials. 


Section Five—Behavioral Health Services—Personnel 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0500 Personnel—Agency policies and 

procedures. Each agency licensed by the department to provide 

any behavioral health service must develop, implement, 

and maintain personnel policies and procedures. The policies 

and procedures must meet the minimum requirements of this 

chapter and include the following, as applicable: 

(1) Hiring practices. Identification of how the agency: 

(a) Ensures all persons providing or supervising clinical 

services have an active registration, certification, or license 

granted by the department of health consistent with the services 

provided; and 

(b) Ensures the requirements of WAC 388-06-0170 are 

met if the agency provides services to youths. 

(2) Background checks. Identification of how the 

agency conducts Washington state background checks on 

each agency employee in contact with individuals receiving 

services, consistent with RCW 43.43.830 through 43.43.842. 

(3) Excluded provider list. A description of how the 

agency conducts a review of the list of excluded individuals/entities 

(LEIE) searchable database (found on the Office 

of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services website at http://oig.hhs.gov) for each employee in 

contact with individuals receiving services, to include a procedure 

on how the agency: 

(a) Reviewed the LEIE database at the time of the 

employee's hire and annually thereafter; and 

(b) Assured the employee is not currently debarred, suspended, 

proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntary 

excluded from participating in transactions involving 

certain federal funds. 

(4) Drug free workplace. Identification of how the 

agency provides for a drug free work place that includes: 

(a) A philosophy of no tolerance of illegal drug-related 

activity; 

(b) Agency program standards of prohibited conduct; 

and 

(c) Actions to be taken in the event a staff member misuses 

alcohol or other drugs. 

(5) Supervision. Identification of how supervision is 

provided to assist program staff and volunteers to increase 

their skills, and improve quality of services to individuals and 

families. 

(6) Staff training. A description of how the agency provides 

training within thirty days of an employee's hire date 

and annually thereafter: 

(a) Consistent with the agency's certified or licensed services. 

(b) On cultural competency that assists staff in recognizing 

when cultural barriers interfere with clinical care. 

(c) That includes a review of: 

(i) Procedures for how to respond to individuals in crisis; 

(ii) Emergency procedures; 

(iii) Program policies and procedures; 

(iv) Rights for individuals receiving services and supports; 

(v) Population-specific information; and 



(iv) An overview of applicable community resources. 

(d) To meet the requirements of this chapter. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0510 Personnel—Agency record 

requirements. Each agency licensed by the department to 

provide any behavioral health service must maintain a personnel 

record for each person employed by the agency. 

(1) The personnel record must contain the following: 

(a) Documentation of annual training, including documentation 

that the employee successfully completed training 

on cultural competency (see WAC 388-877-0500 (6)(b)). 

(b) A signed and dated commitment to maintain patient 

(individual) confidentiality in accordance with state and federal 

confidentiality requirements. 

(c) A record of an orientation to the agency that includes: 

(i) An overview of the administrative, personnel and 

clinical policies and procedures. 

(ii) The duty to warn or to take reasonable precautions to 

provide protection from violent behavior when an individual 

has communicated an actual imminent threat of physical violence 

against a reasonably identifiable victim or victims. 

Taking reasonable precautions includes notifying law 

enforcement. 

(iii) Staff ethical standards and conduct, including 

reporting of unprofessional conduct to appropriate authorities. 

(iv) The process for resolving client complaints and/or 

grievances. 

(v) The facility evacuation plan. 

(d) A copy of the staff member's valid current credential 

issued by the department of health for their scope of practice. 

(e) For noncontract staff, a copy of a current job description, 

signed and dated by the employee and supervisor which 

includes: 

(i) A job title; 

(ii) Minimum qualifications for the position; and 

(iii) A summary of duties and responsibilities. 

(f) For contract staff, formal agreements or personnel 

contracts that describe the nature and extent of patient care 

services, may be substituted for job descriptions. 

(g) Performance evaluations conducted by the immediate 

supervisor or designee. 

(2) Staff members who have received services from the 

agency must have personnel records that: 

(a) Are separate from clinical records; and 

(b) Have no indication of current or previous service 

recipient status. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0520 Personnel—Agency requirements 

for supervision of trainees and interns. Each agency 

licensed by the department to provide any behavioral health 

service must ensure the following supervision requirements 

are met for trainees and interns: 

(1) Each trainee and intern who receives training at an 

agency must be assigned a supervisor who has been approved 

by the agency administrator or designee. 

(2) The assigned supervisor: 


(a) Must be credentialed by the department of health for 

their scope of practice; 

(b) Is responsible for all individuals assigned to the 

trainee or intern they supervise; and 

(c) Must review clinical documentation with the trainee 

or intern as part of the supervision process. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0530 Personnel—Agency requirements 

for volunteers and student practicum. Each agency 

licensed by the department to provide any behavioral health 

service is responsible to provide orientation to any volunteer 

or student assisting the agency. In addition, the agency must 

ensure and document that: 

(1) Each volunteer meets the qualifications of the position 

they are assigned. 

(2) Each student who uses the agency as a setting for student 

practicum is supported by an educational institution. 

(a) The agency and the educational institution must have 

a written agreement that describes: 

(i) The nature and scope of student activity at the treatment 

setting; and 

(ii) The plan for supervision of student activities. 

(b) The agency must obtain and retain a confidentiality 

statement signed by the student and the student's academic 

supervisor. 

Section six—Behavioral health services—Clinical 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0600 Clinical—Individual rights. (1) 

Each agency licensed by the department to provide any 

behavioral health service must develop a statement of individual 

participant rights applicable to the service categories 

the agency is licensed for, to ensure an individual's rights are 

protected in compliance with chapters 71.12, 70.96A, 71.05, 

and 71.34 RCW. In addition, the agency must develop a general 

statement of individual participant rights that incorporates 

at a minimum the following statements. "You have the 

right to: 

(a) Receive services without regard to race, creed, 

national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or 

disability; 

(b) Practice the religion of choice as long as the practice 

does not infringe on the rights and treatment of others or the 

treatment service. Individual participants have the right to 

refuse participation in any religious practice; 

(c) Be reasonably accommodated in case of sensory or 

physical disability, limited ability to communicate, limited 

English proficiency, and cultural differences; 

(d) Be treated with respect, dignity and privacy, except 

that staff may conduct reasonable searches to detect and prevent 

possession or use of contraband on the premises; 

(e) Be free of any sexual harassment; 

(f) Be free of exploitation, including physical and financial 

exploitation; 

(g) Have all clinical and personal information treated in 

accord with state and federal confidentiality regulations;

(h) Review your clinical record in the presence of the 

administrator or designee and be given an opportunity to 

request amendments or corrections; 

(i) Receive a copy of agency complaint and grievance 

procedures upon request and to lodge a complaint or grievance 

with the provider if you believe your rights have been 

violated; and 

(j) File a complaint with the department when you feel 

the agency has violated a WAC requirement regulating 

behavior health agencies. 

(2) Each agency must ensure the applicable individual 

participant rights described in subsection (1) of this section 

are: 

(a) Provided in writing to each individual on or before 

admission; 

(b) Available in alternative formats for individuals who 

are blind; 

(c) Translated to the most commonly used languages in 

the agency's service area; 

(d) Posted in public areas; and 

(e) Available to any participant upon request. 

(3) Each agency must ensure all research concerning an 

individual whose cost of care is publicly funded is done in 

accordance with chapter 388-04 WAC, protection of human 

research subjects, and other applicable state and federal rules 

and laws. 

(4) In addition to the requirements in this section, each 

agency enrolled as a medicare and/or medicaid provider must 

ensure an individual seeking or participating in behavioral 

health treatment services, or the person legally responsible 

for the individual is informed of their medicaid rights at time 

of admission and in a manner that is understandable to the 

individual or legally responsible person. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0610 Clinical—Initial assessment. 

Each agency licensed by the department to provide any 

behavioral health service is responsible for an individual's 

initial assessment. 

(1) The initial assessment must be: 

(a) Conducted in person; and 

(b) Completed by a professional appropriately credentialed 

to provide chemical dependency, mental health, and/or 

problem and pathological gambling services as determined 

by state law. 

(2) The initial assessment must include and document: 

(a) Individual identifying information; 

(b) Presenting issues; 

(c) Name of the individual's medical provider(s); 

(d) Medical concerns; 

(e) Medications currently taken; 

(f) Brief mental health, substance use, and problem and 

pathological gambling histories; 

(g) Any identification of risk of harm to self and others, 

including suicide and/or homicide. A referral for provision 

of emergency/crisis services must be made if indicated in the 

risk assessment; 


(h) Information that a person is court ordered to treatment 

or is under the supervision of the department of corrections; 

and 

(i) Treatment recommendations. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0620 Clinical—Individual service 

plan. Each agency licensed by the department to provide any 

behavioral health service is responsible for an individual's 

service plan as follows: 

(1) The individual service plan must: 

(a) Be completed or approved by a professional appropriately 

credentialed to provide mental health, chemical 

dependency, and/or problem and pathological gambling services. 

(b) Address age, gender, cultural, strengths and/or disability 

issues identified by the individual or, if applicable, the 

individual's parent(s) or legal representative. 

(c) Be in a terminology that is understandable to the individual 

and the individual's family. 

(d) Document that the plan was mutually agreed upon 

and a copy was provided to the individual. 

(e) Demonstrate the individual's participation in the 

development of the plan. 

(f) Document participation of family or significant others, 

if participation is requested by the individual and is clinically 

appropriate. 

(g) Be strength-based. 

(h) Contain measurable goals or objectives, or both. 

(i) Be updated to address applicable changes in identified 

needs and achievement of goals and objectives. 

(2) When required by law, the agency must notify the 

required authority of a violation of a court order or nonparticipation 

in treatment, or both. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0630 Clinical—Individual clinical 

record system. Each agency licensed by the department to 

provide any behavioral health service must: 

(1) Maintain a comprehensive clinical record system that 

includes policies and procedures that protect an individual's 

personal health information; and 

(2) Ensure that the individual's personal health information 

is shared or released only in compliance with applicable 

state and federal law. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0640 Clinical—Record content. Each 

agency licensed by the department to provide any behavioral 

health service is responsible for an individual's clinical record 

content. The clinical record must include: 

(1) Documentation the individual received a copy of 

counselor disclosure requirements established under RCW 

18.19.060. 

(2) Demographic information. 

(3) An initial assessment. 

(4) Documentation of the individual's response when 

asked if: 



(a) The individual is under department of corrections 

(DOC) supervision. 

(b) The individual is under civil or criminal court 

ordered mental health or chemical dependency treatment. 

(c) There is a court order exempting the individual participant 

from reporting requirements. A copy of the court 

order must be included in the record if the participant claims 

exemption from reporting requirements. 

(5) Documentation that the agency met all the following 

requirements when an individual informs the agency that the 

individual is under supervision by DOC due to a less restrictive 

alternative or DOC order for treatment: 

(a) The agency notified DOC orally or in writing. The 

agency must confirm an oral notification with a written 

notice by electronic mail or fax. 

(b) The agency obtained a copy of the court order from 

the individual and placed it in the record when the individual 

has been given relief from disclosure by the committing 

court. 

(c) When appropriate, the agency requested an evaluation 

by a designated mental health professional (DMHP) 

when the provider becomes aware of a violation of the courtordered 

treatment and the violation concerns public safety. 

(6) The initial and any subsequent individual service 

plan that include: 

(a) All revisions to the plan, consistent with the service(s) 

the individual receives; and 

(b) Documentation of objective progress towards established 

goals as outlined in the plan. 

(7) Documentation the individual was informed of applicable 

federal and state confidentiality requirements. 

(8) Documentation of confidential information that has 

been released without the consent of the individual under 

RCW 70.02.050, 71.05.390, and 71.05.630, and the Health 

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). 

(9) Documentation that any mandatory reporting of 

abuse, neglect, or exploitation consistent with chapters 26.44 

and 74.34 RCW has occurred. 

(10) If treatment is not court-ordered, documentation of 

informed consent to treatment by the individual or individual's 

parent, or other legal representative. 

(11) If treatment is court-ordered, a copy of the detention 

or involuntary treatment order. 

(12) Documentation of coordination of care, as needed. 

(13) Documentation of all service encounters. 

(14) Medication records, if applicable. 

(15) Laboratory reports, if applicable. 

(16) Properly completed authorizations for release of 

information, if applicable. 

(17) Copies of applicable correspondence. 

(18) Discharge information. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877-0650 Clinical—Access to clinical 

records. Each agency licensed by the department to provide 

any behavioral health service must: 

(1) Provide access to an individual's clinical record at the 

request of the individual or, if applicable, the individual's 


designated representative, and/or legal representative. The 

agency must: 

(a) Review the clinical record before making the record 

available in order to identify and remove: 

(i) Any material confidential to another person, agency, 

or provider; and 

(ii) Reports not originated by the agency. 

(b) Make the clinical record available to the requester 

within fifteen days of the request. 

(c) Allow appropriate time and privacy for the review. 

(d) Have a clinical staff member available to answer 

questions. 

(e) Charge for copying at a rate not higher than defined 

in RCW 70.02.010(12). 

(2) Make an individual's clinical record available to 

department staff as required for department program review. 

WSR 13-02-028 


DEPARTMENT OF 


(Aging and Disability Services Administration) 

(Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery) 

[Filed December 20, 2012, 4:03 p.m.] 



09-067. 


department proposes to adopt new chapters 388-877A, 388- 

877B, 388-877C WAC to establish the specific requirements 

for the licensing and certification of behavioral health agencies 

that provide mental health, chemical dependency, and/or 

problem and pathological gambling treatment services. 

These rules support the general requirements in proposed 

chapter 388-877 WAC which will establish general behavioral 

health services administrative standards for behavioral 

health agencies. 

New sections WAC 388-877A-0100 Outpatient mental 

health services—General, 388-877A-0110 Outpatient mental 

health services—Agency staff requirements, 388-877A-0120 

Outpatient mental health services—Clinical record content 

and documentation, 388-877A-0130 Outpatient mental 

health services—Additional assessment standards, 388- 

877A-0135 Outpatient mental health services—Individual 

service plan, 388-877A-0140 Outpatient mental health services—Brief 

intervention treatment, 388-877A-0150 Outpatient 

mental health services—Group therapy services, 388- 

877A-0155 Outpatient mental health services—Family therapy 

services, 388-877A-0170 Outpatient mental health services—Case 

management services, 388-877A-0175 Outpatient 

mental health services—Peer support services— 

Optional, 388-877A-0180 Outpatient mental health services—Psychiatric 

medication services—Optional, 388- 

877A-0185 Outpatient mental health services—Medication 

support services—Optional, 388-877A-0190 Outpatient 

mental health services—Day support services—Optional, 

388-877A-0195 Outpatient mental health services—Less

estrictive alternative (LRA) support services—Optional, 

388-877A-0197 Outpatient mental health services—Residential 

treatment facility (RTF)—Optional, 388-877A-0200 

Crisis mental health services—General, 388-877A-0210 Crisis 

mental health services—Agency staff requirements, 388- 

877A-0220 Crisis mental health services—Record content 

and documentation requirements, 388-877A-0230 Crisis 

mental health services—Telephone support services, 388- 

877A-0240 Crisis mental health services—Outreach services, 

388-877A-0260 Crisis mental health services—Stabilization 

services, 388-877A-0270 Crisis mental health services—Peer 

support services, 388-877A-0280 Crisis mental 

health services—Emergency involuntary detention services, 

388-877A-0300 Limited scope services—General, 388- 

877A-0310 Limited scope services—Agency staff requirements, 

388-877A-0320 Limited scope services—Clinical 

record content and documentation, 388-877A-0330 Limited 

scope services—Employment services, 388-877A-0340 Limited 

scope services—Peer support services, 388-877A-0350 

Limited scope services—Wraparound facilitation services, 

388-877A-0360 Limited scope services—Medication support 

services, 388-877B-0100 Detoxification services—General, 

388-877B-0110 Detoxification services—Agency staff 

requirements, 388-877B-0120 Detoxification services— 

Clinical record content and documentation requirements, 

388-877B-0130 Detoxification services—Additional standards 

for youth, 388-877B-0220 Residential treatment services—Clinical 

record content and documentation requirements, 

388-877B-0210 Residential treatment services— 

Agency staff requirements, 388-877B-0230 Residential treatment 

services—Chemical dependency—Additional assessment 

standards, 388-877B-0240 Residential treatment services—Noncompliance 

reporting requirements, 388-877B- 

0250 Residential treatment services—Intensive inpatient services, 

388-877B-0260 Residential treatment services— 

Recovery house, 388-877B-0270 Residential treatment services—Long-term 

treatment services, 388-877B-0280 Residential 

treatment services—Additional standards for youth 

residential services, 388-877B-0300 Outpatient treatment 

services—General, 388-877B-0310 Outpatient treatment services—Agency 

staff requirements, 388-877B-0320 Outpatient 

treatment services—Clinical record content and documentation, 

388-877B-0330 Outpatient treatment services— 

Additional assessment standards, 388-877B-0340 Outpatient 

treatment services—Noncompliance reporting requirements, 

388-877B-0350 Outpatient treatment services—Intensive 

outpatient services, 388-877B-0360 Outpatient treatment services—Outpatient 

treatment services, 388-877B-0370 Outpatient 

treatment services—Additional standards for chemical 

dependency counseling required under RCW 46.61.5056, 

388-877B-0400 Opiate substitution treatment services— 

General, 388-877B-0405 Opiate substitution treatment services—Certification 

requirements, 388-877B-0410 Opiate 

substitution treatment services—Agency staff requirements, 


Clinical record content and documentation requirements, 


Additional assessment standards, 388-877B-0440 Opiate 

substitution treatment services—Program physician responsibility, 

388-877B-0450 Opiate substitution treatment ser- 


vices—Medication management, 388-877B-0500 Assessment 

only services—General, 388-877B-0510 Assessment 

only services—Agency staff requirements, 388-877B-0530 

Assessment only services—Additional assessment standards, 

388-877B-0540 Assessment only services—Noncompliance 

reporting requirements, 388-877B-0550 Assessment only 

services—Additional standards for DUI assessment services, 

388-877B-0600 Information and assistance services—General, 

388-877B-0610 Information and assistance services— 

Agency staff requirements, 388-877B-0630 Information and 

assistance services—Alcohol and drug information school, 

388-877B-0640 Information and assistance services—Information 

and crisis services, 388-877B-0650 Information and 

assistance services—Emergency service patrol, 388-877B- 

0660 Information and assistance services—Screening and 

brief intervention, 388-877C-0100 Problem and pathological 

gambling services—General, 388-877C-0110 Problem and 

pathological gambling services—Agency staff requirements, 

388-877C-0120 Problem and pathological gambling services—Clinical 

record content and documentation requirements 

and 388-877C-0130 Problem and pathological gambling 

services—Additional assessment standards; and repealing 

388-805-001 What is the purpose of this chapter?, 388- 

805-005 What definitions are important throughout this chapter?, 

388-805-010 What chemical dependency services are 

certified by the department?, 388-805-015 How do I apply 

for certification as a chemical dependency service provider?, 

388-805-020 How do I apply for certification of a branch 

agency or added service?, 388-805-030 What are the requirements 

for opiate substitution treatment program certification?, 

388-805-035 What are the responsibilities for the 

department when an applicant applies for approval of an opiate 

substitution treatment program?, 388-805-040 How does 

the department determine there is a need in the community 

for opiate substitution treatment?, 388-805-060 How does the 

department conduct an examination of nonresidential facilities?, 

388-805-065 How does the department determine disqualification 

or denial of an application?, 388-805-070 What 

happens after I make application for certification?, 388-805- 

075 How do I apply for an exemption?, 388-805-085 What 

are the fee requirements for chemical dependency treatment 

programs?, 388-805-095 How long are certificates effective?, 

388-805-100 What do I need to do to maintain agency 

certification?, 388-805-105 What do I need to do for a change 

in ownership?, 388-805-110 What do I do to relocate or 

remodel a facility?, 388-805-115 How does the department 

deem national accreditation?, 388-805-120 How does the 

department assess penalties?, 388-805-125 How does the 

department cancel certification?, 388-805-130 How does the 

department suspend or revoke certification?, 388-805-135 

What is the prehearing, hearing and appeals process?, 388- 

805-140 What are the requirements for a provider's governing 

body?, 388-805-145 What are the key responsibilities 

required of an agency administrator?, 388-805-150 What 

must be included in an agency administrative manual?, 388- 

805-155 What are the requirements for provider facilities?, 

388-805-200 What must be included in an agency personnel 

manual?, 388-805-205 What are agency personnel file 

requirements?, 388-805-210 What are the requirements for 

approved supervisors of persons who are in training to 



become a chemical dependency professional?, 388-805-220 

What are the requirements to be a probation assessment officer?, 

388-805-225 What are the requirements to be a probation 

assessment officer trainee?, 388-805-230 What are the 

requirements for supervising probation assessment officer 

trainees?, 388-805-240 What are the requirements for student 

practice in treatment agencies?, 388-805-250 What are the 

requirements to be an information school instructor?, 388- 

805-260 What are the requirements for using volunteers in a 

treatment agency?, 388-805-300 What must be included in 

the agency clinical manual?, 388-805-305 What are patients' 

rights requirements in certified agencies?, 388-805-310 What 

are the requirements for chemical dependency assessments?, 

388-805-315 What are the requirements for treatment, continuing 

care, transfer, and discharge plans?, 388-805-320 

What are the requirements for a patient record system?, 388- 

805-325 What are the requirements for patient record content?, 

388-805-330 What are the requirements for reporting 

patient noncompliance?, 388-805-350 What are the requirements 

for outcomes evaluation?, 388-805-400 What are the 

requirements for detoxification providers?, 388-805-410 

What are the requirements for detox staffing and services?, 

388-805-500 What are the requirements for residential providers?, 

388-805-510 What are the requirements for residential 

providers admitting youth?, 388-805-520 What are the 

requirements for youth behavior management?, 388-805-530 

What are the requirements for intensive inpatient services?, 

388-805-540 What are the requirements for recovery house 

services?, 388-805-550 What are the requirements for longterm 

treatment services?, 388-805-600 What are the requirements 

for outpatient providers?, 388-805-610 What are the 

requirements for intensive outpatient treatment services?, 

388-805-620 What are the requirements for outpatient services?, 

388-805-625 What are the requirements for outpatient 

services for persons subject to RCW 46.61.5056?, 388-805- 

630 What are the requirements for outpatient services in a 

school setting?, 388-805-640 What are the requirements for 

providing offsite chemical dependency treatment services?, 

388-805-700 What are the requirements for opiate substitution 

treatment program providers?, 388-805-710 What are 

the requirements for opiate substitution medical management?, 

388-805-715 What are the requirements for opiate 

substitution medication management?, 388-805-720 What 

are the requirements for drug testing in opiate substitution 

treatment?, 388-805-730 What are the requirements for opiate 

substitution treatment dispensaries?, 388-805-740 What 

are the requirements for opiate substitution treatment counseling?, 

388-805-750 What are the requirements for opiate 

substitution treatment take-home medications?, 388-805-800 

What are the requirements for ADATSA assessment services?, 

388-805-810 What are the requirements for DUI 

assessment providers?, 388-805-820 What are the requirements 

for alcohol and other drug information school?, 388- 

805-830 What are the requirements for information and crisis 

services?, 388-805-840 What are the requirements for emergency 

service patrol?, 388-805-855 What are the requirements 

for screening and brief intervention services?, 388- 

816-0001 What is the purpose of this chapter?, 388-816-0005 

What definitions are important throughout this chapter?, 388- 

816-0010 What problem and pathological gambling treat- 


ment programs are certified by the department?, 388-816- 

0015 How do I apply for certification as a new problem and 

pathological gambling treatment program?, 388-816-0020 

How do currently certified or licensed agencies apply for 

added service?, 388-816-0025 What are the requirements for 

treatment program facilities?, 388-816-0030 How does the 

department conduct an examination of facilities?, 388-816- 

0035 How does the department determine disqualification or 

denial of an application?, 388-816-0040 What happens after I 

make application for certification?, 388-816-0045 How do I 

apply for an exemption?, 388-816-0070 What do I need to do 

to maintain program certification?, 388-816-0075 What do I 

need to do for a change in ownership?, 388-816-0080 What 

do I do to relocate or remodel a facility?, 388-816-0085 How 

does the department assess penalties?, 388-816-0090 How 

does the department cancel certification?, 388-816-0095 

How does the department suspend or revoke certification?, 

388-816-0100 What is the prehearing, hearing and appeal 

process?, 388-816-0105 What are the requirements for the 

governing body of the program?, 388-816-0110 What are the 

key responsibilities required of a program administrator?, 

388-816-0115 What must be included in a program administrative 

manual?, 388-816-0120 What must be included in a 

treatment program personnel manual?, 388-816-0125 What 

are treatment program personnel file requirements?, 388- 

816-0130 What are the minimum qualifications for clinical 

staff members providing problem and pathological gambling 

treatment?, 388-816-0135 What must be included in the treatment 

program clinical manual?, 388-816-0140 What are clients' 

rights requirements in certified treatment programs?, 

388-816-0145 What are the requirements for problem and 

pathological gambling assessments?, 388-816-0150 What are 

the requirements for treatment, continuing care, transfer, and 

discharge plans?, 388-816-0155 What are the requirements 

for a client record system?, 388-816-0160 What are the 

requirements for client record content?, 388-816-0165 What 

are the requirements for reporting client noncompliance?, 

388-816-0170 What are the requirements for outcomes evaluation?, 

388-816-0175 What are the requirements for outpatient 

services?, 388-816-0180 What are the requirements for 

providing off-site problem and pathological gambling treatment 

services?, 388-865-0103 Fee requirements for mental 

health treatment programs, 388-865-0410 Consumer rights, 

388-865-0415 Access to services, 388-865-0430 Clinical 

record, 388-865-0435 Consumer access to their clinical 

record, 388-865-0436 Clinical record access procedures, 

388-865-0440 Availability of consumer information, 388- 

865-0445 Establishment of procedures to bill for services, 

388-865-0450 Quality management process, 388-865-0452 

Emergency crisis intervention services—Additional standards, 

388-865-0453 Peer support services, 388-865-0454 

Provider of crisis telephone services only, 388-865-0456 

Case management services—Additional standards, 388-865- 

0458 Psychiatric treatment, including medication supervision—Additional 

standards, 388-865-0462 Day treatment 

services—Additional standards, 388-865-0464 Consumer 

employment services—Additional standards, 388-865-0465 

Adult residential treatment facility certification—Additional 

standards, 388-865-0466 Community support outpatient certification—Additional 

standards, 388-865-0468 Emergency

crisis intervention services certification—Additional standards, 

388-865-0470 The process for initial licensing of service 

providers, 388-865-0472 Licensing categories, 388-865- 

0476 Licensure based on deemed status, 388-865-0478 

Renewal of a community support service provider license, 

388-865-0480 Procedures to suspend, or revoke a license, 

388-865-0482 Procedures to contest a licensing decision, and 

388-865-0484 Process to certify providers of involuntary services. 







27, 2013. 




by 5 p.m. on February 26, 2013. 


Johnson, DSHS rules consultant, by January 15, 2013, 




Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The new rules in 

chapters 388-877A, 388-877B, and 388-877C WAC will 

establish program-specific rules for mental health, chemical 

dependency, and problem and pathological gambling services 

and replace the current rules in chapters 388-865, 388- 

816, and 388-805 WAC. The new rules support the department's 

proposed chapter 388-877 WAC, which will establish 

general administrative standards for agencies that provide 

behavioral health services. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: The new rules provide 

agencies with program-specific rules for mental health, 

chemical dependency, and/or problem and pathological gambling 

treatment programs that support the department's proposed 

chapter 388-877 WAC, which will establish general 

administrative standards for agencies that provide behavioral 

health services. The rules cross reference to the definitions in 

proposed WAC 388-877-0200 that merges and places into 

one section definitions for terms and phrases that apply to 

both the general behavioral health services administrative 

rules and the behavioral health services program-specific 

rules. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 70.02, 

70.96A, 71.05, 71.24, 71.34, 74.50 RCW; RCW 74.08.090, 

43.20A.890; 42 C.F.R. Part 8. 

Statute Being Implemented: Chapters 70.02, 70.96A, 

71.05, 71.24, 71.34, 74.50 RCW; RCW 74.08.090, 

43.20A.890; 42 C.F.R. Part 8. 



Name of Proponent: Department of social and health 

services, governmental. 



(360) 725-1342; Implementation and Enforcement: Pete 


Marburger, P.O. Box 45330, Olympia, WA 98504-5330, 

(360) 725-1513. 

A small business economic impact statement has been 

prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. 

Small Business Economic Impact Statement 

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RULES: DSHS (the department's) 

division of behavioral health and recovery (DBHR) is 

proposing new chapter 388-877A WAC, Mental health services, 

chapter 388-877B WAC, Chemical dependency services, 

and chapter 388-877C WAC, Problem and pathological 


The purpose and scope of these new chapters is to establish 

program-specific rules for mental health, chemical 

dependency and problem and pathological gambling services 

that replace the current rules in chapters 388-865, 388-816, 

and 388-805 WAC. The new rules support the department's 

proposed chapter 388-877 WAC, which establishes administrative 

standards for agencies that provide mental health, 

chemical dependency, and problem and pathological gambling 

services. 

These rules: 

(1) Repeal chapters 388-805, 388-816 WAC and sections 

in chapter 388-865 WAC and replace them with new 

chapters 388-877A, 388-877B, and 388-877C WAC. 

(2) Support proposed chapter 388-877 WAC which 

allows for a single set of agency administrative, personnel, 

and clinical policies and procedures that address specific 

treatment populations and levels of care. 

(3) Provide program-specific rules in proposed chapters 

388-877A, 388-877B, and 388-877C WAC for agencies 

licensed under chapter 388-877 WAC that choose to provide 

mental health, chemical dependency, and/or problem and 

pathological gambling services. 

INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS AND SMALL BUSI- 

NESSES: The department filed a CR-101 (preproposal statement 

of inquiry) under WSR 11-09-067 on April 19, 2011. 

On April 27, 2011, copies of the CR-101 were sent to tribal 

leaders and all stakeholders and providers listed in DBHR's 

listserv data base. 

In July 2012, the department invited several stakeholder 

participants to assist in drafting the program-specific rules for 

mental health services. The group met on five separate occasions. 

During each work session, the draft rules were distributed 

and discussed. Revisions were made during each meeting 

to reflect the consensus of the group. 

In October 2012, the department invited several stakeholder 

participants to assist in drafting the program-specific 

rules for chemical dependency services. The group met for 

two all day sessions on October 1 and October 22. During 

each work session, the draft rules were distributed and discussed. 

Revisions were made during each meeting to reflect 

the consensus of the group. 

In October 2012, the department sent a draft of the program-specific 

rules for problem and pathological gambling to 

the Evergreen Counsel on Problem Gambling and the 

selected representative for the Problem Gambling Advisory 

Committee. The draft was discussed and revisions were 

made to the draft rules based on suggestions provided by 

stakeholders. 



SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT 

(SBEIS) - DETERMINATION OF NEED: Chapter 19.85 RCW, 

the Regulatory Fairness Act, requires that the economic 

impact of proposed regulations be analyzed in relation to 

small businesses and it outlines the information that must be 

included in an SBEIS. Preparation of an SBEIS is required 

when a proposed rule has the potential of placing a disproportionate 

economic impact on small businesses. The statute 

defines small businesses as those business entities that 

employ fifty or fewer people and are independently owned 

and operated. 

Preparation of an SBEIS is required when a proposed 

rule has the potential of placing a disproportionate economic 

impact on small businesses. The statute outlines information 

that must be included in an SBEIS. 

These proposed rules impact behavioral health agencies 

that provide chemical dependency treatment services, mental 

health treatment services, and/or problem and pathological 

gambling treatment services. These businesses fall under the 

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 

codes: 

• 622210 - Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals. 

• 623220 - Residential substance abuse facilities. 

• 621420 - Outpatient substance abuse and mental 

health centers. 

• 623220 - Residential mental health facilities. 

• 621330 - Problem and pathological gambling. 

The department previously determined that there were 

one hundred twenty-six existing for-profit chemical dependency 

treatment agencies that meet the criteria for small businesses 

under RCW 19.85.020. Subsequently, the department 

decided to consider economic impacts on all for-profit and 

publicly funded department-certified chemical dependency 

treatment agencies. Therefore, the industry analysis includes 

five hundred eighty certified chemical dependency treatment 

agencies. The department further determined there are about 

one hundred eighty business entities that provide mental 

health treatment services at four hundred twenty specific 

locations. Of the estimated one thousand services sites providing 

chemical dependency and mental health treatment services, 

about one hundred sixty business organizations maintain 

both a certificate for chemical dependency treatment services 

and a license for mental health treatment services. The 

department also determined there are twenty-six certified 

entities providing problem and pathological gambling treatment 

services. Of the twenty-six entities, four are private 

individual providers. The other twenty-two sites are located 

within certified chemical dependency treatment agencies. 

EVALUATION OF PROBABLE COSTS AND PROBABLE 

BENEFITS: Since the proposed rules in the new chapter 

"make significant amendments to a policy or regulatory program" 

under RCW 34.05.328 (5)(c)(iii), the department has 

determined the proposed rules to be "significant" as defined 

by the Washington state legislature. 

As required by RCW 34.05.328 (1)(d), the department 

has analyzed the probable costs and probable benefits of the 

proposed amendments, taking into account both the qualitative 

and quantitative benefits and costs. The department's 


analysis shows the costs and benefits of the proposed rules to 

those impacted by the rules. Impacted groups include: 

• DBHR-certified chemical dependency service programs 

owned by nonprofit businesses, for-profit 

businesses, public nonprofit providers, and tribal 

programs. 

• DBHR-licensed and/or -certified mental health service 

programs owned by nonprofit businesses, public 

nonprofit providers, or tribal programs. 

• Sole proprietors that choose to become a certified 

problem and pathological gambling treatment program. 

COSTS: Under chapter 19.85 RCW, DBHR has considered 

annual costs to small businesses that are $50 or more per 

client. The department's analysis revealed that there are costs 

for the proposed new rules that will affect treatment services 

provided at approximately one thousand sites that meet the 

definition of a small business. 

Agencies that wish to become department-licensed or - 

certified to provide behavioral health services must submit 

either a new agency or added service application to the 

department's DBHR. 

The proposed implementation of chapters 388-877A, 

388-877B, and 388-877C WAC includes the requirements 

for individual providers that are not already certified or 

licensed by the department, or for programs that are currently 

certified or licensed under chapter 388-816, 388-805, or 388- 

865 WAC. The department is proposing to repeal sections in 

these chapters and adopt new program-specific rules that regulate 

outpatient mental health, chemical dependency, and 

problem and pathological gambling programs. 

Costs include: 

(1) A one-time cost for developing a policy and procedures 

manual that meets the requirements of the new rules. 

(2) Updating/creating required forms. 

(3) Assuring facility meets structural accessibility for 

current mental health programs. 

(4) Complying with application requirements for added 

services or branch sites. 

(5) Notification requirements of facility remodeling, 

approval for change of ownership, and voluntary program 

suspension or closure. 

(6) Updating electronic health records. 

The estimated costs for the agency's policy and procedures 

manual would be $0 to $5,000, depending on the 

agency's current chemical dependency or mental health certification 

or licensure. The costs would vary depending on the 

number and complexity of the licensed and/or certified programs 

and if the agency contracts with other entities to implement 

the programs and/or hires its own staff. 

The following table identifies the types of programs and 

corresponding changes and estimated costs an agency may 

incur to implement these rules:

Types of Programs 

Certified chemical dependency 

program 

Licensed and/or certified 

mental health programs 

Certified problem and 

pathological gambling programs 

(applies only if the 

program is not part of a 

certified chemical dependency 

program or licensed 

mental health program) 

Probable Required 

Changes and/or Revisions 

• Policy and procedures 

manual 

• Form revision 

• Electronic health 

record revision 


manual 





manual 





Estimated 

Costs 

$0 - $5,000 

$0 - $5,000 

$0 - $5,000 

Mitigating Costs: Costs are determined to be minor 

under chapter 19.85 RCW. For the rules of DSHS, "minor 

cost" means cost per business that is less than fifty dollars of 

annual cost per client or other appropriate unit of service. 

The department plans to revise forms, as necessary, and 

post on the DBHR web site for agencies to download and 

copy. The cost for manual changes/revisions will be a onetime 

cost to the agency. The department will have staff available 

to answer any questions an agency may have in order to 

implement these rules. Agencies that choose to serve more 

than one client population will no longer incur costs to maintain 

multiple sets of policies and procedures, clinical records, 

and separate forms. Clients served by these agencies will be 

able to receive more seamless care. 

BENEFITS: The benefits to the implementation of these 

rules include individual care, programmatic, administrative, 

and improved cross-systems collaboration. 

(1) The new rules support proposed chapter 388-877 

WAC that will integrate similar functions, such as individual 

service plans and rules for agency administrative, personnel, 

and clinical requirements. 

(2) The rules provide an agency with program-specific 

rules for chemical dependency, mental health, and/or problem 

and pathological gambling treatment programs. 

(3) The rules allow an individual needing more than one 

behavioral health treatment service to have one client record. 

(4) The rules allow a single audit for all behavioral 

health services programs provided by an agency, and eliminate 

the need for multiple audits for agencies providing more 

than one behavioral health service. 

(5) The rules provide standardization to all behavioral 

health services programs. 

(6) The rules cross-reference to the proposed definitions 

in WAC 388-877-0200 that merge and place into one section 

definitions that apply to the general behavioral health services 

administrative rules and the program-specific rules for 

mental health, chemical dependency, and problem and pathological 


The department believes that new jobs will be created as 

a result of small businesses complying with these rules. This 

opinion is supported by department-hosted stakeholder/pro- 

vider discussions held at statewide stakeholder meetings and 

by several all-day work group sessions attended by volunteer 

stakeholders and DBHR staff members. 

Agencies that elect to provide a combination of behavioral 

health services under proposed chapter 388-877 WAC 

must employ or contract credentialed staff to meet the rules 

for the program services they are licensed and/or certified to 

provide. The new rules contain these requirements. 

CONCLUSION: The department has given careful consideration 

to the impact of proposed rules in chapters 388-877A, 

388-877B, 388-877C WAC on small businesses. To comply 

with the Regulatory Fairness Act (chapter 19.85 RCW), the 

department has analyzed impacts on small businesses and 

proposed ways to mitigate costs. The department has determined 

the costs to be minor and has determined the probable 

benefits outweigh the probable costs. 

Please contact Kathy Sayre if you have any questions at 

(360) 725-1342, toll free at 1-877-301-4557, or by e-mail at 




phone (360) 725-1342, fax (360) 725-2280, e-mail kathy. 

sayre@dshs.wa.gov. 



contacting Kathy Sayre, P.O. Box 45330, Olympia, WA 



December 20, 2012 


Rules Coordinator 

Chapter 388-877A WAC 

OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 

NEW SECTION 

Outpatient Mental Health Services 

WAC 388-877A-0100 Outpatient mental health services—General. 

The rules in WAC 388-877A-0100 through 

388-877A-0197 apply to behavioral health agencies that provide 

outpatient mental health services. The definitions in 

WAC 388-877-0200 also apply to outpatient mental health 

services. 

(1) Outpatient mental health services are intended to 

improve and/or reduce symptoms, and resolve situational disturbances 

for individuals in the areas of relational, occupational 

and/or vocational concerns. 

(2) Outpatient mental health services include: 

(a) Brief intervention treatment services (see WAC 388- 

877A-0140); 

(b) Group therapy services (see WAC 388-877A-0150); 

(c) Family therapy services (see WAC 388-877A-0155); 

and 

(d) Case management services (see WAC 388-877A- 

0170). 



(3) The following are optional services which a behavioral 

health agency certified for outpatient mental health services 

may choose to provide: 

(a) Peer support services (see WAC 388-877A-0175); 

(b) Psychiatric medication services (see WAC 388- 

877A-0180); 

(c) Medication support services (see WAC 388-877A- 

0185); 

(d) Day support services (see WAC 388-877A-0190); 

(e) Less restrictive alternative (LRA) support services 

(see WAC 388-877A-0195); and 

(f) Residential treatment facility (see WAC 388-877A- 

0197). 

(4) An agency providing outpatient mental health services 

to individuals must: 

(a) Be licensed by the department as a behavioral health 

agency. 

(b) Meet the applicable behavioral health agency licensure, 

certification, administration, personnel, and clinical 

requirements in chapter 388-877 WAC. 

(c) Have policies and procedures to support and implement 

the: 

(i) General requirements in chapter 877 WAC; and 

(ii) Program-specific requirements in WAC 388-877A- 

0140 through 388-877A-0197 for each outpatient mental 

health service provided. 

(iii) Department of Corrections Access to Confidential 

Mental Health Information requirements in WAC 388-865- 

600 through 388-865-0640. 

(5) At the verbal or written request of the individual, the 

agency must: 

(a) Include the individual's family members, significant 

others, and other relevant treatment providers in the services 

provided by the agency; and 

(b) Document the request in the individual's clinical 

record. 

(6) If an individual has a crisis plan, the crisis plan must 

be: 

(a) Placed in the individual's clinical record; and 

(b) Made available to the following, subject to state and 

federal confidentiality rules and laws: 

(i) Designated mental health professionals; 

(ii) Crisis team members; and 

(iii) Voluntary and involuntary inpatient evaluation and 

treatment facilities. 

(7) An agency that provides services at an established 

off-site location(s) must: 

(a) Maintain a list of each established off-site location 

where services are provided. 

(b) Include, for each established off-site location: 

(i) The name and address of the location the services are 

provided; 

(ii) The primary purpose of the off-site location; 

(iii) The service(s) provided; and 

(iv) The date off-site services began at that location. 

(8) An agency providing in-home services or services in 

a public setting must: 

(a) Implement and maintain a written protocol of how 

services will be offered in a manner that promotes individual 

and staff member safety; and 


(b) For the purpose of emergency communication, and as 

required by RCW 71.05.710, provide a wireless telephone, or 

comparable device, to any mental health professional who 

makes home visits to individuals. 

(9) An agency must: 

(a) Maintain an individual's confidentiality at the off-site 

location; 

(b) Transport confidential information and individual 

records between the licensed agency and the off-site location, 

if applicable; 

(c) Be certified to provide the type of mental health service 

offered at each off-site location; and 

(d) Ensure the mental health services provided at off-site 

locations meet the requirements of all applicable local, state, 

and federal rules and laws. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0110 Outpatient mental health services—Agency 

staff requirements. In addition to meeting 

the agency administration and personnel requirements in 

WAC 388-877-0400 through 388-877-0530, an agency providing 

outpatient mental health services must ensure: 

(1) All outpatient mental health services are provided by, 

or under the supervision of, a mental health professional; 

(2) Each staff member working directly with an individual 

receiving mental health services receives: 

(a) Clinical supervision from a mental health professional 

who is licensed by department of health as an independent 

practitioner under chaper 18.19 RCW; and 

(b) Annual violence prevention training on the safety and 

violence prevention topics described in RCW 49.19.030. 

(3) Staff access to consultation with a psychiatrist or a 

physician who has at least one year's experience in the direct 

treatment of individuals who have a mental or emotional disorder. 

Reviser's note: The spelling error in the above section occurred in the 

copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements 

of RCW 34.08.040. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0120 Outpatient mental health services—Clinical 

record content and documentation. In 

addition to meeting the general clinical record content 

requirements in WAC 388-877-0640, an agency providing 

any outpatient mental health service is responsible for an 

individual's clinical record. The clinical record must document: 

(1) That the agency requested a copy of and placed in the 

record, if provided, the following: 

(a) Discharge summaries and/or evaluations resulting 

from outpatient or inpatient mental health services received 

within the last five years, if available; and 

(b) Any crisis plan that has been developed. 

(2) Any previously accessed inpatient or outpatient services 

and/or medications to treat a mental health condition. 

(3) That services were provided by, or under the clinical 

supervision of, a mental health professional. 

(4) Any clinical consultation and/or evaluation provided.

(5) Progress notes in a timely manner and before any 

subsequent scheduled appointments of the same type of service 

session or group type occur. Progress notes must 

include the date, time, duration, participant names, and a 

brief summary of the session and the name of the staff member 

who provided it. 

(6) That the individual was provided with information 

and education about the individual's mental illness. 

(7) Any referrals to other services and supports, including 

referrals to treatment for co-occurring disorders and 

health care. 

(8) That with the individual's consent, the individual's 

self-identified family members and significant others were 

provided with information and education about the individual's 

mental illness. 

(9) That the additional requirements for any optional outpatient 

services the agency providers are met. 

(10) That staff members met with each individual at the 

time of discharge, unless the individual left without notice, 

to: 

(a) Determine the appropriate recommendation for care 

and finalize a continuing care plan; 

(b) Assist the individual in making contact with necessary 

agencies or services; and 

(c) Provide and document the individual as provided 

with a copy of the plan. 

(11) That a discharge summary was completed within 

seven working days of the individual's discharge. The discharge 

plan must include the date of discharge, plan goals, 

legal status, and if applicable, current prescribed medication. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0130 Outpatient mental health services—Additional 

assessment standards. In addition to the 

assessment requirements in WAC 388-877-0610, an agency 

providing any outpatient mental health service must ensure 

the clinical mental health components of the assessment: 

(1) Are provided by a mental health professional. 

(2) Are initiated within ten working days from the date 

on which the individual or the individual's parent or legal representative 

requests services, and completed within thirty 

working days of the initial assessment. 

(3) Gather sufficient information to determine if a mental 

illness exists, and if there are services available within the 

agency to address the individual's needs. 

(4) Document presenting problem(s) as described by the 

individual. The agency may contact the person(s) who provide 

active support to the individual in order to validate 

and/or obtain further information regarding the individual's 

presenting problem: 

(a) Only at the request of the individual, if the individual 

is thirteen years of age or older; or 

(b) At the agency's discretion, if the individual is twelve 

years of age or younger. 

(5) Contain sufficient clinical information, including a 

review of any documentation of a mental health condition 

provided by the individual, to justify the diagnosis using criteria 

in the: 


(a) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM IV TR, 

2000) as it existed on the effective date of this section; then 

(b) DSM-5 as it exists when published and released in 

2013, consistent with the purposes of this section. Information 

regarding the publication date and release of the DSM-5 

is posted on the American Psychiatric Association's public 

website at www.DSM5.org. 

(6) Contain a developmental history if the individual is a 

child. 

(7) Are culturally and age relevant. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0135 Outpatient mental health services—Individual 

service plan. In addition to the individual 

service plan requirements in WAC 388-877-0620, an agency 

providing any outpatient mental health service must ensure 

the following for an individual service plan. The individual 

service plan must: 

(1) Be completed within thirty days from the date of the 

first session following the initial assessment. 

(2) Be consumer-driven, strength-based, and meet the 

individual's unique mental health needs. 

(3) Be initiated with at least one goal identified by the 

individual or if applicable, the individual's parent or legal 

representative, during the initial assessment or the first service 

session following the assessment. 

(4) Document that the plan was updated to reflect any 

changes in the individual's treatment needs, or as requested 

by the individual or, if applicable, the individual's parent or 

legal representative. 

(5) Document coordination with any systems or organizations 

the individual identities as being relevant to treatment, 

with the individual's consent or if applicable, the consent 

of the individual's parent or legal representation. This 

includes coordination with any individualized family service 

plan (IFSP) when serving an individual three years of age or 

younger. 

(6) Identify service modalities, mutually agreed upon by 

the individual and provider, for this treatment episode. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0140 Outpatient mental health services—Brief 

intervention treatment. Brief intervention 

treatment services are solution-focused and outcome-oriented 

cognitive and behavioral interventions, intended to 

resolve situational disturbances. These services do not 

require long term treatment, and do not include ongoing care, 

maintenance, or monitoring of the individual's current level 

of function or assistance with self-care or life skills training. 

(1) An agency providing brief intervention treatment services 

to individuals must meet the individual service plan 

requirements in WAC 388-877-0620 and ensure the individual 

service plan identifies a course of treatment to be completed 

in six months or less. 

(2) The additional assessment and individual service 

plan requirements in WAC 388-877A-0130 and 388-877A- 

0135 do not apply to brief intervention treatment. 



(3) An individual may move from brief intervention 

treatment to longer term outpatient mental health services at 

any time. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0150 Outpatient mental health services—Group 

therapy services. Group therapy services are 

provided to an individual in a group setting to assist the individual 

in attaining the goals described in the individual service 

plan. An agency providing group therapy services must: 

(1) Have a written description of each group's purpose. 

(2) Ensure group services are provided with a staff ratio 

of one staff member for every twelve individuals. 

(3) Ensure a group does not contain more than twentyfour 

individuals. 

(4) Ensure all nonmental health professionals facilitating 

a group receive supervision by a mental health professional. 

The mental health professional must document the supervision. 

Any group containing more than twelve individuals 

must have at least one facilitator or co-facilitator that is a 

mental health professional. 

(5) Ensure group notes are recorded in each individual's 

clinical record before the next group meeting. Group notes 

must include the attendance of the individual, the participation 

of the individual, progress towards goals stated in the 

individual's service plan, and any significant events shared by 

the individual. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0155 Outpatient mental health services—Family 

therapy services. Family therapy services 

are services provided for the direct benefit of an individual, 

with family members and/or other relevant persons in attendance. 

Interventions must identify and build competencies to 

strengthen family functioning in relationship to the individual's 

identified goals. The individual may or may not be present. 

An agency providing family therapy services must: 

(1) Ensure the services are provided by: 

(a) A mental health professional who has documented 

training in family therapy; or 

(b) A staff member under the supervision of a mental 

health professional. The staff member must have documented 

training in family therapy. 

(2) With the individual's written consent, provide information 

and education about the individual's illness to family 

members of other relevant persons in order to assist the individual 

in managing the mental illness. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0170 Outpatient mental health services—Case 

management services. Case management services 

are services that meet the ongoing assessment, facilitation, 

care coordination and advocacy for options and services 

to meet an individual's needs through communication and 

available resources, to promote quality and effective outcomes. 

Case management services assist an individual to 

achieve the goals stated in the plan. These services support 

consumer employment, education and/or participation in 


other daily activities appropriate to the individual's age, gender 

and culture. Case management services assist an individual 

to resolve crises in the least restrictive setting. 

Rehabilitative case management services include specific 

rehabilitative services provided to assist in an individual's 

discharge from an inpatient facility and minimize the 

risk of readmission to an inpatient setting. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0175 Outpatient mental health services—Peer 

support services—Optional. Peer support services 

are a wide range of optional activities provided to assist 

an individual in exercising control over their own lives and 

recovery process. Examples of peer support services are 

developing self-advocacy and natural supports, maintaining 

living skills, and promoting socialization. Services include 

the practice of peer counselors who share their own life experiences 

related to mental illness to build alliances that 

enhance the individual's ability to function. Peer support services 

are intended to augment and not supplant other necessary 

mental health services. An agency providing peer support 

services must: 

(1) Ensure services are provided by a peer counselor credentialed 

under WAC 388-865-0107, under the consultation, 

facilitation, or supervision of a mental health professional. 

(2) Ensure that services are provided by peer counselors 

who are practicing within the scope of the peer counselor's 

training and credential. 

(3) Provide peer counselors with annual training that is 

relevant to their unique working environment. 

(4) Ensure the individual service plan defines the frequency, 

duration, and expected outcome of all peer support 

services provided by a peer counselor. 

(5) Ensure the peer counselor documents objective progress 

toward the goals established in the individual service 

plan for each service encounter with an individual. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0180 Outpatient mental health services—Psychiatric 

medication services—Optional. Psychiatric 

medication services are a variety of activities related 

to prescribing and/or administering medication, including 

monitoring an individual for side effects and changes as 

needed. Medication services are optional services but must 

be provided with one of the outpatient mental health services 

in WAC 388-877A-0100(2). An agency providing psychiatric 

medication services: 

(1) Must ensure medical direction and responsibility are 

assigned to a physician who is licensed to practice under 

chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW, and is board-certified or boardeligible 

in psychiatry. 

(2) Must ensure that the services are provided by a prescriber 

licensed by department of health who is practicing 

within the scope of that practice. 

(3) Must ensure that all medications administered by 

staff are administered by staff practicing within the scope of 

their practice. 

(4) Must have a process by which the medication prescriber 

informs the individual, and/or the legally responsible

party, and, as appropriate, family members, of the potential 

effects and side effects of the prescribed medication(s). 

(5) Must review prescribed medications at least every 

three months. 

(6) Must complete an inventory every three months of all 

medication stored. 

(7) Must ensure that all medications maintained by the 

agency are safely and securely stored, including assurance 

that: 

(a) Medications are kept in locked cabinets within a 

well-illuminated, locked and properly ventilated room; 

(b) Medications kept for individuals on medication 

administration or self-administration programs are clearly 

labeled and stored separately from medication samples kept 

on site; 

(c) Medications marked "for external use only" are 

stored separately from oral or injectable medications; 

(d) Refrigerated food or beverages used in the administration 

of medications are kept separate from the refrigerated 

medications by the use of trays or other designated containers; 

(e) Syringes and sharp objects are properly stored and 

disposed of; 

(f) Refrigerated medications are maintained at the 

required temperature; and 

(g) Outdated medications are disposed of in accordance 

with the regulations of the state board of pharmacy and no 

outdated medications are retained. 

(8) Must ensure that the individual clinical record contains 

the following documentation: 

(a) The individual was informed of the benefits and possible 

side effects of each prescribed medication. 

(b) The effects, interactions, and side effects the staff 

observe or the individual reports spontaneously or as the 

result of questions from staff members. 

(c) Clinical notes that include: 

(i) The name and signature of the prescribing psychiatric 

advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP), board eligible 

psychiatrist, or physician; 

(ii) The name and purpose of each medication prescribed; 

(iii) The dosage, frequency, and method of giving each 

medication; 

(iv) Identification of medications requiring laboratory 

monitoring and a frequency schedule for monitoring; 

(v) The reasons for changing or stopping any medication; 

and 

(vi) The dates the medication was prescribed, reviewed 

and renewed, as applicable. 

(d) That any written orders to administer/discontinue a 

medication are generated by a licensed health care provider, 

within the scope of the provider's practice, and that: 

(i) Written, dated orders are signed by the licensed prescriber 

within twenty-four hours; and 

(ii) Telephone orders are reviewed and signed off on by 

the ordering licensed health care provider, within the scope of 

the provider's practice, within twenty-four hours and include: 

(A) Documentation that clearly demonstrates emergency 

circumstances that required a phone order; 


(B) The name and signature of the individual authorized 

by department of health whose scope of practice includes taking 

physician's orders over the telephone; and 

(C) The time, date and exact details of the telephone 

order. 

(9) May utilize a physician without board eligibility in 

psychiatry if unable to employ or contract with a psychiatrist. 

In this case, the agency must ensure that: 

(a) Psychiatrist consultation is provided to the physician 

at least monthly; and 

(b) A psychiatrist is accessible to the physician for emergency 

consultation. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0185 Outpatient mental health services—Medication 

support services—Optional. Medication 

support services are optional services performed for the 

purpose of facilitating medication adherence and occur faceto-face 

with an individual. These services include one-onone 

cueing, observing, and encouraging an individual to take 

medication as prescribed. Medication support services also 

include reporting any pertinent information related to individual's 

adherence to the medication back to the agency that 

is providing psychiatric medication services. The services 

may take place at any location, for as long as it is clinically 

necessary, and are provided to an individual with a history of 

low medication adherence, an individual newly on medication, 

and to an individual new to the specific medication prescribed. 

An agency providing medication support services 

must: 

(1) Ensure the services are provided by, or under the 

supervision of, a mental health professional. 

(2) Ensure that the staff positions responsible for providing 

medication monitoring and/or delivery services are 

clearly identified in the agency's medication support services 

policy. 

(3) Have appropriate written policies and procedures in 

place when the agency providing medication support services 

maintains and/or delivers medication to the individual. These 

policies and procedures must address: 

(a) The maintenance of a medication log documenting 

medications that are received, prescribed, and dispensed. 

(b) Reasonable precautions when transporting medications 

to the intended individual and assurance of staff safety. 

(c) The prevention of contamination of medication during 

delivery, if delivery is provided. 

(d) Ensuring that all medications maintained by staff in 

the agency are safely and securely stored, as follows: 

(i) Medications must be kept in locked cabinets within a 

well-illuminated, locked and properly ventilated room; 

(ii) Medications kept for individuals on medication 

administration or self-administration programs must be 

clearly labeled and stored separately from medication samples 

kept on site; 

(iii) Medications marked "for external use only" must be 

stored separately from oral or injectable medications; 

(iv) Refrigerated food or beverages used in the administration 

of medications must be kept separate from the refrig- 



erated medications by the use of trays or other designated 

containers; 

(v) Syringes and sharp objects must be properly stored 

and disposed of; 

(vi) Refrigerated medications must be maintained at the 

required temperatures; and 

(vii) Outdated medications are disposed of in accordance 

with the regulations of the state board of pharmacy, and no 

outdated medications are retained. 

(4) Ensure that the clinical record contains: 

(a) The individual's service plan that includes medication 

monitoring services. 

(b) Documentation of observations on the individual's 

behavior indicating the effects, interactions, and side effects 

of prescribed medication, as necessary. 

(c) Documentation of regular reviews of the individual's 

adherence to the medication monitoring plan as reflected in 

the individual service plan. 

(d) Documentation of reports to the prescriber about 

medication adherence and/or side effects. 

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WAC 388-877A-0190 Outpatient mental health services—Day 

support services—Optional. Day support services 

are optional services in an intensive rehabilitative program 

that provide a range of integrated and varied life skills 

training. Day support services are designed to assist an individual 

in the acquisition of skills, retention of current functioning, 

or improvement in the current level of functioning, 

appropriate socialization, and adaptive coping skills. Services 

include training in basic living and social skills, and 

educational, vocational, pre-vocational, and day activities. 

Day support services may include therapeutic treatment. An 

agency providing day support services must ensure: 

(1) There is at least one staff member providing services 

for every twenty individuals; 

(2) Staff is available five hours per day, five days per 

week to provide support services to individuals; and 

(3) The services occur in an environment easily accessible 

to the individual. 

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WAC 388-877A-0195 Outpatient mental health services—Less 

restrictive alternative (LRA) support services—Optional. 

Less restrictive alternative (LRA) support 

services are optional outpatient services provided to individuals 

on a less restrictive alternative court order. The court 

system assigns an individual to an agency and the agency 

agrees to provide or monitor the provision of court-ordered 

services, including psychiatric and medical components of 

community support services. An agency providing LRA support 


(1) Ensure and document that the agency: 

(a) Maintains written procedures for managing assaultive 

and/or self-destructive individual behavior; and 

(b) Provides training to staff members on intervention. 

(2) Have a written policy and procedure that allows for 

the referral of an individual to an involuntary treatment facility 

twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. 


(3) Have a written policy and procedure for an individual 

who requires involuntary detention that includes procedures 

for: 

(a) Contacting the designated mental health professional 

(DMHP) regarding revocations or extension of an LRA; and 

(b) The transportation of an individual, in a safe and 

timely manner, for the purpose of: 

(i) Evaluation; or 

(ii) Evaluation and detention. 

(4) Ensure a detained and committed individual is 

advised of their rights under chapter 71.05 or 71.34 RCW, as 

applicable, and that the individual has the right: 

(a) To receive adequate care and individualized treatment; 

(b) To make an informed decision regarding the use of 

antipsychotic medication and to refuse medication beginning 

twenty-four hours before any court proceeding that the individual 

has the right to attend; 

(c) To maintain the right to be presumed competent and 

not lose any civil rights as a consequence of receiving evaluation 

and treatment for a mental disorder; 

(d) Of access to attorneys, courts, and other legal redress; 

(e) To have the right to be told statements the consumer 

makes may be used in the involuntary proceedings; and 

(f) To have all information and records compiled, 

obtained, or maintained in the course of treatment kept confidential 

as described in chapters 70.02, 71.05, and 71.34 

RCW. 

(5) Include in the clinical record a copy of the less 

restrictive alternative court order and a copy of any subsequent 

modification. 

(6) Ensure the development and implementation of an 

individual service plan which addresses the conditions of the 

less restrictive alternative court order and a plan for transition 

to voluntary treatment. 

(7) Ensure that the individual receives psychiatric medication 

services for the assessment and prescription of psychotropic 

medications appropriate to the needs of the individual. 

These services must be provided: 

(a) At least one time every seven days for an individual 

on a fourteen-day less restrictive alternative court order, 

unless the individual's attending physician determines 

another schedule is more appropriate and documents the new 

schedule and the reason(s) in the individual's clinical record. 

(b) At least one time every thirty days for an individual 

on a ninety-day or one hundred eighty-day less restrictive 

alternative court order, unless the individual's attending physician 

determines another schedule is more appropriate and 

documents the new schedule and the reason(s) in the individual's 

clinical record. 

(8) Keep a record of the periodic evaluation of each committed 

individual for release from, or continuation of, an 

involuntary treatment order. Evaluations must occur at least 

every thirty days for both ninety-day and one hundred eightyday 

commitments. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0197 Outpatient mental health services—Residential 

treatment facility (RTF)—Optional. A

esidential treatment facility (RTF) provides mental health 

treatment services to an individual with a mental disorder. 

An agency that operates a mental health RTF must: 

(1) Be a facility licensed by the department of health 

under chapter 246-337 WAC; 

(2) Be certified for and provide the following outpatient 

services: 

(a) Case management services (see WAC 388-877A- 

0170); 

(b) Less restrictive alternative support services (see 

WAC 388-877A-0195); and 

(c) Medication support services (see WAC 388-877A- 

0185). 

Crisis Mental Health Services 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0200 Crisis mental health services— 

General. The rules in WAC 388-877A-0200 through 377A- 

0280 apply to behavioral health agencies that provide crisis 

mental health services. The definitions in WAC 388-877- 

0200 also apply to crisis mental health services. 

(1) Crisis mental health services are intended to stabilize 

an individual in crisis to: 

(a) Prevent further deterioration; 

(b) Provide immediate treatment and intervention in a 

location best suited to meet the needs of the individual; and 

(c) Provide treatment services in the least restrictive 

environment available. 

(2) Crisis mental health services include: 

(a) Crisis telephone support (see WAC 388-877A-0230); 

(b) Crisis outreach services (see WAC 388-877A-0240); 

(c) Crisis stabilization services (see WAC 388-877A- 

0260); 

(d) Crisis peer support services (see WAC 388-877A- 

0270); and 

(e) Emergency involuntary detention services (see WAC 

388-877A-0280). 

(3) An agency providing any crisis mental health service 

to an individual must: 


agency; 

(b) Be certified by the department to provide crisis mental 

health services; 

(c) Meet the applicable behavioral health agency licensure, 

administration, personnel, and clinical requirements in 

chapter 388-877 WAC, Behavioral health services administrative 

requirements; and 

(d) Have policies and procedures to support and implement 

the: 

(i) General requirements in chapter 388-877 WAC; 


0230 through WAC 388-877A-0280 for each crisis mental 

health service provided; and 

(iii) Department of Corrections Access to Confidential 

Mental Health Information requirements in WAC 388-865- 

600 through 388-865-0640. 

(4) An agency providing crisis mental health services 

only is not required to meet the initial assessment, individual 


service plan, and clinical record requirements in WAC 388- 

877-0610, 388-877-0620, and 388-877-0640. 

(5) An agency must ensure crisis mental health services: 

(a) Are, with the exception of stabilization services, 

available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week; 

(b) Include family members, significant others, and other 

relevant treatment providers, as necessary, to provide support 

to the individual in crisis; and 

(c) Are provided in a setting that provides for the safety 

of the individual and agency staff members. 

(6) An agency providing involuntary crisis mental health 

services must hold a contract with the county in which it is 

located, or the appropriate regional support network (RSN). 

NEW SECTION 


Agency staff requirements. In addition to meeting the 

agency administrative and personnel requirements in WAC 

388-877-0400 through 388-877-0530, an agency providing 

any crisis mental health service must ensure: 

(1) All crisis mental health services are provided by, or 

under the supervision of, a mental health professional; 


receiving any crisis mental health service in WAC 388- 

877A-0230 through 388-877A-0270 receives: 

(a) Clinical supervision from a mental health professional 

and/or an independent practitioner licensed by department 

of health; and 

(b) Annual violence prevention training on the safety and 

violence prevention topics described in RCW 49.19.030. The 

staff member's personnel record must document the training. 

(3) With the exception to providing crisis telephone services, 

staff access to consultation with one of the following 

professionals who has at least one year's experience in the 

direct treatment of individuals who have a mental or emotional 

disorder: 

(a) A psychiatrist; 

(b) A physician; or 

(c) An advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP) 

who has prescriptive authority. 

NEW SECTION 


Record content and documentation requirements. An 

agency providing any crisis mental health service in WAC 

388-877A-0230 through 388-877A-0280 must maintain a 

record that contains timely documentation. Documentation 

must include the following, as applicable to the crisis service 

provided: 

(1) Each crisis service encounter, including the date, 

time, and duration of the encounter; 

(2) The names of the participants; 

(3) A brief summary of the service encounter; and 

(4) A follow-up plan, including any referrals for services, 

including emergency medical services. 



NEW SECTION 


Telephone support services. Telephone support services are 

services provided as a means of first contact to an individual 

in crisis. These services may include de-escalation and referral. 

(1) An agency providing telephone support services 

must: 

(a) Respond to crisis calls twenty-four-hours-a-day, 

seven-days-a week. 

(b) Have a written protocol for the referral of an individual 

to voluntary or involuntary treatment facility for admission 

on a seven-day-a-week, twenty-four-hour-a-day basis, 

including arrangements for contacting the designated mental 

health professional. 

(c) Assure communication and coordination with the 

individual's mental health care provider, if indicated and 

appropriate. 

(d) Post a copy of the statement of individual rights in a 

location visible to staff and agency volunteers. 

(2) An agency must document each telephone crisis 

response contact made, including: 

(a) The date, time, and duration of the telephone call; 

(b) The relationship of the caller to the person in crisis, 

for example self, family member, or friend; 

(c) Whether the individual in crisis has a crisis plan; and 

(d) The outcome of the call, including: 

(i) Follow-up contacts made; 

(ii) Referrals made, including referrals to emergency or 

other medical services; and 

(iii) The name of the staff person who took the crisis call. 

NEW SECTION 


Outreach services. Crisis outreach services are face-to-face 

intervention services provided to assist individuals in a community 

setting. A community setting can be an individual's 

home, an emergency room, a nursing facility, or other private 

or public location. An agency providing crisis outreach services 

must: 

(1) Provide crisis telephone screening. 

(2) Have staff available twenty-four-hours-a-day, sevendays-a-week 

to respond to a crisis. 

(3) Ensure face-to-face outreach services are provided 

by a mental health professional. 

(4) Ensure services are provided in a setting that provides 

for the safety of the individual and agency staff members. 

(5) Have a protocol for requesting a copy of an individual's 

crisis plan twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-aweek. 

(6) Require that staff member(s) remain with the individual 

in crisis in order to provide stabilization and support until 

the crisis is resolved or a referral to another service is accomplished. 

(7) Resolve the crisis in the least restrictive manner possible. 

(8) Have a written plan for training, staff back-up, information 

sharing, and communication for staff members who 


respond to a crisis in an individual's private home or in a nonpublic 

setting. 

(9) Ensure that a staff member responding to a crisis is 

able to be accompanied by a second trained individual when 

services are provided in the individual's home or other nonpublic 

location. 

(10) Ensure that any mental health professional who 

engages in home visits is provided by their employer with a 

wireless telephone, or comparable device for the purpose of 

emergency communication as described in RCW 71.05.710. 

(11) Provide staff members who are sent to a private 

home or other private location to evaluate an individual in 

crisis, prompt access to information about any history of dangerousness 

or potential dangerousness on the individual they 

are being sent to evaluate that is documented in a crisis 

plan(s) or commitment record(s). The information must be 

made available without unduly delaying the crisis response. 

(12) Have a written protocol that allows for the referral 

of an individual to a voluntary or involuntary treatment facility 


(13) Have a written protocol for the transportation of an 

individual in a safe and timely manner, when necessary. 

(14) Document all crisis response contacts, including: 

(a) The date, time, and location of the initial contact. 

(b) The source of referral or identity of caller. 

(c) The nature of the crisis. 

(d) Whether the individual has a crisis plan and any 

attempts to obtain a copy. 

(e) The time elapsed form the initial contact to the faceto-face 

response. 

(f) The outcome, including: 

(i) The basis for a decision not to respond in person; 

(ii) Any follow-up contacts made; and 

(iii) Any referrals made, including referrals to emergency 

medical services. 

(g) The name of the staff person(s) who responded to the 

crisis. 

NEW SECTION 


Stabilization services. Crisis stabilization services include 

short-term (less than two weeks per episode) face-to-face 

assistance with life skills training and understanding of medication 

effects on an individual. Stabilization services may 

be provided to an individual as a follow-up to crisis services 

provided or to any individual determined by a mental health 

professional to need additional stabilization services. An 

agency providing crisis stabilization services must: 

(1) Ensure the services are provided by a mental health 

professional, or under the supervision of a mental health professional. 

(2) Ensure the services are provided in a setting that provides 

for the safety of the individual and agency staff. 

(3) Have a written plan for training for staff back-up, 

information sharing, and communication for staff members 

who respond to a crisis in an individual's private home or in a 

nonpublic setting.

(4) Have a protocol for requesting a copy of an individual's 

crisis plan twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-aweek. 

(5) Ensure that a staff member responding to a crisis is 

able to be accompanied by a second trained individual when 

services are provided in the individual's home or other nonpublic 

location. 

(6) Ensure that any mental health professional who 

engages in home visits is provided by their employer with a 

wireless telephone, or comparable device, for the purpose of 

emergency communication as described in RCW 71.05.710. 

(7) Have a written protocol that allows for the referral of 

an individual to a voluntary or involuntary treatment facility 



individual in a safe and timely manner, when necessary. 

(9) Document all crisis stabilization response contacts, 

including identification of the staff person(s) who responded. 

NEW SECTION 


Peer support services. Crisis peer support services provide a 

wide range of activities to assist an individual in exercising 

control over their own life and recovery process. 

(1) Peer support services: 

(a) Include: 

(i) Developing self-advocacy and natural supports; 

(ii) Maintenance of community living skills; 

(iii) Promoting socialization skills; 

(iv) The practice of peer counselors sharing their own 

life experiences related to mental illness to build alliances 

that enhance the individual's ability to function. 

(b) Are intended to augment and not supplant other necessary 

mental health services. 

(2) An agency providing crisis peer support services 

must: 

(a) Ensure services are provided by a peer counselor, 

properly credentialed under WAC 388-865-0107, under the 

supervision of a mental health professional. 

(b) Ensure services provided by a peer counselor are 

within the scope of the peer counselor's training and credential. 

(c) Ensure that a peer counselor responding to a crisis is 

accompanied by a mental health professional. 

(d) Ensure that any staff member who engages in home 

visits is provided by their employer with a wireless telephone, 

or comparable device, for the purpose of emergency 

communication as described in RCW 71.05.710. 

(e) Ensure peer counselors receive annual training that is 

relevant to their unique working environment. 

NEW SECTION 


Emergency involuntary detention services. Emergency 

involuntary detention services are services provided by a designated 

mental health professional (DMHP) to evaluate an 

individual in crisis and determine if involuntary services are 

required. 


An agency providing emergency involuntary detention 


(1) Ensure that services are provided by a DMHP. 

(2) Ensure staff members are available twenty-fourhours-a-day, 

seven-days-a-week. 

(3) Ensure staff members utilize the protocols for 

DMHPs required by RCW 71.05.214. 

(4) Have a written agreement with a certified inpatient 

evaluation and treatment facility to allow admission of an 

individual twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a week. 

(5) Have a plan for training, staff back-up, information 

sharing, and communication for a staff member who 

responds to a crisis in a private home or a nonpublic setting. 

(6) Ensure that a DMHP is able to be accompanied by a 

second trained individual. 

(7) Ensure that a DMHP who engages in home visits is 

provided by their employer with a wireless telephone, or 

comparable device, for the purpose of emergency communication 

as described in RCW 71.05.710. 

(8) Provide staff members, who are sent to a private 

home or other private location to evaluate an individual in 

crisis, prompt access to information about any history of dangerousness 

or potential dangerousness on the individual they 

are being sent to evaluate that is documented in a crisis 

plan(s) or commitment record(s). This information must be 

made available without unduly delaying the crisis response. 

(9) Require that a mental health professional remain with 

the individual in crisis in order to provide stabilization and 

support until the crisis is resolved or referral to another service 

is accomplished. 


individual, in a safe and timely manner, for the purpose of 

medical evaluation or detention. 

(11) Ensure that when a peace officer or DMHP escorts 

an individual to a facility, the DMHP takes reasonable precautions 

to safeguard the individual's property including: 

(a) Safeguarding the individual's property in the immediate 

vicinity of the point of apprehension; 

(b) Safeguarding belongings not in the immediate vicinity 

if there may be possible danger to those belongings; and 

(c) Taking reasonable precautions to lock and otherwise 

secure the individual's home or other property as soon as possible 

after the individual's initial detention. 

(12) Document services provided to the individual, and 

other applicable information. At a minimum this must 

include: 

(a) That the evaluation was conducted in accordance 

with the timelines required by RCW 71.05.050, 71.05.153 

and 71.34.710. 

(b) That the individual was advised of their rights in 

accordance with RCW 71.05.360. 

(c) If the individual was not detained, a description of the 

disposition and follow-up plan. 

(d) If the individual is a minor thirteen years of age or 

older and not detained, documentation that the minor's parent 

was informed of their right to request a court review of the 

DMHP's decision not to detain the minor under RCW 71.34.- 

710. 

(e) If the individual was detained, a petition for initial 

detention must include the following: 



(i) The circumstances under which the person's condition 

was made known. 

(ii) Evidence, as a result of the DMHP's personal observation 

or investigation, that the actions of the person for 

which application is made constitute a likelihood of serious 

harm, or that the individual is gravely disabled. 

(iii) Evidence that the individual will not voluntarily 

seek appropriate treatment. 

(iv) Consideration of all reasonably available information 

from credible witnesses, to include family members, 

landlords, neighbors, or others with significant contact and 

history of involvement with the individual, and records, as 

required by RCW 71.05.212. 

(v) Consideration of an offender's history of judicially 

required, or administratively ordered, anti-psychotic medications 

while in confinement when conducting an evaluation of 

an offender under RCW 72.09.370. 

(f) Documentation that the individual received a copy of 

the following: 

(i) Return of service order. 

(ii) Notice of rights. 

(iii) Initial petition provided to the individual, or the 

individual's guardian or conservator. 

NEW SECTION 

Mental Health—Limited Scope Services 

WAC 388-877A-0300 Limited scope services—General. 

The rules in WAC 388-877A-0300 through 388-877A- 

0360 apply to behavioral health agencies that provide limited 

scope services. The definitions in WAC 388-877-0200 also 

apply to limited scope services. 

(1) Limited scope services are intended to promote an 

individual's socialization, recovery, self-advocacy, development 

of natural support, and maintenance of community living 

skills. 

(2) Limited scope services include: 

(a) Employment services (see WAC 388-877A-0330); 

(b) Peer support services (see WAC 388-877A-0340); 

(c) Wraparound facilitation services (see WAC 388- 

877A-0350); and 

(d) Medication support services (see WAC 388-877A- 

0360). 

(3) An agency providing any limited scope service to an 

individual must: 


agency. 



requirements in chapter 388-877 WAC. 


the: 

(i) General requirements in chapter 388-877 WAC; and 


0330 through 388-877A-0360. 

(4) A limited scope service agency may operate through 

an agreement with a behavioral health agency certified for 

outpatient mental health services. The agreement must specify 

the responsibility for initial assessments, the determina- 


tion of appropriate services, individual service planning, and 

the documentation of these requirements. 

(5) For all limited scope services provided, an agency 

must: 

(a) Have an assessment process to determine the appropriateness 

of the agency's services, based on the individual's 

needs and goals. 

(b) Refer an individual to a more intensive level of care 

when appropriate. 

(c) With the consent of the individual, include the individual's 

family members, significant others, and other relevant 

treatment providers, as necessary to provide support to 


NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0310 Limited scope services— 




any limited scope service must ensure: 


receiving any limited scope service in WAC 388-877A- 

0330 through 388-877A-0360 has annual violence prevention 

training on the safety and violence prevention topics 

described in RCW 49.19.939; and 

(2) The staff member's personnel record documents the 

training. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0320 Limited scope services—Clinical 

record content and documentation. In addition to meeting 

the general clinical record content requirements in WAC 

388-877-0640, an agency providing any limited scope service 

in WAC 388-877A-0330 through 388-877A-0360 must 

maintain an individual's clinical record that contains: 

(1) Documentation of the following in a timely manner 

and before any subsequent scheduled appointments of the 

same type of service encounter occur: 

(a) The name of the agency or other sources through 

which the individual was referred; 

(b) Each service encounter, including the date, time, and 

duration of the encounter; 

(c) Names of participant(s), including the name of the 

individual who provided the service; and 

(d) A brief summary of the service encounter. 

(2) Any information or copies of documents shared by, 

or with, a behavioral health agency certified for outpatient 

mental health services. 

NEW SECTION 


Employment services. Employment services are limited 

scope services that assist in training, job search, and placement 

services in order to help individuals find competitive 

jobs in their local communities. 

(1) An agency providing employment services must 

have knowledge of and provide individuals access to employment 

and education opportunities by coordinating efforts

with one or more entities that provide other rehabilitation and 

employment services, such as: 

(a) The department's division of vocational rehabilitation; 

(b) Community, trade, and technical colleges; 

(c) The business community; 

(d) WorkSource, Washington state's official site for 

online employment services; 

(e) Washington state department of employment security; 

and 

(f) Organizations providing job placement within the 

community. 

(2) An agency providing employment services must: 

(a) Ensure all staff members providing direct services for 

employment are knowledgeable and familiar with services 

provided by the department's division of vocational rehabilitation. 

(b) Conduct and document a vocational assessment in 

partnership with the individual that includes work history, 

skills, training, education, and personal career goals. 

(c) Assist the individual to create an individualized job 

and/or career development plan that focuses on the individual's 

strengths and skills. 

(d) Assist the individual to locate employment opportunities 

that are consistent with the individual's skills, goals, 

and interests. 

(e) Document any outreach, job coaching, and support at 

the individual's worksite, when requested by the individual 

and/or the individual's employer. 

(f) If the employer makes a request, provide information 

regarding the requirements of reasonable accommodations, 

consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 

of 1990, and the Washington state anti-discrimination law. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0340 Limited scope services—Peer 

support services. Peer support services are limited scope services 

that provide a wide range of activities to assist an individual 

in exercising control over their own life and recovery 

process. 

(1) Peer support services include: 

(a) Developing self-advocacy and natural supports; 

(b) Maintenance of community living skills; 

(c) Promoting socialization; and 

(d) The practice of peer counselors who share their own 

life experiences related to mental illness to build alliances 

that enhance the individual's ability to function. 

(2) An agency providing peer support services must 

ensure peer support counselors; 

(a) Are credentialed under WAC 388-865-0107. 

(b) Provide peer support services: 

(i) Under the supervision of a mental health professional; 

and 

(ii) Within the scope of their training and credential. 

(c) Receive annual training relevant to their unique 

working environment. 

(d) Document the following in a timely manner in an 

individual service plan: 


(i) The frequency, duration, and expected outcome of all 

peer support services provided to the individual; and 

(ii) For each service encounter, objective progress 

toward the goals established in the individual service plan. 

NEW SECTION 


Wraparound facilitation services. Wraparound facilitation 

services address the complex emotional, behavior, and social 

issues of an identified child twenty years of age or younger, 

and the child's family. 

(1) Wraparound facilitation services are: 

(a) Provided to a child who requires the services of two 

or more systems; 

(b) Focused and driven by the needs of the identified 

family and the family's support community; and 

(c) Provided in partnership with the child and the child's 

family. 

(2) An agency providing wraparound facilitation services 

must have at least one of each of the following staff 

members: 

(a) A mental health professional (MHP) who is responsible 

for oversight of the facilitation of a child and family team 

(CFT). 

(b) A facilitator who has completed departmentapproved 

wraparound facilitation training and: 

(i) Has a master's degree with at least one year of experience 

working in social services; 

(ii) Has a bachelor's degree with at least two years of 

experience working in social services; or 

(iii) Is an individual with lived experience. The experience 

must be documented in the personnel file. 

(c) An employee or volunteer youth partner, actively 

involved in defining the agency's services. 

(d) An employee or volunteer family partner, actively 

involved in defining the agency's services. 

(e) A staff member certified to provide a child and adolescent 

needs and strengths (CANS) assessment. 

(3) An agency providing wraparound facilitation services 

must ensure each individual has completed a CANS 

assessment that supports the need for wraparound facilitation 

services, before the services are received. 

(4) An agency must coordinate and maintain a CFT that 

meets the identified needs of the child and the child's family. 

(5) All team meetings: 

(a) Must include the identified child and the child's family; 

and 

(b) May include additional support partners as team 

members, including but not limited to the following: 

(i) Natural supports. Natural supports include community 

members, friends, and extended family members identified 

by the child and/or the child's family to be active participants 

in the support network of the identified child 

(ii) System supports. System supports are representatives 

from systems that currently offer support to the identified 

child or that offer support services to the child's adult 

care giver, which directly affects the child. 

(iii) Peer supports. Peer supports are individuals who 

have personally and actively participated in wraparound 



facilitation services and who offer support to families currently 

working with the wraparound teams. 

(6) An agency must document the following: 

(a) The development of a wraparound plan that: 

(i) Includes: 

(A) A complete list of participants and their contact 

information; 

(B) A list of next steps or follow-up information from the 

initial meeting; and 

(C) The schedule of team meetings. 

(ii) Describes the child's and the child's family's vision 

for the future stated in their own language. 

(iii) Reflects the family's prioritization of needs and 

goals and addresses the needs as identified in the CANS 

screen. 

(iv) Identifies the functional strengths of the child and 

the child's family that can be used to help meet the identified 

needs. 

(v) Assigns responsibility to CFT members for each 

strategy/intervention or task, and establishes timelines for 

implementation. 

(vi) Identifies immediate safety needs and a safety/crisis 

plan. 

(vii) Assists the child and the child's family in using their 

support network. 

(viii) Is signed by all team members, including the child 

and the child's parent or if applicable, legal guardian. 

(b) Coordination with any other involved systems and 

services and/or supports, including sharing the wraparound 

plan and any revisions with all members of the team. 

(c) The result of the initial and subsequent CANS screenings 

and assessments. 

(d) The review of the wraparound plan during each team 

meeting and any revisions made to the plan to address the 

changing needs and progress of the identified child and the 

child's family. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877A-0360 Limited scope services—Medication 

support services. Medication support services are 

limited scope services performed for the purpose of facilitating 

individuals' medication adherence. 

(1) Medication support services: 

(a) Occur face-to-face and include one-on-one cueing, 

observing, and encouraging an individual to take medication 

as prescribed. 

(b) Include reporting back to the agency that is providing 

psychiatric medication services any pertinent information 

related to the individual's adherence to the medication. 

(c) May take place at any location and for as long as it is 

clinically necessary. 

(2) An agency providing medication support services 

must: 

(a) Ensure services are provided by or under the supervision 

of a mental health professional. 

(b) Ensure that the staff positions responsible for providing 

medication support and/or delivery services are clearly 

identified in the agency's medication support services policy. 


(c) Have appropriate policies and processes in place 

when the agency providing medication support services 

maintains and/or delivers medication to the individual. The 

policies and processes must address: 

(i) The maintenance of a medication log. 

(ii) Precautions that need to be taken when transporting 

medications, to maintain staff safety. 

(iii) The prevention of contamination of medication during 

delivery, if delivery is provided. 

(d) Ensure that all medications kept by staff in the 

agency are safely and securely stored as follows: 

(i) Medication must be kept in locked cabinets within a 

well-illuminated, locked, and properly ventilated room. 

(ii) Medication kept for individuals on medication 

administration or self-administration programs must be 

clearly labeled and stored separately from samples kept on 

site. 

(iii) Medication marked "for external use only" must be 

stored separately from oral or injectable medications. 

(iv) Refrigerated food or beverages used in the administration 

of medications must be kept separate from the refrigerated 

medications by the use of trays or other designated 

containers. 

(v) Syringes and sharp objects must be stored separately 

and disposed of safely. 

(vi) Refrigerated medications must be maintained at the 

required temperature. 

(e) Ensure that no outdated medications are retained, and 

outdated medications are disposed of in accordance with the 

rules of the state board of pharmacy. 

(f) Ensure that the individual's clinical record contains: 

(i) The individual service plan, including documentation 

of medication support services. 

(ii) Documentation of observations on the individual's 

behavior indicating the effects, interactions, and side effects 

of the prescribed medication as necessary. 

(iii) Documentation of regular reviews of the individual's 

adherence to the medication support plan as reflected in the 

service plan. 

(iv) Documentation of reports to the prescriber about 

medication adherence and side effects. 

REPEALER 

The following sections of the Washington Administrative 

Code are repealed: 

WAC 388-805-001 What is the purpose of this 

chapter? 

WAC 388-805-005 What definitions are important 

throughout this chapter? 

WAC 388-805-010 What chemical dependency 

services are certified by the 

department? 

WAC 388-805-015 How do I apply for certification 

as a chemical dependency 

service provider?


of a branch agency or 

added service? 

WAC 388-805-030 What are the requirements 

for opiate substitution treatment 

program certification? 

WAC 388-805-035 What are the responsibilities 

for the department when an 

applicant applies for 

approval of an opiate substitution 

treatment program? 

WAC 388-805-040 How does the department 

determine there is a need in 

the community for opiate 

substitution treatment? 


conduct an examination of 

nonresidential facilities? 


determine disqualification or 

denial of an application? 

WAC 388-805-070 What happens after I make 

application for certification? 

WAC 388-805-075 How do I apply for an 

exemption? 

WAC 388-805-085 What are the fee requirements 

for chemical dependency 

treatment programs? 

WAC 388-805-095 How long are certificates 

effective? 

WAC 388-805-100 What do I need to do to maintain 

agency certification? 

WAC 388-805-105 What do I need to do for a 

change in ownership? 

WAC 388-805-110 What do I do to relocate or 

remodel a facility? 


deem national accreditation? 


assess penalties? 


cancel certification? 


suspend or revoke certification? 

WAC 388-805-135 What is the prehearing, hearing 

and appeals process? 


for a provider's governing 

body? 


WAC 388-805-145 What are the key responsibilities 

required of an agency 

administrator? 

WAC 388-805-150 What must be included in an 

agency administrative manual? 


for provider facilities? 

WAC 388-805-200 What must be included in an 

agency personnel manual? 

WAC 388-805-205 What are agency personnel 

file requirements? 


for approved supervisors of 

persons who are in training to 

become a chemical dependency 

professional? 

WAC 388-805-220 What are the requirements to 

be a probation assessment 

officer? 


be a probation assessment 

officer trainee? 


for supervising probation 

assessment officer trainees? 


for student practice in treatment 

agencies? 


be an information school 

instructor? 


for using volunteers in a 

treatment agency? 

WAC 388-805-300 What must be included in the 

agency clinical manual? 

WAC 388-805-305 What are patients' rights 

requirements in certified 

agencies? 


for chemical dependency 

assessments? 


for treatment, continuing 

care, transfer, and discharge 

plans? 


for a patient record system? 


for patient record content? 




for reporting patient noncompliance? 


for outcomes evaluation? 


for detoxification providers? 


for detox staffing and services? 


for residential providers? 


for residential providers 

admitting youth? 


for youth behavior management? 


for intensive inpatient services? 


for recovery house services? 


for long-term treatment services? 


for outpatient providers? 


for intensive outpatient treatment 

services? 


for outpatient services? 


for outpatient services for 

persons subject to RCW 

46.61.5056? 


for outpatient services in a 

school setting? 


for providing offsite chemical 

dependency treatment 

services? 



program providers? 


for opiate substitution medical 

management? 



for opiate substitution medication 

management? 


for drug testing in opiate substitution 

treatment? 



dispensaries? 



counseling? 



take-home medications? 


for ADATSA assessment services? 


for DUI assessment providers? 


for alcohol and other drug 

information school? 


for information and crisis services? 


for emergency service 

patrol? 


for screening and brief intervention 

services? 

REPEALER 



WAC 388-816-0001 What is the purpose of this 

chapter? 

WAC 388-816-0005 What definitions are important 

throughout this chapter? 

WAC 388-816-0010 What problem and pathological 

gambling treatment programs 

are certified by the 

department? 


as a new problem and 

pathological gambling treatment 

program?

WAC 388-816-0020 How do currently certified or 

licensed agencies apply for 

added service? 


for treatment program facilities? 


conduct an examination of 

facilities? 


determine disqualification or 

denial of an application? 

WAC 388-816-0040 What happens after I make 

application for certification? 

WAC 388-816-0045 How do I apply for an 

exemption? 

WAC 388-816-0070 What do I need to do to maintain 

program certification? 

WAC 388-816-0075 What do I need to do for a 

change in ownership? 

WAC 388-816-0080 What do I do to relocate or 

remodel a facility? 


assess penalties? 


cancel certification? 


suspend or revoke certification? 

WAC 388-816-0100 What is the prehearing, hearing 

and appeal process? 


for the governing body of the 

program? 

WAC 388-816-0110 What are the key responsibilities 

required of a program 

administrator? 

WAC 388-816-0115 What must be included in a 

program administrative manual? 

WAC 388-816-0120 What must be included in a 

treatment program personnel 

manual? 

WAC 388-816-0125 What are treatment program 

personnel file requirements? 

WAC 388-816-0130 What are the minimum qualifications 

for clinical staff 

members providing problem 

and pathological gambling 

treatment? 


WAC 388-816-0135 What must be included in the 

treatment program clinical 

manual? 

WAC 388-816-0140 What are clients' rights 

requirements in certified 

treatment programs? 


for problem and pathological 

gambling assessments? 


for treatment, continuing 

care, transfer, and discharge 

plans? 


for a client record system? 


for client record content? 


for reporting client noncompliance? 


for outcomes evaluation? 


for outpatient services? 


for providing off-site problem 

and pathological gambling 

treatment services? 

REPEALER 



WAC 388-865-0103 Fee requirements for mental 

health treatment programs. 

WAC 388-865-0410 Consumer rights. 

WAC 388-865-0415 Access to services. 

WAC 388-865-0430 Clinical record. 

WAC 388-865-0435 Consumer access to their 


WAC 388-865-0436 Clinical record access procedures. 

WAC 388-865-0440 Availability of consumer 

information. 

WAC 388-865-0445 Establishment of procedures 

to bill for services. 

WAC 388-865-0450 Quality management process. 



WAC 388-865-0452 Emergency crisis intervention 

services—Additional 

standards. 

WAC 388-865-0453 Peer support services. 

WAC 388-865-0454 Provider of crisis telephone 

services only. 

WAC 388-865-0456 Case management services— 

Additional standards. 

WAC 388-865-0458 Psychiatric treatment, including 

medication supervision— 


WAC 388-865-0462 Day treatment services— 


WAC 388-865-0464 Consumer employment services—Additional 

standards. 

WAC 388-865-0465 Adult residential treatment 

facility certification—Additional 

standards. 

WAC 388-865-0466 Community support outpatientcertification—Additional 

standards. 

WAC 388-865-0468 Emergency crisis intervention 

services certification— 


WAC 388-865-0470 The process for initial licensing 

of service providers. 

WAC 388-865-0472 Licensing categories. 

WAC 388-865-0476 Licensure based on deemed 

status. 

WAC 388-865-0478 Renewal of a community 

support service provider 

license. 

WAC 388-865-0480 Procedures to suspend, or 

revoke a license. 

WAC 388-865-0482 Procedures to contest a 

licensing decision. 

WAC 388-865-0484 Process to certify providers 

of involuntary services. 

Chapter 388-877B WAC 

CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY SERVICES 

Chemical Dependency—Detoxification Services 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0100 Detoxification services—General. 

The rules in WAC 388-877B-0130 through 388-877B- 

0140 apply to behavioral health agencies that provide detoxification 

services. The definitions in WAC 388-877-0200 

also apply to chemical dependency detoxification services. 


(1) Detoxification services are provided to an individual 

to assist in the process of withdrawal from psychoactive substances 

in a safe and effective manner, in accordance with 

patient placement criteria (PPC). 

(2) An agency providing detoxification services to an 

individual must: 

(a) Be a facility licensed by department of health under 

one of the following department of health chapters: 

(i) Hospital licensing regulations (chapter 246-320 

WAC); 

(ii) Private psychiatric and alcoholism hospitals (chapter 

246-322 WAC); 

(iii) Private alcohol and chemical dependency hospitals 

(chapter 246-324 WAC); or 

(iv) Residential treatment facility (chapter 246-337 

WAC); 

(b) Be licensed by the department as a behavioral health 

agency; 



requirements in chapter 388-877 WAC, Behavioral health 

services administrative requirements; and 


the: 


(ii) Specific requirements in WAC 388-877B-0100 

through 388-877B-0130. 


(a) Use patient placement criteria (PPC) for admission, 

continued services, and discharge planning and decisions. 

(b) Provide counseling to each individual that addresses 

the individual's: 

(i) Chemical dependency and motivation; 

(ii) Continuing care needs and need for referral to other 

services. 

(c) Maintain a list of resources and referral options that 

can be used by staff members to refer an individual to appropriate 

services. 

(d) Post any rules and responsibilities for individuals 

receiving treatment, including information on potential use of 

increased motivation interventions or sanctions, in a public 

place in the facility. 

(e) Provide tuberculosis screenings to individuals for the 

prevention and control of tuberculosis. 

(f) Provide HIV/AIDS information and include a brief 

risk intervention and referral as indicated. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0110 Detoxification services— 




detoxification services must ensure: 

(1) All chemical dependency assessment and counseling 

services are provided by a chemical dependency professional 

(CDP), or a CDP trainee (CDPT) under the supervision of an 

approved supervisor. 

(2) There is a designated clinical supervisor who: 

(a) Is a CDP;

(b) Has documented competency in clinical supervision; 

(c) Is responsible for monitoring the continued competency 

of each CDP in assessment, treatment, continuing care, 

transfer, and discharge. The monitoring must include a semiannual 

review of a sample of the clinical records kept by the 

CDP. 

(3) Each staff member providing detoxification services 

to an individual, with the exception of licensed staff members 

and CDPs, completes a minimum of forty hours of documented 

training before being assigned individual care duties. 

This personnel training must include the following topics: 

(i) Chemical dependency; 

(ii) Infectious diseases, to include hepatitis and tuberculosis 

(TB); and 

(iii) Detoxification screening, admission, and signs of 

trauma. 

(4) Each CDPT has at least one approved supervisor who 

meets the qualifications in WAC 246-811-049. The 

approved supervisor's individual contact hours must be 

decreased for each full-time CDPT under their supervision. 

(5) Each staff member that provides individual care has 

a copy of an initial TB screen or test and any subsequent 

screenings or testing in their personnel file. 

(6) All staff members are provided annual training on the 

prevention and control of communicable disease, blood 

borne pathogens, and TB. The training must be documented 

in the personnel file. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0120 Detoxification services—Clinical 

record content and documentation requirements. In 

addition to the general clinical record content requirements in 

WAC 388-877-0640, an agency providing detoxification services 

must maintain an individual's clinical record that contains: 

(1) Documentation of a chemical dependency screening 

before admission. 

(2) A voluntary consent to treatment form, or any release 

forms, signed and dated by the individual, or the individual's 

parent or legal guardian, except as authorized by law for protective 

custody and involuntary treatment. 

(3) Documentation that the individual was informed of 

federal confidentiality requirements and received a copy of 

the individual notice required under 42 CFR, Part 2. 

(4) Documentation that the individual received the 

HIV/AIDS brief risk intervention. 

(5) Documentation of progress notes in a timely manner 

from each shift and as events occur. Progress notes must 

include the date, time, duration, participant names, and a 

brief summary of the shift. 

(6) Documentation that a discharge summary, including 

a continuing care recommendation and a description of the 

individual's physical condition, was completed within seven 

working days of discharge. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0130 Detoxification services—Additional 

standards for youth. Youth detoxification services 

are treatment services provided to an individual seventeen 


years of age or younger. An agency providing youth detoxification 

services must meet the additional requirements in 

this section. The agency must: 

(1) Admit youth only with the written permission the 

youth's parent or, if applicable, the youth's legal guardian. If 

a youth meets the requirements of a child in need of services 

(CHINS), the youth may sign themselves into treatment. 

(2) Assess the individual's need for referral to the department's 

child welfare services. 

(3) Ensure the following for individuals who share a 

room: 

(a) An individual fifteen years of age or younger must 

not room with an individual eighteen years of age or older. 

(b) An individual sixteen or seventeen years of age must 

be evaluated for clinically appropriateness before being 

placed in a room with an individual eighteen years of age or 

older. 

(4) Allow communication between the youth and the 

youth's parent or if applicable, a legal guardian, and facilitate 

the communication when clinically appropriate. 

(5) Attempt to notify the parent or legal guardian within 

two hours of any change in the status of the youth and document 

all attempts in the clinical record. 

(6) Discharge the youth to the care of the parent or legal 

guardian. For emergency discharge and when the parent or 

legal guardian is not available, the agency must contact the 

appropriate authority. 

(7) Ensure at least one adult staff member of each gender 

is present or available by phone at all times if co-educational 

treatment services are provided. 

(8) Ensure a staff member who demonstrates knowledge 

of adolescent development and addiction is available at the 

facility or available by phone. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0200 Residential treatment services—General. 

The rules in WAC 388-877B-0200 through 

388-877B-0280 apply to behavioral health agencies that provide 

residential treatment services. The definitions in WAC 

388-877-0200 also apply to residential treatment services. 

(1) Residential treatment services provide chemical 

dependency treatment for an individual and include room and 

board in a facility with twenty-four-hours-a-day supervision. 

(2) Residential treatment services certified by the department 

include: 

(a) Intensive inpatient services; 

(b) Recovery house treatment services; and 

(c) Long-term residential treatment services. 

(3) An agency providing residential treatment services 

must: 

(a) Be a facility licensed by department of health (DOH) 

and meet the criteria under one of the following DOH chapters: 

(i) Hospital licensing regulations (chapter 246-320 

WAC); 

(ii) Private psychiatric and alcoholism hospitals (chapter 

246-322 WAC); 

(iii) Private alcohol and chemical dependency hospitals 

(chapter 246-324 WAC); or 



(iv) Residential treatment facility (chapter 246-337 

WAC); 

(b) Be licensed by the department as a behavioral health 

agency; 






the: 



through 388-877B-0280. 




(b) Provide education to each individual admitted to the 

treatment facility on: 

(i) Alcohol, other drugs, and/or chemical dependency; 

(ii) Relapse prevention; 

(iii) Blood borne pathogens; and 

(iv) Tuberculosis (TB). 

(c) Provide education or information to each individual 

admitted on: 

(i) Emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; 

(ii) Nicotine addiction; and 

(iii) The impact of chemical use during pregnancy, risks 

to the fetus, and the importance of informing medical practitioners 

of chemical use during pregnancy. 

(d) Maintain a list or source of resources, including selfhelp 

groups, and referral options that can be used by staff to 

refer an individual to appropriate services. 

(e) Screen for the prevention and control of tuberculosis. 

(f) Limit the size of group counseling sessions to no 

more than twelve individuals. 

(g) Have written procedures for: 

(i) Urine analysis (UA) and drug testing, including laboratory 

testing; and 

(ii) How agency staff members respond to medical and 

psychiatric emergencies. 

(5) An agency that provides services to a pregnant 

woman must: 

(a) Have a written procedure to address specific issues 

regarding the woman's pregnancy and prenatal care needs; 

and 

(b) Provide referral information to applicable resources. 

(6) An agency that provides an assessment to an individual 

under RCW 46.61.5056 must also meet the requirements 

for DUI assessment providers in WAC 388-877B-0550. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0210 Residential treatment services—Agency 


the agency administrative and personnel requirements in 


residential treatment services must ensure all chemical 

dependency assessment and counseling services are provided 

by a chemical dependency professional (CDP), or a depart- 


ment of health-credentialed CDP trainee (CDPT) under the 

supervision of an approved supervisor. 

The agency must ensure: 


(a) Is a CDP; 





review of a sample of the clinical records maintained 

by the CDP. 

(2) Each CDPT has at least one approved supervisor who 

meets the qualifications in WAC 246-811-049. An approved 

supervisor must decrease the hours of individual contact by 

twenty percent for each full-time CDPT or other licensed or 

registered counselor supervised. 



borne pathogens and tuberculosis (TB) and the training is 

documented in each personnel file. 



screening or testing in their personnel file. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0220 Residential treatment services—Clinical 

record content and documentation 

requirements. In addition to the general clinical record content 


residential treatment services must maintain an individual's 


(1) The clinical record must contain: 

(a) Documentation the individual was informed of the 


the individual notice required under 42 CFR Part 2. 

(b) Documentation that the individual received a copy of 

the rules and responsibilities for treatment participants, 

including the potential use of interventions or sanction. 

(c) Justification for the change in the level of care when 

transferring an individual from one certified treatment service 

to another within the same agency, at the same location. 

(d) Documentation of progress notes in a timely manner 


same type of service session or group type occur. Progress 

notes must include the date, time, duration, participant 

names, and a brief summary of the session and the name of 

the staff member who provided it. 

(e) When an individual is transferring to another service 

provider, documentation that copies of documents pertinent 

to the individual's course of treatment were forwarded to the 

new service provider to include: 

(i) The individual's demographic information; and 

(ii) The diagnostic assessment statement and other 

assessment information to include: 

(A) Documentation of the HIV/AIDS intervention. 

(B) Tuberculosis (TB) screen or test result. 

(C) A record of the individual's detoxification and treatment 

history. 

(D) The reason for the individual's transfer.

(E) Court mandated, department of correction supervision 

status or the agency's recommended follow-up treatment. 

(F) A discharge summary and continuing care plan. 

(f) Documentation that a staff member(s) met with each 

individual at the time of discharge, unless the individual left 

without notice, to: 

(i) Determine the appropriate recommendation for care 

and finalize a continuing care plan. 

(ii) Assist the individual in making contact with necessary 

agencies or services. 

(iii) Provide and document the individual was provided 


(g) Documentation that the discharge summary was 

completed within seven working days of the individual's discharge 

from the agency, which includes the date of discharge 

and a summary of the individual's progress toward each individual 

service plan goal. 

(2) In addition to the requirements in (1) of this section, 

an agency must ensure the following for each individual service 

plan. The individual service plan must: 

(a) Be personalized to the individual's unique treatment 

needs. 

(b) Be initiated with at least one goal identified by the 

individual during the initial assessment or at the first service 

session following the assessment. 

(c) Include individual needs identified in the diagnostic 

and periodic reviews, addressing: 

(i) All substance use needing treatment, including 

tobacco, if necessary; 

(ii) Patient bio-psychosocial problems; 

(iii) Treatment goals; 

(iv) Estimated dates or conditions for completion of each 

treatment goal; and 

(v) Approaches to resolve the problem. 

(d) Document approval by a chemical dependency professional 

(CDP) if the staff member developing the plan is 

not a CDP. 

(e) Document that the plan was updated to reflect any 


by the individual, at least once per month for the first three 

months, and at least quarterly thereafter. 

(f) Document that the plan has been reviewed with the 

individual. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0230 Residential treatment services—Chemical 

dependency—Additional assessment 

standards. An individual must have a chemical dependency 

assessment before receiving residential treatment services. 

The purpose of the assessment is to gather information to 

determine if a substance use disorder exists and if there are 

services available to address the individual's needs. In addition 

to the assessment requirements in WAC 388-877-0610, 

the assessment must include: 

(1) A face-to-face diagnostic interview with the individual 

in order to obtain, review, evaluate, and document the following: 


(a) A history of the individual's involvement with alcohol 

and other drugs, including: 

(i) The type of substances used, including tobacco; 

(ii) The route of administration; and 

(iii) The amount, frequency, and duration of use. 

(b) A history of alcohol or other drug treatment or education; 

(c) The individual's self-assessment of use of alcohol and 

other drugs; 

(d) A history of relapse; 

(e) A history of self-harm; 

(f) A history of legal involvement; and 

(g) A statement regarding the provision of an HIV/AIDS 

brief risk screen, and any referral made. 

(2) A diagnostic assessment statement, including sufficient 

information to determine the individual's diagnosis 

using: 

(a) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DMS IV TR, 







(3) A placement decision, using patient placement criteria 

(PPC) dimensions when the assessment indicates the individual 

is in need of services. 

(4) Evidence the individual was notified of the assessment 

results and documentation of the treatment options provided 

and the individual's choice. If the individual was not 

notified of the results and advised of referral options, the reason 

must be documented. 

(5) The additional requirements for DUI assessment providers 

in WAC 388-877B-0550 if the agency is providing 

services to an individual under RCW 46.61.5056. 

(6) Documented attempts to obtain the following information 

when assessing youth: 

(a) Parental and sibling use of alcohol and other drugs. 

(b) A history of school assessments for learning disabilities 

or other problems which may affect ability to understand 

written materials. 

(c) Past and present parent/guardian custodial status, 

including running away and out-of-home placements. 

(d) A history of emotional or psychological problems. 

(e) A history of child or adolescent developmental problems. 

(f) Ability of the youth's parent(s) or if applicable, legal 

guardian, to participate in treatment. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0240 Residential treatment services—Noncompliance 

reporting requirements. An 

agency providing residential treatment services must report 

noncompliance in all levels of care, for an individual order 

into chemical dependency treatment by a court of law or 

other appropriate jurisdictions. An agency that fails to report 

noncompliance for an individual under chapter 46.61 RCW is 

subject to penalties at stated in RCW 46.61.5056(4). 



An agency providing treatment to a court-mandated individual, 

including deferred prosecution, must develop procedures 

addressing individual noncompliance and reporting 

requirements, including: 

(1) Completing an authorization to release confidential 

information form that meets the requirements of 42 CFR Part 

2 and 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 or through a court order 

authorizing the disclosure under the requirements of 42 CFR 

Part 2, Section 2.63 through 2.67. 

(2) Notifying the designated chemical dependency specialist 

within three working days from obtaining information 

of any violation of the terms of the court order for purposes of 

revoking the individual's conditional release, if the individual 

is under department of correction supervision. 

(3) Reporting and recommending action for emergency 

noncompliance to the court or other appropriate jurisdiction(s) 


on: 

(a) An individual's failure to maintain abstinence from 

alcohol and other nonprescribed drugs as verified by individual's 

self-report, identified third party report confirmed by the 

agency, or blood alcohol content or other laboratory test. 

(b) An individual's departure report of subsequent alcohol 

and/or drug related request. 

(c) An individual leaving the program against program 

advice. 

(d) An individual discharged for rule violation. 

(4) Reporting and recommending action for nonemergent, 


within ten working days from the end of each 

reporting period, upon obtaining information on: 

(a) An individual's unexcused absences or failure to 

report, including failure to attend mandatory self-help 

groups. 

(b) An individual's failure to make acceptable progress 

in any part of the treatment plan. 

(5) Transmitting noncompliance or other significant 

changes as soon as possible, but no longer than ten working 

days from the date of the noncompliance, when the court 

does not wish to receive monthly reports. 

(6) Reporting compliance status of persons convicted 

under RCW 46.61 to the department of licensing. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0250 Residential treatment services—Intensive 

inpatient services. Intensive inpatient services 

provide a concentrated program of individual and group 

counseling, education, and activities for a detoxified individual 

and the individual's family to address overall functioning 

and to demonstrate aspects of recovery lifestyle. An agency 

providing intensive inpatient services must: 

(1) Complete the individual service plan within five days 

of admission. 

(2) Conduct and document at least weekly, one face-toface 

individual chemical dependency counseling session with 


(3) Document progress notes in a timely manner and 

before any subsequent scheduled appointments of the same 

type of service session or group type occur. Progress notes 


must include the date, time, duration, participant names, and 

a brief summary of the session and the name of the staff 

member who provided it. 

(4) Document at least weekly, an individual service plan 

review which determines continued stay needs and progress 

towards goals. 

(5) Provide a minimum of twenty hours of treatment services 

each week to each individual. At least ten hours of 

these services must be chemical dependency counseling. The 

agency may provide an individual up to ten hours of education 

each week to meet the minimum requirements. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0260 Residential treatment services—Recovery 

house. Recovery house services provide a 

program of care and treatment with social, vocational, and 

recreational activities to aid in individual adjustment to abstinence 

and to aid in job training, employment, or participating 

in other types of community services. 

An agency providing recovery house services must: 

(1) Provide an individual a minimum of five hours of 

treatment each week consisting of individual or group counseling 

and education regarding drug-free and sober living, 

and general re-entry living skills. 




should include the date, time, duration, participant names, 

and a brief summary of the session and the name of the staff 


(3) Conduct and document an individual service plan 

review at least monthly. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0270 Residential treatment services—Long-term 

treatment services. Long-term treatment 

services provide a program for an individual needing consistent 

structure over a longer period of time to develop and 

maintain abstinence, develop recovery skills, and to improve 

overall health. An agency providing long-term treatment services 

must: 

(1) Provide an individual a minimum of two hours each 

week of individual or group counseling. 

(2) Provide an individual a minimum of two hours each 

week of education regarding alcohol, other drugs, and other 

addictions. 




should include the date, time, duration, participant names, 

and a brief summary of the session and the names of the staff 


(4) Provide an individual, during the course of services, 

with: 

(a) Education on social and coping skills; 

(b) Social and recreational activities; 

(c) Assistance in seeking employment, when appropriate; 

and

(d) Assistance with re-entry living skills to include seeking 

and obtaining safe house. 


review at least monthly. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0280 Residential treatment services—Additional 

standards for youth residential services. 

Youth residential services are treatment services provided 

to an individual seventeen year of age or younger. An 

agency providing youth residential services must meet the 

additional requirements in this section. The agency must: 

(1) Ensure at least one adult staff member of each gender 

is present or on call at all times if co-educational treatment 

services are provided. 

(2) Ensure group counseling sessions with nine to twelve 

youths include a second adult staff member. 

(3) Ensure staff members are trained in safe and therapeutic 

techniques for dealing with a youth's behavior and 

emotional crisis, including: 

(a) Verbal de-escalation; 

(b) Crisis intervention; 

(c) Anger management; 

(d) Suicide assessment and intervention; 

(e) Conflict management and problem solving skills; 

(f) Management of assaultive behavior; 

(g) Proper use of therapeutic physical intervention techniques; 

and 

(h) Emergency procedures. 

(4) Provide group meetings to promote personal growth. 

(5) Provide leisure, and other therapy or related activities. 

(6) Provide seven or more hours of structured recreation 

each week, that is led or supervised by staff members. 

(7) Provide each youth one or more hours per day, five 

days each week, of supervised academic tutoring or instruction 

by a certified teacher when the youth is unable to attend 

school for an estimated period of four weeks or more. The 

agency must: 

(a) Document the individual's most recent academic 

placement and achievement level; and 

(b) Obtain school work from the individual's school, or 

when applicable, provide school work and assignments consistent 

with the individual's academic level and functioning. 

(8) Conduct random and regular room checks when an 

individual is in their room, and more often when clinically 

indicated. 

(9) Only admit youth with the written permission of the 

youth's parent or if applicable, legal guardian. In cases where 

the youth meets the requirements of a child in need of services 

(CHINS), the youth may sign themselves into treatment. 

(10) Assess the individual's need for referral to the 

department's child welfare services. 

(11) Ensure the following for individuals who share a 

room: 

(a) An individual fifteen years of age or younger must 

not room with an individual eighteen years of age or older. 


(b) An individual sixteen or seventeen years of age must 

be evaluated for clinically appropriateness before being 

placed in a room with an individual eighteen years of age or 

older. 

(12) Allow communication between the youth and the 

youth's parent or if applicable, a legal guardian, and facilitate 

the communication when clinically appropriate. 

(13) Attempt to notify the parent or legal guardian within 

two hours of any change in the status of the youth and document 

all notifications and attempts of notifications in the clinical 

record. 

(14) Discharge the youth to the care of the youth's parent 

or if applicable, legal guardian. For emergency discharge and 

when the parent or legal guardian is not available, the agency 

must contact the appropriate authority. 

(15) Ensure each individual's clinical record: 

(a) Contains any consent or release forms signed by the 

youth and their parent or legal guardian. 

(b) Contains the parent's or other referring person's 

agreement to participate in the treatment process, as appropriate 

and if possible. 

(c) Documents any problems identified in specific youth 

assessment, including any referrals to school and community 

support services, on the individual service plan. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0300 Outpatient treatment services—General. 

The rules in WAC 388-877B-0300 through 

388-877B-0370 apply to behavioral health agencies that provide 

chemical dependency outpatient treatment services. The 

definitions in WAC 388-877-0200 also apply to chemical 

dependency outpatient treatment services. 

(1) Outpatient treatment services provide chemical 

dependency treatment to an individual and include essential 

education and counseling services in accordance with patient 

placement criteria (PPC). 

(2) Outpatient treatment services certified by the department 

include: 

(a) Intensive outpatient treatment services; and 

(b) Outpatient treatment services. 

(3) An agency providing outpatient treatment services to 

an individual must: 


agency; 






the: 



through 388-877B-0370. 


(a) Use the PPC for admission, continued services, and 

discharge planning and decisions. 

(b) Have an outline of each lecture and education session 

included in the service, sufficient in detail for another trained 



staff member to deliver the session in the absence of the regular 

instructor. 

(c) Maintain a list of resources, including self-help 

groups, and referral options that can be used by staff members 

to refer an individual to appropriate services. 

(d) Provide tuberculosis screenings to individuals for the 

prevention and control of tuberculosis. 


(a) Provide education to each individual admitted to the 

treatment facility on: 

(i) Alcohol, other drugs, and/or chemical dependency; 




(b) Provide education or information to each individual 

admitted on: 


(ii) Nicotine addiction; and 



of chemical use during pregnancy. 

(c) Limit the size of group counseling sessions to no 


(d) Have written procedures for: 

(i) Urine analysis and drug testing, including laboratory 

testing; and 

(ii) How agency staff members respond to medical and 

psychiatric emergencies. 

(6) An agency that provides services to a pregnant 

woman must: 

(a) Have a written procedure to address specific issues 

regarding a woman's pregnancy and prenatal care needs; and 

(b) Provide referral information to applicable resources. 

(7) An agency that provides youth outpatient treatment 


(a) Have a written procedure to assess and refer an individual 

to the department's child welfare services when applicable; 

and 

(b) Ensure that counseling sessions with nine to twelve 

youths include a second adult staff member. 

(8) An agency that provides a DUI assessment to an individual 

under RCW 46.61.5056 must also be certified by the 

department under WAC 388-877B-0550. 

(9) An agency must ensure that when offering off-site 

treatment: 

(a) The agency maintains a current list of all locations 

where off-site services are provided, including: 

(i) The name and address (except for an individual 

receiving in-home services); 

(ii) Primary purpose of the offsite location; 

(iii) Level of services provided; and 

(iv) The date the off-site services began at that location. 

(b) The agency maintains a written procedure of: 

(i) How confidentiality will be maintained at each offsite 

location, including how confidential information and 

individual records will be transported between the certified 

facility and the off-site location; and 

(ii) How services will be offered in a manner that promotes 

individual and agency staff safety. 


(c) The agency is certified to provide the type of service 

offered at its main location. 

(d) Chemical dependency assessment or treatment is not 

the primary purpose of the location where the individual is 

served (such as in a school, hospital, or correctional facility). 

(e) Services are provided in a private, confidential setting 

within the off-site location. 

(10) Minimum treatment requirements for deferred prosecution 

are established in chapter 10.05 RCW. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0310 Outpatient treatment services—Agency 




outpatient treatment services must ensure: 

(1) All chemical dependency assessment and counseling 

services are provided by a chemical dependency professional 

(CDP), or a department of health-credential CDP trainee 

(CDPT) under the supervision of an approved supervisor. 


(a) Is a CDP; 


and 





CDP. 

(4) Each chemical dependency professional trainee has 

at least one approved supervisor who meets the qualifications 

in WAC 246-811-049. An approved supervisor must 

decrease the hours of individual contact by twenty percent for 

each full-time CDPT or other licensed or registered counselor 

supervised. 



screenings or testing in their personnel file. 



borne pathogens and TB, and document the training in the 

personnel file. 




NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0320 Outpatient treatment services—Clinical 

record content and documentation. In 

addition to the general clinical record content requirements in 

WAC 388-877-0640, an agency providing outpatient treatment 

services must maintain an individual's clinical record. 


(a) Documentation the individual was informed of federal 

confidentiality requirements and received a copy of the 

individual notice required under 42 CFR Part 2. 

(b) Documentation that the initial individual service plan 

was completed before treatment services are received.

(c) Documentation of progress in a timely manner and 






(d) Justification for the change in the level of care when 



(e) Documentation that staff members met with each 







(iii) Provide and document the individual was provided 


(f) Documentation that a discharge summary was completed 

within seven days of the individual's discharge, including 

the date of discharge, a summary of the individual's progress 

towards each individual service plan goal, legal status, 

and if applicable, current prescribed medication. 





needs; 

(b) Include individual needs identified in the diagnostic 









(c) Document approval by a chemical dependency professional 


not a CDP. 

(d) Document that the plan was updated to reflect any 


by the individual, at least once per month for the first three 

months, and at least quarterly thereafter. 

(e) Document that the plan has been reviewed with the 

individual. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0330 Outpatient treatment services—Additional 

assessment standards. An individual 

must have a chemical dependency assessment before receiving 

outpatient treatment services. The purpose of the assessment 

is to gather information to determine if a substance use 

disorder exists and if there are services available to address 

the individual's needs. In addition to the assessment requirements 

in WAC 388-877-0610, the assessment must include: 


in order to obtain, review, evaluate, and document a his- 


tory of the individual's involvement with alcohol and other 

drugs, including: 

(a) The type of substances used, including tobacco; 

(b) The route of administration; and 

(c) The amount, frequency, and duration of use. 

(2) A history of alcohol or other drug treatment or education. 

(3) The individual's self-assessment of use of alcohol 

and other drugs. 

(4) A history of relapse. 

(5) A history of self-harm. 

(6) A history legal involvement. 

(7) A statement regarding the provision of an HIV/AIDS 




using: 








(c) A placement decision, using PPC dimensions when 

the assessment indicates the individual is in need of services. 

(d) Evidence the individual was notified of the assessment 





(e) The additional requirements outlined under WAC 

388-877B-0550 for DUI assessments, for an agency providing 

services to an individual under RCW 46.61.5056. 

(f) Documented attempts to obtain the following information 


(i) Parental and sibling use of alcohol and other drugs. 

(ii) A history of school assessments for learning disabilities 

or other problems, which may affect ability to under 


(iii) Past and present parent/guardian custodial status, 


(iv) A history of emotional or psychological problems. 

(v) A history of child or adolescent developmental problems. 

(vi) The ability of parents, or if applicable, a legal guardian 

to participate in treatment. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0340 Outpatient treatment services—Noncompliance 

reporting requirements. An 

agency providing outpatient treatment services must report 

noncompliance, in all levels of care, for an individual ordered 

into chemical dependency treatment by a court of law or 

other appropriate jurisdictions. An agency that fails to report 

noncompliance for an individual under chapter 46.61 RCW is 

subject to penalties at stated in RCW 46.61.5056(4). An 

agency providing treatment to a court-mandated individual, 

including deferred prosecution, must develop procedures 



addressing individual noncompliance and reporting requirements, 

including: 




authorizing the disclosure pursuant to 42 CFR Part 2, Section 

2.63 through 2.67. 




revocation of the individual's conditional release, if the individual 

is under department of correction's supervision. 




on: 





(b) An individual's report of subsequent alcohol and/or 

drug related arrests. 

(c) An individual leaving the program against program 

advice or an individual discharged for rule violation. 







groups. 








under chapter 46.61 RCW to the department of licensing. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0350 Outpatient treatment services—Intensive 

outpatient services. Intensive outpatient 

services provide a concentrated program of individual and 

group counseling, education, and activated, in accordance 

with patient placement criteria (PPC). An agency providing 

intensive outpatient treatment services must: 

(1) Develop an initial individualized service plan prior to 

the individual's participation in treatment. 

(2) Provide individual chemical dependency counseling 

sessions with each individual at least once a month or more if 

clinically indicated. 








(4) Conduct and document a review of each individual's 

service plan in individual counseling sessions, at least once a 

month, to assess adequacy and attainment of goals. 

(5) Refer for ongoing treatment or support upon completion 

of intensive outpatient treatment, as necessary. 

(6) Ensure that individuals admitted under a deferred 

prosecution order, under chapter 10.05 RCW: 

(a) Receive a minimum of seventy-two hours of treatment 

services within a maximum of twelve weeks, which 

consist of the following during the first four weeks of treatment: 

(i) At least three sessions each week, with each session 

occurring on different days of the week. 

(ii) Group sessions must last at least one hour. 

(b) Attend self-help groups in addition to the seventytwo 

hours of treatment services. 

(c) Have approval, in writing, by the court having jurisdiction 

in the case, when there is any exception to the requirements 

in this subsection. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0360 Outpatient treatment services—Outpatient 

treatment services. Outpatient treatment 

services provide chemical dependency treatment to an individual 

less than twenty-four-hours-a-day, including individual 

and group treatment services of varying duration and 

intensity according to a prescribed plan. 

An agency providing outpatient treatment services must: 

(1) Develop an initial individualized service plan before 

the individual's participation in treatment. 

(2) Conduct group or individual chemical dependency 

counseling sessions for each individual, each month, according 

to an individual service plan. 


review for each individual once a month for the first three 

months and quarterly thereafter or sooner if required by other 

laws. 





a brief summary of the session and the name of the member 

who provided it. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0370 Outpatient treatment services—Additional 

standards for chemical dependency 

counseling required under RCW 46.61.5056. Outpatient 

treatment services provided to an individual convicted of 

driving under the influence or physical control under RCW 

46.61.5056 are subject to the requirements in this section. An 

agency providing outpatient treatment services subject to 

RCW 46.61.5056 must ensure treatment is completed as follows: 

(1) Treatment during the first sixty days must include: 

(a) Weekly group or individual chemical dependency 

counseling sessions according to the individual service plan. 

(b) One individual chemical dependency counseling session 

of not less than thirty minutes duration, excluding the

time taken for a chemical dependency assessment, for each 

individual, according to the individual service plan. 

(c) Alcohol and drug basic education for each individual. 

(d) Participation in self-help groups for an individual 

with a diagnosis of substance dependence documented in the 

individual's clinical record. 

(2) The balance of the sixty-day time period for individuals 

who complete intensive inpatient chemical dependency 

treatment services must include, at a minimum, weekly outpatient 

counseling sessions according to the individual service 

plan. 

(3) The next one hundred twenty days of treatment 

includes: 

(a) Group or individual chemical dependency counseling 

sessions every two weeks according to the individual service 

plan. 

(b) One individual chemical dependency counseling session 

of not less than thirty minutes duration, every sixty days 

according to the individual service plan. 

(c) Referral of each individual for ongoing treatment or 

support, as necessary, using PPC, upon completion of one 

hundred eighty days of treatment. 

(4) For an individual who is assessed with insufficient 

evidence of substance dependence or substance abuse, a 

chemical dependency professional (CDP) must refer the individual 

to alcohol/drug information school. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0400 Opiate substitution treatment 

services—General. The rules in WAC 388-877B-0400 

through WAC 388-877B-0450 apply to behavioral health 

agencies that provide opiate substitution services. The definitions 

in WAC 388-877-0200 also apply to opiate substitution 

services. 

(1) Opiate substitution treatment services include the 

dispensing of an opioid agonist treatment medication, along 

with a comprehensive range of medical and rehabilitative services, 

when clinically necessary, to an individual to alleviate 

the adverse medical, psychological, or physical effects incident 

to opiate addiction. These services provide detoxification 

treatment and maintenance treatment. 

(2) An agency must meet all the certification requirements 

in WAC 388-877B-0450 in order to provide opiate 

substitution treatment services and: 


agency; 


certification, administrative, personnel, and clinical 




the: 


(ii) Program-specific requirements in WAC 388-877B- 

0400 through 388-877B-0450. 

(3) An agency providing opiate substitution treatment 

services must ensure that the agency's individual record system 

complies with all federal and state reporting require- 


ments relevant to opioid drugs approved for use in treatment 

of opioid addiction. 




(b) Provide education to each individual admitted, totaling 

no more than fifty percent of treatment services, on: 

(i) Alcohol, other drugs, and chemical dependency; 




(c) Provide education or information to each individual 

on: 


(ii) Nicotine addiction; 



of chemical use during pregnancy; and 

(iv) Family planning. 

(d) Have written procedures for: 

(i) Diversion control that contains specific measures to 

reduce the possibility of the diversion of controlled substances 

from legitimate treatment use, and assign specific 

responsibility to the medical and administrative staff members 

for carrying out the described diversion control measures 

and functions. 

(ii) Urine analysis (UA) and drug testing, to include 

obtaining: 

(A) Specimen samples from each individual, at least 

eight times within twelve consecutive months. 

(B) Random samples, without notice to the individual. 

(C) Samples in a therapeutic manner that minimizes falsification. 

(D) Observed samples, when clinically appropriate. 

(E) Samples handled through proper chain of custody 

techniques. 

(iii) Laboratory testing. 

(iv) The response to medical and psychiatric emergencies. 

(v) Verifying the identity of an individual receiving 

treatment services, including maintaining a file in the dispensary 

with a photograph of the individual and updating the 

photographs when the individual's physical appearance 

changes significantly. 

(5) An agency must ensure that an individual is not 

admitted to detoxification services more than two times in a 

twelve-month period. 

(6) An agency providing services to a pregnant woman 

must have a written procedure to address specific issues 

regarding their pregnancy and prenatal care needs, and to 

provide referral information to applicable resources. 

(7) An agency providing youth opiate substitution treatment 


(a) Have a written procedure to assess and refer the youth 

to the department's child welfare services, when applicable. 

(b) Ensure that a group counseling session with nine to 

twelve youths include a second staff member. 


services must ensure: 



(a) That notification to federal SAMHSA and the department 

is made within three weeks of any replacement or other 

change in the status of the program, program sponsor, or 

medical director. 

(b) Treatment is provided to an individual in compliance 

with 42 CFR Part 8. 

(c) The number of individuals receiving treatment services 

does not exceed three hundred fifty unless authorized 

by the county in which the program is located. 

(d) The individual record system complies with all federal 

and state reporting requirements relevant to opioid drugs 

approved for use in treatment of opioid addiction. 

(e) The death of an individual enrolled in opiate substitution 

treatment is reported to the department within one business 

day. 

NEW SECTION 


services—Certification requirements. An agency providing 

opiate substitution treatment services must be certified by 

the department. An agency applying to provide opiate substitution 

treatment service must: 

(1) Submit to the department documentation that the 

agency has communicated with the county legislative authority 

and if applicable, the city legislative authority or tribal 

legislative authority, in order to secure a location for the new 

opiate substitution treatment program that meets county, 

tribal or city land use ordinances. 

(2) Ensure that a community relations plan developed 

and completed in consultation with the county, city, or tribal 

legislative authority or their designee, in order to minimize 

the impact of the opiate substitution treatment programs upon 

the business and residential neighborhoods in which the program 

is located. The plan must include: 

(a) Documentation of the strategies used to: 

(i) Obtain stakeholder input regarding the proposed location; 

(ii) Address any concerns identified by stakeholders; and 

(iii) Develop an ongoing community relations plan to 

address new concerns expressed by stakeholders. 

(b) Documentation that transportation systems will provide 

reasonable opportunities to persons in need of treatment 

to access the services of the program. 

(c) A copy of the application for: 

(i) A registration certificate from the Washington state 

board of pharmacy. 

(ii) Licensure to the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration. 

(iii) Certification to the Federal CSAT SAMHSA. 

(iv) Accreditation by an accreditation body, approved as 

an opioid treatment program accreditation body by the Federal 

CSAT SAMHSA. 

(d) A declaration to limit the number of individual program 

participants to three hundred fifty as specified in RCW 

70.96A.410 (1)(e). 

(e) For new applicants who operate opiate substitution 

treatment programs, copies of all survey reports written by 

national and/or state certification or substitution programs 

within the past six years. 


(3) Have concurrent approval to provide opiate substitution 

treatment by: 

(a) The Washington State department of health board of 

pharmacy; 

(b) The Federal CSAT SAMHSA, as required by 42 CFR 

Part 8 for certification as an opioid treatment program; and 

(c) The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration. 

(4) An agency must ensure that opiate substitution treatment 

is provided to an individual in compliance with the 

applicable requirements in 42 CFR Part 8 and 21 CFR Part 

1301. 

(5) The department may deny an application for certification 

when: 

(a) There is not a demonstrated need in the community 

where the applicant proposes to locate the program. 

(b) There is sufficient availability, access, and capacity 

of other certified programs near the area where the applicant 

is proposing to locate the program. 

(c) The applicant has not demonstrated in the past, the 

capability to provide the appropriate services to assist individuals 

using the program to meet goals established by the 

legislature. 

NEW SECTION 


services—Agency staff requirements. In addition to meeting 



opiate substitution treatment services must: 

(1) Appoint a program sponsor who is responsible for 

notifying the Federal CSAT, SAMHSA, the Federal Drug 

Enforcement Administration, the department, and the Washington 

State board of pharmacy of any theft or significant loss 

of a controlled substance. 

(2) Ensure there is an appointed medical director who: 

(a) Is licensed by department of health to practice medicine 

and practices within their scope of practice. 

(b) Is responsible for all medical services performed. 

See the program physician responsibilities in WAC 388- 

877B-0440. 

(c) Ensures all medical services provided are in compliance 

with applicable federal, state, and local rules and laws. 

(3) Ensure all medical services provided are provided by 

an appropriate DOH-credentialed medical provider practicing 

within their scope of practice. 

(4) Ensure all chemical dependency assessment and 

counseling services are provided by a chemical dependency 

professional (CDP), or a DOH-credentialed CDP trainee 

(CDPT) under the supervision of an approved supervisor. 

(5) Ensure there is a designated and identified clinical 

supervisor who: 

(a) Is a CDP. 

(b) Has documented competency in clinical supervision. 



transfer, and discharge. This monitoring must include a 

semi-annual review of a sample of each CDP's clinical 

records.

(6) Ensure an agency using CDPTs has at least one 

approved supervisor that meets the qualification in WAC 

246-811-049. The approved supervisor must decrease the 

number of individual contact hours for each full-time CDPT 

under their supervision. 

(7) Ensure at least one staff member has documented 

training in: 

(a) Family planning; 

(b) Prenatal health care; and 

(c) Parenting skills. 

(8) Ensure that at least one staff member is on duty at all 

times who has documented training in: 

(a) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and 

(b) Management of opiate overdose. 

(9) Ensure that a personnel file for a staff member providing 

individual care includes a copy of an initial tuberculosis 

(TB) screen and subsequent screening as appropriate. 

(10) Provide and ensure all staff members receive annual 

training on: 

(a) The prevention and control of communicable disease, 

blood borne pathogens, and TB; and 

(b) Opiate dependency clinical and medical best practice, 

specific to the staff member's scope of practice and job 

function. 

NEW SECTION 


services—Clinical record content and documentation 

requirements. In addition to the general clinical record content 


opiate substitution treatment services must maintain an 

individual's clinical record. 


(a) Documentation the individual was informed of the 


the individual notice required under 42 CFR Part 2. 

(b) Documentation that the agency made a good faith 

effort to review if the individual is enrolled in any other opiate 

substitution treatment and take appropriate action. 

(c) Documentation that the agency: 

(i) Referred the individual to self-help group(s). 

(ii) Addressed the individual's vocational, educational, 

and employment needs; and 

(iii) Encouraged family participation. 

(d) Documentation that the individual received a copy of 

the rules and responsibilities for treatment participants, 

including the potential use of interventions or sanction. 

(e) Documentation that the individual service plan was 

completed before the individual received treatment services. 

(f) Documentation that the individual service plan was 

reviewed: 

(i) Once every month, for the first ninety days in treatment; 

(ii) Once every three months, for every two years of continued 

enrollment in treatment; and 

(iii) Once every six months, after the second year of continued 

enrollment in treatment. 

(g) Documentation that individual or group counseling 

sessions were provided: 


(i) Once every week, for the first ninety days: 

(A) For a new individual in treatment; 

(B) For an individual readmitted with more than ninety 

days since the most recent discharge from opiate substitution 

treatment. 

(ii) Once every week, for the first month, for an individual 

readmitted within ninety days since the most recent discharge 

from opiate substitution treatment; and 

(iii) Once every month, for an individual transferring 

from another opiate substitution treatment program, when the 

individual had received treatment for at least ninety days. 

(h) Documentation of progress notes in a timely manner 


same type of service session or group type occur. Progress 

notes must include the date, time, duration, participant 

names, and a brief summary of the session and the name of 

the staff member who provided it. 

(i) Documentation when an individual refuses to provide 

a drug testing specimen sample or initial the log containing 

the sample number. The refusal is considered a positive drug 

screen specimen. 

(j) Documentation of the results and the discussion held 

with the individual regarding any positive drug screen specimens 

in the counseling session immediately following the 

notification of positive results. 

(k) Justification for the change in the level of care when 



(l) Documentation that a staff member(s) met with the 

individual at the time of discharge from the agency, unless 

the individual left without notice, to: 





(iii) Provide and document the individual was provided a 

copy of the plan. 

(m) Documentation that the discharge summary was 

completed within seven working days of the individual's discharge 

from the agency, which includes the date of discharge 

and a summary of the individual's progress towards each 

individual service plan goal. 

(n) When the agency is serving youth: 

(i) Two documented attempts were made at short-term 

detoxification or drug-free treatment within a twelve-month 

period, with a waiting period no less than seven days between 

the first and second short-term detoxification treatment. 

(ii) When a youth is admitted for maintenance treatment, 

written consent by a parent or if applicable, legal guardian or 

responsible adult designated by the relevant state authority. 

(o) Documentation of all medical services. See WAC 

388-877B-0440 and 388-877B-0450, regarding program 

physician responsibility and medication management. 





needs; 

(b) Include individual needs identified in the diagnostic 











(c) Document approval by a chemical dependency professional 


not a CDP. 

(d) Document that the plan has been reviewed with the 

individual. 

NEW SECTION 


services—Additional assessment standards. An individual 

must have a chemical dependency assessment before receiving 

opiate substitution treatment services. The purpose of the 

assessment is to gather information to determine if a substance 

disorder exists and if there are services available to 

address individual's needs. In addition to the assessment 

requirements of WAC 388-877-0610, the assessment must 

include: 




and other drugs, to include: 

(i) The type of substances used; 

(ii) The route of administration; and 


(b) A history of alcohol or other drug treatment or education. 

(c) The individual's self-assessment of use of alcohol and 

other drugs. 

(d) A history of relapse. 

(e) A history of self-harm. 

(f) A history of legal involvement. 





using the: 

















(5) The additional requirements for DUI assessment providers 

in WAC 388-805-810 if the agency is providing services 

to an individual under RCW 46.61.5056. 

(6) When assessing youth, documented attempts to 

obtain the following information: 











NEW SECTION 


services—Program physician responsibility. An agency 

providing opiate substitution treatment services must ensure 

the program physician, or the medical practitioner under 

supervision of the program physician, performs and meets the 

following: 

(1) The program physician or medical practitioner under 

supervision of the program physician: 

(a) Is responsible to ensure an individual is currently 

addicted to an opioid drug and that the person became 

addicted at least twelve months before admission to treatment. 

(b) May waive the twelve month requirement in (a) of 

this subsection upon receiving documentation that the individual: 

(i) Was released from a penal institution, if the release 

was within the previous six months; 

(ii) Is pregnant; or 

(iii) Was previously treated within the previous twentyfour 

months. 

(2) A physical evaluation must be completed on the individual 

before admission that includes the determination of 

opiate physical addiction, and an assessment for appropriateness 

for Sunday and holiday take-home medication. 

(3) A review must be completed by the department of 

health prescription drug monitoring program data on the individual: 

(a) At admission; 

(b) Annually after the date of admission; and 

(c) Subsequent to any incidents of concern. 

(4) All relevant facts concerning the use of the opioid 

drug must be clearly and adequately explained to each individual. 

(5) Current written and verbal information must be provided 

to pregnant individuals, before the initial prescribed 

dosage regarding: 

(a) The concerns of possible addiction, health risks, and 

benefits the opiate substitution medication may have on the 

individual and the fetus. 

(b) The risk of not initiating opiate substitution medication 

on the individual and the fetus.

(c) Referral options to address neonatal abstinence syndrome 

for the baby. 

(6) Each individual voluntarily choosing to receive 

maintenance treatment must sign an informed consent to 

treatment. 

(7) Within fourteen days of admission, a medical examination 

must be completed that includes: 

(a) Documentation of the results of serology and other 

tests; and 

(b) An assessment for the appropriateness of take-home 

medications. 

(8) When exceptional circumstances exist for an individual 

to be enrolled with more than one opiate substitution 

treatment agency, justification granting permission must be 

documented in the individual's clinical record at each agency. 

(9) Each individual admitted to detoxification services 

must have an approved detoxification schedule that is medically 

appropriate. 

(10) Each individual administratively discharged from 

services must have an approved detoxification schedule that 

is medically appropriate. 

(11) An assessment for other forms of treatment must be 

completed for each individual who has two or more unsuccessful 

detoxification episodes within twelve consecutive 

months. 

(12) An annual medical examination must be completed 

on each individual that includes the individual's overall physical 

condition and response to medication. 

NEW SECTION 


services—Medication management. An agency providing 

opiate substitution treatment services must ensure the medication 

management requirements in this section are met. 

(1) An agency: 

(a) Must use only those opioid agonist treatment medications 

that are approved the Food and Drug Administration 

under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

Act (21 U.S.C. 355) for use in the treatment of opioid addition. 

(b) Providing opiate substitution treatment that is fully 

compliant with the procedures of an investigational use of a 

drug and other conditions set forth in the application may 

administer a drug that has been authorized by the Food and 

Drug Administration under an investigational new drug 

application under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act for investigational use in the treatment of 

opioid addition. The following opioid agonist treatment 

medications are approved by the Food and Drug Administration 

for use in the treatment of opioid addition: 

(i) Methadone; and 

(ii) Buprenorphine. 


must ensure that initial dosing requirements are met as follows: 

(a) Methadone must be administered or dispensed only 

in oral form and is formulated in such a way as to reduce its 

potential for parenteral abuse. 


(b) The initial dose of methadone must not exceed thirty 

milligrams and the total dose for the first day must not exceed 

forty milligrams, unless the program physician documents in 

the individual's record that forty milligrams did not suppress 

opiate abstinence symptoms. 

(c) The establishment of the initial dose must consider: 

(i) Signs and symptoms of withdrawal; 

(ii) Individual comfort; and 

(iii) Side effects from over medication. 


must ensure that: 

(a) Each opioid agonist treatment mediation used by the 

program is administered and dispensed in accordance with its 

approved product labeling. 

(b) All dosing and administration decisions are made by 

a: 

(i) Program physician; 

(ii) Medical practitioner under supervision of a program 

physician; or 

(iii) Medical practitioner under supervision of a program 

physician familiar with the most up-to-date product labeling. 

(c) Any significant deviations from the approved labeling, 

including deviations with regard to dose, frequency, or 

the conditions of use described in the approved labeling, are 

specifically documented in the individual's record. 


must ensure that all take-home mediations are: 

(a) Consistent with 42 CFR Part 8.12 (i)(1-5) and are 

authorized only to stable individuals who: 

(i) Have received opiate substitution treatment mediation 

for a minimum of ninety days; and 

(ii) Have not had any positive drug screens in the last 

sixty days. 

(b) Assessed and authorized, as appropriate, for a Sunday 

or legal holiday as identified in RCW 1.16.050. 

(c) Assessed and authorized, as appropriate, when travel 

to the facility presents a safety risk for an individual or staff 

member due to inclement weather. 

(d) Not allowed in short-term detoxification or interim 

maintenance treatment. 

(5) All exceptions to take-home requirements must be 

submitted and approved by the state opioid treatment authority 

and SAMHSA. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0500 Assessment only services— 

General. The rules in WAC 388-877B-0500 through 388- 

877B-0550 apply to behavioral health agencies that provide 

assessment only services. The definitions in WAC 388-877- 

0200 also apply to chemical dependency assessment only services. 

(1) Chemical dependency assessment services are provided 

to an individual to determine the individual's involvement 

with alcohol and other drugs and determine the appropriate 

course of care or referral. 

(2) An agency providing assessment services to an individual 

must: 


agency; 








the: 



0500 through 388-877B-0550. 

(3) An agency providing assessment services: 

(a) Must review, evaluate, and document information 

provided by the individual; 

(b) May include information from external sources such 

as family, support individuals, legal entities, courts, and 

employers; and 

(c) Is not required to meet the individual service plan 

requirements in WAC 388-877-0620. 

(4) An agency must maintain and provide a list of 

resources, including self-help groups, and referral options 

that can be used by staff members to refer an individual to 

appropriate services. 

(5) An agency providing ADATSA and DUI assessment 

services must meet the additional standards in WAC 388- 

877B-0550. 

NEW SECTION 





assessment services must ensure: 

(1) All chemical dependency assessment services are 

provided by a chemical dependency professional (CDP). 


(a) Is a CDP; 


and 


of each CDP. The monitoring must include a semiannual 


CDP. 


a copy of an initial tuberculosis (TB) screen or test and any 

subsequent screening or testing in their personnel file. 



borne pathogens, and TB. The training must be documented 

in the personnel file. 

NEW SECTION 


Additional assessment standards. An individual must have 

an assessment before receiving chemical dependency treatment 

services. The purpose of the assessment is to gather 

information to determine if a substances use disorder exists 

and if there are services available to address the individual's 

needs. In addition to the assessment requirements in WAC 

388-877-0610, the assessment must include: 





and other drugs, including: 

(i) The type of substances used, including tobacco; 

(ii) The route of administration; 


(b) A history of alcohol or other drug treatment or education. 

(c) The individual self-assessment of use of alcohol and 

other drugs. 

(d) A history of relapse. 

(e) A history of self-harm. 

(f) A history of legal involvement. 





using the: 


2000), as it existed on the effective date of this section; then 














(5) Documented attempts to obtain the following information 












Reviser's note: The section above appears as filed by the agency pursuant 

to RCW 34.08.040; however, the reference to WAC 38-877B-0530 is 

probably intended to be WAC 388-877B-0530. 

NEW SECTION 


Noncompliance reporting requirements. An agency providing 

chemical dependency assessment services must report 

noncompliance in all levels of care for an individual ordered 

into chemical dependency treatment by a court or other 

appropriate jurisdiction(s). An agency that fails to report 

noncompliance for an individual under RCW 46.61 is subject

to penalties at stated in RCW 46.61.5056(4). An agency providing 

treatment to an individual mandated by a court to 

treatment, including deferred prosecution, must develop procedures 

addressing individual noncompliance and reporting 

requirements, including: 




authorizing the disclosure under the requirements of 42 CFR 

Part 2, Section 2.63 through 2.67. 




revoking the individual's conditional release, if the individual 

is under department of correction supervision. 




on: 





(b) An individual's departure report of subsequent alcohol 

and/or drug related request. An individual leaving the 

program against program advice. 

(c) An individual discharged for rule violation. 







groups. 








under RCW 46.61 to the department of licensing. 

NEW SECTION 


Additional standards for DUI assessment services. Driving 

under the influence (DUI) assessments are diagnostic services 

requested by a court to determine an individual's 

involvement with alcohol and other drugs and to recommend 

a course of action. An agency providing DUI assessment services, 

as defined in chapter 46.61 RCW, must ensure: 

(1) The assessment is conducted in person. 

(2) The individual has a summary included in the assessment 

that evaluates the individual's: 

(a) Blood or breath alcohol level and other drug levels, or 

documentation of the individual's refusal at the time of the 

arrest, if available; and 

(b) Self-reported driving record and the abstract of the 

individual's legal driving record. 


(3) That when the assessment findings do not result in a 

substance use disorder diagnosis, the assessment also 

includes: 

(a) A copy of the police report; 

(b) A copy of the court originated criminal case history; 

and 

(c) The results of a urine analysis (UA) or drug testing 

obtained at the time of the assessment. 

(4) That the assessment contains documentation of the 

attempts to obtain the information in (3) of this section if it is 

not readily available. 

(5) The assessment includes a referral to alcohol and 

drug information school. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877B-0600 Information and assistance 

services—General. The rules in WAC 388-877B-0600 

through 388-877B-0660 apply to behavioral health agencies 

that provide chemical dependency information and assistance 

services. The definitions in WAC 388-877-0200 also apply 

to chemical dependency information and assistance services. 

(1) Information and assistance services are considered 

nontreatment services provided to support an individual who 

has a need for interventions related to the use of alcohol 

and/or other drugs. 

(2) Information and assistance services certified by the 

department include: 

(a) Alcohol and drug information school (see WAC 388- 

877B-0630); 

(b) Information and crisis services (see WAC 388-877B- 

0640); 

(c) Emergency service patrol (see WAC 388-877B- 

0650); and 

(d) Screening and brief intervention (see WAC 388- 

877B-0660). 

(3) An agency providing information and assistance services 

to an individual must: 


agency; 






the: 



0600 through 388-877B-0660. 

(d) Chemical dependency information and assistance 

services are available without an initial assessment or individual 

service plan and are not required to meet the requirements 

under WAC 388-877-0640. 

(4) An agency providing information and assistance services 

must maintain and provide a list of resources, including 

self-help groups and referral options, that can be used by staff 

members to refer an individual to appropriate services. 



NEW SECTION 


services—Agency staff requirements. In addition to meeting 



information and assistance services must ensure each 

staff member: 

(1) Is provided annual training on the prevention and 

control of communicable disease, blood borne pathogens and 

tuberculosis (TB). The training must be documented in the 

personnel file. 

(2) Who provides individual care has a copy of an initial 

TB screen or test and any subsequent screening or testing in 

their personnel file. 

NEW SECTION 


services—Alcohol and drug information school. Alcohol 

and drug information school is an educational program about 

the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs. This service is 

for an individual referred by a court or other jurisdiction(s) 

who may have been assessed and determined not to require 

treatment. An agency providing alcohol and drug information 

school services must: 

(1) Ensure courses are taught by a certified information 

school instructor or a chemical dependency professional 

(CDP) who: 

(a) At the time of enrollment, informs each student of the 

course fees. 

(b) Advises each student there is no assumption the student 

has a substance use disorder, and that the course is not a 

therapy session. 

(c) Discusses the class rules. 

(d) Reviews the course objectives. 

(e) Follows a department-approved curriculum. 

(f) Ensures each course has no fewer than eight and no 

more than fifteen hours of classroom instruction. 

(g) Ensures adequate and comfortable seating in a welllit 

and ventilated room. 

(h) Administers each enrolled student the post-test for 

each course after the course is completed. 

(2) Ensure a school instructor who is not a CDP: 

(a) Has a certificate of completion of an alcohol and 

other drug information school instructor's training course 

approved by the department, and the personnel file contains 

documentation of the training. 

(b) Maintains school instructor status by completing fifteen 

clock hours of continuing education. The fifteen hours 

of continuing education must: 

(i) Occur during each two-year period beginning January 

of the year following the instructor's initial qualification; and 

(ii) Be in subject areas that increase knowledge and skills 

in training, teaching techniques, curriculum planning and 

development, presentation of educational material, laws and 

rules, and developments in the chemical dependency field. 

(3) Ensure each individual student record contains: 

(a) An intake form, including demographics; 

(b) The hours of attendance, including dates; 

(c) The source of the student's referral; 


(d) A copy of all reports, assessments, letters, certificates, 

and other correspondence to the courts and the department 

of licensing, including noncompliance reporting under 

chapter 46.61 RCW; 

(e) A record of any referrals made; and 

(f) A copy of the scored post-test. 

NEW SECTION 


services—Information and crisis services. Information and 

crisis services provide an individual assistance or guidance 

related to the abuse of addictive substances, twenty-fourhours-a-day 

by telephone or in-person. An agency providing 

information and crisis services must: 

(1) Have services available twenty-four-hours-a-day, 

seven-days-a-week. 

(2) Ensure each staff member completes forty hours of 

training that covers the following areas before assigning the 

staff member unsupervised duties: 

(a) Chemical dependency crisis intervention techniques; 

and 

(b) Alcoholism and drug abuse. 

(3) Ensure a chemical dependency professional (CD), or 

a CDP trainee (CDPT) under supervision of a CDP, is available 

or on staff twenty-four-hours-a-day. 

(4) Have a least one approved supervisor that meets the 

qualifications in WAC 246-811-049, if services are provided 

by a CDPT or other certified or licensed counselor in training 

to become a CDP. The supervisor must decrease the number 

of individual contact hours for each full-time CDPT under 

their supervision. 

(5) Maintain a current directory of all certified chemical 

dependency service providers in the state. 

(6) Maintain a current list of local resources for legal, 

employment, education, interpreter, and social and health 

services. 

(7) Maintain records of each individual contact, including: 

(a) The name, age, sex, and ethnic background of the 

individual. 

(b) The presenting problem. 

(c) The outcome. 

(d) A record of any referral made. 

(e) The signature of the person handling the case. 

NEW SECTION 


services—Emergency service patrol. Emergency service 

patrol provides transport assistance to an intoxicated individual 

in a public place when a request has been received from 

police, merchants, or other persons. An agency providing 

emergency service patrol must: 

(1) Ensure the staff member providing the service: 

(a) Has proof of a valid Washington state driver's 

license. 

(b) Possesses annually updated verification of first-aid 

and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

(c) Has completed forty hours of training in chemical 

dependency crisis intervention techniques and alcoholism 

and drug abuse, to improve skills in handling crisis situations. 

(2) Respond to calls from police, merchants, and other 

persons for assistance with an intoxicated individual in a public 

place. 

(3) Patrol assigned areas and give assistance to an individual 

intoxicated in a public place. 

(4) Conduct a preliminary screening of an individual's 

condition related to the state of their impairment and presence 

of a physical condition needing medical attention. 

(5) Transport the individual to their home or shelter, to a 

certified treatment provider, or a health care facility if the 

individual is intoxicated, but subdued and willing to be transported. 

(6) Make reasonable efforts to take the individual into 

protective custody and transport the individual to an appropriate 

treatment or health care facility, when the individual is 

incapacitated, unconscious, or has threatened or inflicted 

harm on another person. 

(7) Call law enforcement for medical assistance if the 

individual is unwilling to be taken into protective custody. 

(8) Maintain a log, including: 

(a) The date, time and origin of each call received for 

assistance. 

(b) The time of arrival at the scene. 

(c) The location of the individual at the time of the assist. 

(d) The name and sex of the individual transported. 

(e) The results of the preliminary screening. 

(f) The destination and address of the transport and time 

of arrival. 

(g) In case of nonpickup of a person, documentation of 

why the pickup did not occur. 

NEW SECTION 


services—Screening and brief intervention. Screening and 

brief intervention is a combination of services designed to 

screen an individual for risk factors that appear to be related 

to alcohol and other drug use disorders, provide interventions, 

and make appropriate referral as needed. These services 

may be provided in a wide variety of settings. An 

agency providing screening and brief intervention services 

must: 

(1) Ensure services are provided by a chemical dependency 

professional (CDP), or another appropriately credentialed 

staff member. 

(2) Ensure each staff member completes forty hours of 

training that covers the following areas before assigning the 

staff member unsupervised duties: 

(a) Chemical dependency screening and brief intervention 

techniques; 

(b) Motivational interviewing; and 

(c) Referral. 

(3) Maintain a current list of local resources for legal, 

employment, education, interpreter, and social and health 

services. 

(4) Ensure each individual's record contains: 

(a) A copy of a referral. 


(b) Demographic information. 

(c) Documentation the individual was informed and 

received a copy of the requirements under 42 CFR Part 2. 

(d) Documentation the individual received a copy of the 

counselor disclosure information. 

(e) Documentation the individual received a copy of the 

individual rights. 

(f) Authorization for the release of information. 

(g) A copy of screening documents, including outcome 

and referrals. 

(h) Documentation of progress notes in a timely manner 

summarizing any contact with the individual. Progress notes 

must include the date, time, duration, participant names, a 

brief summary of the screening and brief intervention, and 

the name of the staff member who provided it. 

Chapter 388-877C WAC 

PROBLEM AND PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING SER- 

VICES 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-877C-0100 Problem and pathological 

gambling services—General. The rules in WAC 388-877C- 

0100 through 388-877C-0130 apply to behavioral health 

agencies that provide problem and pathological gambling 

services. The definitions in WAC 388-877-0200 also apply 

to problem and pathological gambling services. 

(1) Problem and pathological gambling treatment services 

provide treatment to an individual that includes diagnostic 

screening and assessment, and individual, group, couples, 

and family counseling and case management. 

(2) An agency providing problem and pathological gambling 

treatment services must: 


agency; 






the 


(ii) Program-specific requirements in WAC 388-877C- 

0100 through 388-877C-0130. 

(3) An agency must use the following to make diagnosis, 

admission, and discharge planning decisions: 








(4) An agency must have an outline of each education 

session included in the service that is sufficient in detail for 

another trained staff person to deliver the session in the 

absence of the regular instructor. 



(5) The agency must: 

(a) Maintain a list or source of resources, including selfhelp 

groups, and referral options that can be used by staff to 

refer an individual to appropriate services. 

(b) Screen for the prevention and control of tuberculosis 

(TB). 

(c) Limit the size of group counseling sessions to no 


(d) Maintain a written procedure for the response to 

medical and psychiatric emergencies. 

(6) An agency must ensure that when offering off-site 

treatment: 

(a) The agency maintains a current list of all locations 

where off-site services are provided including the name, 

address (except individual in-home services), primary purpose 

of the off-site location, level of services provided, and 

date the off-site services began at the off-site location. 

(b) The agency maintains a written procedure of: 

(i) How confidentiality will be maintained at each offsite 

location, including how confidential information and 

individual records will be transported between the certified 

facility and the off-site location. 

(ii) How services will be offered in a manner that promotes 

individual and staff member safety. 

(c) The agency is certified to provide the type of services 

offered at its main location. 

(d) The problem and pathological gambling assessment 

and treatment services are not the primary purpose of the 

location where the individual is served, such as in a school, a 

hospital, or a correctional facility. 

(e) Services are provided in a private, confidential setting 

within the off-site location. 

NEW SECTION 


gambling services—Agency staff requirements. In addition 

to meeting the agency administrative and personnel 

requirements in WAC 388-877-0400 through 388-877-0530, 

an agency providing problem and pathological gambling services 

must ensure: 

(1) All problem and pathological gambling treatment 

services are provided by: 

(a) A certified Washington state, national, or international 

gambling counselor who is credentialed by the department 

of health (DOH) under chapter 18.19, 18.225, or 18.83 

RCW; or 

(b) An individual credentialed by DOH under chapter 

18.19, 18.225, or 18.83 RCW, under the supervision of a certified 

problem gambling counselor, in training to become a 

certified problem gambling counselor. 

(2) Before providing problem and pathological treatment 

services, an individual in training to become a certified problem 

gambling counselor must have minimum of: 

(a) At least one thousand five hundred hours of professionally 

supervised post-certification or post-registration 

experience providing mental health or chemical dependency 

treatment services; and 

(b) Thirty hours of unduplicated gambling specific training, 

including the basic training. One of the following state, 


national, or international organizations must approve the 

training: 

(i) Washington state gambling counselor certification 

committee; 

(ii) National or international gambling counselor certification 

board; or 

(iii) The department's division of behavioral health and 

recovery. 

(3) An individual who meets (2)(b) of this section must 

complete training to become a certified problem and pathological 

gambling counselor within two years of beginning 

problem and pathological gambling clinical practice. 

(4) All staff members in training to become a certified 

problem gambling counselor must receive clinical supervision. 

The clinical supervisor must: 

(a) Hold a valid international gambling counselor certification 

board-approved clinical consultant credential, a valid 

Washington state certified gambling counselor II certification 

credential, or a valid national certified gambling counselor 

II certification credential; and 

(b) Complete training on gambling specific clinical 

supervision approved by a state, national, or international 

organization including, but not limited to, the: 

(i) Washington state gambling counselor certification 

committee; 

(ii) National or international gambling counselor certification 

board; or 

(iii) The department's division of behavioral health and 

recovery. 

NEW SECTION 


gambling services—Clinical record content and documentation 

requirements. In addition to the general clinical 

record content requirements in WAC 388-877-0640, an 

agency providing problem and pathological gambling treatment 

services must maintain an individual's clinical record 

that contains: 






(2) Documentation that each individual received a copy 

of the rules and responsibilities for treatment participants, 

including the potential use of interventions or sanctions. 

(3) Documentation that the individual service plan was 

completed before the individual received treatment services. 

(4) Documentation that the individual service plan was 

reviewed monthly. 

(5) Documentation of progress notes that occurs in time 

manner and before any subsequent scheduled appointments 

of the same type of service session or group type occur. 

Progress notes must include the date, time, duration, participant 

names, a brief summary of the session, including the 

individual's response to treatment, and the name of the staff 

member who provided the treatment. 

(6) Documentation of referrals made for specialized care 

or services.

(7) Documentation that staff members met with each 



(a) Determine the appropriate recommendation for care 


(b) Assist the individual in making contact with necessary 


(c) Provide and document the individual was provided 


(8) Documentation that a discharge summary, including 

the date of discharge and a summary of the individual's progress 

towards each individual service plan goal, was completed 

within seven days of the individual's discharge. 

NEW SECTION 


gambling services—Additional assessment standards. An 

individual must have an assessment before receiving problem 

and pathological gambling services. The purpose of the 

assessment is to gather information to determine if a gambling 

disorder exists and if there are services available to 

address the individual's needs. 

(1) In addition to the assessment requirements in WAC 

388-877-0610, the assessment must include: 

(a) A face-to-face diagnostic interview with the individual 


(i) Legal history, including arrests and convictions. 

(ii) Medical and health history. 

(iii) Family history describing family composition and 

dynamics. 

(iv) Relationships and interaction with persons and 

groups outside the home. 

(v) Suicidal or homicidal assessment, including current 

and past history. 

(iv) Substance abuse history including: 

(A) The type of substances used; 

(B) The route of administration; 

(C) The amount, frequency, and duration of use; and 

(D) History of alcohol or other drug treatment or education. 

(b) Vocational or employment status and history describing 

skills or trades learned, jobs held, duration of employment, 

and reasons for leaving. 

(c) A financial evaluation and information, including 

current financial status, gambling debts, any previous bankruptcy 

or repayment plans, and insurance coverage. 

(d) Problem gambling screens. 

(e) A diagnostic assessment, including sufficient data to 

determine a client diagnosis supported by the: 

(i) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM IV TR, 


(ii) DSM-5 as it exists when published and released in 






(f) The assessment must also include a family assessment 

when the individual is someone other than the problem 

or pathological gambler. 




WSR 13-03-021 


DEPARTMENT OF 


[Filed January 7, 2013, 11:41 a.m.] 



22-004. 

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: 

Extended foster care services, amending WAC 388-25-0110 

and 388-148-0010 and new sections WAC 388-25-0500 

through 388-25-0548. Legislation passed in 2012 (ESHB 

2592) authorizes children's administration to provide 

extended foster care services to youth age eighteen up to 

twenty-one years who are eligible to receive foster care services 

authorized under RCW 74.13.031 to complete secondary 

education, a secondary education equivalency program, a 

post-secondary education program, or a post-secondary vocational 

program. 







27, 2013. 




by 5 p.m. on February 26, 2013. 


Johnson, DSHS rules consultant, by February 5, 2013, 




Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: To clarify eligibility 

for extended foster care, participation and documentation 

requirements and expectations for youth participating in 

the program. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: ESHB 2592 enables 

Washington state to access a federal match of funds under 

2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success 

and Increasing Adoptions Act." The act provides an option 

permitting states to use Title IV-E foster care funds for youth 

who wish to pursue secondary or post-secondary education 

programs from age eighteen up to twenty-one years old. 

ESHB 2592 authorizes continued extended foster care services 

for youth ages eighteen to twenty-one years to complete 

a postsecondary academic or postsecondary vocational education 

program. Because of the range and complexity of 

delivering foster care and legal services relating to this pro- 



gram, children's administration has collaborated with advocates, 

judicial officers, legal counsel for children and the 

department, service providers, youth, foster parents, JRA, 

DDD, others in developing the proposed WACs to govern the 

program. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.13.031 and 

13.34.267. 

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 74.13.031, 13.34.- 

267. 

Name of Proponent: Department of social and health 

services, governmental. 

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, 

Implementation and Enforcement: Jim Pritchard, Children's 

Administration, P.O. Box 45710, Olympia, WA, (360) 902- 

8487. 

No small business economic impact statement has been 

prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not required. These 

rules are dictated by Washington state statute. 

A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 

34.05.328. Not required. These rules are dictated by Washington 

state statute. 

January 2, 2013 



AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 01-08-047, 

filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01) 

WAC 388-25-0110 What is the effective date for termination 

of foster care payments? (1) The department ends 

payment on the day before the child actually leaves the foster 

home or facility. The department does not pay for the last 

day that a child is in a foster care home or facility. 

(2) The department terminates family foster care payments 

for children in family foster care effective the date: 

(a) The child no longer needs foster care; or 

(b) The child no longer resides in foster care except as 

provided in WAC 388-25-0180; or 

(c) The child reaches the age of eighteen. 

(i)If the child continues to attend, but has not finished, 

high school or an equivalent educational program at the age 

of eighteen and has a need for continued family foster care 

services, the department may continue payments until the 

date the child completes the high school program or equivalent 

educational or vocational program. The department must 

not extend payments for a youth in care beyond age twenty. 

(ii) If the child has applied and demonstrates he or she 

intends to timely enroll, or is enrolled and participating in a 

post-secondary education program, or a post-secondary vocational 

program at the age of eighteen and has a need for continued 

family foster care services, the department may continue 

payments until the date the child reaches his or her 

twenty-first birthday or is no longer enrolled in and participating 

in a post secondary program, whichever is earlier. 

(3) The department must terminate foster care payments 

for children in the behavior rehabilitative services program 

effective the date: 

(a) The child no longer needs rehabilitative services; or 


(b) The child is no longer served through contracted 

rehabilitative services program except as provided in WAC 

388-25-0030; or 

(c) The child reaches the age of eighteen and continues 

to attend, but has not finished, high school or an equivalent 

educational program and has a need for continued rehabilitative 

treatment services, the department may continue payments 

until the date the youth completes the high school program 

or equivalent educational or vocational program. The 

department must not extend payments for a youth in care 

beyond age twenty. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0500 What is the legal basis of the 

extended foster care program? The legal authorities for the 

program are: 

(1) Revised Code of Washington: RCW 74.13.031 and 

RCW 13.34.267; 

(2) United States Code: 42 USC sec. 671-675; and 

(3) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

(DHHS) policy guidelines for states to use in determining a 

child's eligibility for participation in extended foster care programs. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0502 What is the purpose of the 

extended foster care program? The extended foster care 

program provides an opportunity for young adults in foster 

care at age eighteen to voluntarily agree to continue receiving 

foster care services, including placement services, while the 

youth completes a secondary or post-secondary academic or 

vocational program. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0504 What is extended foster care? 

Extended foster care is a program offered to young adults, 

age eighteen up to twenty-one, who turn eighteen while in 

foster care, to enable them to complete: 

(1) A high school diploma or general equivalency 

diploma; 

(2) Post secondary or vocational education. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0506 Who is eligible for extended foster 

care? To be eligible for the extended foster care program a 

youth, on his or her eighteenth birthday, must: 

(1) Be dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW; 

(2) Be placed in foster care (as defined in WAC 388-25- 

0508) by children's administration, and: 

(a) Be enrolled (as described in WAC 388-25-0512) in a 

high school or secondary education equivalency program; or 

(b) Be enrolled (as described in WAC 388-25-0512) in a 

post secondary academic or vocational education program; or 

(c) Have applied for and can demonstrate intent to timely 

enroll in a post secondary academic or vocational education 

program (as described in WAC 388-25-0514).

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0508 When is a youth considered to be 

"in foster care"? For the purpose of determining initial eligibility 

for the extended foster care program, a youth is in 

foster care if the youth is under children's administration 

(CA) placement and care authority, is placed by CA in out of 

home care, in relative care, licensed foster home, licensed 

group care, or other suitable person placement. Provided: 

(1) A youth who is temporarily away from a foster care 

placement in: 

(a) A hospital; 

(b) A drug/alcohol treatment facility; 

(c) A mental health treatment facility; or 

(d) For less than thirty days in a county detention center 

is considered to be in foster care. 

(2) A youth who is temporarily away from his or her foster 

car e placement without permission of the case worker or 

care giver, but who is expected to return to foster care within 

twenty days, is considered to be in foster care for purposes of 

determining initial eligibility. 

(3) A youth who is committed to juvenile rehabilitation 

administration custody and who resides in a foster home, 

group home, or community facility, as defined in RCW 

74.15.020 (1)(a). 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0510 When is a youth not "in foster 

care"? For the purposes of determining initial eligibility for 

the extended foster care program, a youth is not in foster care 

if the youth is: 

(1) Placed with a parent; 

(2) In a dependency guardianship or chapter 13.36 

RCW; 

(3) Committed to and residing in a juvenile rehabilitation 

administration (JRA) institution (as defined in RCW 13.30.- 

020(12)) or to the department of corrections; or 

(4) Absent from his/her foster care placement without 

permission of the case worker or care giver for more than 

twenty consecutive days. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0512 How does a youth demonstrate 

enrollment in school? Enrollment in school is shown by 

documented registration or acceptance in: 

(1) Secondary - a high school, secondary education 

equivalency program, or a state accredited on-line or other 

approved secondary education program. 

(2) Post secondary - post secondary academic or vocational 

program. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0514 How does a youth demonstrate 

he/she has applied for and intends to timely enroll in a 

post-secondary program? (1) Applied for intends to timely 

enroll in a post-secondary program is demonstrated by the 

youth: 


(a) Completing and submitting an application to a post 

secondary academic or vocational program; or 

(b) Providing proof of Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid (FAFSA) submission. 

(2) Timely enroll means participation in a post secondary 

program in the next reasonably available school term. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0516 What if an eligible youth does not 

want to participate in the extended foster care program at 

age eighteen? Youth may elect to participate in the extended 

foster care program beginning on their eighteenth birthday. 

The law recognizes an eligible youth may need time beyond 

the eighteenth birthday to consider if they want continued 

foster care services. It provides a six-month grace period or 

a time for "trial independence", from date of youth's eighteenth 

birthday, to give the youth an opportunity to change 

their mind. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0518 What is the trial independence or 

grace period? Trial independence is a period of time, up to 

six months, during which an eligible youth who did not elect 

to participate in extended foster care on their eighteenth 

birthday, may change their mind and participate in the program. 

During this period, the youth is not in extended foster 

care, but dismissal of the dependency action is postponed and 

children's administration is relieved of all supervisory and 

placement responsibility for the youth. If the youth does not 

request to participate in the extended foster care program 

within the six-month trial independence period, the dependency 

is dismissed and extended foster care is no longer 

available to the youth. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0520 Does an eligible youth who elects 

to participate in extended foster care on his or her eighteenth 

birthday receive a trial independence period? No, 

the trial independency period is only available to eligible 

youth who have not yet elected to participate in extended foster 

on their eighteenth birthday. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0522 When does the six-month trial 

independence period end? The trial independence period 

ends six month after the eligible youth's eighteenth birthday, 

or when the youth elects to participate in the extended foster 

care program. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0524 If a youth does not remain 

enrolled in school during the trial independence period 

may the youth still elect to participate in the program? 

Yes, as long as the youth is enrolled (as described in WAC 

388-25-0512 and or 388-25-0514) in an applicable education 



program at the time the youth elects to participate in extended 

foster care. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0526 Does a youth have to agree to participate 

in extended foster care program? Yes, a youth 

must agree to participate in extended foster care. A youth 

who reaches the age of eighteen years old is not required to 

continue to receive foster care services. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0528 How does a youth agree to participate 

in extended foster care program? An eligible dependent 

youth can agree to participate by: 

(1) Signing an extended foster care agreement; or 

(2) For developmentally delayed youth, remaining in the 

foster care placement and continuing in an appropriate educational 

program. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0530 Where do youth obtain information 

about how to participate in the program Youth can 

contact: 

(1) Youth's attorney/CASA/GAL. 

(2) Youth's social worker. 

(3) Local children's administration office. 

(4) www.independence.wa.gov. 

(5) 1-866-END-HARM. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0532 Can a youth participating in the 

extended foster care program to complete a secondary 

education or equivalency program continue to receive 

extended foster care services to participate in a post secondary 

education program? Yes, if at the time the secondary 

program is completed, the youth is enrolled in, or has 

applied to, and can demonstrate they intend to timely enroll 

in, a post secondary academic or vocational program. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0534 Is there a trial independence 

period for a youth who completes his or her secondary 

education program while participating in extended foster 

care and before the youth enters a post secondary program? 

No, if a youth completes a secondary education program 

while in extended foster care, the dependency will be 

dismissed and foster care services will end, unless the youth 

has enrolled in, or applied to and can demonstrate an intent to 

timely enroll in, a post secondary academic or vocational program. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0536 What are CA's responsibilities to 

a youth who is participating in extended foster care? Children's 

administration (CA) is required to have placement and 


care authority over the youth and to provide foster care services, 

including transition planning and independent living 

services, medical assistance through medicaid, and case management. 

Case management includes findings or approving a 

foster care placement for the youth, convening family meetings, 

developing, revising, and monitoring implementation of 

any case plan or individual service and safety plan, coordinating 

and monitoring services needed by the youth, caseworker 

visits, and court-related duties, including preparing court 

reports, attending judicial hearings and permanency hearings, 

and ensuring that the youth is progressing toward independence 

within state and federal mandates. CA has responsibility 

to inform the court of the status of the child (including 

health, safety, welfare, education status and continuing eligibility 

for extended foster care program). 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0538 What is the CA's responsibility 

for the youth during the six-month trial independence 

period? Children's administration is relieved of all supervisory 

and placement responsibility for the youth during the 

trial independence period until the youth elects to participate 

in extended foster care or the dependency is dismissed. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0540 How does CA determine a youth's 

continuing eligibility for extended foster care program? 

At least every six months, children's administration will 

determine if youth continues to: 

(1) Agree to participate in the extended foster care program. 

(2) Be enrolled in an education program. 

(3) Continue to reside in approved placement. 

(4) Comply with youth's responsibilities in WAC 388- 

25-0546. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0542 What are the legal rights of a 

dependent youth in extended foster care to travel out of 

state, buy a car or engage in other activities as an adult? 

The youth is a "child" for the purposes of the dependency and 

must comply with responsibilities in WAC 388-25-0546, otherwise 

the youth has the legal status and legal rights of an 

adult. The youth is responsible for their actions, including 

responsibility for purchases, driving, traveling or financial 

obligations related to the activities they participate in. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0544 What are the youth's rights in the 

extended foster care program? Youth have a right to: 

(1) An approved foster care placement. 

(2) Foster care services including medical assistance 

through medicaid. 

(3) Participate in the court process as a party to the case. 

(4) Have an attorney appointed for them in dependency 

proceedings. 

(5) End their participation in the program at any time.

(6) Referrals to community resources as appropriate. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0546 What must the youth do to 

remain in the extended foster care program? Unless otherwise 

authorized by court order the youth must: 

(1) Agree to participate in the program as expressed in 

the written extended foster care agreement; 

(2) Maintain standard of eligibility as set by the youth's 

academic program; 

(3) Participate in the case plan, including monthly health 

and safety visits; 

(4) Acknowledge that children's administration (CA) has 

responsibility for the youth's care and placement by authorizing 

CA to have access to records related to court-ordered 

medical, mental health, drug/alcohol treatment services, educational 

records needed to determine continuing eligibility 

for the program, and for additional necessary services; and 

(5) Remain in the approved foster care placement and 

follow placement rules. This means the youth will: 

(a) Stay in placement identified by CA or approved by 

the court; 

(b) Obtain approval from case worker and notify caregiver 

for extended absence from the placement of more than 

three days; and 

(c) Comply with court orders and any specific rules 

developed in collaboration by the youth, caregiver and social 

worker. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 388-25-0548 When is a youth no longer eligible 

for the extended foster care program? A youth is no longer 

eligible for the extended foster care program and department 

will ask the court to dismiss the dependency when the youth: 

(1) Graduates from high school or equivalency program, 

and has not enrolled in, or applied for and demonstrated an 

intent to timely enroll in a post secondary academic or vocational 

program; 

(2) Graduates from a post secondary education or vocational 

program; 

(3) Reaches their twenty-first birthday; 

(4) Is no longer participating or enrolled in high school, 

equivalency program, post secondary or vocational program; 

(5) No longer agrees to participate in foster care services; 

(6) Fails or refuses to comply with youth responsibilities 

outlined in WAC 388-25-0546; or 

(7) Is incarcerated in an adult detention facility on a 

criminal conviction. 



WAC 388-148-0010 What definitions do I need to 

know to understand this chapter? The following definitions 

are for the purpose of this chapter and are important to 

understand these rules: 

"Abuse or neglect" means the injury, sexual abuse, sexual 

exploitation, negligent treatment or mistreatment of a 

child where the child's health, welfare and safety are harmed. 


"Agency" is defined in RCW 74.15.020(1). 

"Assessment" means the appraisal or evaluation of a 

child's physical, mental, social and/or emotional condition. 

"Capacity" means the maximum number of children 

that a home or facility is licensed to care for at a given time. 

"Care provider" means any licensed or certified person 

or organization or staff member of a licensed organization 

that provides twenty-four-hour care for children. 

"Case manager" means the private agency employee 

who coordinates the planning efforts of all the persons working 

on behalf of a child. Case managers are responsible for 

implementing the child's case plan, assisting in achieving 

those goals, and assisting with day-to-day problem solving. 

"Certification" means: 

(1) Department approval of a person, home, or facility 

that does not legally need to be licensed, but wishes to have 

evidence that it meets the minimum licensing requirements; 

or 

(2) Department licensing of a child-placing agency to 

certify that a foster home meets licensing requirements. 

"Children" or "youth," for this chapter, means individuals 

who are: 

(1) Under eighteen years old, including expectant mothers 

under eighteen years old; or 

(2) Up to twenty-one years of age and pursuing a high 

school, equivalent course of study (GED), or vocational program 

or post secondary academic or post secondary vocational 

program; 

(3) Up to twenty-one years of age with developmental 

disabilities; or 

(4) Up to twenty-one years of age if under the custody of 

the Washington state juvenile rehabilitation administration. 

"Child-placing agency" means an agency licensed to 

place children for temporary care, continued care or adoption. 

"Crisis residential center (CRC)" means an agency 

under contract with DSHS that provides temporary, protective 

care to children in a foster home, regular (semi-secure) or 

secure group setting. 

"Compliance agreement" means a written licensing 

improvement plan to address deficiencies in specific skills, 

abilities or other issues of a fully licensed home or facility in 

order to maintain and/or increase the safety and well-being of 

children in their care. 

"DCFS" means the division of children and family services. 

"DDD" means division of developmental disabilities. 

"Department" means the department of social and 

health services (DSHS). 

"Developmental disability" is a disability as defined in 

RCW 71A.10.020. 

"DLR" means the division of licensed resources. 

"Firearms" means guns or weapons, including but not 

limited to the following: BB guns, pellet guns, air rifles, stun 

guns, antique guns, bows and arrows, handguns, rifles, and 

shotguns. 

"Foster-adopt" means placement of a child with a foster 

parent(s) who intends to adopt the child, if possible. 



"Foster home or foster family home" means person(s) 

licensed to regularly provide care on a twenty-four-hour basis 

to one or more children in the person's home. 

"Full licensure" means an entity meets the requirements 

established by the state for licensing or approved as 

meeting state minimum licensing requirements. 

"Group care facility for children" means a location 

maintained and operated for a group of children on a twentyfour-hour 

basis. 

"Group receiving center" or "GRC" means a facility 

providing the basic needs of food, shelter, and supervision for 

more than six children placed by the department, generally 

for thirty or fewer days. A group receiving center is considered 

a group care program and must comply with the group 

care facility licensing requirements. 

"Hearing" means the administrative review process. 

"I" refers to anyone who operates or owns a foster 

home, staffed residential home, and group facilities, including 

group homes, child-placing agencies, maternity homes, 

day treatment centers, and crisis residential centers. 

"Infant" means a child under one year of age. 

"License" means a permit issued by the department 

affirming that a home or facility meets the minimum licensing 

requirements. 

"Licensor" means: 

(1) A division of licensed resources (DLR) employee at 

DSHS who: 

(a) Approves licenses or certifications for foster homes, 

group facilities, and child-placing agencies; and 

(b) Monitors homes and facilities to ensure that they continue 

to meet minimum health and safety requirements. 

(2) An employee of a child-placing agency who: 

(a) Attests that foster homes supervised by the childplacing 

agency meets licensing requirements; and 

(b) Monitors those foster homes to ensure they continue 

to meet the minimum licensing standards. 

"Maternity service" as defined in RCW 74.15.020. 

"Medically fragile" means the condition of a child who 

has a chronic illness or severe medical disabilities requiring 

regular nursing visits, extraordinary medical monitoring, or 

on-going (other than routine) physician's care. 

"Missing child" means: 

(1) Any child up to eighteen years of age for whom Children's 

Administration (CA) has custody and control (not 

including children in dependency guardianship) and: 

(a) The child's whereabouts are unknown; and/or 

(b) The child has left care without the permission of the 

child's caregiver or CA. 

(2) Children who are missing are categorized under one 

of the following definitions: 

(a) "Taken from placement" means that a child's 

whereabouts are unknown, and it is believed that the child is 

being or has been concealed, detained or removed by another 

person from a court-ordered placement and the removal, concealment 

or detainment is in violation of the court order; 

(b) "Absence not authorized, whereabouts unknown" 

means the child is not believed to have been taken from 

placement, did not have permission to leave the placement, 

and there has been no contact with the child and the whereabouts 

of the child is unknown; or 


(c) "Absence not authorized, whereabouts known" 

means that a child has left his or her placement without permission 

and the social worker has some contact with the child 

or may periodically have information as to the whereabouts 

of the child. 

"Multidisciplinary teams (MDT)" means groups 

formed to assist children who are considered at-risk youth or 

children in need of services, and their parents. 

"Nonambulatory" means not able to walk or traverse a 

normal path to safety without the physical assistance of 

another individual. 

"Out-of-home placement" means a child's placement 

in a home or facility other than the child's parent, guardian, or 

legal custodian. 

"Premises" means a facility's buildings and adjoining 

grounds that are managed by a person or agency in charge. 

"Probationary license" means a license issued as part 

of a disciplinary action to an individual or agency that has 

previously been issued a full license but is out of compliance 

with minimum licensing requirements and has entered into an 

agreement aimed at correcting deficiencies to minimum 

licensing requirements. 

"Psychotropic medication" means a type of medicine 

that is prescribed to affect or alter thought processes, mood, 

sleep, or behavior. These include anti-psychotic, antidepressants 

and anti-anxiety medications. 

"Relative" means a person who is related to the child as 

defined in RCW 74.15.020 (4)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) only. 

"Respite" means brief, temporary relief care provided 

to a child and his or her parents, legal guardians, or foster parents 

with the respite provider fulfilling some or all of the 

functions of the care-taking responsibilities of the parent, 

legal guardian, or foster parent. 

"Secure facilities" means a crisis residential center that 

has locking doors and windows, or secured perimeters 

intended to prevent children from leaving without permission. 

"Service plan" means a description of the services to be 

provided or performed and who has responsibility to provide 

or perform the activities for a child or child's family. 

"Severe developmental disabilities" means significant 

disabling, physical and/or mental condition(s) that cause a 

child to need external support for self-direction, self-support 

and social participation. 

"Social service staff" means a clinician, program manager, 

case manager, consultant, or other staff person who is 

an employee of the agency or hired to develop and implement 

the child's individual service and treatment plans. 

"Staffed residential home" means a licensed home 

providing twenty-four-hour care for six or fewer children or 

expectant mothers. The home may employ staff to care for 

children or expectant mothers. It may or may not be a family 

residence. 

"Standard precautions" is a term relating to procedures 

designed to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens 

in health care and other settings. Under standard precautions, 

blood or other potentially infectious materials of all 

people should always be considered potentially infectious for 

HIV and other pathogens. Individuals should take appropri-

ate precautions using personal protective equipment like 

gloves to prevent contact with blood or other bodily fluids. 

"Washington state patrol fire protection bureau" or 

"WSP/FPB" means the state fire marshal. 

"We" or "our" refers to the department of social and 

health services, including DLR licensors and DCFS social 

workers. 

"You" refers to anyone who operates a foster home, 

staffed residential home, and group facilities, including group 

homes, maternity programs, day treatment programs, crisis 

residential centers, group receiving centers, and child-placing 

agencies. 

WSR 13-03-040 


LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD 




22-030. 

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 

314-16-230 Authorization for sale of beer and/or wine in 

unopened bottles for off-premises consumption under special 

occasion license. 

Hearing Location(s): Washington State Liquor Control 

Board, Board Room, 3000 Pacific Avenue S.E., Lacey, WA 

98504, on February 27, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. 

Date of Intended Adoption: March 6, 2013. 

Submit Written Comments to: Karen McCall, P.O. Box 

43080, Olympia, WA 98504-3080, e-mail rules@liq.wa.gov, 

fax (360)664-9689, by February 26, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Karen 

McCall by February 26, 2013, (360) 664-1631. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The current rule 

allows a special occasion licensee to sell a maximum of 

twelve liters of beer and/or wine in original bottle for offpremises 

consumption to any one person. Special occasion 

licenses are held by nonprofit organizations for fundraisers. 

The restriction of twelve liters of beer and/or wine for offpremises 

consumption limits the fundraising ability of these 

nonprofit organizations. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: The Washington Wine 

Industry (WWI) petitioned the board for rule making to 

remove the limit of twelve liter[s] of beer and/or wine for offpremises 

consumption to any one person at a special occasion 

licensed event. This change does not create a public safety 

concern. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 66.08.030. 

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 66.24.380. 



Name of Proponent: Washington state liquor control 

board, governmental. 


Karen McCall, Rules Coordinator, 3000 Pacific Avenue S.E., 

Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 664-1631; Implementation: 

Alan Rathbun, Licensing Director, 3000 Pacific Avenue S.E., 


Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 664-1615; Enforcement: Justin 

Nordhorn, Enforcement Chief, 3000 Pacific Avenue S.E., 

Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 664-1726. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. A fiscal impact statement 

was not required. 


34.05.328. A cost-benefit analysis is not required. 


Sharon Foster 

Chairman 



WAC 314-16-230 Authorization for sale of beer 

and/or wine in unopened bottles for off-premises consumption 

under special occasion license. (((1))) Authorization 

for the sale of unopened bottles and original packages of 

beer and/or wine not to be consumed on the premises where 

sold, as authorized by RCW 66.24.380, must be applied for to 

the board at the time the society or organization makes application 

for the special occasion license, and the board's written 

approval is required before any such sales are made. 

(((2) Board approval for the sales authorized in subsection 

(1) of this section shall be granted by the board upon the 

condition that no more than twelve liters of beer and/or wine 

may be sold to any one purchaser under a single special occasion 

license.)) 

WSR 13-03-041 


OFFICE OF 

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 

[Insurance Commissioner Matter No. R 2012-17—Filed January 9, 2013, 

11:33 a.m.] 

Supplemental Notice to WSR 12-21-136. 


12-064. 

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Essential 

health benefits designation, supplementation and establishment 

of scope and limitation requirements. 

Hearing Location(s): Training Room, T-120, 5000 Capitol 

Way South, Tumwater, WA, on February 26, 2012, at 

10:00 a.m. 

Date of Intended Adoption: February 28, 2013. 

Submit Written Comments to: Meg L. Jones, P.O. Box 

40258, Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail rulescoordinator@oic. 

wa.gov, fax (360) 586-3109, by February 25, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Lorie 

Villaflores by February 24, 2013, TTY (360) 586-0241 or 

(360) 725-7087. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The proposed 

rules will establish new sections explaining the requirements 

associated with carrier inclusion of the essential health bene- 



fits package in nongrandfathered individual and small group 

plans for plans with coverage beginning January 1, 2014. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: RCW 48.43.715 directs 

the commissioner to designate by rule the small group plan 

with the largest enrollment as the benchmark plan for purposes 

of defining the essential health benefits package for 

nongrandfathered individual and small group health benefit 

plans issued on or after January 1, 2014. The same legislation 

requires supplementation, and adjustment or establishment 

of scope and limitation requirements by the commissioner 

in order to ensure meaningful benefits and prevent bias 

based on health selection. Carriers require specific guidance 

in order to prepare plan filings for the commissioner's review 

prior to health benefit exchange deadlines, and to ensure time 

to satisfy plan replacement requirements. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 48.02.060, 

48.21.241, 48.21.320, 48.44.460,48.44.341, 48.46.291, 

48.46.530, 48.43.715. 


Rule is necessary because of federal law, P.L. 111-148, 

sec. 1302 (2010). 

Name of Proponent: Office of the insurance commissioner, 

governmental. 


Meg Jones, P.O. Box 40258, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 

725-7170; Implementation: Beth Berendt, P.O. Box 40258, 

Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 725-7117; and Enforcement: 

Carol Sureau, P.O. Box 40258, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 

725-7050. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The entities that must 

comply with the proposed rule are not small businesses, pursuant 

to chapter 19.85 RCW. 



contacting Meg Jones, P.O. Box 40258, Olympia, WA 

98504, phone (360) 725-7170, fax (360) 586-3109, e-mail 

rulescoordinator@oic.wa.gov. 


Mike Kreidler 

Insurance Commissioner 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 284-43-849 Purpose and scope For plan years 

beginning on or after January 1, 2014, each nongrandfathered 

health benefit plan offered, issued, amended or renewed to 

small employers or individuals, both inside and outside the 

Washington health benefit exchange, must provide coverage 

for a package of essential health benefits, pursuant to RCW 

48.43.715. This subchapter explains the regulatory standards 

related to this coverage, establishes supplementation of the 

base-benchmark plan, consistent with PPACA and RCW 

48.43.715, and the final parameters for the state EHB-benchmark 

plan. 

(1) This subchapter does not apply to a health benefit 

plan that provides excepted benefits as described in Section 

2722 of the federal Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 

300gg-21), or a health benefit plan that qualifies as a grandfathered 

health plan as defined in RCW 48.43.005. 


(2) This subchapter does not require provider reimbursement 

at the same level negotiated by the base-benchmark 

plan's issuer for their plan. 

(3) This subchapter does not require a plan to exclude the 

services or treatments from coverage that are excluded in the 

base-benchmark plan. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 284-43-852 Definitions The following definitions 

apply to this subchapter unless the context indicates 

otherwise. 

"Base-benchmark plan" means the small group plan with 

the largest enrollment, as designated in WAC 284-43-850(1), 

prior to any adjustments made pursuant to RCW 48.43.715. 

"EHB-benchmark plan" means the standardized set of 

essential health benefits that must be met by a qualified 

health plan offered through the health benefit exchange or by 

an issuer in the individual or small group market in Washington 

state. 

"Health benefit" unless defined differently pursuant to 

federal rules, regulations or guidance issued pursuant to Section 

1302(b) of PPACA, means coverage for health care 

items or services for injury, disease, or a health condition, 

including a behavioral health condition. 

"Individual plan" includes any nongrandfathered health 

benefit plan offered, issued, amended or renewed by an 

admitted issuer in the state of Washington for the individual 

health benefit plan market, unless the certificate of coverage 

is issued to an individual pursuant to or issued through an 

organization meeting the definition established in 45 CFR 

144.103, and sections 3(5) and 3(40) of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974 (29 USC 1001 et seq.) 

"Mandated benefit" and "required benefit" means a specific 

type of care, treatment or service, device or medical 

equipment that is required by either state or federal law. 

Required benefits do not include provider, definition, delivery 

method or health status based requirements. 

"Meaningful health benefit" means a benefit that must be 

included in an essential health benefit category in order for 

the category to reasonably provide medically necessary services 

for an individual patient's condition on a non-discriminatory 

basis. 

"Medical necessity determination process" means the 

process used by an issuer to make a coverage determination 

about whether a medical item or service is medically necessary 

for an individual patient's circumstances. 

"PPACA" means the federal Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by 

the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 

2010 (Public Law 111-152), and any rules, regulations, or 

guidance issued thereunder. 

"Scope and limitation requirements" means any requirement 

applicable to a benefit that limit its duration, the number 

of times coverage is available for the benefit, or imposes a 

legally permitted eligibility limitation on a specific benefit. 

"Small group plan" includes any nongrandfathered 

health benefit plan offered, issued, amended or renewed by 

an admitted issuer in the state of Washington for the small 

group health benefit plan market to a small group, as defined

in RCW 48.43.005, unless the certificate of coverage is 

issued to a small group pursuant to a master contract held by 

or issued through an organization meeting the definition 

established in 45 CFR 144.103, and sections 3(5) and 3(40) 

of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 

USC 1001 et seq.). 

"Stand-alone dental plan" means coverage for a set of 

benefits limited to oral care including, but not necessarily 

limited to, pediatric oral care, as referenced in RCW 43.71.- 

065. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 284-43-860 Medical necessity determination 

(1) An issuer's certificate of coverage and the Summary of 

Coverage and Explanation of Benefits for the health plan 

must specifically explain any uniformly applied limitation on 

the scope, visit number or duration of a benefit, and state 

whether the uniform limitation is subject to adjustment based 

on the specific treatment requirements of the patient. 

(2) An issuer's medical necessity determination process 

must: 

(a) Be clearly explained in the certificate of coverage, 

plan document, or contract for health benefit coverage; 

(b) Be conducted fairly, and with transparency to enrollees 

and providers, at a minimum when an enrollee or their 

representative appeals or seeks review of an adverse benefit 

determination; 

(c) Include consideration of services that are a logical 

next step in reasonable care if they are appropriate for the 

patient, even if the service has not been the subject of clinical 

studies. Medical necessity determination processes must 

explicitly address the information needed in the decision 

making process and incorporate appropriate outcomes within 

a developmental framework; 

(d) Ensure that when the interpretation of the medical 

purpose of interventions is part of the medical necessity decision-making, 

the interpretation standard can be explained in 

writing to an enrollee and providers, and is broad enough to 

address any of the services encompassed in the ten essential 

health benefits categories of care. The process or decision 

must refer to specific standards; 

(e) Comply with inclusion of the ten essential health benefits 

categories, and prohibitions against discrimination 

based on age, disability, and expected length of life; 

(f) Include consideration of the treating provider's clinical 

judgment and recommendations regarding the medical 

purpose of the requested service, and the extent to which the 

service is likely to produce incremental health benefits for the 

enrollee; 

(g) Identify who will participate in the decision making 

process; and 

(h) Support flexibility in the sites of service delivery. 

(3) An issuer's medical necessity determination process 

may include, but is not limited to, evaluation of the effectiveness 

and benefit of a service for the individual patient based 

on scientific evidence considerations, up-to-date and consistent 

professional standards of care, convincing expert opinion 

and a comparison to alternative interventions, including no 


interventions. Cost effectiveness may be criteria for determining 

medical necessity if it is not limited to lowest price. 

(4) Medical necessity criteria for medical/surgical benefits 

and mental health/substance use disorder benefits or for 

other essential health benefit categories must be furnished to 

an enrollee or provider within thirty days of a request to do 

so. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 284-43-877 Plan design (1) A nongrandfathered 

individual or small group health benefit plan issued, renewed, 

amended, or offered on or after January 1, 2014, must provide 

coverage that is substantially equal to the EHB benchmark 

package, as described in WACs 284-43-878 and 284- 

43-879. 

(a) For plans offered, issued, amended or renewed for a 

plan or policy year beginning on or after January 1, 2014, 

until January 31, 2014, an issuer must offer the EHB-benchmark 

plan without substituting benefits for those specifically 

identified in the EHB-benchmark plan. 

(b) For plan or policy years beginning on or after January 

1, 2015, an issuer may substitute benefits to the extent that 

the benefits are substantially equal to the EHB-benchmark 

plan. 

(c) For the purposes of this section "substantially equal" 

means that: 

(i) The scope and level of benefits offered within each 

essential health benefit category is meaningful; 

(ii) The aggregate value of the benefits across all essential 

health benefit categories does not vary more than a de 

minimus aggregate value of the EHB=benchmark base plan; 

and 

(iii) Within each essential health benefit category, the 

actuarial value of the category must not vary more than a de 

minimus amount from the actuarial value of the category for 

the EHB-benchmark plan. 

(2) A carrier must classify covered services to an essential 

health benefits category consistent with WAC 284-43- 

878 and WAC 284-43-879 for purposes of determining actuarial 

value. An issuer may not use classification of services 

to an essential health benefits category for purposes of determining 

actuarial value as the basis for denying coverage 

under a health benefit plan. 

(3) The base-benchmark plan does not specifically list all 

types of services, settings and supplies that can be classified 

to each essential health benefits category. Coverage for benefits 

that are not specifically listed in the base-benchmark 

plan document is determined under that plan based on medical 

necessity. For this reason, the plan document does not list 

each and every service, supply or covered benefit. An issuer 

may design its plan in this way and comply with the EHBbenchmark 

plan package requirements if each of the essential 

health benefit package categories is covered. 

(4) An issuer is not required to exclude services excluded 

by the base-benchmark plan, but must not include those services 

as part of its calculation of actuarial value for a category 

to which those services are classified. A plan may not 

exclude a benefit that is specifically included in the basebenchmark 

plan. 



(5) An issuer must not apply visit limitations or limit the 

scope of the benefit category based on the type of provider 

delivering the service, other than requiring that the service 

must be within the provider's scope of license for purposes of 

coverage. This obligation does not require an issuer to contract 

with any willing provider, nor is an issuer restricted 

from establishing reasonable requirements for credentialing 

of and access to providers within its network. 

(6) Telemedicine or telehealth services are considered 

provider services, and not a benefit for purposes of the essential 

health benefits package. 

(7) Consistent with state and federal law, a health benefit 

plan must not contain an exclusion that unreasonably restricts 

access to medically necessary services for populations with 

special needs, including but not limited to a chronic condition 

caused by illness or injury, either acquired or congenital. 

(8) Unless an age based reference limitation is specifically 

included in the base-benchmark plan or supplemental 

base-benchmark plan for a category set forth in WAC 284- 

43-878, a carrier's scope of coverage for those categories of 

benefits must cover both pediatric and adult populations. 

(9) A health benefit plan may not be offered if the commissioner 

determines that: 

(a) It creates a risk of biased selection based on health 

status; 

(b) The benefits within an essential health benefit category 

are limited so that the coverage for the category is not a 

meaningful benefit; or 

(c) The benefit violates the antidiscrimination requirements 

of PPACA, section 511 of Public Law 110-343 (the 

federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 

2008). 

(10) An issuer must not impose annual or lifetime dollar 

limits on an essential health benefit, other than those permitted 

as reference based limitations pursuant to WAC 284-43- 

878 and 284-43-879. 




NEW SECTION 

WAC 284-43-878 Essential health benefit package 

categories (1) A health benefit plan must cover "ambulatory 

patient services." For purposes of determining a plan's 

actuarial value, an issuer must classify medically necessary 

services delivered to enrollees in settings other than a hospital 

or skilled nursing facility, which are generally recognized 

and accepted for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes to treat 

illness or injury, in a substantially equivalent manner to the 

base-benchmark plan as ambulatory patient services. 

(a) A health benefit plan must include the following services, 

which are specifically covered by the base-benchmark 

plan, and classify them as ambulatory patient services: 

(i) Home and out-patient dialysis services; 

(ii) Hospice and Home health care, including skilled 

nursing care as an alternative to hospitalization, consistent 

with WAC 284-44-500, 284-46-500, and 284-96-500; 

(iii) Provider office visits and treatments, and associated 

supplies and services, including therapeutic injections and 

related supplies; 


(iv) Urgent care center visits, including provider services, 

facility costs and supplies; and 

(v) Ambulatory surgical center professional services, 

including anesthesiologist, assistant surgeon and surgeon services, 

surgical supplies and facility costs; 

(vi) Diagnostic procedures including colonoscopies, cardiovascular 

testing, pulmonary function studies and neurology/neuromuscular 

procedures; 

(vii) Provider contraceptive services and supplies, 

including but not limited to vasectomy, tubal ligation and 

insertion of IUD or Norplant, or extraction of FDA-approved 

contraceptive devices. 

(b) A health benefit plan may include, but is not required 

to include the following services as part of the EHB-benchmark 

package. These services are specifically excluded by 

the base-benchmark plan, and should not be included in 

establishing actuarial value for this category. 

(i) Infertility treatment and reversal of voluntary sterilization 

(ii) Routine foot care for those that are not diabetic 

(iii) Coverage of dental services following injury to 

sound natural teeth, but not excluding services or appliances 

necessary for or resulting from medical treatment if the service 

is (a) emergency in nature or (b)requires extraction of 

teeth to prepare the jaw for radiation treatments of neoplastic 

disease. Oral surgery related to trauma and injury must be 

covered. 

(iv) Private duty nursing for hospice care and home 

health care, to the extent consistent with state and federal 

law; 

(v) Adult dental care and orthodontia delivered by a dentist 

or in a dentist's office; 

(vi) Non-skilled care and help with activities of daily living; 

(vii) Hearing care, routine hearing examinations, programs 

or treatment for hearing loss including but not limited 

to externally worn or surgically implanted hearing aids, and 

the surgery and services necessary to implant them, other 

than for cochlear implants, which are covered, and for hearing 

screening tests required under the preventive services category; 

(viii) Obesity or weight reduction or control other than 

covered nutritional counseling. 

(c) The base-benchmark base plan's establishes specific 

limitations on services classified to the ambulatory patient 

services category that conflict with state or federal law as of 

January 1, 2014. The base-benchmark plan limits nutritional 

counseling to three visits per lifetime, if the benefit is not 

associated with diabetes management. This lifetime limitation 

for nutritional counseling is not part of the state EHBbenchmark 

plan. An issuer may limit this service based on 

medical necessity, and may establish an additional reasonable 

visit limitation requirement for nutritional counseling for 

medical conditions when supported by evidence based medical 

criteria. 

(d) The benchmark base plan's visit limitations on services 

in this category include: 

(i) 10 spinal manipulation services per calendar year 

(ii) 12 acupuncture services per calendar year

(iii) 1 vision examination for adults per calendar year, 

with $150 per year for hardware, including frames, contacts, 

lenses and tints 

(iv) 14 days respite care on either an inpatient or outpatient 

basis for hospice patients, per lifetime. 

(v) 130 visits per year for home health care; 

(e) State benefit requirements classified to this category 

are: 

(i) TMJ disorder treatment (RCW 48.21.320; 48.44.460, 

and 48.46.530); 

(ii) Diabetes-related care, exclusive of those supplies or 

prescribed drugs, medications and therapies covered under 

other categories (RCW 48.20.391; 48.21.143; 48.44.315; 

48.46.272). 

(2) A health benefit plan must cover "emergency medical 

services." For purposes of determining a plan's actuarial 

value, an issuer must classify care and services related to an 

emergency medical condition to the emergency medical services 

category. 



plan, and classify them as emergency services: 

(i) Transportation to an emergency room, and treatment 

provided as part of the ambulance service; 

(ii) Emergency room based services, supplies and treatment, 

including professional charges, and outpatient charges 

for patient observation and medical screening exams required 

to stabilize a patient experiencing an emergency medical condition; 

(iii) Prescription medications associated with an emergency 

medical condition, including those purchased in a foreign 

country. 

(b) The base-benchmark plan does not exclude services 

classified to the emergency medical care category. 

(c) The base-benchmark base plan does not establish 

specific limitations on services classified to the emergency 

medical services category that conflict with state or federal 

law as of January 1, 2014. 

(d) The base-benchmark plan does not establish visit 

limitations on services in this category. 

(e) State benefit requirements covered under this category 

include services necessary to screen and stabilize a covered 

person (RCW 48.43.093). 

(3) A health benefit plan must cover "hospitalization" 

For purposes of determining a plan's actuarial value, an issuer 

must classify medically necessary medical services delivered 

in a hospital or skilled nursing setting, including but not limited 

to professional services, facility fees, supplies, laboratory, 

therapy or other types of services delivered on an inpatient 

basis, in a manner substantially equivalent to the basebenchmark 

plan as hospitalization services. 



plan, and classify them as hospitalization services: 

(i) Hospital visits, provider and staff services and treatments 

delivered during an inpatient hospital stay, including 

inpatient pharmacy services; 

(ii) Skilled nursing facility costs, including professional 

services and pharmacy services and prescriptions filled in the 

skilled nursing facility pharmacy; 


(iii) Transplant services for donors and recipients, 

including the transplant facility fees performed in either a 

hospital setting or outpatient setting; 

(iv) Dialysis services delivered in a hospital; 

(v) Artificial organ transplants based on an issuer's medical 

guidelines and manufacturer recommendation; 

(vi) Respite care services delivered on an inpatient basis 

in a hospital or skilled nursing facility. 

(b) A health benefit plan may, but is not required to, 

include the following services as part of the EHB-benchmark 

package. These services are specifically excluded by the 

base-benchmark plan, and should not be included in establishing 

actuarial value 

(i) Hospitalization where mental illness is the primary 

diagnosis to the extent that it is classified under the mental 

health and substance use disorder benefits category; 

(ii) Cosmetic or reconstructive services and supplies 

except in the treatment of a congenital anomaly, to restore a 

physical bodily function lost as a result of injury or illness, or 

related to breast reconstruction following a medically necessary 

mastectomy; 

(iii) Bariatric surgery and supplies, Orthognathic surgery 

and supplies unless due to Temporomandibular joint disorder 

or injury, sleep apnea or congenital anomaly, and Sexual 

reassignment treatment and surgery; 

(iv) Reversal of sterilizations; 

(v) Surgical procedures to correct refractive errors/astigmatism 

or reversals or revisions of surgical procedures which 

alter the refractive character of the eye. 

(c) The base-benchmark plan establishes specific limitations 

on services classified to the hospitalization services category 

that conflict with state or federal law as of January 1, 

2014. The state EHB-benchmark plan requirements for these 

services are: 

(i) The transplant waiting period must not be longer than 

ninety days, inclusive of prior creditable coverage, if an 

issuer elects to apply a limitation to the benefit. 

(ii) Where transplant benefit services are delivered in a 

non-hospital setting, the same waiting period limitation may 

be applied. 



(i) 60 inpatient days per calendar year for illness, injury 

or physical disability in a skilled nursing facility; 

(ii) 30 inpatient rehabilitation service days per year. This 

benefit may be classified to this category for determining 

actuarial value or to the rehabilitation services category, but 

not to both. 


are: 

(i) General anesthesia and facility charges for dental procedures 

for those who would be at risk if the service were performed 

elsewhere and without anesthesia (RCW 48.43.185); 

(ii) Reconstructive breast surgery resulting from a mastectomy 

that resulted from disease, illness or injury (RCW 

48.20.395, 48.21.230, 48.44.330, and 48.46.280,); 

(iii) Coverage for Temporomandibular joint disorder 

(RCW 48.21.320; 48.44.460, 48.46.530); 

(iv) Coverage at a long-term care facility following hospitalization 

(RCW 48.43.125). 



(4) A health benefit plan must cover "maternity and 

newborn" services. For purposes of determining a plan's 


care and services delivered to women during pregnancy and 

in relation to delivery and recovery from delivery, and to 

newborn children, in a manner substantially equivalent to the 

benchmark base plan to the maternity and newborn services 

category. 

(a) A health benefit plan must cover the following services, 


plan, and classify them as maternity and newborn services: 

(i) In utero treatment for the fetus; 

(ii) Vaginal or cesarean childbirth delivery in a hospital 

or birthing center, including facility fees; 

(iii) Nursery services and supplies for newborns, including 

newly adopted children; 

(iv) Infertility diagnosis; 

(v) Prenatal and postnatal care and services, including 

screening; 

(vi) Complications of pregnancy such as but not limited 

to fetal distress, gestational diabetes and toxemia; and 

(vii) Termination of pregnancy. 


to include the following service as part of the EHB-benchmark 

package. This service is specifically excluded by the 

base-benchmark plan, and should not be included in establishing 

actuarial: Genetic testing of the child's father. 


on services classified to the maternity and newborn category 

that conflict with state or federal law as of January 1, 

2014. The state EHB-benchmark plan requirements for these 

services are: 

(i) Maternity coverage for dependent daughters must be 

included in the base-benchmark plan on the same basis that 

coverage is included for other enrollees. 

(ii) Newborns delivered of dependent daughters must be 

covered to the same extent, and on the same basis, as newborns 

delivered to the other enrollees under the plan. 

(d) The benchmark base plan's limitations on services in 

this category include covering home birth by a midwife or 

nurse midwife only for low risk pregnancy. 


include: 

(i) Maternity services that include diagnosis of pregnancy, 

prenatal care, delivery, care for complications of pregnancy, 

physician services, and hospital services (RCW 

48.43.041); 

(ii) Newborn coverage that is not less than the coverage 

for the mother, for no less than three weeks (RCW 48.43.- 

115); 

(iii) Prenatal diagnosis of congenital disorders by screening/diagnostic 

procedures if medically necessary (RCW 

48.20.430, 48.21.244, 48.44.344, and 48.46.375). 

(5) A health benefit plan must cover "mental health 

and substance use disorder services, including behavioral 

health treatment." For purposes of determining a plan's 


care, treatment and services for mental health conditions and 

substance use disorders categorized in the most recent version 

of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Dis- 


orders, including behavioral health treatment for those conditions, 

in a manner substantially equivalent to the base-benchmark 

plan, as mental health and substance use disorder 

services, including behavioral health treatment. 


when medically necessary, which are specifically covered 

by the base-benchmark plan, and classify them as mental 

health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral 

health treatment: 

(i) In-patient, residential and outpatient mental health 

and substance use disorder treatment, including partial hospital 

programs or inpatient services; 

(ii) Chemical dependency detoxification; 

(iii) Behavioral treatment for a DSM category diagnosis; 

(iv) Services provided by a licensed behavioral health 

provider for a covered diagnosis in a skilled nursing facility; 

(v) Prescription medication prescribed during an inpatient 

and residential course of treatment. 

(vi) Unlimited acupuncture treatment visits for chemical 

dependency. 





establishing actuarial value. 

(i) Counseling in the absence of illness, other than family 

counseling when the patient is a child or adolescent with a 

covered diagnosis and the family counseling is part of the 

treatment for mental health services; 

(ii)Mental health treatment for diagnostic codes 302through 

302.9 in the DSM-IV, or for "V code" diagnoses 

except for medically necessary services for parent-child relational 

problems for children five years of age or younger, 

neglect or abuse of a child for children five years of age or 

younger, and bereavement for children five years of age or 

younger; 

(iii) Non-medically necessary court-ordered mental 

health treatment. 


on services classified to the mental health and substance 

abuse disorder services category that conflict with state or 

federal law as of January 1, 2014. The state EHB-benchmark 

plan requirements for these services are: 

(i) Coverage for eating disorder treatment must be covered 

for a diagnosis of a DSM-IV or DSM-V categorized 

mental health condition; 

(ii) Chemical detoxification coverage must not be uniformly 

limited to 30 days. Medical necessity, utilization 

review and criteria consistent with federal law may be 

applied by an issuer in designing coverage for this benefit; 

(iii) Mental health services and substance use disorder 

treatment must be delivered in a home health setting on parity 

with medical surgical benefits, consistent with state and federal 

law. 



(i) For small group plans, a limit of four employee assistance 

program counseling sessions; 

(ii) Court ordered treatment only when medically necessary.

(e) State state benefit requirements covered under this 

category include: 

(i) Mental health parity (RCW 48.20.580, 48.21.241; 

48.44.341, and 48.46.285); 

(ii) Chemical dependency detoxification services (RCW 

48.21.180, 48.44.240, 48.44.245, 48.46.350, and 48.46.355,); 

(iii) Services delivered pursuant to involuntary commitment 

proceedings (RCW 48.21.242; 48.44.342; 48.46.292). 

(g) The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental 

Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (Public Law 

110-343) (MHPAEA) applies to a health benefit plan subject 

to this section. Coverage of mental health and substance use 

disorder services, along with any scope and duration limits 

imposed on the benefits, must comply with the MHPAEA, 

and all rules, regulations and guidance issued pursuant to 

Section 2726 of the federal Public Health Service Act (42 

U.S.C. Sec. 300gg-26) where state law is silent, or where federal 

law pre-empts state law. 

(6) A health benefit plan must cover "prescription drug 

services." For purposes of determining actuarial value, an 

issuer must classify medically necessary prescribed drugs, 

medication and drug therapies, in a manner substantially 

equivalent to the base-benchmark plan as prescription drug 

services. 



plan, and classify them as prescription drug services: 

(i) Those classes of drugs, and the specific drugs in the 

drug formulary, both generic and brand name, including selfadministrable 

prescription medications; 

(ii) Prescribed medical supplies, including diabetic supplies 

that are not otherwise covered as durable medical equipment 

under the rehabilitative and habilitative services category, 

including test strips, glucagon emergency kits, insulin 

and insulin syringes; 

(iii) All FDA approved contraceptive methods, and prescription 

based sterilization procedures for women with 

reproductive capacity; 

(iv) certain preventive medications, including but not 

limited to, aspirin, fluoride, iron and medications for tobacco 

use cessation, according to, and as recommended by, the 

United States Preventive Services Task Force, when obtained 

with a prescription order. 




the base-benchmark plan as prescription drug or pharmacy 

benefit services, and should not be included in establishing 

actuarial value for this category: 

(i) Insulin pumps and their supplies, which are classified 

to the rehabilitation and habilitation services category; 

(ii) Weight loss drugs. 


on services classified to the prescription drug services 

category that conflict with state or federal law as of January 

1, 2014. The state EHB-benchmark plan requirements for 

these services are: 

(i) Preauthorized tobacco cessation products must be 

covered consistent with state and federal law. Brand-name 


tobacco cessation products must be available pursuant to an 

issuers formulary exception or substitution process; 

(ii) Medication prescribed as part of a clinical trial that is 

not the subject of the trial must be covered in a manner consistent 

with state and federal law. 



(i) Prescriptions for self-administrable injectable medication 

are limited to 30 day supplies at a time, other than 

insulin, which may be offered with more than a thirty day 

supply; 

(ii) Teaching doses of self-administrable injectable medications 

are limited to 3 doses per medication per lifetime. 

(e) State benefit requirements classified this category 

include: 

(i) Medical foods to treat inborn errors of metabolism, 

including but not limited to formula for Phenylketonuria 

(RCW 48.44.440, 48.46.510, 48.20.520, and 48.21.300); 

(ii) Diabetes supplies ordered by the physician (RCW 

48.44.315, 48.46.272, 48.20.391, and 48.21.143). Inclusion 

of this mandate does not bar issuer variation in diabetic supply 

manufacturers under its drug formulary; 

(iii) Orally administered anticancer medication parity 

requirements (RCW 48.20.389; 48.21.223; 48.44.323; 

48.46.274); 

(iv) Mental health prescription drugs to the extent not 

covered under the hospitalization or skilled nursing facility 

services, or mental health and substance use disorders categories 

(RCW 48.44.341, 48.46.291, 48.20.580, and 48.21.241). 

(f) An issuer's formulary is part of the prescription drug 

services category. The formulary filed with the commissioner 

must be substantially equal to the benchmark base plan 

formulary, both as to therapeutic classes covered and 

included drugs in each class. 

(i) The benchmark formulary includes the following 

therapeutic classes: Anti-infectives, Cardiovascular, Cholesterol 

Lowering, Diabetes, Ear/Nose/Throat, Gastrointestinal, 

Hormones, Mental Health, Neurological, Ophthalmic, Pain 

and Inflammatory Disease, Respiratory, Skin, Women's 

Health. 

(ii) An issuer must file its formulary with a representative 

product identifier code in each therapeutic class, when 

filing its rates and forms with the commissioner. Acceptable 

product identifier codes include Generic Sequence Number 

(GSN), Generic Code Number (GCN), Generic Product Identifier 

(GPI), or National Drug Code (NDC). 

(iii) An issuer complies with subsection (6)(f)(ii) by filing 

its product identifier codes through SERFF and noting in 

its actuarial filings any substitutions, with reference to both 

the therapeutic class and the drug being replaced. 

(iv) An issuer may remove or add products to its formulary 

during the benefit year consistent with its policies for 

management of its formulary, and state and federal law. The 

removal of a product must not result in the elimination of 

access to any product in a therapeutic class, unless there is not 

a Food and Drug Administration approved product for that 

therapeutic class. An issuer must file its updated formulary 

with the commissioner each quarter and specifically note 

changes that have been made. 



(v) An issuer may submit for the commissioner's review 

and approval a justification to exclude a drug from its formulary 

that is included in the base-benchmark plan formulary. 

The justification must be clearly described and include an 

evidence based, formal recommendation of the issuer's internal 

prescription formulary committee. 

(vi) An issuer's formulary does not have be substantially 

equal to the base-benchmark plan formulary in terms of formulary 

placement. 

(7) A health benefit plan must cover "rehabilitative and 

habilitative services." For purposes of determining a plan's 


services that help a person keep, restore or improve skills and 

function for daily living that have been lost or impaired 

because a person was sick, hurt or disabled, in a manner substantially 

equivalent to the benchmark base plan as rehabilitative 

services. 



plan, and classify them as rehabilitative services: 

(i) Cochlear implants; 

(ii) In-patient rehabilitation facility and professional services 

delivered in those facilities are limited to 30 days per 

year, unless those services are classified under the hospitalization 

category; 

(iii) Outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy 

and speech therapy are limited to 25 outpatient visits per 

year, on a combined basis, for rehabilitative purposes. 

(iv) Braces, splints, prostheses, orthopedic appliances 

and orthotic devices, supplies or apparatuses used to support, 

align or correct deformities or to improve the function of 

moving parts; 

(v) Durable medical equipment and mobility enhancing 

equipment used to serve a medical purpose, including sales 

tax. 





establishing actuarial value. 

(i) Off the shelf shoe inserts and orthopedic shoes; 

(ii) Exercise equipment for medically necessary conditions; 

(iii) Durable medical equipment that serves solely as a 

comfort or convenience item 

(iv) Hearing aids other than cochlear implants 

(c) The base-benchmark plan does not cover certain federally 

required services under this category. The state EHBbenchmark 

plan requirements for habilitative services are: 

(i) For purposes of determining actuarial value, the 

issuer must classify the range of medically necessary health 

care services and health care devices designed to assist an 

individual in partially or fully developing, keeping and learning 

age appropriate skills and functioning, within the individual's 

environment or to compensate for a person's progressive 

physical, cognitive and emotional illness as habilitative services. 

(ii) A health benefit plan must cover habilitative services 

in a manner consistent with RCW 48.43.045. An issuer must 

not exclude otherwise covered habilitative services provided 


by an individual who is directly supervised by a provider 

qualified pursuant to RCW 48.43.045. 

(iii) An issuer may establish limitations on habilitative 

services at parity with those for rehabilitative services. A 

health benefit plan may include reference based limitations 

only if the limitations take into account the unique needs of 

the individual and target measurable, and specific treatment 

goals appropriate for the person's age, and physical and mental 

condition. When habilitative services are delivered to 

treat a mental health diagnosis categorized in the most recent 

version of the DSM, the mental health parity requirements 

apply and supercede any rehabilitative services parity limitations 

permitted by this subsection. 

(iv) Absent a federal or state requirement to do so, this 

section does not require an issuer to coordinate its benefits in 

conjunction with services provided by a public or government 

program. However, a health benefit plan must not limit 

an enrollee's access to covered services on the basis that 

some, but not all of the services are provided by a public or 

government program. 

(v) An issuer may establish utilization review guidelines 

and practice guidelines for habilitative services that are recognized 

by the medical community as efficacious. The 

guidelines may not require a return to a prior level of function. 

(vi) Habilitative health care devices may be limited to 

those that require FDA approval and a prescription to dispense 

the device. 

(vii) Consistent with the standards in this subsection 

(7)(c), speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy 

and aural therapy are habilitative services. Day habilitation 

services designed to provide training, structured activities 

and specialized assistance to adults, chore services to 

assist with basic needs, vocational or custodial services are 

not are not classified as habilitative services. 

(viii) An issuer must not exclude coverage habilitative 

services received at a school-based health care centers unless 

the habilitative services and devices are delivered pursuant to 

federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 

(IDEIA) requirements pursuant to an individual educational 

plan (IEP). 

(d) The base-benchmark plan's visit limitations on services 


(i) In-patient rehabilitation facility and professional services 

delivered in those facilities are limited to 30 days per 

year; 

(ii) Outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy 

and speech therapy are limited to 25 outpatient visits per 

year, on a combined basis, for rehabilitative purposes. 


include: 

(i) State sales tax for durable medical equipment; 

(ii) Coverage of diabetic supplies and equipment (RCW 

48.44.315, 48.46.272, 48.20.391, and 48.21.143). 

(f) An issuer must not classify services to the rehabilitative 

services category if the classification results in a limitation 

of coverage for therapy that is medically necessary for an 

enrollee's treatment for cancer, chronic pulmonary or respiratory 

disease, cardiac disease or other similar chronic conditions 

or diseases. For purposes of this subsection, an issuer

may establish limitations on the number of visits and coverage 

of the rehabilitation therapy consistent with its medical 

necessity and utilization review guidelines for medical/surgical 

benefits. Examples of these are, but are not limited to, 

breast cancer rehabilitation therapy, respiratory therapy, and 

cardiac rehabilitation therapy. Such services may be classified 

to the ambulatory patient or hospitalization services categories 

for purposes of determining actuarial value. 

(8) A health plan must cover "laboratory services." 

For purposes of determining actuarial value, an issuer must 

classify medically necessary laboratory services and testing, 

including those performed by a licensed provider to determine 

differential diagnoses, conditions, outcomes and treatment, 

and including blood and blood services, storage and 

procurement, and ultrasound, X-ray, MRI, CAT scan and 

PET scans, in a manner substantially equivalent to the basebenchmark 

plan as laboratory services. 



plan, and classify them as laboratory services: 

(i) Laboratory services, supplies and tests, including 

genetic testing; 

(ii) Radiology services, including X-ray, MRI, CAT 

scan, PET scan and ultrasound imaging; 

(iii) Blood, blood products and blood storage, including 

the services and supplies of a blood bank. 





establishing actuarial value: an enrollee's non-medically 

indicated procurement and storage of personal blood supplies 

provided by a member of the enrollee's family. 

(c)-(e): Reserved. 

(9) A health plan must cover "preventive and wellness 

services, including chronic disease management" For purposes 

of determining a plan's actuarial value, an issuer must 

classify services that identify or prevent the onset or worsening 

of disease or disease conditions, illness or injury, often 

asymptomatic, services that assist in the multidisciplinary 

management and treatment of chronic diseases, services of 

particular preventive or early identification of disease or illness 

of value to specific populations, such as women, children 

and seniors, in a manner substantially equivalent to the 

benchmark base plan, as preventive and wellness services, 

including chronic disease management. 



plan, and classify them as preventive and wellness services: 

(i) Immunizations recommended by the Centers for Disease 

Control's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 

(ii) Screening and tests with A and B recommendations 

by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for prevention 

and chronic care, for recommendations issued on or before 

the applicable plan year; 

(iii) Services, tests and screening contained in the U.S. 

Health Resources and Services Administration Bright 

Futures guidelines as set forth by the American Academy of 

Pediatricians 


(iv) Services, tests, screening and supplies recommended 

in the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration 

women's preventive and wellness services guidelines; 

(v) Chronic disease management services. 

(b) The base-benchmark plan does not exclude any services 

that could reasonably be classified to this category. 

(c) The base-benchmark plan does not apply any limitations 

or scope restrictions that conflict with state or federal 

law as of January 1, 2014. 

(d) The base-benchmark plan does not establish visit 

limitations on services in this category. 

(e) State benefit requirements classified in this category 

are: 

(i) Colorectal cancer screening as set forth in RCW 

48.43.043; 

(ii) Mammogram services, both diagnostic and screening 

(RCW 48.21.225, 48.44.325, and 48.46.275); 

(iii) Prostate cancer screening (RCW 48.20.392, 48.21.- 

227, 48.44.327, and 48.46.277). 

Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred 

in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the 


NEW SECTION 

WAC 284-43-879 Essential health benefit category: 

Pediatric services A health plan must include "pediatric services" 

in its essential health benefits package. The basebenchmark 

plan covers pediatric services for the categories 

set forth in WAC 284-43-878 (1) through (9) with the exception 

of pediatric oral services. 

(1) A health plan must cover pediatric oral services 

either as an embedded set of services, offered through a rider 

or as a contracted service. If a health plan is subsequently 

certified by the health benefit exchange as a qualified health 

plan, this requirement is met for that benefit year for the certified 

plan if a stand-alone dental plan covering pediatric oral 

services as set forth in the EHB-benchmark is offered in the 

health benefit exchange for that benefit year. 

(2) If a health plan is a stand-alone dental plan offered 

through the health benefit exchange, then the requirements of 

this section are the sole essential health benefit requirements 

applicable to the plan. 

(3) A health benefit plan may include, but is not required 


package. The supplemental base-benchmark plan specifically 

excludes oral implants, and an issuer should not 

include benefits for oral implants in establishing a plan's 

actuarial value. 

(4) The state EHB-benchmark plan requirements for 

pediatric oral benefits must be offered and classified consistent 

with the designated supplemental base-benchmark plan 

for pediatric oral services, the Washington State CHIP plan. 

The oral benefits included in the "pediatric" category are: 

(a) Diagnostic services 

(b) Preventive care 

(c) Restorative care 

(d) Oral surgery and reconstruction to the extent not covered 

under the hospitalization benefit; 

(e) Endodontic treatment 

(f) Periodontics 



(g) Crown and fixed bridge 

(h) Removable prosthetics 

(i) Medically necessary orthodontia 

(5) The supplemental base-benchmark plan's visit limitations 

on services in this category are: 

(a) Diagnostic exams once every six months, beginning 

before one year of age; 

(b Bitewing x-ray once a year; 

(c) Panoramic x-rays once every three years; 

(d) Prophylaxis every six months beginning at age 6 

months 

(e) Fluoride three times in a twelve month period for 

ages six and under; two times in a 12 month period for ages 

seven and older; three times in a twelve month period during 

orthodontic treatment; sealant once every 3 years for Occlusal 

surfaces only; oral hygiene instruction two times in 

twelve months for ages 8 and under if not billed on the same 

day as a prophylaxis treatment; 

(f) Every 2 years for the same restoration (fillings); 

(g) Frenulectomy or frenuloplasty covered for ages six 

and under without prior authorization; 

(h) Root canals on baby primary posterior teeth only; 

(i) Root canals on permanent anterior, bicuspid and 

molar teeth, excluding teeth 1, 16, 17 and 32; 

(j) Periodontal scaling and root planning once per quadrant 

in a 2 year period for ages 13 and older, with prior authorization; 

(k) Periodontal maintenance once per quadrant in a 12 

month period for ages 13 and older, with prior authorization; 

(l) Stainless steel crowns for primary anterior teeth once 

every 3 years; if age 13 and older with prior authorization; 

(m) Stainless steel crowns for permanent posterior teeth 

once every 3 years; 

(n) metal/porcelain crowns and porcelain crowns on 

anterior teeth only, with prior authorization; 

(o) Space maintainers for missing primary molars A, B, 

I, J, K, L, S and T 

(p) One resin based partial denture, replaced once within 

a 3 year period. 

(q) One complete denture upper and lower, and one 

replacement denture per lifetime after at least 5 years from 

the seat date. 

(r) Rebasing and relining of complete or partial dentures 

once in a 3 year period, if performed at least 6 months from 

the seating date 

(6) State benefit requirements that are limited to those 

receiving pediatric services, but that are classified to other 

categories for purposes of determining actuarial value, are: 

(a) Neurodevelopmental therapy to age six, consisting of 

physical, occupational and speech therapy and maintenance 

to restore or improve function based on developmental delay, 

which cannot be combined with rehabilitative services for the 

same condition (RCW 48.44.450, 48.46.520, and 48.21.310) 

(may be classified to ambulatory patient services or mental 

health and substance abuse disorder including behavioral 

health categories); 

(b) Congenital anomalies in newborn and dependent 

children (RCW 48.20.430, 48.21.155, 48.44.212, 48.46.250, 

and 48.21.155) (may be classified to hospitalization, ambulatory 

patient services or maternity and newborn categories). 


NEW SECTION 

WAC 284-43-882 Plan cost sharing and benefit substitution 

(1) A health benefit plan must not apply cost-sharing 

requirements to Native Americans purchasing a health 

benefit plan through the Exchange, whose incomes are at or 

below 300% of federal poverty level. 

(2) A small group health benefit plan that includes the 

essential health benefits package may not impose annual 

cost-sharing or deductibles that exceed the maximum annual 

amounts that apply to high deductible plans linked to health 

savings accounts, as set forth in the most recent version of 

IRS Publication 969, pursuant to section 106 (c)(2) of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and section 1302 (c)(2) of 

PPACA. 

(3) An issuer may use reasonable medical management 

techniques to control costs, including promoting the use of 

appropriate, high value preventive services, providers and 

settings. An issuer's policies must accommodate enrollees 

for whom it would be medically inappropriate to have the service 

provided in one setting versus another, as determined by 

the attending provider, and permit waiver of an otherwise 

applicable copayment for the service that is tied to one setting 

but not the preferred high-value setting. 

(4) An issuer may not require cost-sharing for preventive 

services delivered by network providers, specifically related 

to those with an A or B rating in the most recent recommendations 

of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, 

women's preventive healthcare services recommended by the 

U.S. Health Resources and services Administration (HRSA) 

and HRSA Bright Futures guideline designated pediatric services. 

An issuer must post on its website a list of the specific 

preventive and wellness services mandated by PPACA that it 

covers. 

(5) An issuer must establish cost-sharing levels, structures 

or tiers for specific essential health benefit categories 

that are not discriminatory based on health status. "Costsharing" 

has the same meaning as set forth in RCW 

48.43.005, and WAC 284-43-130(8). 

(a) An issuer must not apply cost sharing or coverage 

limitations differently to enrollees with chronic disease or 

complex underlying medical conditions than to other enrollees, 

unless the difference provides the enrollee with access to 

care and treatment commensurate with the enrollee's specific 

medical needs without imposing a surcharge or other additional 

cost to the enrollee beyond normal cost-sharing 

requirements under the plan. 

(b) An issuer must not establish a different cost-sharing 

structure for a specific benefit or tier for a benefit than is 

applied to the plan in general if the sole type of enrollee who 

would access that benefit or benefit tier is one with a chronic 

illness or medical condition. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 284-43-885 Representations regarding coverage 

A health plan issuer must not indicate or imply that a 

health benefit plan covers essential health benefits unless the 

plan, policy or contract covers essential health benefits in 

compliance with this subchapter. This requirement applies to

any health benefit plan offered inside or outside the Washington 

health benefit exchange. 

WSR 13-03-042 


OLYMPIC COLLEGE 




23-024. 

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Rental 

of Olympic College facilities by noncollege organizations or 

individuals. 

Hearing Location(s): Olympic College, Humanities and 

Student Services Building, Room 119-121, 1600 Chester 

Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98337, on March 19, 2013, at 5:00 

p.m. 


Submit Written Comments to: Thomas Oliver, 1600 

Chester Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98337, e-mail toliver 

@olympic.edu, fax (360) 475-7505, by March 8, 2013. 


Fusco by March 12, 2013, TTY (360) 475-7543 or (360) 475- 

7542. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Olympic College 

is revising the current policy to make it more explicit and 

clear. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: The current rule is out of 

alignment with existing practice. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 28B.50 

RCW. 

Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 28B.50 RCW. 



Name of Proponent: Bruce Riveland, vice-president for 

administrative services, Olympic College, governmental. 


Thomas Oliver, CSC 210, 1600 Chester, Bremerton, WA 

98337, (360) 475-7502; Implementation and Enforcement: 

Candace Alvarez, CSC 403, 1600 Chester, Bremerton, WA 

98337, (360) 475-7322. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. There will be no significant 

impact on any entity other than Olympic College. 


34.05.328. There is no significant economic impact. 


Thomas Oliver 


AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order, filed 

4/15/68) 

WAC 132C-10-020 Rental of Olympic College facilities 

by noncollege organizations or individuals. It shall be 

the policy of Community College District No. 3 (Olympic 


College) to allow rental of the ((Olympic)) college facilities 

((when they are not previously scheduled for college use to)) 

by both college and noncollege individuals and organizations 

((or any individuals upon approval by the president of the 

college and in accordance with administrative regulations)). 

WSR 13-03-065 


GAMBLING COMMISSION 

[Filed January 11, 2013, 3:13 p.m.] 



22-056. 

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Repealing 

WAC 230-15-485 Electronic facsimiles of cards allowed; 

and new section WAC 230-15-116 Electronic facsimiles of 

cards allowed. 

Hearing Location(s): Comfort Inn Conference Center, 

1620 74th Avenue S.W., Tumwater, WA 98501, (360) 352- 

0691, on March 14 or 15, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. 

NOTE: Meeting dates and times are tentative. Visit our web 

site at www.wsgc.wa.gov and select public meeting about ten 

days before the meeting to confirm meeting date/location/ 

start time. 

Date of Intended Adoption: March 14 or 15, 2013. 

NOTE: Meeting dates and times are tentative. Visit our web 

site at www.wsgc.wa.gov and select public meeting about ten 

days before the meeting to confirm meeting date/location/start 

time. 

Submit Written Comments to: Susan Newer, P.O. Box 

42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, e-mail SusanA@wsgc. 

wa.gov, fax (360) 486-3625, by March 1, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Gail 

Grate, executive assistant, by March 1, 2013, TTY (360) 486- 

3637 or (360) 486-3453. 



amendment would correct a filing error by staff and: 

• Reinstate the use of electronic facsimiles of cards 

for "all" card games, not just "house-banked" card 

games; and 

• Move this rule from the house-banked card room 

section of the rules manual, to rules relating to all 

card games. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: In July 2001, the commissioners 

adopted a petition for rule change submitted by 

DigiDeal amending WAC 230-40-070 to allow electronic 

facsimiles of cards (EFC) in house-banked card games, effective 

January 1, 2002. In May 2004, the commissioners 

adopted a second petition for rule change submitted by 

DigiDeal amending WAC 230-40-070 to allow EFC to be 

used in "all" card games not just "house-banked" card games, 

effective July 1, 2004. A few months later in August 2004, 

the commissioners adopted a staff proposed rule change to 

WAC 230-40-070 regarding logo cards. When this amendment 

was filed, staff inadvertently filed a version that did not 

incorporate DigiDeal's petition to allow EFC in all card 



games, not just house-banked card games. In effect, this 

accidentally eliminated the amendment the commissioners 

adopted in May 2004. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070, 9.46.- 

0282. 

Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable. 



Name of Proponent: Washington state gambling commission, 

governmental. 


Susan Newer, Rules Coordinator, Lacey, (360) 486-3466; 

Implementation: Rick Day, Director, Lacey, (360) 486- 

3446; and Enforcement: Mark Harris, Assistant Director, 

Lacey, (360) 486-3579. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. A small business economic 

impact statement was not prepared because the rule 

change would not impose additional costs on any licensee. 


34.05.328. The Washington state gambling commission is 

not an agency that is statutorily required to prepare a costbenefit 

analysis under RCW 34.05.328. 


Susan Newer 


NEW SECTION 

WAC 230-15-116 Electronic facsimiles of cards 

allowed. (1) Card game licensees may use electronic card 

facsimiles approved by the director or the director's designee 

in card games. 

(2) Card room employees must operate the game. 

REPEALER 

The following section of the Washington Administrative 

Code is repealed: 

WAC 230-15-485 Electronic facsimiles of cards 

allowed. 

WSR 13-03-080 

WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSED RULES 

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY 

(By the Code Reviser's Office) 


WAC 173-910-550 and 173-910-560, proposed by the 

department of ecology in WSR 12-14-036 appearing in issue 

12-14 of the State Register, which was distributed on July 

18, 2012, is withdrawn by the code reviser's office under 

RCW 34.05.335(3), since the proposal was not adopted 

within the one hundred eighty day period allowed by the statute. 

Kerry S. Radcliff, Editor 

Washington State Register 


WSR 13-03-089 


HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY 

(Medicaid Program) 




22-074. 

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Chapter 

182-557 WAC, Chronic care management. 

Hearing Location(s): Health Care Authority (HCA), 

Cherry Street Plaza Building, Conference Room, 626 8th 

Avenue, Olympia, WA 98504 (metered public parking is 

available street side around building. A map is available at: 

http://maa.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/CherryStreetDirectionsNMap. 

pdf or directions can be obtained by calling (360) 725-1000), 

on February 26, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. 

Date of Intended Adoption: Not sooner than February 

27, 2013. 

Submit Written Comments to: HCA Rules Coordinator, 

P.O. Box 45504, Olympia, WA 98504-5504, delivery 626 8th 

Avenue, Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail arc@hca.wa.gov, fax 

(360) 586-9727, by 5:00 p.m. on February 26, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Kelly 

Richters by February 19, 2013, TTY (800) 848-5429 or (360) 

725-1307 or e-mail kelly.richters@hca.wa.gov. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: In accordance 

with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

(PPACA), Section 2703, and Washington SSB 5394, these 

rules are necessary to implement adoption of health homes 

and within them, advance the practice of chronic care management 

to improve health outcomes and reduce unnecessary 

costs. The agency is changing the title of this chapter to 

health homes. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.05.021, SSB 

5394. 




Name of Proponent: HCA, governmental. 


Wendy Boedigheimer, HCA, P.O. Box 45504, Olympia, WA 

98504, (360) 725-1306; Implementation and Enforcement: 

Alison Robbins, HCA, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 

98504, (360) 725-1634. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The agency has analyzed 

the proposed rules and concludes they do not impose 

more than minor costs for affected small businesses. 


34.05.328. RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to HCA rules 

unless requested by the joint administrative rules [review] 

committee or applied voluntarily. 


Kevin M. Sullivan 

Rules Coordinator



WAC 182-557-0050 ((Chronic care management 

program)) Health home—General. (((1) The department's 

chronic care management program: 

(a) Offers care management and coordination activities 

for medical assistance clients determined to be at risk for high 

medical costs; 

(b) Provides education, training, and/or coordination of 

services for program participants through statewide care 

management (SCM) and local care management (LCM) providers 

contracted with DSHS; 

(c) Assists program participants in improving self-management 

skills and improving health outcomes; and 

(d) Reduces medical costs by educating clients to better 

utilize health care services. 

(2) The department's chronic care management program 

does not: 

(a) Change the scope of services available to a client eligible 

under a Title XIX medicaid program; 

(b) Interfere with the relationship between a participant 

(client) and the client's chosen department-enrolled provider(s); 

(c) Duplicate case management activities available to a 

client in the client's community; or 

(d) Substitute for established activities that are available 

to a client and provided by programs administered through 

other DSHS divisions or state agencies. 

(3) Chronic care management program services provided 

by a statewide care management (SCM) contractor and a 

local care management (LCM) contractor must meet: 

(a) The conditions of the contract between DSHS and the 

contractor; and 

(b) Applicable state and federal requirements. 

(4) The SCM contractor uses a predictive modeling program 

to review DSHS claims, and eligibility data to identify 

clients eligible to participate in the chronic care management 

program.)) (1) The agency's health home program provides 

patient-centered care to beneficiaries at high risk for high 

health costs and poor health outcomes. Health homes services 

consist of six care coordination activities that include 

providing education to the beneficiary in self-managing his 

or her condition and navigating the health care system. 

(2) Health home offers: 

(a) Comprehensive or intensive care management to 

assess readiness for self-management and promote self-management 

skills; 

(b) Care coordination and health promotion to support 

coordination across systems of care and beneficiaries' participation 

in their care; 

(c) Comprehensive transitional care after discharge from 

an inpatient facility (hospital, rehabilitative, psychiatric, 

skilled nursing, substance use disorder treatment or residential 

habilitation setting); 

(d) Individual and family support services to provide 

health promotion, education, training and coordination of 

covered services for beneficiaries and their support network; 

(e) Referrals to community and support services; and 


(f) Use of health information technology (HIT) to link 

services between the health home and the beneficiaries' providers. 

(3) The agency's health home program does not: 

(a) Change the scope of services available to a beneficiary 

eligible under medicare or a Title XIX medicaid program; 

(b) Interfere with the relationship between a beneficiary 

and his or her chosen agency-enrolled provider(s); 

(c) Duplicate case management activities available to a 

beneficiary in the beneficiary's community or by other providers 

or programs; or 

(d) Substitute for established activities that are available 

through programs administered through the agency or other 

state agencies. 

(4) Qualified health home providers must: 

(a) Contract with the agency to provide services under 

this chapter to eligible beneficiaries; 

(b) Accept the terms and conditions in the agency's contract; 

(c) Be able to meet the network and quality standards 

established by the agency; 

(d) Accept the rates established by the agency; and 

(e) Comply with all applicable state and federal requirements. 

(5) The agency reserves the right to not contract with any 

otherwise qualified health home provider. 



WAC 182-557-0100 ((Chronic care management)) 

Health home program—Definitions. The following terms 

and definitions apply to the ((chronic care management)) 

health home program: 

(("Chronic care management program services" are 

services provided by DSHS-contracted organizations to clients 

with multiple health, behavioral, and social needs in 

order to improve care coordination, client education, and client 

self-management skills. 

"Evidence-based health care practice" means a clinical 

approach to practicing medicine based on the clinician's 

awareness of evidence and the strength of that evidence to 

support the management of a disease treatment process. 

"Local care management program" or "LCM program" 

means a comprehensive care management program 

and medical home program for medical assistance clients 

(participants) that serves a specific geographical area of the 

state. 

"Local care management (LCM) contractor" means 

an entity or group of entities that contracts with DSHS to provide 

chronic care management program services to eligible 

participants (clients). 

"Medical home" means an approach to providing 

health care services in a high-quality and cost-effective manner 

that is accessible, family-centered, comprehensive, continuous, 

coordinated, compassionate, and culturally competent. 



"Participant" means a medical assistance client who 

has been contacted by an SCM or LCM, and has agreed to 

participate in the chronic care management program. 

"Predictive modeling" means using historical medical 

claims data to predict future utilization of medical services. 

"Self-management" means, with guidance from a 

health care team, the concept of a medical assistance client 

being the "driver" of their own health care to improve their 

health care outcome through: 

• Education; 

• Monitoring; 

• Adherence to evidence-based guidelines; and 

• Active involvement in the decision-making process 

with the team. 

"Statewide care management program" or "SCM 

program" means a comprehensive care management program 

for clients that serves all areas of the state not served by 

a local care management (LCM) program. 

"Statewide care management (SCM) contractor" 

means an entity that contracts with DSHS to provide chronic 

care management program services to eligible medical assistance 

clients (participants). The SCM contractor provides client 

identification and referral to appropriate local care management 

(LCM) programs through predictive modeling.)) 

Agency - See WAC 182-500-0010. 

Beneficiary - A person who is eligible for health home 

services. See WAC 182-557-0200. 

Chronic condition - A condition that, in combination 

with the beneficiary's risk score, determines eligibility for 

health home services. The chronic conditions covered are 

mental health conditions, substance use disorders, asthma, 

diabetes, heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease, coronary 

artery disease, dementia or Alzheimer's disease, intellectual 

disability or disease, HIV/AIDS, renal failure, chronic 

respiratory conditions, neurological disease, gastrointestinal, 

hematological and musculoskeletal conditions. 

Contractor - The entity providing covered services 

under contract with the agency. 

Coverage area(s) - Predetermined geographical area(s) 

composed of specific counties that will facilitate a phased-in 

implementation of health homes. 

Covered services - A set of services across medicare 

and medicaid to be coordinated as part of health home program 

activities. 

DSHS - The department of social and health services. 

Health action plan - A beneficiary-prioritized plan 

identifying what the beneficiary plans to do to improve their 

health and/or self-management of health conditions. 

Health home - An entity composed of community based 

providers, qualified and contracted by the agency to provide 

health home services to eligible beneficiaries. 

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 

Act of 1996) - Regulations designed to provide privacy 

standards to protect patients' medical records and other 

health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals, 

and other health care providers. 

Dual eligible - For the purpose of this chapter, means 

individuals who are enrolled in medicare parts A and B, and 

who are eligible for, and receiving, medicaid and no other 

comprehensive private or public health coverage. 


Medicaid - See WAC 182-500-0070. 

Participation - An agreement by the beneficiary to participate 

in health home services as demonstrated by the health 

action plan. 

Risk score - A measure of expected cost risk in the next 

twelve months based on the beneficiary's disease profiles, 

medical care utilization, and pharmacy utilization. 




program)) Health home program—Client eligibility and 

participation. (((1) To be a participant in the chronic care 

management program, a client must: 

(a) Be a recipient of the supplemental security income 

(SSI) program or general assistance with expedited medical 

categorically needy (GAX) program; 

(b) Be identified through predictive modeling as being 

high risk for high medical costs as a result of needing medical 

treatment for multiple conditions; and 

(c) Agree to participate in the program. 

(2) A client participating in the chronic care management 

program must not be: 

(a) Receiving medicare benefits; 

(b) Residing in an institution, as defined in WAC 388- 

500-0005, for more than thirty days; 

(c) Eligible for third party coverage that provides care 

management services or requires administrative controls that 

would duplicate or interfere with the department's chronic 

care management program; 

(d) Enrolled with a managed care organization (MCO) 

plan contracted with DSHS; 

(e) Currently receiving long term care services; or 

(f) Receiving case management services that chronic 

care management program services would duplicate. 

(3) Using data provided by DSHS, the statewide care 

management (SCM) contractor identifies medical assistance 

clients who are potential participants for chronic care management 

program services. A client who meets the participation 

requirements in this section: 

(a) Will be served by the SCM program or a local care 

management (LCM) program, based on the geographical area 

of the state the client resides. 

(b) Will be contacted by an SCM or LCM care manager 

for an assessment and enrollment in the program; 

(c) Will not be enrolled unless the client specifically 

agrees to the enrollment; 

(d) May request disenrollment at any time. Disenrollment 

is effective the first day of the following month; and 

(e) May request reenrollment at any time. Reenrollment 

is effective the first day of the following month. 

(4) A participating client who subsequently enrolls in a 

DSHS voluntary managed care program is no longer eligible 

for chronic care management program services. 

(5) A client who meets the eligibility and enrollment criteria 

for participation in the chronic care management services 

program:

(a) Is eligible to participate for six months from the date 

of enrollment provided the client continues to meet eligibility 

and enrollment criteria; and 

(b) May participate for additional six-month participation 

periods if both the department and the SCM or LCM 

contractor determine that the participant's self-management 

skills and health care outcome would benefit. 

(6) A client who does not agree with a decision regarding 

chronic care management program services has a right to a 

hearing under chapter 388-02 WAC.)) (1) To participate in 

the health home program, a beneficiary must be: 

(a) A recipient of the medicaid aged, blind, disabled 

assistance program; or 

(b) A recipient of temporary assistance for needy families 

(TANF); or 

(c) Dually eligible for medicare and medicaid services; 

and 

(i) Have one or more chronic condition(s) as defined in 

WAC 182-557-0100 and the risk of developing another; and 

(ii) Be identified through predictive modeling as being 

high risk for high medical costs and poor health outcomes as 

a result of needing medical treatment for chronic condition(s); 

and 

(iii) Agree to participate in a health home program. 

(2) A beneficiary participating in the health home program 

must not be: 

(a) Eligible for third-party coverage that provides care 

management services or requires administrative controls that 

would duplicate or interfere with the agency's health home 

program; or 

(b) Receiving services through another health system 

that health home services would duplicate. 

(3) Using data provided by the department of social and 

health services (DSHS), the agency identifies beneficiaries 

who are potential participants of health home services. A 

beneficiary who meets the participation requirements in this 

section will: 

(a) Be served by a qualified health home based on the 

coverage area in which the beneficiary resides; 

(b) Be contacted for an assessment and participation in 

the program; 

(c) Work with a care coordinator to develop a health 

action plan that details the beneficiary's health goals and a 

plan for achievement of those goals; and 

(d) Will receive health home services at a level appropriate 

to the beneficiary's needs. 

(4) A participant who does not agree with a decision 

regarding health home services has the right to an administrative 

hearing as described in chapter 182-526 WAC. 




program)) Health home services—Confidentiality and 

data sharing. (((1) Statewide care management (SCM) and 

local care management (LCM) contractors must meet the 

confidentiality and data sharing requirements that apply to 

clients eligible under Title XIX medicaid programs and as 

specified in the chronic care management contract. 


(2) DSHS shares health care data with SCM and LCM 

contractors under the provisions of RCW 70.02.050 and the 

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 

(HIPAA). 

(3) DSHS requires SCM and LCM contractors to monitor 

and evaluate participant activities and provide to the 

department: 

(a) Any client information collected; and 

(b) Any data compiled as the result of the program.)) (1) 

Qualified health home contractors must meet the confidentiality 

and data sharing requirements that apply to clients eligible 

under medicare and Title XIX medicaid programs and as 

specified in the health home contract. 

(2) The agency and the department of social and health 

services (DSHS) share health care data with qualified health 

home contractors under the provisions of RCW 70.02.050 

and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 

of 1996 (HIPAA). 

(3) The agency requires qualified health home contractors 

to monitor and evaluate participant activities and report 

to the agency as required by the health home contract. 




program services)) Health home—Payment. ((Only a 

DSHS-contracted statewide care management (SCM) and 

local care management (LCM) program may bill and be paid 

for providing the chronic care management program services 

described in chapter 388-557 WAC. Billing requirements and 

payment methodology are described in the contract between 

DSHS and the contractor.)) Only an agency-contracted qualified 

health home may bill and be paid for providing health 

home services described in this chapter. Billing requirements 

and payment methodology are described in the contract 

between the agency and the contractor. 

WSR 13-03-120 


DEPARTMENT OF 

FISH AND WILDLIFE 




17-031 on August 7, 2012. 


220-110-085 Integration of hydraulic project approvals and 

forest practices applications. 

Hearing Location(s): Natural Resources Building, 

Room 175 A/B, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 

98504, on February 27, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. 


Submit Written Comments to: Lori Preuss, 600 Capitol 

Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, e-mail Lori.preuss@ 

dfw.wa.gov, fax (360) 902-2155, by February 20, 2013. 



Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Tami 

Lininger by February 20, 2013, TTY (360) 902-2207 or (360) 

902-2267. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: These rules will 

identify the procedures that the Washington department of 

fish and wildlife (WDFW) habitat biologists will use to 

review and provide concurrence determinations on specific 

forest practices hydraulic project types identified in 2ESSB 

6406 (2012). The rules direct WDFW's internal procedures 

only and include guidelines for the manner in which WDFW 

biologists will work with the department of natural resources 

(DNR) and applicants to help ensure that projects meet fish 

protection standards. The rules do not provide any legal 

requirements for outside entities. 

These rules will provide a new section within the 

hydraulic code rules (chapter 220-110 WAC). 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: This rule making was 

mandated by 2ESSB 6406 to fulfill one of WDFW's obligations 

associated with integrating the agency's hydraulic code 

fish protection standards into DNR's forest practices rules. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: 2ESSB 6406 and 

RCW 77.55.361 and 76.09.490. 

Statute Being Implemented: 2ESSB 6406 and RCW 

77.55.361 and 76.09.490. 



Name of Proponent: WDFW, governmental. 

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting 

and Implementation: Terry Jackson, 1111 Washington Street 

S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 902-2609; and Enforcement: 

Bruce Bjork, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, 

WA 98504, (360) 902-2373. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. This rule is a procedural 

rule, which affects only internal agency procedures. 


34.05.328. This proposal only affects internal agency procedures. 

It does not affect the business of external entities. 


Lori Preuss 


NEW SECTION 

WAC 220-110-085 Integration of hydraulic project 

approvals and forest practices applications. (1) Description. 

In 1999, the Forests and Fish Report and Engrossed 

Substitute House Bill 2091, which amended the Forest Practices 

Act, chapter 76.09 RCW, envisioned a more integrated 

approach to permitting hydraulic projects that also require 

forest practices applications (FPAs). In May 2001, the forest 

practices board adopted permanent forest practices rules in 

Title 222 WAC, which incorporated fish protection measures 

normally included in hydraulic project approvals (HPAs) for 

projects in nonfish-bearing waters. 

In April 2012, the legislature, through Second Engrossed 

Substitute Senate Bill 6406, amended the Forest Practices 

Act in chapter 76.09 RCW and the hydraulic code statutes in 

chapter 77.55 RCW. The amendment requires integration of 


hydraulic code rule fish protection standards (Title 220 

WAC) into the forest practices rules for hydraulic projects in 

fish-bearing waters on forest land. As codified in RCW 

77.55.361 and 76.09.040, the requirements of the hydraulic 

code rules will no longer apply to any forest practices hydraulic 

project as soon as fish protection standards have been integrated 

into the forest practices rules, and technical guidance 

has been developed and approved for inclusion in the Forest 

Practices Board Manual. Thereafter, forest practices 

hydraulic projects will be regulated under forest practices 

rules. The amended statutes also include a requirement that 

the department of fish and wildlife (department) adopt rules 

establishing the procedures for the concurrence review process. 

This process is outlined in subsection (3) of this section. 

(2) General review and comment on forest practices 

hydraulic projects. 

(a) The department may review and provide comments 

on any FPA. 

(b) For FPAs that include a forest practices hydraulic 

project involving fish-bearing waters or shorelines of the 

state, the department must review the forest practices hydraulic 

projects and either provide comments to the department of 

natural resources (DNR), or document that the review has 

occurred without the need for comments. Prior to commenting, 

or as soon as reasonably practicable, the department will 

communicate with the applicant regarding any concerns 

relating to consistency with fish protection standards. The 

department will also strive to maintain communications with 

DNR as concerns arise and to inform DNR of communications 

with applicants. 

(c) The department will encourage forest landowners to 

consult with department biologists, including site visits as 

needed, prior to submitting an FPA containing a hydraulic 

project. This will help ensure that project design plans and 

specifications meet fish protection standards. Preapplication 

collaboration with the department will result in more efficient 

and successful outcomes for forest landowners and their proposed 

hydraulic projects. 

In addition to the general review and comment process 

for forest practices hydraulic projects described in this subsection, 

hydraulic projects meeting the criteria described in 

subsection (3)(a) of this section will follow the concurrence 

review process. 

(3) Concurrence review process. 

(a) The department must review forest practices hydraulic 

projects meeting the following criteria and provide written 

comments to DNR on the project's ability to meet fish protection 

standards: 

(i) Culvert installation or replacement, and repair at or 

below the bankfull width, as that term is defined in WAC 

222-16-010 on July 10, 2012, in fish-bearing rivers and 

streams that exceed five percent gradient; 

(ii) Bridge construction or replacement, and repair at or 

below the bankfull width, of fish-bearing unconfined 

streams; or 

(iii) Fill within the flood level - 100 year, as that term is 

defined in WAC 222-16-010 on July 10, 2012, of fish-bearing 

unconfined streams.

(b) After the department receives notification from DNR 

that a FPA includes one or more hydraulic projects meeting 

the criteria in (a) of this subsection, the department has thirty 

days to review the forest practices hydraulic project(s) for 

consistency with fish protection standards. 

(c) Within five business days following notification from 

DNR, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, the 

department will determine whether all information, needed 

for assessing the hydraulic project's consistency with fish 

protection standards, is included in the application. 

(d) If information is missing, the department will contact 

the applicant to request the missing information. The department 

will also provide written notification to DNR, indicating 

that specific information is missing and that the applicant 

has been notified. The department may issue a nonconcurrence 

on a proposed project if the applicant fails to provide 

missing information in time for the department to perform its 

thirty-day review. 

(e) If, during the thirty-day concurrence review period, 

the department determines that a forest practices hydraulic 

project may not be consistent with fish protection standards, 

the department will attempt to work with the applicant to 

modify the proposed project. The department will strive to 

include DNR participation on site visits with the applicant as 

needed. 

(f) The department must provide written notification of 

concurrence or nonconcurrence to DNR within the thirty-day 

review period, stating whether or not the hydraulic project is 

consistent with fish protection standards. As part of the written 

notification to DNR, the department must provide information 

about the outcomes of any meetings with the applicant, 

including agreements or disagreements, any missing 

information requested, and any proposed changes needed to 

meet fish protection standards. 

(g) The department will recommend that DNR deny the 

FPA when efforts described in (e) of this subsection have not 

resulted in a successful outcome, the project will result in 

direct or indirect harm to fish life, and adequate mitigation 

cannot be assured by modifying the hydraulic project proposal 

or by DNR's agreement to add appropriate provisions to 

the FPA. 

WSR 13-03-125 


DEPARTMENT OF 

LABOR AND INDUSTRIES 




24-068. 


296-104 WAC, Board of boiler rules—Substantive. 

Hearing Location(s): Department of Labor and Industries, 

950 Broadway, Suite 200, Tacoma, WA 98402, on 

March 27, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. 

Date of Intended Adoption: April 23, 2013. 


Submit Written Comments to: Sally Elliott, P.O. Box 

44400, Olympia, WA 98504-4400, e-mail Sally.Elliott@Lni. 

wa.gov, fax (360) 902-5292, by 5 p.m. on March 27, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Sally 

Elliott by March 13, 2013, at Sally.Elliott@Lni.wa.gov or 

(360) 902-6411. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The boiler program 

reviewed their rules for additions and revisions to 

ensure the rules are consistent with the national consensus 

standards and industry practice. The rule making will: 

• Adopt the current edition of the national safety standards 

for boiler and pressure vessels. It is critical 

the program adopt the current national consensus 

standards, as these standards are required to be used 

by boiler and pressure vessel manufacturers and 

repair organizations throughout the state. Also, 

these standards ensure that Washington state is consistent 

with other states and the same safety standards 

are met by boiler and pressure vessel inspectors 

working in other states. 

• Adopt language to ensure consistency with statutory 

requirements. 

Adopt amendments that have been determined to be beneficial 

to or requested and supported by the regulated entities 

or small businesses they affect. This includes: 

• Adopt new definitions for terms used in the industry 

to eliminate confusion and misinterpretation. 

• Adopt rules for reciprocity to accept historical boilers 

and pressure vessels certified in other jurisdictions 

to the same standards as Washington state. 

• Proposals to clarify the rules to improve safety and 

to reflect current processes, for example: 

o Clarify the guidelines for the appeal process. 

o Create guidelines for regulating pool heaters. 

• Proposals for general housekeeping, grammatical 

and reference corrections to bring the rules up to 

date. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: See Purpose above. 


70.79.040, 70.79.150, 70.79.290, 70.79.330, and 70.79.350. 

Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 70.79 RCW. 



Name of Proponent: Department of labor and industries, 

governmental. 


Implementation and Enforcement: Jose Rodriguez, Tumwater, 

Washington, (360) 902-6348. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. This rule is exempt 

from the small business economic impact statement requirement 

because the proposed changes will impose no more than 

minor costs on businesses in the affected industry and the 

agency was not requested to do so by the joint administrative 

rules review committee (see RCW 19.85.030(1)). 





contacting Sally Elliott, P.O. Box 44400, Olympia, WA 


sally.elliott@lni.wa.gov. 


Robert E. Olson, Chair 

Board of Boiler Rules 



WAC 296-104-010 Administration—What are the 

definitions of terms used in this chapter? "Accident" shall 

mean a failure of the boiler or unfired pressure vessel resulting 

in personal injury or property loss or an event which renders 

a boiler or unfired pressure vessel unsafe to return to 

operation. 

"Agriculture purposes" shall mean any act performed 

on a farm in production of crops or livestock, and shall 

include the storage of such crops and livestock in their natural 

state, but shall not be construed to include the processing or 

sale of crops or livestock. 

"Attendant" shall mean the person in charge of the 

operation of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel. 

"Automatic operation of a boiler" shall mean automatic 

unattended control of feed water and fuel in order to 

maintain the pressure and temperature within the limits set. 

Controls must be such that the operation follows the demand 

without interruption. Manual restart may be required when 

the burner is off because of low water, flame failure, power 

failure, high temperatures or pressures. 

"Board of boiler rules" or "board" shall mean the 

board created by law and empowered under RCW 70.79.010. 

"Boiler and unfired pressure vessel installation/ reinstallation 

permit," shall mean a permit approved by the 

chief inspector before starting installation or reinstallation of 

any boiler and unfired pressure vessel within the jurisdiction 

of Washington. 

Owner/user inspection agency's, and Washington specials 

are exempt from "boiler and unfired pressure vessel 

installation/reinstallation permit." 

"Boilers and/or unfired pressure vessels" - Below are 

definitions for types of boilers and unfired pressure vessels 

used in these regulations: 

• "Condemned boiler or unfired pressure vessel" 

shall mean a boiler or unfired pressure vessel that 

has been inspected and declared unsafe or disqualified 

for further use by legal requirements and appropriately 

marked by an inspector. 

"Corrosion" shall mean the destruction or deterioration 

of a material, that results from a reaction with 

its environment. 

• "Expansion tank" shall mean a tank used to absorb 

excess water pressure. Expansion tanks installed in 

closed water heating systems and hot water supply 

systems shall meet the requirements of ASME Section 

IV, HG-709. 

"Historical boilers and unfired pressure vessel" 

shall mean nonstandard boilers and pressure vessels 

including steam tractors, traction engines, hobby 

steam boilers, portable steam boilers, and other such 


boilers or pressure vessels that are preserved, 

restored, and maintained only for demonstration, 

viewing, or educational purposes. They do not 

include miniature hobby boilers as described in 

RCW 70.79.070. 

• "Hot water heater" shall mean a closed vessel 

designed to supply hot water for external use to the 

system. All vessels must be listed by a nationally 

recognized testing agency and shall be protected 

with an approved temperature and pressure safety 

relief valve and shall not exceed any of the following 

limits: 

* Pressure of 160 psi (1100 kpa); 

* Temperature of 210 degrees F (99°C). 

Additional requirements: 

* Hot water heaters exceeding 120 gallons (454 liters) 

must be ASME code stamped; 

* Hot water heaters exceeding 200,000 Btu/hr (58.58 

kW) input must be ASME code stamped. 

"Indirect water heater" shall mean a closed vessel 

appliance used to heat water for use external to 

itself, which includes a heat exchanger used to transfer 

heat to water from an external source. The 

requirements and limits described above shall apply. 

• "Low pressure boiler" shall mean a steam boiler 

operating at a pressure not exceeding 15 psig or a 

boiler in which water is heated and intended for 

operation at pressures not exceeding 160 psig or 

temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees F by the 

direct application of energy from the combustion of 

fuels or from electricity, solar or nuclear energy. 

Low pressure boilers open to atmosphere and vacuum 

boilers are excluded. 

• "Nonstandard boiler or unfired pressure vessel" 

shall mean a boiler or unfired pressure vessel that 

does not bear marking of the codes adopted in WAC 

296-104-200. 

"Pool heaters" shall mean a gas, oil, or electric 

appliance that is used to heat water contained in 

swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs. 

(a) Pool heaters with energy input equivalent to 

399,999 Btu/hr (117.2 kW) or less shall be manufactured 

and certified to ANSI Z21.56, UL1261, CSA 

4.7 or equivalent manufacturing standards, as 

approved by the chief inspector, and are excluded 

from the limit and control devices requirements of 

WAC 296-104-300 through 296-104-303. 

(b) Pool heaters with energy input of 400,000 Btu/hr 

and above shall be stamped with an ASME Section 

IV Code symbol, and the requirements of WAC 

296-104-300 through 296-104-303 shall apply. 

(c) Pool heaters open to the atmosphere are excluded. 

• "Power boiler" shall mean a boiler in which steam 

or other vapor is generated at a pressure of more 

than 15 psig for use external to itself or a boiler in 

which water is heated and intended for operation at 

pressures in excess of 160 psig and/or temperatures 

in excess of 250 degrees F by the direct application 

of energy from the combustion of fuels or from electricity, 

solar or nuclear energy.

• "Reinstalled boiler or unfired pressure vessel" 

shall mean a boiler or unfired pressure vessel 

removed from its original setting and reset at the 

same location or at a new location without change of 

ownership. 

• "Rental boiler" shall mean any power or low pressure 

heating boiler that is under a rental contract 

between owner and user. 

• "Second hand boiler or unfired pressure vessel" 

shall mean a boiler or unfired pressure vessel of 

which both the location and ownership have 

changed after primary use. 

• "Standard boiler or unfired pressure vessel" 

shall mean a boiler or unfired pressure vessel which 

bears the marking of the codes adopted in WAC 

296-104-200. 

• "Unfired pressure vessel" shall mean a closed vessel 

under pressure excluding: 

* Fired process tubular heaters; 

* Pressure containers which are integral parts of components 

of rotating or reciprocating mechanical 

devices where the primary design considerations 

and/or stresses are derived from the functional 

requirements of the device; 

* Piping whose primary function is to transport fluids 

from one location to another; 

* Those vessels defined as low pressure heating boilers 

or power boilers. 

• "Unfired steam boiler" shall mean a pressure vessel 

in which steam is generated by an indirect application 

of heat. It shall not include pressure vessels 

known as evaporators, heat exchangers, or vessels in 

which steam is generated by the use of heat resulting 

from the operation of a processing system containing 

a number of pressure vessels, such as used in the 

manufacture of chemical and petroleum products, 

which will be classed as unfired pressure vessels. 

"Certificate of competency" shall mean a certificate 

issued by the Washington state board of boiler rules to a person 

who has passed the tests as set forth in WAC 296-104- 

050. 

"Certificate of inspection" shall mean a certificate 

issued by the chief boiler inspector to the owner/user of a 

boiler or unfired pressure vessel upon inspection by an 

inspector. The boiler or unfired pressure vessel must comply 

with rules, regulations, and appropriate fee payment shall be 

made directly to the chief boiler inspector. 

"Code, API-510" shall mean the Pressure Vessel 

Inspection Code of the American Petroleum Institute with 

addenda and revisions, thereto made and approved by the 

institute which have been adopted by the board of boiler rules 

in accordance with the provisions of RCW 70.79.030. 

"Code, ASME" shall mean the boiler and pressure vessel 

code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

with addenda thereto made and approved by the council of 

the society which have been adopted by the board of boiler 

rules in accordance with the provisions of RCW 70.79.030. 

"Code, NBIC" shall mean the National Board Inspection 

Code of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel 

Inspectors with addenda and revisions, thereto made and 


approved by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel 

Inspectors and adopted by the board of boiler rules in 

accordance with the provisions of RCW 70.79.030. 

"Commission" shall mean an annual commission card 

issued to a person in the employ of Washington state, an 

insurance company or a company owner/user inspection 

agency holding a Washington state certificate of competency 

which authorizes them to perform inspections of boilers 

and/or unfired pressure vessels. 

"Department" as used herein shall mean the department 

of labor and industries of the state of Washington. 

"Director" shall mean the director of the department of 

labor and industries. 

"Domestic and/or residential purposes" shall mean 

serving a private residence or an apartment house of less than 

six families. 

"Existing installations" shall mean any boiler or 

unfired pressure vessel constructed, installed, placed in operation, 

or contracted for before January 1, 1952. 

"Inspection certificate" see "certificate of inspection." 

"Inspection, external" shall mean an inspection made 

while a boiler or unfired pressure vessel is in operation and 

includes the inspection and demonstration of controls and 

safety devices required by these rules. 

"Inspection, internal" shall mean an inspection made 

when a boiler or unfired pressure vessel is shut down and 

handholes, manholes, or other inspection openings are open 

or removed for examination of the interior. An external ultrasonic 

examination of unfired pressure vessels less than 36" 

inside diameter shall constitute an internal inspection. 

"Inspector" shall mean the chief boiler inspector, a deputy 

inspector, or a special inspector. 

• "Chief inspector" shall mean the inspector 

appointed under RCW 70.79.100 who serves as the 

secretary to the board without a vote. 

• "Deputy inspector" shall mean an inspector 

appointed under RCW 70.79.120. 

• "Special inspector" shall mean an inspector holding 

a Washington commission identified under 

RCW 70.79.130. 

"Nationwide engineering standard" shall mean a 

nationally accepted design method, formulae and practice 

acceptable to the board. 

"Operating permit" see "certificate of inspection." 

"Owner" or "user" shall mean a person, firm, or corporation 

owning or operating any boiler or unfired pressure vessel 

within the state. 

"Owner/user inspection agency" shall mean an owner 

or user of boilers and/or pressure vessels that maintains an 

established inspection department, whose organization and 

inspection procedures meet the requirements of a nationally 

recognized standard acceptable to the department. 

"Place of public assembly" or "assembly hall" shall 

mean a building or portion of a building used for the gathering 

together of 50 or more persons for such purposes as deliberation, 

education, instruction, worship, entertainment, 

amusement, drinking, or dining or waiting transportation. 

This shall also include child care centers (those agencies 

which operate for the care of thirteen or more children), public 

and private hospitals, nursing and boarding homes. 



"Special design" shall mean a design using ((nationwide)) 

nationally or internationally recognized engineering 

standards other than the codes adopted in WAC 296-104-200 

((or other than allowed in WAC 296-104-230)). 



WAC 296-104-018 Administration—((How are rules 

interpreted and revised?)) Interpretation of rules— 

Appeal rights—Hearings. ((Stakeholder requests for clarifications 

and interpretations of these rules shall be made to the 

chief inspector in writing upon the form furnished by the 

chief inspector located on the boiler program web site. Interpretations 

will be brought to the board in the same manner if 

the inquirer is aggrieved by the interpretation of the chief 

inspector (RCW 70.79.360). For board consideration the 

form must be submitted to the department of labor and industries 

forty-five days prior to the board of boiler rules meeting 

date. Forms may also be requested by contacting the department.)) 

(1) Any person desiring clarification or interpretation 

and/or application of the rules in this chapter shall submit a 

request in writing to the chief inspector upon the "chief 

inspector clarification and interpretation request form." The 

chief inspector shall issue a written decision responding to 

such a request. 

(2) Any person who disputes the interpretation and/or 

application of the rule(s) by the chief inspector may ask the 

board of boiler rules (board) for its interpretation. Such 

requests must: 

(a) Be submitted in writing to the board upon the "board 

of boiler rules interpretation and revision request form"; 

(b) Be received by the secretary to the board (the chief 

inspector) within thirty days after the date on which the chief 

inspector's written decision was served on the person making 

the request; and 

(c) Be received by the secretary at least forty-five days 

before the board meeting date for inclusion at the next regularly 

scheduled board meeting. Otherwise, the request will 

be heard and considered at the following board meeting. 

At the meeting, the board will affirm, modify or revoke 

the department's interpretation and a written order reflecting 

the board's decision will be issued by the chair. 

(3) A party may seek judicial review of a final order of 

the board within thirty days after service of the order, in 

accordance with RCW 34.05.542. 

(4) Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other 

entity wishing to appeal a penalty issued under chapter 70.79 

RCW or this chapter must file a written notice of appeal with 

the chief boiler inspector within twenty days after the date on 

which the notice of the penalty was served on the assessed 

party. In the hearing of the appeal, the department has the 

burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence. At the 

hearing, the board will decide the appropriateness of the penalty 

and may either affirm, modify or overturn the assessment. 

The parties shall prepare and submit an order reflecting 

the board's decision to the chair of the board. 

(5) Except as provided in chapter 70.79 RCW and this 

chapter, all proceedings before the board and the courts will 

be conducted according to chapter 34.05 RCW, Administra- 


tive Procedure Act and chapter 10-08 WAC, Model rules of 

procedure. 



WAC 296-104-025 Administration—What are the 

notification and reporting requirements following an 

accident involving a boiler or pressure vessel? When an 

accident occurs which renders a boiler or unfired pressure 

vessel inoperative, the owner or user shall notify the chief 

inspector, and submit a detailed report of the accident. In 

cases of accidents, such as explosions or those resulting in 

personal injury, notice to the chief inspector shall be given 

immediately by telephone or electronic means designed to 

assure its earliest possible receipt. Neither the boiler or 

unfired pressure vessel nor any parts thereof shall be removed 

or disturbed before an inspection has been made by the chief 

inspector, or his designee except for the purpose of saving 

life or limiting consequential damage. The inspector making 

the investigation and inspection shall report to the chief 

inspector as soon as possible. The boiler or pressure vessel 

owner shall be responsible for all costs of the department's 

investigation. 



WAC 296-104-140 Inspection—How should a state 

((stamp)) number be assigned and applied? Upon completion 

of the installation, all boilers and unfired pressure vessels 

shall be inspected by an inspector as defined in WAC ((296- 

104-010)) 296-104-100. At the time of this inspection, each 

boiler or unfired pressure vessel shall be marked with a serial 

number of the state of Washington followed by the letter 

"W." The marking should be conspicuously located and as 

close as possible to the boiler or unfired pressure vessel 

nameplate. 

All boilers and unfired pressure vessels granted a Washington 

state special ((numbers when assigned by the chief 

inspector)) by the board of boiler rules shall ((be)) have a 

serial number of the state of Washington followed by the letters 

"WS." This number shall be assigned by the chief 

inspector. 

Washington numbers assigned by the chief inspector for 

historical boilers and pressure vessels from outside the jurisdiction 

shall be a serial number of the state of Washington 

followed by the letters "WH." 

All rental boilers used in the state of Washington shall be 

marked with the serial number of the state of Washington followed 

by the letters "WR." This will indicate that the boiler is 

a rental unit. 

The state of Washington markings, numbers and letters, 

referenced above, shall not be less than 5/16 inches in height 

and shall not be concealed by lagging or paint and shall be 

exposed at all times.



WAC 296-104-200 Construction—What are the 

standards for new construction? The standards for new 

construction are: 

(1) ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, ((2007)) 

current edition, ((with addenda)) Sections I, III, IV, VIII, 

Division 1, 2, 3, X, XII; 

(2) ASME PVHO-1 ((2007)) Safety Standard for Pressure 

Vessels for Human Occupancy, current edition; and 

(3) Standards of construction approved by the chief 

inspector and meeting the National Board Criteria for Registration 

of Boilers, Pressure Vessels and Other Pressure 

Retaining Items. 

These codes and standards may be used on or after the 

date of issue and become mandatory twelve months after 

adoption by the board as specified in RCW 70.79.050(2). 

ASME Code Cases may be approved for use when accepted 

by the chief inspector. The board recognizes that the ASME 

Code states that new editions of the code become mandatory 

((on issue and that subsequent addenda become mandatory)) 

six months after the date of issue. For nuclear systems, components 

and parts the time period for addenda becoming 

mandatory is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations. 




requirements for nonstandard new construction? ((Those 

boilers and unfired pressure vessels that are exempted by the 

codes adopted in WAC 296-104-200 due to volume, temperature 

or pressure requirements, and are not to be constructed 

to those codes, must be certified to a nationally recognized 

testing agency or constructed to WAC 296-104-230. See 

WAC 296-104-316 for safety pressure relief devices. 

Other)) Nonstandard boilers and unfired pressure vessels 

that are not to be constructed to the codes adopted in WAC 

296-104-200 may be treated as special designs at the discretion 

of the board. Nonstandard construction shall not be permitted 

to avoid standard construction. 




requirements for construction of boilers and unfired 

pressure vessels of special design? Boilers and unfired pressure 

vessels of special design require a special certificate 

granted by the board of boiler rules. At a minimum the following 

information shall be supplied to obtain board 

approval for special designs: Construction drawings, design 

calculations, material specifications, and a ((Washington 

state)) written evaluation by a professional ((engineer's evaluation 

of the design)) engineer knowledgeable with boilers 

and unfired pressure vessels. Upon board approval a Washington 

special number will be assigned by the chief inspector. 

The installation will be subject to the regular inspections 

required by WAC 296-104-100 and any additional conditions 

as required by the board. 





requirements to use nonstandard boilers and unfired 

pressure vessels ((constructed prior to January 1, 1952)) 

other than historical boilers and pressure vessels? Nonstandard 

boilers and unfired pressure vessels ((constructed 

prior to January 1, 1952)), other than historical boilers and 

pressure vessels may be used provided they have not been 

moved from their original setting since January 1, 1952. 




requirements to use nonstandard second hand boilers and 

unfired pressure vessels, other than historical boilers and 

pressure vessels? Nonstandard second hand boilers and 

unfired pressure vessels constructed after January 1, 1952, 

cannot be used in this state without prior approval of the 

board of boiler rules. At a minimum the following information 

shall be supplied to obtain board approvals: Construction 

drawings, photographs, operating and inspection history, 

design calculations, ((and a Washington state professional)) 

an engineer's evaluation of the design and present condition((. 

Upon board approval a Washington special number 

will be assigned by the chief inspector. The installation will 

be subject to the regular inspections required by WAC 296- 

104-100 and any additional conditions as required by)) and 

any additional requirements of the board. 

NEW SECTION 


requirements to use historical boilers and pressure vessels? 

Historical boilers and pressure vessels not previously 

registered may be used in this state provided they meet all the 

requirements for historical boilers in the National Board 

Inspection Code and have prior approval of the board of 

boiler rules. 

Historical boilers and pressure vessels from outside the 

jurisdiction can be used subject to the approval of the chief 

inspector, provided they have been registered in another 

national board jurisdiction and have been inspected and 

maintained in accordance with all requirements for historical 

boilers in the National Board Inspection Code. 

The object will be subject to regular periodic inspections 

as required in WAC 296-104-100. 



WAC 296-104-303 Installation—What control and 

limit devices are required on automatically fired boilers 

after December 2004? In addition to those requirements 

listed in WAC 296-104-302, the following are also required 

with regard to installations or refits of gas, oil, or combinations 

of gas or oil: 

(1) All automatically fired boilers with input greater than 

400,000 Btu/hr, including electric boilers with input greater 



than 117 kW shall have a manually operated remote shutdown 

switch or circuit breaker. The shutdown switch should 

be located just outside the boiler room door and marked for 

easy identification. Consideration should be given to the type 

and location of the switch to safeguard against tampering. If 

the boiler room door is on the building exterior, the switch 

should be located just inside the door. If there is more than 

one door to the boiler room, there should be a switch located 

at each door. 

(2) A means shall be provided for testing the operation of 

hot water heating boiler low-water fuel cutoff(s) without 

resorting to draining the entire system. Such means shall not 

render the device(s) inoperable. If the means temporarily isolates 

the device from the boiler during testing, it shall automatically 

return to its normal position. 



WAC 296-104-316 Installation—What safety pressure 

relief devices are required on boilers and unfired 

pressure vessels? All boilers and unfired pressure vessels, 

including pressure retaining items listed in RCW 70.79.090 

(5), shall be safeguarded by safety ((valves, safety relief 

valves, or rupture discs)) pressure relief devices as specified 

in the applicable ASME Code or recognized standard. The 

pressure relieving device set pressure shall not exceed the 

boiler's or the unfired pressure vessel's maximum allowable 

working pressure unless allowed by the code of construction. 

These pressure relieving devices shall be installed per the 

applicable ASME Code or manufacturer's requirements. The 

outlet of the relief valve shall be run full size to a safe place 

and shall not induce undue stress on the valve. As an alternative 

they may be safeguarded by a fail safe pressure relief 

control system that is evaluated by a professional engineer 

knowledgeable with boilers and pressure vessels((, licensed 

by the state of Washington,)) and accepted by the chief 

inspector. 



WAC 296-104-700 What are the inspection fees— 

Examination fees—Certificate fees—Expenses? The following 

fees shall be paid by, or on behalf of, the owner or 

user upon the completion of the inspection. The inspection 

fees apply to inspections made by inspectors employed by the 

state. 

Boiler and pressure vessel installation/reinstallation permit 

(excludes inspection and certificate of inspection fee): 

$50.00. 

Certificate of inspection fees: For objects inspected, the 

certificate of inspection fee per object is $21.50. 

Hot water heaters per RCW 70.79.090, inspection fee: 

$6.70. 

Heating boilers: 

Internal External 

Cast iron—All sizes 

All other boilers less than 500 

$36.30 $29.00 

sq. ft. $36.30 $29.00 


500 sq. ft. to 2500 sq. ft. 

Each additional 2500 sq. ft. 

of total heating surface, 

$72.40 $36.30 

or any portion thereof $29.00 $14.20 

Power boilers: Internal External 

Less than 100 sq. ft. 

100 sq. ft. to less than 

$36.30 $29.00 

500 sq. ft. $43.90 $29.00 

500 sq. ft. to 2500 sq. ft. 

Each additional 2500 sq. ft. of 

total heating surface, or 

$72.40 $36.30 

any portion thereof 

Pressure vessels: 

Square feet shall be determined 

by multiplying the length 

of the shell by its diameter. 

$29.00 $14.20 

Internal External 

Less than 15 sq. ft. $29.00 $21.50 

15 sq. ft. to less than 50 sq. 

ft. 

$43.00 $21.50 

50 sq. ft. to 100 sq. ft. 

For each additional 100 sq. 

ft. or any portion 

$50.10 $29.00 

thereof $50.10 $14.20 

Nonnuclear shop inspections, field construction inspections, 

and special inspection services: 

For each hour or part of an 

hour up to 8 hours $43.90 


hour in excess of 8 

hours $65.50 

Nuclear shop inspections, nuclear field construction inspections, 

and nuclear triennial shop survey and audit: 





hours $102.40 

Nonnuclear triennial shop survey and audit: 

When state is authorized inspection agency: 





hours $65.50 

When insurance company is authorized inspection 

agency: 





hours $102.40

Examination fee: A fee of $81.00 will be charged for 

each applicant sitting for an inspection examination(s). 

Special inspector commission: ((An initial)) A fee of 

(($27.40 and an)) $43.80 for initial work card. A fee of 

$27.30 for annual renewal ((fee of $10.90 along with an 

annual work card fee of $16.40)). 

If a special inspector changes companies: A work card 

fee of $43.80. 

Expenses shall include: 

Travel time and mileage: The department shall charge 

for its inspectors' travel time from their offices to the 

inspection sites and return. The travel time shall be 

charged for at the same rate as that for the inspection, 

audit, or survey. The department shall also charge the 

current Washington office of financial management 

accepted mileage cost fees or the actual cost of purchased 

transportation. Hotel and meals: Actual cost not 

to exceed the office of financial management approved 

rate. 

Requests for Washington state specials and extensions of 

inspection frequency: For each vessel to be considered 

by the board, a fee of $407.40 must be paid to the department 

before the board meets to consider the vessel. The 

board may, at its discretion, prorate the fee when a number 

of vessels that are essentially the same are to be considered. 

REPEALER 




testing requirements for new 

boilers or unfired pressure 

vessels exempted from code 

requirements for volume, 

pressure or temperature? 


requirements for code 

exempted boiler and unfired 

pressure vessel safety relief 

valves? 

WAC 296-104-330 Installation—What are the 

relief or safety valve requirements 

when pressure reducing 

valves are used? 


WSR 13-03-126 


DEPARTMENT OF 

LABOR AND INDUSTRIES 




23-074. 


296-15 WAC, Workers' compensation self-insurance 

rules and regulations, SSB 5801 (chapter 6, Laws of 2011), as 

it amends RCW 51.36.010, directs the department of labor 

and industries (L&I) to establish a statewide health care provider 

network to treat injured and ill workers and to expand 

the Centers for Occupational Health and Education in the 

workers' compensation system. Rules are necessary to 

implement these changes. Self-insured employers are 

included within the network provisions in SSB 5801. This 

rule-making process is to clarify the self-insured employers' 

requirements. 

Hearing Location(s): L&I, Tumwater Building, Room 

S117, 7273 Linderson Way S.W., Tumwater, WA 98501, on 

February 27, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. 

Date of Intended Adoption: April 9, 2013. 

Submit Written Comments to: Jami Lifka, P.O. Box 

44321, Olympia, WA 98501, or e-mail Jami.Lifka@Lni.wa. 

gov, or fax (360) 902-6315, and are received no later than 5 

p.m., February 27, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact office 

of information and assistance by February 1, 2013, 

TTY (360) 902-5797 or (360) 902-4941. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: An amendment to 

WAC 296-15-330 is being proposed to ensure that department 

rules for self-insured employers related to medical care 

are consistent with and include reference to the statewide 

health care provider network established in SSB 5801. 

The subject of this fourth rule making is to specify the 

requirements of self-insured employers to ensure their workers 

receive the information necessary to access care within 

the health care provider network. 


51.04.020, and 51.04.030. 




Name of Proponent: Governor Gregoire, 2011 legislators, 

the governor's interim workgroup made up of representatives 

of state fund and self-insured businesses and workers, 

and L&I, private, public and governmental. 


Natalee Fillinger, Program Manager Self-Insurance, (360) 

902-6907; Implementation: Leah Hole-Curry, Medical 

Administrator, Office of the Medical Director, (360) 902- 

4996; and Enforcement: Vickie Kennedy, Assistant Director, 

Insurance Services, (360) 902-4997. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. This rule making 

applies only to self-insured employers. The department did 

not prepare a small business economic impact statement 

because it determined that the proposed rules will not have a 

disproportionate impact on small businesses. 



contacting Leah Hole-Curry, L&I, P.O. Box 44321, Olympia, 



WA 98504-4321, phone (360) 902-4996, fax (360) 902- 

6315, e-mail Leah.Hole-Curry@Lni.wa.gov. 


Joel Sacks 

Director 



WAC 296-15-330 Authorization of medical care. 

What are the requirements for authorization of medical 

care? Every self-insurer must: 

(1) Authorize treatment and pay bills in accordance with 

Title 51 RCW and the medical aid rules and fee schedules of 

the state of Washington. 

(2) Provide a written explanation of benefits (EOB) to 

the provider, with a copy to the worker if requested, for each 

bill adjustment. A written explanation is not required if the 

adjustment was made solely to conform to the maximum 

allowable fees as set by the department. 

(3) Establish procedures to ensure prompt responses to 

inquiries regarding authorization decisions and bill adjustments. 

(4) Comply with the requirements of the health care provider 

network. This includes: 

(a) Utilizing only those providers approved for the provider 

network, except when the provider specialty or geographic 

location is not yet covered by the network; 

(b) Providing information to workers about the requirement 

for providers to be enrolled in the network in order to 

treat injured workers and information on how a worker can 

find network providers. This information must be included in 

publications used by self-insurers to comply with WAC 296- 

15-400 (2)(a); 

(c) Ensuring, when applicable, that only network providers 

are paid for care after the initial office or emergency room 

visit; and 

(d) Promptly assisting workers who are being treated by 

a nonnetwork provider to transfer their care to a network provider 

of their choice; including, at a minimum, notification to 

the worker within forty-five days of receipt of the first bill 

from a nonnetwork provider that the provider will not be paid 

for treatment beyond the initial visit on the claim and information 

about how to find network providers. 

WSR 13-03-132 


PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR 

STANDARDS BOARD 




14-105. 


Amends WAC 181-79A-211, to require three year teaching 

experience for a candidate for principal certification. 


Hearing Location(s): Best Western Plus, 714 Lakeway 

Drive, Bellingham, WA 98229, on March 7, 2013, at 8:30 

a.m. 


Submit Written Comments to: David Brenna, Legislative 

and Policy Coordinator, P.O. Box 47236, Olympia, WA 

98504, e-mail david.brenna@k12.wa.us, fax (360) 586-4548, 

by March 1, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact David 

Brenna by Match [March] 1, 2013, TTY (360) 664-3631 or 

(360) 725-6238. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Currently, candidate[s] 

are required to have classroom experience for principal 

preparation entrance. This amendment specifies that 

three years are required. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: Stakeholder support. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.210. 

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 28A.410.270. 



Name of Proponent: Professional educator standards 



Implementation and Enforcement: David Brenna, P.O. Box 

42736 [47236], Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 725-6238. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed amendment 

does not have an impact on small business and therefore 

does not meet the requirements for a statement under RCW 

19.85.030 (1) or (2). 



contacting David Brenna, P.O. Box 47236, Olympia, WA 


david.brenna@k12.wa.us. 


David Brenna 

Senior Policy Analyst 



WAC 181-79A-211 Academic and experience 

requirements for certification—Administrators. Candidates 

for the respective administrative certificate shall complete 

the following requirements in addition to those set forth 

in WAC 181-79A-150 and 181-79A-213. 

(1) Superintendent. 

(a) Initial. 

(i) The candidate shall hold an approved master's degree 

and have completed subsequent to the baccalaureate degree 

at least forty-five quarter credit hours (thirty semester credit 

hours) of graduate level course work in education. 

(ii) The candidate shall hold a valid teacher, educational 

staff associate, program administrator or principal certificate; 

excluding certificates issued under WAC 181-79A-231, or 

comparable out-of-state certificates.

(b) Continuing. 



at least sixty quarter credit hours (forty semester credit hours) 

of graduate level course work in education or shall hold a 

doctorate in education. 

(ii) The candidate shall hold a valid teacher, educational 

staff associate, program administrator or principal certificate; 

excluding certificates issued under WAC 181-79A-231, or 

comparable out-of-state certificates. 

(iii) Candidates applying for continuing superintendent's 

certificate shall provide documentation of one hundred eighty 

days or full-time equivalent or more employment in the 

respective role with an authorized employer—i.e., school district, 

educational service district, state agency, college or university, 

private school, or private school system—and at least 

thirty days of such employment with the same employer. 

(2) Principal. 

(a) Initial. 


and have completed an approved program for the preparation 

of principals. 

(ii) The candidate shall have documented successful 

school-based experience in an instructional role with students. 

(b) Residency. 

(i) The candidate shall hold an approved master's degree. 

(ii) The candidate shall have three years of documented 

successful school-based experience in an instructional role 

with students. 

(iii) The candidate shall have or have held: 

(A) A valid teacher's certificate, excluding certificates 

issued under WAC 181-79A-231; or 

(B) A valid education staff associate certificate, excluding 

certificates issued under WAC 181-79A-231. 

(iv) Persons whose teacher of educational staff associate 

certificates were revoked, suspended or surrendered are not 

eligible for principals certificates. 

(c) Continuing. 

(i) The candidate who holds a valid initial principal's certificate 

issued prior to August 31, 1998, shall hold an 

approved master's degree and completed subsequent to the 

baccalaureate degree at least forty-five hours (thirty semester 

hours) of graduate level course work in education or shall 

hold a doctorate in education. 

(ii) The candidate who applies on or after August 31, 

1998, shall hold a valid initial principal's certificate, an 

approved master's degree and shall have completed at least 

fifteen quarter (ten semester) credit hours of graduate course 

work offered by a college or university with a state approved 

principal program or one hundred fifty clock hours of study, 

which meet the state continuing education clock hour criteria 

pursuant to chapter 181-85 WAC, or a combination of credits 

and clock hours equivalent to the above. Such study shall: 

(A) Be based on the principal performance domains 

included in WAC 181-78A-270 (2)(a) or (b); 


(B) Be taken subsequent to the issuance of the initial 

principal's certificate; and 

(C) Be determined in consultation with and approved by 

the candidate's employer or the administrator of a state 

approved principal preparation program. 

(iii) Provided, That a candidate who held a valid initial 

principal's certificate on August 31, 1998, may meet the academic 

requirement for the continuing certificate described in 

WAC 181-79A-211 (2)(c)(i), if the candidate meets requirements 

for and applies for the continuing certificate by the 

expiration date on that initial certificate. 

(iv) The candidate must meet requirements for a principal's 

certificate pursuant to WAC 181-79A-150(4). 

(v) Candidates applying for continuing principal's certificate 

shall provide documentation of one hundred eighty days 

or full-time equivalent or more employment in the respective 

role with an authorized employer—i.e., school district, educational 

service district, state agency, college or university, 

private school, or private school system—and at least thirty 

days of such employment with the same employer. Candidates 

applying for the continuing principal's certificate on or 

after August 31, 1998, shall provide documentation of three 

contracted school years of full-time employment as a principal 

or assistant principal. 

(vi) Provided, That a candidate who held a valid initial 

principal's certificate on August 31, 1998, may meet the one 

hundred-eighty day experience requirement described in 

WAC 181-79A-211 (2)(c)(v), if that candidate meets requirements 

and applies for the continuing certificate by the expiration 

date on that initial certificate. 

(d) Professional certificate. 

(i) The candidate shall have completed an approved professional 

certificate program. 

(ii) The candidate shall have documentation of three contracted 

school years of employment as a principal or assistant 

principal. 

(3) Program administrator. 

(a) Initial. 

The candidate shall hold an approved master's degree 


at least twenty-four quarter credit hours (sixteen semester 

credit hours) of graduate level course work in education. 

(b) Residency certificate. 

The candidate shall hold an approved master's degree 

and have completed an approved program for the preparation 

of program administrators. 

(c) Continuing. 

(i) The candidate shall hold a valid initial program 

administrator's certificate, an approved master's degree and 

have completed subsequent to the baccalaureate degree at 

least thirty quarter credit hours (twenty semester credit hours) 

of graduate level course work in education or shall hold a 

doctorate in education. 

(ii) Candidates applying for continuing program administrator's 

certificate shall provide documentation of one hundred 

eighty days or full-time equivalent or more employment 

in the respective role with an authorized employer—i.e., 

school district, educational service district, state agency, college 

or university, private school, or private school system— 



and at least thirty days of such employment with the same 

employer. 

(d) Professional certificate. 

The candidate shall have completed an approved professional 

certificate program. 

WSR 13-03-135 


WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 




19-089. 


504-31 WAC, Conduct on campus code. 

Hearing Location(s): Lighty 405, WSU Pullman, Pullman, 

Washington, on February 28, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. 


Submit Written Comments to: Ralph Jenks, Rules Coordinator, 

P.O. Box 641225, Pullman, WA 99164-1225, e-mail 

prf.forms@wsu.edu, fax (509) 335-3969, by February 28, 

2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Deborah 

Bartlett, (509) 335-2005, by February 26, 2013. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The university is 

adopting rules regarding conduct on campus that will be 

applicable to the university community. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.30.150. 



Name of Proponent: Washington State University. 


Sharyl Kammerzell, Director, Legal Affairs, Special Counsel 

to the President, French Administration 422, Pullman, WA 

99164-1048, (509) 335-4200; Implementation: Roger Patterson, 

Vice-President, Business and Finance, French Administration 

442, Pullman, WA 99164-1045, (509) 335-5524; and 

Enforcement: William Gardner, Chief, WSU Police Department, 

1535 N.E. Wilson Road, Pullman, WA 99164-7300, 

(509) 335-8548. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The rule has no impact 

on small business. 


34.05.328. The university does not consider this rule to be a 

significant legislative rule. 


Ralph T. Jenks 


CONDUCT ON CAMPUS CODE 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 504-31-010 General policy. It is the policy of 

Washington State University to support and promote each 


individual's right to express their views and opinions for or 

against actions or ideas in which the individual has an interest, 

to associate freely with others, and to assemble peacefully. 

The above rights exist in equal measure for each member 

of the university community. They exist regardless of the 

professional stature or rank of the individual and regardless 

of the degree of acceptability among others of the views or 

opinions advocated. Each individual has an obligation to 

respect the rights of all members of the university community. 

This rule shall be read and applied together with any 

other applicable university policies and rules, in the event of 

a conflict more specific provisions shall take precedence. 

WAC 504-35-150 shall apply to violations of this rule. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 504-31-020 Prohibited conduct. In order to 

assure the above rights to all members of the university community 

and to maintain a peaceful atmosphere in which the 

university may continue to make its unique contribution to 

society, the following types of conduct are hereby prohibited 

on or in property either owned, controlled, or operated by the 

university which is used or set aside for university purposes, 

hereinafter referred to as the university campus: 

(1) Conduct that intentionally and substantially obstructs 

or disrupts teaching or freedom of movement or other lawful 

activities on the university campus; 

(2) Physical abuse of any person or conduct that unlawfully 

threatens imminent bodily harm or endangers the health 

or safety of any person on the university campus; 

(3) Malicious damage to or malicious misuse of university 

property, or the property of any person where such property 

is located on the university campus; 

(4) Refusal to comply with any lawful order to leave the 

university campus or any portion thereof; 

(5) Possession or use of firearms, explosives, dangerous 

chemicals or other dangerous weapons or instrumentalities 

on the university campus. This prohibition does not apply to 

possession of such items for authorized university purposes; 

possession of such items by authorized law enforcement officers; 

individuals who have obtained prior written approval 

from the university chief of police, president, or designee; or 

lawful possession of firearms by persons other than students 

in privately owned vehicles while on any university campus. 

(6) Unlawful possession, use, distribution, or manufacture 

of alcohol or controlled substances on the university 

campus or during university-sponsored activities; 

(7) Intentionally inciting others to engage immediately 

in any of the conduct prohibited herein, which incitement 

leads directly to such conduct. (Inciting is advocacy that prepares 

the group addressed for imminent action and steels it to 

the conduct prohibited herein.)

WSR 13-03-138 


OFFICE OF 



9:52 a.m.] 

Supplemental Notice to WSR 13-03-041. 


12-064. 

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Essential 

health benefits designation, supplementation and establishment 

of scope and limitation requirements. 

Hearing Location(s): Training Room, T-120, 5000 Capitol 

Way South, Tumwater, WA, on March 12, 2013, at 10:00 

a.m. 


Submit Written Comments to: Meg L. Jones, P.O. Box 

40258, Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail rulescoordinator@oic. 

wa.gov, fax (360) 586-3109, by March 11, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Lorie 

Villaflores by March 10, 2013, TTY (360) 586-0241 or (360) 

725-7087. 



rules will establish new sections in chapter 284-43 WAC 

(health benefits), explaining the requirements associated with 

carrier inclusion of the essential health benefits (EHB) package 

in nongrandfathered individual and small group plans for 

plans with coverage beginning January 1, 2014. Under federal 

law, plans must be substantially equal to the "EHBbenchmark 

plan." The proposed rules identify the specific 

supplementation of benefits for pediatric oral and vision services 

with federally-designated benchmark plans for those 

benefits, and the scope, limitation and definition of covered 

benefits that comprise the EHB-benchmark plan. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: RCW 48.43.715 directs 

the commissioner to designate by rule the small group plan 

with the largest enrollment as the benchmark plan for purposes 

of defining the essential health benefits package for 

nongrandfathered individual and small group health benefit 

plans issued on or after January 1, 2014. The same legislation 

requires supplementation, and adjustment or establishment 

of scope and limitation requirements by the commissioner 

in order to ensure meaningful benefits and prevent bias 

based on health selection. Carriers require specific guidance 

in order to prepare plan filings for the commissioner's review, 

and have sufficient time to satisfy plan replacement and 

health benefit exchange participation requirements. 


48.21.241, 48.21.320, 48.44.460, 48.44.341, 48.46.291, 

48.46.530, and 48.43.715. 


Rule is necessary because of federal law, P.L. 111-148, 

section 1302 (2010). 

Name of Proponent: Office of the insurance commissioner, 

governmental. 


Meg Jones, P.O. Box 40258, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 

725-7170; Implementation: Beth Berendt, P.O. Box 40258, 



Carol Sureau, P.O. Box 40258, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 

725-7050. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The entities that must 

comply with the proposed rule are not small businesses, pursuant 

to chapter 19.85 RCW. 



contacting Meg Jones, P.O. Box 40258, Olympia, WA 




Mike Kreidler 


Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the 

page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the 

Register. It will appear in the 13-04 issue of the Register. 

WSR 13-03-139 


OFFICE OF 



9:53 a.m.] 



23-070. 


National Association of Insurance Commissioner's (NAIC) 

Actuarial Guideline XXXVIII regarding regulation of reserving 

for universal life products with secondary guarantees. 

Hearing Location(s): Insurance Commissioner's Office, 

TR 120, 5000 Capitol Boulevard, Tumwater, WA 98504- 

0255, on February 26, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. 


Submit Written Comments to: Kacy Scott, P.O. Box 

40258, Olympia, WA 98504-0258, e-mail rulescoordinator 

@oic.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-3109, by February 26, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Lorrie 

[Lorie] Villaflores by February 25, 2013, TTY (360) 586- 

0241 or (360) 725-7087. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The NAIC 

adopted the revised Actuarial Guideline XXXVIII on September 

12, 2012, which is a guideline for implementation of 

NAIC Model Regulation 830. This proposed rule would 

implement NAIC Model Regulation 830. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: The proposed rule will 

provide uniformity in the application of Model 830. 


48.74.030. 




Name of Proponent: Mike Kreidler, insurance commissioner, 

governmental. 


Kacy Scott, P.O. Box 40258, Olympia, WA 98504-0258, 



(360) 725-7041; Implementation and Enforcement: Jim Odiorne, 

P.O. Box 40255, Olympia, WA 98504-0255, (360) 725- 

7214. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. There are no small 

domestic issuers of the types of policies that would be 

affected by this proposed regulation. 



contacting Kacy Scott, P.O. Box 40258, Olympia, WA 




Mike Kreidler 


NEW SECTION 

WAC 284-74-365 Implementation of WAC 284-74- 

360. (1) Insurers will fully apply NAIC Actuarial Guideline 

XXXVIII, as adopted on September 12, 2012, to properly and 

uniformly implement WAC 284-74-360. 

(2) NAIC Actuarial Guideline XXXVIII will be effective 

July 1, 2013. 

WSR 13-03-149 






24-028. 


314-28-030 Changes to the distiller and craft distiller license 

and 314-28-050 What does a craft distillery license allow? 


Board, Board Room, 3000 Pacific Avenue S.E., Olympia, 

WA 98504, on February 27, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. 




fax (360) 664-9689, by February 27, 2013. 




Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: This rule making 

is the result of a stakeholder petition for rule making. Rules 

need to be written to reflect internet sales and delivery of 

spirits, formalize associated public safety regulations, and to 

provide clear direction to distilleries and craft distilleries in 

these areas. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: Creating rules clarifies 

policies surrounding internet sales and delivery of spirits by 

distillers and craft distillers. 


66.24.145. 












Justin Nordhorn, Enforcement Chief, 3000 Pacific Avenue 

S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 664-1726. 





34.05.328. 


Sharon Foster 

Chairman 



WAC 314-28-030 Changes to the distiller and craft 

distiller license. (1) Beginning March 1, 2012, all distilleries 

licensed under RCW 66.24.140 and 66.24.145 may sell spirits 

of their own production directly to a licensed spirits distributor 

in the state of Washington and to a licensed spirits 

retailer in the state of Washington. 

(2) Beginning June 1, 2012, a distiller may sell spirits of 

its own production to a customer for off-premises consumption, 

provided that the sale occurs when the customer is physically 

present at the licensed premises. 

(3) A distiller or craft distillery may accept orders for 

spirits of their own production from, and deliver spirits to, 

customers. Spirits may be ordered in person at the licensed 

distillery or craft distillery location, by mail, telephone, internet, 

or by other similar methods. See WAC 314-28-050 for 

requirements for internet sales and delivery. 



WAC 314-28-050 What does a craft distillery license 

allow? (1) A craft distillery license allows a licensee to: 

(a) Produce sixty thousand proof gallons or less of spirits 

per calendar year. A "proof gallon" is one liquid gallon of 

spirits that is fifty percent alcohol at sixty degrees Fahrenheit; 

(b) Sell spirits of its own production directly to a customer 

for off-premises consumption, provided that the sale 

occurs when the customer is physically present on the 

licensed premises. A licensee may sell no more than two 

liters per customer per day. A craft distiller may not sell 

liquor products of someone else's production; 

(c) For sales on or after March 1, 2012, sell spirits of its 

own production to a licensed spirits distributor; 

(d) For sales on or after March 1, 2012, sell spirits of its 

own production to a licensed spirits retailer in the state of 

Washington; 

(e) Sell to out-of-state entities;

(f) Provide, free of charge, samples of spirits of its own 

production to persons on the distillery premises. Each sample 

must be one-half ounce or less, with no more than two ounces 

of samples provided per person per day. Samples must be 

unaltered, and anyone involved in the serving of such samples 

must have a valid Class 12 alcohol server permit. Samples 

must be in compliance with RCW 66.28.040; 

(g) Provide, free of charge, samples of spirits of its own 

production to retailers. Samples must be unaltered, and in 

compliance with RCW 66.28.040, 66.24.310 and WAC 314- 

64-08001. Samples are considered sales and are subject to 

taxes; 

(h) Contract produce spirits for holders of a distiller or 

manufacturer license. 

(2) A distillery or craft distillery licensee may accept 

orders for spirits from, and deliver spirits to, customers. 

(a) Resale. Spirits shall not be for resale. 

(b) Stock location. Spirits must come directly from the 

licensed distillery or craft distillery location. 

(c) How to place an order. Spirits may be ordered in 

person at the licensed distillery or craft distillery location, by 

mail, telephone, internet, or by other similar methods. 

(d) Sales and payment. 

(i) Only a distillery or craft distillery licensee or a 

licensee's direct employees may accept and process orders 

and payments. A contractor may not do so on behalf of a distillery 

or craft distillery licensee, except for transmittal of 

payment through a third-party service. A third-party service 

may not solicit customer business on behalf of a distillery or 

craft distillery licensee. 

(ii) All orders and payments shall be fully processed 

before spirits transfer ownership or, in the case of delivery, 

leaves a licensed distillery or craft distillery premises. 

(iii) Payment method. Payment methods include, but are 

not limited to: Cash, credit or debit card, check or money 

order, electronic funds transfer, or an existing prepaid 

account. An existing prepaid account may not have a negative 

balance. 

(iv) Internet. To sell spirits via the internet, a new distillery 

or craft distillery license applicant must request internetsales 

privileges in his or her application. An existing distillery 

or craft distillery licensee must notify the board prior to 

beginning internet sales. 

(e) Delivery location. Delivery shall be made only to a 

residence or business that has an address recognized by the 

United States postal service; however, the board may grant an 

exception to this rule at its discretion. A residence includes a 

hotel room, a motel room, or other similar lodging that temporarily 

serves as a residence. 

(f) Hours of delivery. Spirits may be delivered each day 

of the week between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. 

Delivery must be fully completed by 2:00 a.m. 

(g) Age requirement. 

(i) Under chapter 66.44 RCW, any person under twentyone 

years of age is prohibited from purchasing, delivering, or 

accepting delivery of liquor. 

(ii) A delivery person must verify the age of the person 

accepting delivery before handing over liquor. 


(iii) If no person twenty-one years of age or older is present 

to accept a liquor order at the time of delivery, the liquor 

shall be returned. 

(h) Intoxication. Delivery of liquor is prohibited to any 

person who shows signs of intoxication. 

(i) Containers and packaging. 

(i) Individual units of spirits must be factory sealed in 

bottles. For the purposes of this subsection, "factory sealed" 

means that a unit is in one hundred percent resalable condition, 

with all manufacturer's seals intact. 

(ii) The outermost surface of a liquor package, delivered 

by a third party, must have language stating that: 

(A) The package contains liquor; 

(B) The recipient must be twenty-one years of age or 

older; and 

(C) Delivery to intoxicated persons is prohibited. 

(j) Required information. 

(i) Records and files shall be retained at the distillery or 

craft distillery licensed premises. Each delivery sales record 

shall include the following: 

(A) Name of the purchaser; 

(B) Name of the person who accepts delivery; 

(C) Street addresses of the purchaser and the delivery 

location; and 

(D) Time and date of purchase and delivery. 

(ii) A private carrier must obtain the signature of the person 

who receives liquor upon delivery. 

(iii) A sales record does not have to include the name of 

the delivery person, but it is encouraged. 

(k) Web site requirements. When selling over the 

internet, all web site pages associated with the sale of liquor 

must display the distillery or craft distillery licensee's registered 

trade name. 

(l) Accountability. A distillery or craft distillery 

licensee shall be accountable for all deliveries of liquor made 

on its behalf. 

(m) Violations. The board may impose administrative 

enforcement action upon a distillery or craft distillery 

licensee, or suspend or revoke a distillery or craft distillery 

licensee's delivery privileges, or any combination thereof, 

should a distillery or craft distillery licensee violate any condition, 

requirement, or restriction. 

(3) A craft distillery licensee may not sell directly to instate 

retailers or in-state distributors until March 1, 2012. 

WSR 13-03-150 






19-034. 


314-23-030 What does a spirits certificate of approval license 

allow? 













Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The amendments 

will allow any spirits certificate of approval licensee to obtain 

an endorsement to sell their spirits product to a spirits retailer 

in Washington state. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: This rule making is due 

to a stakeholder request to amend the current rule regarding 

what the holder of a spirits certificate of approval license is 

allowed to do. 


66.08.030. 












S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 664-1726. 





34.05.328. 


Sharon Foster 

Chairman 



WAC 314-23-030 What does a spirits certificate of 

approval license allow? (1) A spirits certificate of approval 

licensee may not commence sales until March 1, 2012. A 

spirits certificate of approval license may be issued to spirits 

manufacturers located outside of the state of Washington but 

within the United States. 

(2) There are three separate spirits certificate of approval 

licenses as follows: 

(a) A holder of a spirits certificate of approval may act as 

a distributor of spirits they are entitled to import into the state 

by selling directly to spirits distributors or spirits importers 

licensed in Washington state. The fee for a certificate of 

approval is two hundred dollars per year. 

(b) A holder of an authorized representative out-of-state 

spirits importer or brand owner for spirits produced in the 

United States but outside of Washington state may obtain a 

spirits authorized representative domestic certificate of 

approval license which entitles the holder to import spirits 

into the state by selling directly to spirits distributors, or spir- 


its importers licensed in Washington state. The fee for an 

authorized representative certificate of approval for spirits is 

two hundred dollars per year. 

(c) A holder of an authorized representative out-of-state 

spirits importer or brand owner for spirits produced outside 

of the United States obtains a spirits authorized representative 

foreign certificate of approval which entitles the holder 

to import spirits into the state by selling directly to spirits distributors, 

or spirits importers licensed in Washington state. 

The fee for an authorized representative certificate of 

approval for foreign spirits is two hundred dollars per year. 

(3) A spirits certificate of approval holder, a spirits 

authorized representative domestic certificate of approval 

holder, and/or a spirits authorized representative foreign certificate 

of approval holder must obtain an endorsement to the 

certificate of approval that allows the shipment of spirits the 

holder is entitled to import into the state directly to licensed 

liquor retailers. The fee for this endorsement is one hundred 

dollars per year and is in addition to the fee for the certificate 

of approval license. The holder of a certificate of approval 

license that sells directly to licensed liquor retailers must: 

(a) Report to the board monthly, on forms provided by 

the board, the amount of all sales of spirits to licensed retailers. 

(b) Pay to the board a fee of ten percent of the total revenue 

from all sales of spirits to retail licensees made during the 

month for which the fee is due for the first two years of licensure. 

(c) Pay to the board five percent of the total revenue from 

all sales of spirits to retail licensees made during the month 

for which the fee is due for the third year of licensure and 

every year thereafter. 

(((4) An authorized representative out-of-state spirits 

importer or brand owner for spirits produced in the United 

States but outside of Washington state may obtain an authorized 

representative certificate of approval license which 

allows the holder to ship spirits to spirits distributors, or spirits 

importers located in Washington state. The fee for an 

authorized representative certificate of approval for spirits is 

two hundred dollars per year. 

(5) An authorized representative out-of-state spirits 

importer or brand owner for spirits produced outside of the 

United States may ship spirits to licensed spirits distributors, 

or spirits importers located in Washington state. The fee for 

an authorized representative certificate of approval for foreign 

spirits is two hundred dollars per year.)) 

WSR 13-03-151 






24-089. 


314-02-107 What are the requirements for a spirits retail 

license?











Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The passage of 

Initiative 1183 and the privatization of spirits theft and product 

loss is significant and increasing. This is contributing to 

increased underage access to alcohol. Rules are needed to 

clarify reporting requirements of product loss due to theft and 

internal shrinkage. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: This rule making is the 

result of a petition from the Washington Association of Sheriffs 

and Police Chiefs. Law enforcement feels stolen spirits 

product has created a public safety issue. 


66.08.030. 












S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 664-1726. 





34.05.328. 


Sharon Foster 

Chairman 



WAC 314-02-107 What are the requirements for a 

spirits retail license? (1) The requirements for a spirits retail 

license are as follows: 

(a) Submit a signed acknowledgment form indicating the 

square footage of the premises. The premises must be at least 

ten thousand square feet of fully enclosed retail space within 

a single structure, including store rooms and other interior 

areas. This does not include any area encumbered by a lease 

or rental agreement (floor plans one-eighth inch to one foot 

scale may be required by the board); and 

(b) Submit a signed acknowledgment form indicating the 

licensee has a security plan which addresses: 

(i) Inventory management; 

(ii) Employee training and supervision; and 


(iii) Physical security of spirits product with respect to 

preventing sales to underage or apparently intoxicated persons 

and theft of product. 

(2) A grocery store licensee or a specialty shop licensee 

may add a spirits retail liquor license to their current license 

if they meet the requirements for the spirits retail license. 

(3) The board may not deny a spirits retail license to 

qualified applicants where the premises is less than ten thousand 

square feet if: 

(a) The application is for a former contract liquor store 

location; 

(b) The application is for the holder of a former state 

liquor store operating rights sold at auction; or 

(c) There is no spirits retail license holder in the trade 

area that the applicant proposes to serve; and 

(i) The applicant meets the operational requirements in 

WAC 314-02-107 (1)(b); and 

(ii) If a current liquor licensee, has not committed more 

than one public safety violation within the last three years. 

(4) Spirit retail licensees must report to the board quarterly 

on a form provided by the board, spirits product loss due 

to theft and internal shrinkage. 

WSR 13-03-152 


DEPARTMENT OF 

FISH AND WILDLIFE 




19-007 on September 6, 2012; WSR 12-20-084 on October 3, 

2012; and WSR 12-23-013 on November 9, 2012. 


subject of this proposed rule-making effort is the amendment 

of hunting seasons and regulations for 2013-2014, archery 

equipment regulations, and rules governing the importation 

of dead nonresident wildlife for the purposes of disease control. 

Amending WAC 232-12-021 Importation and retention 

of dead nonresident wildlife, 232-12-054 Archery requirements—Archery 

special use permits, 232-28-248 Special 

closures and firearm restriction areas, 232-28-273 2012-2014 

Moose seasons and permit quotas, 232-28-286 2013, 2014, 

and 2015 Spring black bear seasons and regulations, 232-28- 

296 Landowner hunting permits, 232-28-334 Game management 

units (GMUs) boundary descriptions—Region four, 

232-28-336 Game management units (GMUs) boundary 

descriptions—Region six, 232-28-337 Elk area descriptions, 

232-28-342 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 Small game and 

other wildlife seasons and regulations, 232-28-357 2012- 

2014 Deer general seasons and definitions, 232-28-358 2012- 

2014 Elk general seasons and definitions, 232-28-359 2013 

Deer special permits and 232-28-360 2013 Elk special permits; 

new sections WAC 232-28-622 Big horn sheep seasons 

and permit quotas, 232-28-623 2012-2014 Mountain goat 

seasons and permit quotas, and 232-28-624 Deer area 

descriptions. 



Hearing Location(s): Moses Lake Civic Center, 401 

South Balsam, Moses Lake, WA 98837, on March 1-2, 2013, 

at 8:30 a.m. 

Date of Intended Adoption: On or after April 12, 2013. 

Submit Written Comments to: Wildlife Program Commission 

Meeting Public Comments, 600 Capitol Way North, 

Olympia, WA 98501-1091, fax (360) 902-2162, by February 

15, 2013. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Tami 

Lininger by February 22, 2013, TTY (800) 833-6388 or (360) 

902-2267. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: WAC 232-12- 

021, the states and provinces listed in this WAC have confirmed 

chronic wasting disease (CWD) in their wild, freeranging 

populations of cervids. This proposal would add the 

states of Texas and Missouri to those states where additional 

processing of deer, elk, and moose carcasses is required 

before they can be brought into Washington. 

WAC 232-12-054, this proposed amendment is intended 

to further the discussion on allowing illuminated nocks for 

archery equipment. 

WAC 232-28-248, this proposed amendment is part of 

the effort to streamline, reorganize, and update rules in the 

WAC overhaul project currently underway. Anticipated 

effects are minimal; this project involves merely rewording 

and clarifying a rule already in existence. 

WAC 232-28-273, this amendment clarifies that the 

exemption from the once-in-a-lifetime moose restriction is 

also applicable if the hunter applies in the future for a hunt in 

the permit categories of antlerless moose: Raffle, auction, or 

master hunter. Additionally, this amendment reduces the 

number of master-hunter moose permits. 

WAC 232-28-286, the purpose for amending the 2013- 

15 spring black bear hunting seasons is to expand opportunity 

in the north Puget Sound. These spring seasons are mainly 

established to address damage caused by bears to commercially 

grown trees. The hunt utilizes recreational hunters to 

harvest black bears in areas where chronic tree damage and 

other property damage has been documented and allows the 

department to disperse harvest geographically and target 

male bears. This strategy helps ensure long-term sustainability 

in the black bear population and provides recreational 

opportunity for hunters. 

WAC 232-28-296, the purpose of this proposal is to 

expand the number of special hunting opportunities available 

on private lands for hunters and to maintain the number of 

cooperating landowners. 

WAC 232-28-334, this proposal changes the management 

area designation of the Puget Sound Islands from deer 

areas to game management units (GMUs). The proposed 

amendments will allow the department to better track harvest 

removals specific to the islands. 

WAC 232-28-336, the purpose of the proposal is to designate 

Anderson Island as a GMU rather than a deer area. 

The proposed language will allow the department to better 

track harvest removals specific to the island. 

WAC 232-28-337, the purpose of the proposal is to separate 

elk area descriptions from deer area descriptions. The 

proposal also removes one elk area that is no longer needed 


and adjusts the boundary of two other elk areas to make them 

more effective in dealing with wildlife conflict. Additional 

language modifications have been made to improve clarity. 

WAC 232-28-342, the purpose of this proposal is to add 

GMU 145 to the late fall turkey season. This GMU was inadvertently 

omitted during the three-year season-setting process. 

This proposal also modifies bag-limit language pertaining 

to fall turkey permit seasons. The change to the bag-limit 

language clarifies that hunters who kill a turkey during the 

permit seasons may still participate in the other fall seasons 

open to all hunters. 

References to the western Washington Dungeness 

pheasant release site are also removed under the western 

Washington pheasant seasons. 


retain general-season deer hunting opportunity. The purpose 

is also to balance the hunting opportunity between user 

groups; increase opportunity when deer populations allow; 

and reduce opportunity when declining deer numbers warrant 

a change. 


retain general-season elk hunting opportunity. The purpose 


groups; increase opportunity when elk populations allow; and 

reduce opportunity when declining elk numbers warrant a 

change. 


retain special-permit deer hunting opportunity. The purpose 


groups; increase opportunity when deer populations allow; 

and reduce opportunity when declining deer numbers warrant 

a change. 


retain special-permit elk hunting opportunity. The purpose is 

also to balance the hunting opportunity between user groups; 

increase opportunity when elk populations allow; and reduce 

opportunity when declining elk numbers warrant a change. 

WAC 232-28-622, hunters may apply for a bighorn 

sheep permit even if they've previously harvested a bighorn 

sheep in Washington if the earlier harvest was a bighorn 

sheep killed under a ewe-only hunt permit, a raffle permit, or 

an auction permit. Language in this amendment clarifies 

whether the exemption from the once-in-a-lifetime bighorn 

sheep restriction is also applicable if the hunter applies in 

future for a hunt in these categories. 

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep populations in the Blue 

Mountains area of south-eastern Washington have been 

reduced in past years due to the lingering effects of pneumonia 

outbreaks. Pneumonia was detected in the Asotin herd in 

2012, and biologists expect this herd to decline over the next 

few years, although a few older rams remain in this herd. 

WAC 232-28-623, language in this amendment clarifies 

whether the exemption from the once-in-a-lifetime mountain 

goat restriction is also applicable if the hunter applies in 

future for a hunt in these categories. 

The proposed amendment also clarifies the names and 

descriptions of mountain goat hunt areas in Region 4, around 

Mt. Baker, and establishes legal descriptions of open mountain 

goat hunt areas.

WAC 232-28-624, the purpose of the proposal is to separate 

deer area descriptions from elk area descriptions to 

improve the clarity of these rules. The proposal also removes 

the Puget Sound Islands that were previously described as 

deer areas. The department is proposing that those islands be 

described as GMUs in the future. Additional language modifications 

have been made to improve clarity. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: WAC 232-12-021, the 

proposal reduces the risk of CWD being imported into Washington 

state via carcasses of animals harvested in other states. 

Reducing disease risk helps in sustaining deer, elk, and 

moose hunting opportunities in Washington. 

WAC 232-12-054, this proposal facilitates public discussion 

of new technologies and consideration of acceptable 

fair chase and ethical standards for hunting. 

WAC 232-28-248, the department needs these changes 

to increase efficiency, functionality, and clarity of the rules 

within its administrative code. 

WAC 232-28-273, the proposed change in language 

reduces ambiguity regarding who may apply for a moose permit. 

The reduction in master hunter moose permits reflects 

the expected number of hunters needed in 2013 and beyond, 

based on the experience of recent years. 

WAC 232-28-286, spring bear hunting helps address 

commercial tree damage issues and provides recreational 

hunting opportunity. In the past, most black bear damage 

was addressed using depredation permits where the landowner 

would contract with a hunter using dogs to kill multiple 

bears near areas with tree damage. Depredation permit 

hunters were taking an increasing number of bears each year, 

and over one hundred fifty bears were being killed annually. 

The spring black bear season allows recreational hunters to 

better target the areas receiving damage and allows hunters 

rather than contractors to harvest bears. 

WAC 232-28-296, several years ago, the fish and wildlife 

commission developed a policy to expand the private 

lands available to the general public for hunting. One of the 

programs that was authorized is the landowner hunting permit 

program. This program encourages landowners to provide 

opportunity to the general hunter in exchange for customized 

hunting seasons and the ability to generate funding 

to offset the cost of providing public access. 

WAC 232-28-334, this proposal will allow the department 

to better track harvest removals specific to the Puget 

Sound Islands rather than having those removals lumped with 

mainland GMUs. 

WAC 232-28-336, the proposed changes will allow the 

department to better track harvest removals specific to 

Anderson Island rather than having those removals lumped 

with a mainland GMU. 

WAC 232-28-337, elk areas help direct hunters at a scale 

smaller than the GMU when needed. Elk areas also help staff 

address local wildlife conflict problems. Some of the language 

modifications in this proposed amendment are part of 

the effort to streamline, reorganize, and update rules in the 

WAC overhaul project currently underway. 

WAC 232-28-342, GMU 145 is surrounded by other 

GMUs open during the late fall season. The intent was to 

include this unit in the three-year proposal. The department 

supports providing opportunity in this unit. 


Turkey populations are healthy or increasing in areas 

where fall general seasons are in place, and the department is 

encouraging additional harvest and recreational opportunity 

in these areas. Allowing harvest during the general seasons 

by those who draw permits poses no concern for the population. 

Clallam County owns the Dungeness release site and has 

decided to no longer allow use of the area for upland bird 

hunting. For this reason, removing references to this site is 

appropriate. 

WAC 232-28-357, the proposed amendment provides 

recreational deer hunting opportunity and protects deer from 

overharvest. The amendment would maintain sustainable 

general deer hunting season opportunities for 2013; address 

deer damage problems; and provide for deer population control 

when needed. 

WAC 232-28-358, this proposal provides recreational 

elk hunting opportunity and protects elk from overharvest. 

The proposed amendment would maintain sustainable general 

elk hunting season opportunities for 2013; address elk 

damage problems; and provide for elk population control 

when needed. 


deer hunting opportunity and protects deer from overharvest. 

The proposed amendment would maintain sustainable deer 

special-permit hunting season opportunities for 2013; 

address deer damage problems; and provide for deer population 

control when needed. 


elk hunting opportunity and protects elk from overharvest. 

The proposed amendment would maintain sustainable elk 

special-permit hunting season opportunities for 2013; 

address elk damage problems; and provide for elk population 

control when needed. 

WAC 232-28-622, the change in language reduces ambiguity 

regarding who may apply for a bighorn sheep permit. 

The reduction in hunting permits for the Blue Mountain area 

will reduce pressure on a herd that is experiencing a disease 

problem, and increase the chances for a high quality ram 

taken from this herd by the winner of the Rocky Mountain 

bighorn sheep raffle. 

WAC 232-28-623, changes in language reduce ambiguity 

regarding who may apply for a bighorn sheep permit; 

remove inconsistency between the WAC, pamphlet, and 

instructional letters sent to permit holders; and clarify hunting 

unit boundaries for mountain goats in the Mt. Baker area. 

WAC 232-28-624, deer areas help direct hunters at a 

scale smaller than the GMU and help staff address wildlife 

conflict problems. Some of the language modifications in 

this proposed amendment are part of the effort to streamline, 

reorganize, and update rules in the WAC overhaul project 

currently underway. 


77.12.150, and 77.12.240. 


150, and 77.12.240. 



Agency Comments or Recommendations, if any, as to 

Statutory Language, Implementation, Enforcement, and Fis- 



cal Matters: When filing the permanent rule-making order 

(CR-103P), the WAC sections containing rule amendments 

will be consolidated into one or two order typing service 

(OTS) documents. 

Name of Proponent: Washington department of fish and 

wildlife, governmental. 

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting 

and Implementation: Nate Pamplin, Natural Resources 

Building, Olympia, (360) 902-2693; and Enforcement: 

Bruce Bjork, Natural Resources Building, Olympia, (360) 

902-2373. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. These rules do not 

directly regulate small business. 


34.05.328. This proposal is not related to hydraulics rules. 


Lori Preuss 


AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 11-299, filed 

11/16/11, effective 12/17/11) 

WAC 232-12-021 Importation and retention of dead 

nonresident wildlife. It is unlawful: 

(1) To import or possess dead wildlife, taken in another 

state or country, into Washington unless such wildlife was 

acquired lawfully. Proof of legal acquisition must be retained 

during the period of retention of the carcass or edible parts. 

Violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW 

77.15.290. 

(2) For a person who imports a dead mountain sheep, 

mountain goat, cougar or bear to fail to report such importation 

to the department in writing within ten days of the importation. 

The report must contain the name and address of the 

importer, the location where the dead wildlife is being stored 

and general information describing where and how the wildlife 

was obtained. Violation of this subsection is punishable 

under RCW 77.15.290. 

(3) To import or possess deer, elk, or moose, or parts 

thereof, harvested in Texas, Missouri, Colorado, Wyoming, 

Utah, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Illinois, South Dakota, 

Nebraska, Kansas, New York, West Virginia, Virginia, North 

Dakota, Alberta, Maryland, Minnesota, and Saskatchewan 

with the following exceptions: 

(a) Meat that has been deboned in the state or province 

where it was harvested and is imported as boned out meat; 

(b) Skulls and antlers, antlers attached to the skull plate, 

or upper canine teeth (buglers, whistlers, ivories) from which 

all soft tissue has been removed; 

(c) Hides or capes without heads attached; 

(d) Tissue imported for use by a diagnostic or research 

laboratory; 

(e) Finished taxidermy mounts. 

Violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW 

77.15.290. 

(4) To fail to notify the department within twenty-four 

hours if an importer or receiver of deer or elk is notified by a 

state or province that a harvested animal has tested positive 


for chronic wasting disease. Violation of this subsection is an 

infraction punishable under RCW 77.15.160. 


5/2/12, effective 6/2/12) 

WAC 232-12-054 Archery requirements—Archery 

special use permits. (1) Rules pertaining to all archery hunting 

seasons: 

(a) It is unlawful for any person to carry or have in his 

possession any firearm while in the field archery hunting, 

during an archery season specified for that area, except for 

modern handguns carried for personal protection. Modern 

handguns cannot be used to hunt big game or dispatch 

wounded big game during an archery, big game hunting season. 

(b) It is unlawful to have any electrical equipment or 

electric device(s), except for illuminated nocks, attached to 

the bow or arrow while hunting. 

(c) It is unlawful to shoot a bow and arrow from a vehicle 

or from, across, or along the maintained portion of a public 

highway, except that persons with a disabled hunter permit 

may shoot from a vehicle if the hunter is in compliance with 

WAC 232-12-828. 

(d) It is unlawful to use any device secured to or supported 

by the bow for the purpose of maintaining the bow at 

full draw or in a firing position, except that persons with an 

archery special use permit may hunt game birds or game animals 

using a device that stabilizes and holds a long bow, 

recurve bow, or compound bow at a full draw, and may use a 

mechanical or electrical release. 

(e) It is unlawful to hunt wildlife with a crossbow during 

an archery season. However, disabled hunter permittees in 

possession of a crossbow special use permit may hunt with a 

crossbow in any season that allows archery equipment. 

(f) It is unlawful to hunt big game animals with any 

arrow or bolt that does not have a sharp broadhead, and the 

broadhead blade or blades are less than seven-eighths inch 

wide. 

(g) It is unlawful to hunt big game animals with a broadhead 

blade unless the broadhead is unbarbed and completely 

closed at the back end of the blade or blades by a smooth, 

unbroken surface starting at maximum blade width and forming 

a smooth line toward the feather end of the shaft, and such 

line does not angle toward the point. 

(h) It is unlawful to hunt big game animals with a retractable 

broadhead. 

(i) It is unlawful to hunt wildlife with any bow equipped 

with a scope. However, hunters with disabilities who meet 

the definition of being visually impaired in WAC 232-12-828 

may receive a special use permit that would allow the use of 

scopes or other visual aids. A disabled hunter permit holder 

in possession of a special use permit that allows the use of a 

scope or visual aid may hunt game birds or game animals 

during archery seasons. 

(2) Rules pertaining to long bow, recurve bow and compound 

bow archery: 

(a) It is unlawful for any person to hunt big game animals 

with a bow that does not produce a minimum of 40 pounds of 

pull measured at twenty-eight inches or at full draw.

(b) It is unlawful to hunt big game animals with any 

arrow measuring less than 20 inches in length or weighing 

less than 6 grains per pound of draw weight with a minimum 

arrow weight of 300 grains. 

(3) Archery special use permits: 

(a) An archery special use permit is available to a person 

who possesses a valid disabled hunter permit. An archery 

special use permit application must be signed by a physician 

stating that the person's disability is permanent and the person 

has a loss of use of one or both upper extremities, has a 

significant limitation in the use of an upper extremity, or has 

a permanent physical limitation, which loss or limitation substantially 

impairs the ability to safely hold, grasp, or shoot a 

long bow, recurve bow or compound bow. The loss or limitation 

may be the result of, but not limited to, amputation, 

paralysis, diagnosed disease, or birth defect. The approved 

archery special use permit must be in the physical possession 

of the person while using adaptive archery equipment as 

described in subsection (1)(d) of this section to hunt game 

birds or game animals. 

(b) A crossbow special use permit is available to a person 

who meets the requirements for an archery special use 

permit and is unable to use adaptive archery equipment. 

Adaptive equipment includes, but is not limited to: Cocking 

devices that hold the bow at full draw; trigger mechanisms 

that may be released by mouth, or chin, or hand supporting 

the bow; and devices that assist in supporting the bow. Information 

describing types of adaptive equipment will be provided 

to physicians for their assessment of the applicant's 

ability to utilize adaptive archery equipment. Muscle weakness, 

impaired range of motion, or unilateral hand weakness 

disability, of both hands or both arms or both sides of the 

upper extremity, may result in an inability to use adaptive 

archery equipment. Standard tests approved by the American 

Medical Association may be conducted to assess a person's 

abilities. 

(4) A violation of this section is punishable under RCW 

77.15.400, 77.15.410, or 77.15.430, depending on the species 

hunted. 


4/30/10, effective 5/31/10) 

WAC 232-28-248 Special closures and firearm 

restriction areas. (1) RESTRICTED ((AND PROHIBITED)) 

HUNTING AREAS. 

((These areas are closed by Fish and Wildlife Commission 

action. Other areas may be closed to hunting by local, state 

or federal regulations. 

IT IS ILLEGAL TO HUNT EXCEPT WHERE PROVIDED IN THE FOL- 

LOWING AREAS)) It is unlawful to hunt in the following 

restricted hunting areas except where provided below: 

((1.)) (a) Parker Lake (GMU 117, Pend Oreille County): 

All lands south of Ruby Creek Road (USFS Road 2489), 

north of Tacoma Creek Road (USFS Road 2389), and west of 

Bonneville Power Administration power lines are designated 

as "CLOSED AREA" to ((the)) hunting ((of)) wild animals and 

wild birds year-round. The Parker Lake closure ((was estab- 


lished to)) provides a protected area for the Air Force Military 

Survival Training Program. 

((2.)) (b) Columbia River: The Columbia River ((and)), 

all ((the)) islands in the river, ((and)) the Benton County 

shoreline below the high water mark, and any peninsula originating 

on the Benton County shoreline, between Vernita 

Bridge ((()) on Highway 24(())) downstream to the old Hanford 

townsite powerline crossing (wooden towers) in Section 

24, T 13 N, R 27 E, is designated as a "CLOSED AREA" to 

((the)) hunting ((of)) wild animals and wild birds. 

((3.)) (c) Green River (GMU 485): Except for special 

permit hunters, who may also take a black bear and/or cougar 

with the appropriate license/tag options, all lands within 

GMU 485 are designated as a "CLOSED AREA" to the hunting 

of big game ((by Department of Fish and Wildlife regulated 

hunters throughout the)) year-round. During the general 

westside elk season and general and late deer seasons, all 

lands within GMU 485 are also designated as a "CLOSED 

AREA" to ((the)) hunting ((of)) all wild animals ((()), including 

wild birds(())), year-round. The City of Tacoma enforces 

trespass within GMU 485 on lands owned or controlled by 

the City during all times of the year. 

((4.)) (d) McNeil Island (part of GMU 652): ((McNeil 

Island (part of GMU 652) is)) Closed to the hunting of all 

wild animals ((()), including wild birds(() year around)), 

year-round. 

((5.)) (e) Loo-wit (GMU 522): Closed to hunting and 

trapping ((within GMU 522 (Loo-wit))), except for ((the)) elk 

hunting ((of elk)) by special permit holders during established 

seasons and designated areas. 

((6.)) (f) The Voice of America Dungeness Recreation 

Area County Park ((in)) (Clallam County ((is))): Closed to 

all hunting except Wednesdays, weekends, and holidays, 

from the first weekend in October to the end of January. 

((7.)) (2) A violation of ((any provision in 1. through 6. 

under "Restricted and Prohibited Hunting Areas")) subsection 

(1) of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.400, 

77.15.410, or 77.15.430, depending ((upon)) on the species 

hunted. 

(3) CLOSED BIG GAME ((CLOSURES)) HUNTING AREAS. 

It is unlawful to hunt big game in the following closed 

areas, unless otherwise specified: 

((1.)) (a) Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, and Wahkiakum counties 

((are)): Closed to Columbian Whitetail Deer hunting. 

((2.)) (b) Cathlamet: Beginning in the town of Skamokawa; 

then east along SR 4 to ((the)) Risk Road; then south 

and east along ((the)) Risk Road to Foster Road; then south 

along the Foster Road to the Elochoman River; then upstream 

along the Elochoman River to ((the)) Elochoman Valley 

Road (old SR 407); then west along the Elochoman Valley 

Road to SR 4; then east along SR 4 to SR 409; then south 

along SR 409 to the Cathlamet Channel of the Columbia 

River; then east along the north shore of the Cathlamet Channel 

to Cape Horn; then south in the Columbia River to the 

state line; then west along the state line to a point directly 

south of the mouth of Skamokawa Creek; then north on Skamokawa 

Creek to SR 4 and the point of beginning. This area 

is closed to all deer and elk hunting, to protect the Columbian 

Whitetail Deer. 



((3.)) (c) Willapa National Wildlife Refuge: ((Except for 

Long Island, Willapa National Wildlife Refuge is)) Closed to 

all big game hunting, except for Long Island. 

((4.)) (d) Walla Walla Mill Creek Watershed (GMU 

157): All lands in the Mill Creek Watershed are designated 

as a "CLOSED AREA" to ((the)) hunting ((of)) all wild animals 

((()), including wild birds(())), except for the elk hunting ((of 

elk)) by the holders of GMU-157 special elk permits during 

the established open season. This area is closed to motorized 

vehicles. Entry ((is)) allowed only by Forest Service permit 

for the duration of the hunt. Any entry into the Mill Creek 

Watershed at other times is prohibited. 

((5.)) (e) Westport: Closed to hunting ((of)) all big game 

animals on ((that)) the part of Westport Peninsula lying north 

of State Highway 105 from the west end of the Elk River 

Bridge, and the Schafer Island Road to the ocean beach. 

((6.)) (f) Cottonwood and Howard islands ((in)) (GMU 

564 ((are))): Closed to all deer hunting. 

((7.)) (4) A violation of ((any provision in 1. through 6. 

under "Big Game Closures")) subsection (3) of this section is 

a gross misdemeanor or a class C felony punishable under 

RCW 77.15.410, depending on the circumstances of the violation. 

(5) FIREARM RESTRICTION AREAS(( - UNLAWFUL 

ACTS)). 

((1.)) (a) It is unlawful to hunt wildlife in the following 

firearm restriction areas with centerfire or rimfire rifles, or to 

fail to comply with additional firearm restrictions, except as 

established below((.)): 

COUNTY AREA 

Chelan That portion of GMU 251 (Mission) 

beginning at the intersection of the Duncan 

Road and Highway 2; south on Duncan 

Road to Mountain Home Road; south 

along Mountain Home Road to the Icicle 

Irrigation Ditch; south and west along the 

Icicle Irrigation Ditch to the Snow Lake 

Trail; west and north along the Snow Lake 

Trail and across the Icicle River to Icicle 

River Road; east and north along Icicle 

River Road to the Wenatchee River; 

northwest along the Wenatchee River to 

Highway 2; north and east on Highway 2 

to Duncan Road and the point of beginning. 

Clallam That portion of GMU 624 (Coyle) located 

within Clallam County. 

Clark GMU 564 (Battleground) 

That portion of GMU 554 in Clark 

County. 

Cowlitz GMU 554 (Yale) 

GMU 504 (Stella) 

That portion of GMU 564 (Battleground) 

in Cowlitz County. 


COUNTY AREA 

Grays Harbor That portion of GMU 658 (North River) 

beginning at Bay City; then west along 

Highway 105 to Twin Harbors State Park; 

then south along Highway 105 to Grayland 

Grocery; then east on Cranberry 

Road to Turkey Road; then east and north 

on Turkey Road to Bayview Logging 

Road; then north and east along Bayview 

Logging Road to Mallard Slough; then 

east and south along the Bayview Road to 

Andrews Creek; then north along main 

channel of Andrews Creek to Grays Harbor; 

then north and west along the main 

navigation channel to Bay City and point 

of beginning. 

Grays Harbor The following Chehalis Valley restriction 

applies only during elk seasons: 

That portion of GMU 660 (Minot Peak) 

described as follows: Beginning at Highway 

12 and Highway 107 junction near 

Montesano; east and south on Highway 

12 to Oakville; south on the Oakville- 

Brooklyn Road to a point one 

mile west of South Bank Road; northwest 

along a line one mile southwest of the 

South Bank Road to Delzene Road; north 

along Delzene Road to South Bank Road; 

northwest along South Bank Road to 

Wakefield Road; north on Wakefield 

Road to the Chehalis River; west along 

the Chehalis River to Highway 107 

bridge; north on Highway 107 to Highway 

12 to the point of beginning. 

Island That portion of GMU 410 (Island) located 

on Camano and Whidbey islands. 

Jefferson Indian and Marrowstone islands. 

King The area west of Highway 203 (Monroe- 

Fall City, then Fall City-Preston Road) to 

Interstate 90 (I-90), I-90 to Highway 18, 

Highway 18 to Interstate 5 (I-5), I-5 to the 

Pierce-King County line; Vashon and 

Maury islands. 

This area is restricted to archery only: 

The following portion of GMU 652 (Puyallup): 

Beginning at the intersection of 

State Highway 410 and the southeast Mud 

Mountain Dam Road near the King/Pierce 

County line north of Buckley; then east 

along the southeast Mud Mountain Road 

to 284th Avenue Southeast; then north 

along 284th Avenue Southeast to State 

Highway 410; then west along Highway 

410 to the point of the beginning.

COUNTY AREA 

Kitsap East of State Highway 16 originating at 

the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to Gorst, and 

east of Highway 3 to Newbury Hill Road, 

north of Newbury Hill Road and the 

Bremerton-Seabeck Highway to Big Beef 

Creek Bridge; all of Bainbridge Island, 

and Bangor Military Reservation. 

Kittitas GMU 334 (Ellensburg) Closed to centerfire 

rifles during deer and elk seasons. 

Klickitat Elk Area 5062 (Trout Lake) closed to centerfire 

rifles, handguns, and muzzleloaders 

October 1 to December 15. 

Mason GMU 633 (Mason Lake) south of Hammersley 

Inlet; and all of Harstene Island. 

Pacific GMU 684 (Long Beach) west of Sand 

Ridge Road. The portion of GMU 658 

(North River) south and west of State 

Highway 105 and Airport Road between 

Raymond and North River Bridge. GMU 

681 between U.S. Highway 101, Chinook 

Valley Road and the Columbia River from 

Astoria-Megler bridge to the Wallacut 

River. 

Pierce GMU 652 (Anderson and Ketron islands) 

limited to archery, shotgun, and muzzleloader. 

McNeil Island closed to hunting. 

See GMU 652 restriction area outlined for 

King County. 

GMU 627 (Kitsap) south of Highway 302 

on the Longbranch Peninsula is a firearm 

restriction area. 

San Juan All San Juan County. 

Snohomish All areas west of Highway 9, until the 

intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 2, 

then east along Highway 2 to Highway 

203, then all areas west of Highway 203 

to the Snohomish/King County line. 

Skagit All mainland areas and islands in Skagit 

County west of I-5 and north of the 

Skagit/Snohomish County line, except 

Cypress Island. This restriction applies to 

big game hunting only. 

Skamania That portion of GMU 564 (Battle Ground) 

in Skamania County. 

Thurston GMU 666 (Deschutes) north of U.S. 

Highway 101 and Interstate 5 between 

Oyster Bay and the mouth of the 

Nisqually River. 

Whatcom All mainland areas and islands of Whatcom 

County that are west of I-5. This 

restriction applies to big game hunting 

only. 


((2.)) (b) Archery tag holders may only hunt during 

established archery seasons with archery equipment as 

defined under WAC 232-12-054. 

(c) Muzzleloader tag holders may only hunt during 

established muzzleloader seasons with muzzleloader equipment 

as defined ((under WAC 232-12-051)) in department 

rule. 

(d) Modern firearm tag holders may hunt during established 

modern firearm seasons with bows and arrows; crossbows; 

muzzleloaders; revolver-type handguns; or shotguns, 

so long as the equipment ((used meets the department's regulations 

for that equipment)) and ammunition complies with 

department rules. 

((3.)) (6) A violation of ((any provision in 1. or 2. under 

"Firearm Restriction Areas - Unlawful Acts")) subsection (5) 

of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.400, 77.15.- 

410, or 77.15.430, depending on the species hunted. 


5/2/12, effective 6/2/12) 

WAC 232-28-273 2012-2014 Moose((, bighorn sheep, 

and mountain goat)) season((s)) and permit quotas. (1) It 

is unlawful to fail to comply with the provisions of this section. 

A violation of species, sex, size, number, area, season, 

or eligibility requirements is punishable under RCW 77.15.- 

410. 

(((1))) (2) Moose Permit Hunts 

(a) Who May Apply: Anyone ((may apply,)) EXCEPT 

those who previously harvested a moose ((previously)) in 

Washington state may apply for a moose permit. An individual 

may only harvest one moose during ((their)) his or her 

lifetime (((except)). However, this restriction is waived for 

hunters who have previously harvested a moose under an antlerless-only 

((hunts)), master-hunter hunt((s)), ((and)) raffle 

((and)), or auction ((hunts))) permit, as well as for applications 

for an antlerless-only, master-hunter, raffle, or auction 

permit. 

(b) Bag Limit: One moose. 

(c) Weapon Restrictions: Permit holders may use any 

legal weapon. 



Hunt 

Permit 

Permit Hunt 

Special 

Name 

Season 

Boundary Description Restrictions Permits 

Kettle Range/East Okanogan Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMUs 101, 105, 204 Any Moose 10 

Selkirk Mtns. A Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMU 113 Any Moose 15 

Selkirk Mtns. Bd Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMU 113 Antlerless Only 2 

Mt. Spokane South A Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 Moose Area 1 Any Moose 8 

Mt. Spokane South B Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 Moose Area 1 Antlerless Only 8 

Mt. Spokane North A Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 Moose Area 2 Any Moose 8 

Mt. Spokane North B Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 Moose Area 2 Antlerless Only 7 

Mt. Spokane North Cb Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 Moose Area 2 Antlerless Only 1 

Mt. SpokaneHC Dec. 1 - Mar. 31 GMUs 124, 127, and 130 Antlerless Only ((20)) 

within Spokane County 

10HC Mt. Spokane South - Youth Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 Moose Area 1 Antlerless Only 8 

Only a 

Mt. Spokane North - Youth 

Only a 

Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 Moose Area 2 Antlerless Only 8 

49 Degrees North A Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMU 117 Any Moose 21 

49 Degrees North Bb Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMU 117 Antlerless Only 3 

49 Degrees North Cc Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMU 117 Antlerless Only 2 

49 Degrees North Youth Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMU 117 Antlerless Only 2 

Only a 

Three Forks Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMUs 108, 111 Any Moose 6 

Hangman A Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMUs 127, 130 Any Moose 7 

Hangman B Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMUs 127, 130 Antlerless Only 7 

Huckleberry Range A Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMUs 121, 124 west of Hwy 

395 

Any Moose 7 

Huckleberry Range Bc Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 GMUs 121, 124 west of Hwy 

395 

Antlerless Only 2 

a Applicants must be eligible to purchase a youth moose permit application. An adult must accompany the youth hunter((s must 

be accompanied by an adult)) during the hunt. 

b Applicants must possess a Disabled Hunter Permit. 

c Applicants must be eligible to purchase a 65 years of age or older permit application. 

d Applicants must be a certified hunter education instructor who meets program-defined eligibility criteria. 

HC This is a damage hunt administered by a WDFW designated hunt coordinator. Only master hunters may apply, and any weapon 

may be used. Successful applicants will be contacted on an as-needed basis to help with specific sites of nuisance moose activity 

in designated areas. Not all successful applicants will be contacted in any given year. 

(3) Moose Areas: 

(a) Moose Area 1: South Spokane Moose Area: 

That portion of GMU 124 beginning at intersection of Blanchard Rd and Idaho-Washington state line: W on Blanchard Rd to 

Blanchard Creek Rd; SW on Blanchard Creek Rd to Tallman Rd; W on Tallman Rd to Elk Chattaroy Rd; SW on Elk Chattaroy 

Rd to Hwy 2; S on Hwy 2 to Hwy 395, S on Hwy 395 to Spokane River, E on Spokane River to Idaho-Washington state line, N 

on Idaho-Washington state line to Blanchard Rd and the point of beginning. 

(b) Moose Area 2: North Spokane Moose Area: 

That portion of GMU 124 beginning at intersection of Blanchard Rd and Idaho-Washington state line: W on Blanchard Rd to 

Blanchard Creek Rd; SW on Blanchard Creek Rd to Tallman Rd; W on Tallman Rd to Elk Chattaroy Rd; SW on Elk Chattaroy 

Rd to Hwy 2; S on Hwy 2 to Hwy 395, N on Hwy 395 to Deer Park-Milan Rd, E on Deer Park-Milan Rd to Hwy 2, N on Hwy 

2 to Idaho-Washington state line, S on Idaho-Washington state line to Blanchard Rd and the point of beginning. 

(((2) Bighorn Sheep Permit Hunts 

Who May Apply: Anyone may apply, EXCEPT those who harvested a bighorn sheep previously in Washington state. An individual 

may only harvest one bighorn sheep during their lifetime (except waived for raffle and auction hunts, and ewe only hunts). 

Bag Limit: One bighorn ram (except in designated adult ewe hunts, one bighorn adult ewe). 

Proposed [ 98 ]

a Applicants must be eligible to purchase a 65 years of age or 

older permit application. 

b Applicants must be eligible to purchase a youth bighorn 

sheep permit application. Youth hunters must be accompanied 

by an adult during the hunt. 

Bighorn Sheep Units: 

Sheep Unit 2 Vulcan Mountain: Permit Area: Ferry 

County north of the Kettle River near Curlew. 

Sheep Unit 4 Selah Butte: Permit Area: That part of 

Yakima and Kittitas counties between Ellensburg and 

Yakima east of the Yakima River and north of Selah Creek, 

west of Interstate 82 and south of Interstate 90. 

Sheep Unit 5 Umtanum: Permit Area: Those portions of 

Yakima and Kittitas counties west of the Yakima River, north 

of Wenas Creek, and east of USFS Road 1701 to Manastash 

Lake and its drainage; south and east along the South Fork 

Manastash Creek to Manastash Creek and the Yakima River. 

Sheep Unit 7 Cleman Mountain: Permit Area: That part of 

Yakima County south of Wenas Creek and east of USFS 

Road 1701, north of Highway 410 and Highway 12 and west 

of the Yakima River. 

Sheep Unit 10 Mt. Hull: Permit Area: That part of Okanogan 

County within the following described boundary: Beginning 

at Oroville; then south along U.S. Highway 97 to the 

Swanson's Mill Road (old Mt. Hull Road) near Lake 

Andrews; then east to the Dry Gulch Road; then north to the 

Oroville-Toroda Creek Road (Molson Grade Road); then 

west to Oroville and the point of beginning. 

Sheep Unit 11 Wenaha Wilderness: Permit Area: That 

part of GMU 169 within Crooked Creek drainage. 


Hunt 

Permit 

Permit Hunt 

Special 

Name 

Season Boundary Description Restrictions Permits 

Vulcan Mountain Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 2 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Selah Butte Nov. 5-30 Sheep Unit 4 Any Legal Weapon 3 

Umtanum Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 5 Any Legal Weapon 2 

Cleman Mountain A Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 7 Any Legal Weapon 6 

Cleman Mountain B Nov. 5-30 Sheep Unit 7 Any Legal Weapon 6 

Mt. Hull A Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 10 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Mt. Hull B Oct. 1-10 Sheep Unit 10 Adult ewe only 

Any Legal Weapon 

1 

Mt. Hull Cb Oct. 1-10 Sheep Unit 10 Adult ewe only 


1 

Lincoln Cliffs Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 12 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Quilomene Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 13 Any Legal Weapon 3 

Swakane Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 14 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Tieton A Sept. 15 - 30 Sheep Unit 15 Any Legal Weapon 3 

Tieton B Nov. 5-30 Sheep Unit 15 Any Legal Weapon 3 

Manson Nov. 5-30 Sheep Unit 16 Any Legal Weapon 2 

Asotin Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 17 Any Legal Weapon 2 

Chelan Butte Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 18 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Sinlahekin Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 19 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Sheep Unit 12 Lincoln Cliffs: Permit Area: That part of 

Lincoln County north of Highway 2. 

Sheep Unit 13 Quilomene: Permit Area: GMUs 329, 330, 

and 251 south of Colockum Creek. 

Sheep Unit 14 Swakane: Permit Area: GMU 250. 

Sheep Unit 15 Tieton: Permit Area: GMU 360. 

Sheep Unit 16 Manson: Permit Area: Beginning at the 

mouth of Granite Falls Creek on the south shore of Lake 

Chelan, E across Lake Chelan to Willow Point; NW along the 

shoreline of Lake Chelan to the mouth of Stink Creek; E 

along Stink Creek to the intersection with Green's Landing 

Road; along Green's Landing Road to Manson Boulevard; E 

on Manson Boulevard to Lower Joe Creek Road; NE on 

Lower Joe Creek Road to Grade Creek Road; NE on Grade 

Creek Road to US Forest Service Road 8210; NE on US Forest 

Service Road 8210 to intersection with US Forest Service 

Road 8020; W on US Forest Service Road 8020 to Fox Peak; 

NW along Sawtooth Ridge (Chelan-Okanogan County Line) 

to the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area boundary; S 

along the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area boundary to 

shore line of Lake Chelan; W across Lake Chelan to the 

mouth of Riddle Creek on the South Shore; SE along South 

Shore of Lake Chelan to the point of beginning. 

Sheep Unit 17 Asotin: Permit Area: GMU 175. 

Sheep Unit 18 Chelan Butte: Permit Area: Beginning at 

the intersection of State Hwy 971 and US Hwy 97A, S to the 

W shoreline of the Columbia River, N along the W shoreline 

of the Columbia River for 21 miles to the mouth of Antione 

Creek, W up Antione Creek to where it crosses Apple Acres 

Rd, W on Apple Acres Rd to the intersection with Washing- 



ton Creek Rd (US Forest Service Rd 8135), N on Washington 

Creek Rd to its end and then follow Washington Creek, W on 

Washington Creek to where it crosses US Forest Service Rd 

8010, S on US Forest Service Rd 8010 (transitions into Purtteman 

Creek Rd) to Purtteman Gulch, S into Purtteman 

Gulch to the N shoreline of Lake Chelan, S along the shoreline 

to the S shoreline of Lake Chelan to the mouth of First 

Creek, S up First Creek to the intersection of State Hwy 971 

(Navarre Coulee Rd), S on State Hwy 971 to the point of 

beginning. 

Sheep Unit 19 Sinlahekin: Beginning at the eastern boundary 

of the Pasayten Wilderness border and the US-Canadian 

border; E on the US-Canadian border to the border station on 

Similkameen Rd (Co. Rd 4568); SE on the Similkameen Rd 

(Co. Rd 4568) to the Loomis-Oroville Rd (Co. Rd 9425); E 

on the Loomis-Oroville Rd (Co. Rd 9425) to US Hwy 97 in 

Oroville; S on US Hwy 97 to 12th Ave; W on 12th Ave (it 

curves S and changes to Old Highway 97); S on Old Highway 

97 to US Hwy 97; S on US Hwy 97 to the South Pine Creek 

Rd (Co. Rd 9410); W on the South Pine Creek Rd (Co. Rd 

9410) to Fish Lake Rd (Co. Rd 4290); W on Fish Lake Rd 

(Co. Rd 4290) to South Fish Lake Rd (Co. Rd 4282), along 

the south shore of Fish Lake; SW on South Fish Lake Rd (Co. 

Rd 4282), to the Sinlahekin Rd (Co. Rd 4015); SW on the 

Sinlahekin Rd (Co. Rd 4015), along the north shore of Con- 


conully Lake, to the Salmon Creek North Fork Rd (Co. Rd 

2361), at the town of Conconully; N on US Forest Service Rd 

38 (Salmon Creek North Fork Rd, Co. Rd 2361) to US Forest 

Service Rd 3820; N on US Forest Service Rd 3820 over Lone 

Frank Pass, to US Forest Service Rd 39; N on US Forest Service 

Rd 39 to the US Forest Service Rd 300 at Long Swamp 

trailhead; W on the US Forest Service Rd 300 to US Forest 

Service Trail 342; N on US Forest Service Trail 342 to US 

Forest Service Trail 343; E on US Forest Service Trail 343 to 

US Forest Service Trail 341; E on US Forest Service Trail 

341 to US Forest Service Trail 375; E on US Forest Service 

Trail 375 to the eastern boundary of the Pasayten Wilderness 

Area; N on the Pasayten Wilderness Area boundary to the 

US-Canadian border and the point of beginning. 

(3) Mountain Goat Permit Hunts 

Who May Apply: Anyone may apply, except those who 

harvested a mountain goat in Washington state after 1998. An 

individual may only harvest one mountain goat during their 

lifetime, except for those who harvested a goat prior to 1999. 

(Except waived for raffle and auction hunts.) 

Bag Limit: One (1) adult goat of either sex with horns four 

(4) inches or longer. WDFW urges hunters to refrain from 

shooting nannies with kids. 

Hunt 

Permit 

Name 

Seasonb Subpopulations 

Open to Huntinga Special 

Restrictions Permitsa Mt. Baker Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Chowder Ridge, Coleman 

Pinnacle, Lava Divide, 

Black Buttes, Lake Ann, 

SE Baker 

Any Legal Weapon 7 

North Lake Chelan Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Skookum Pass Mtn., Big 

Goat Creek 


Naches Pass Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Fife's East, Fife's Peak, 

Crystal Mountain, Basin 

Lake 


Bumping River Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Nelson Ridge, Cash Prairie, 

American Ridge, American 

Lake, Timber Wolf, Russell 

Ridge 


Blazed Ridge Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Blowout Mtn., Blazed 

Ridge, Blazed North, Milk 

Creek, Rock Creek 


Goat Rocks-Tieton River Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Chimney Rocks, Goat 

Lake, McCall Glacier, Gilbert 

Peak 


Methow Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Wolf Creek, West Fork 

Methow 


South Lake Chelan Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Railroad Creek, Pyramid 

Mountain, Box Canyon 


a Mountain goat populations are managed as a collection of subpopulations, and the ideal harvest is distributed through all the 

subpopulations. The director is authorized to open or close subpopulations and reduce permit levels to protect from overharvesting 

specific areas. 

The director is authorized by the commission to identify the hunt area as a condition of the hunt permit. Selected hunters will 

receive a text description or map of their hunt area.

Permit hunters may start hunting September 1 with archery equipment.)) 


AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 12-90, filed 5/23/12, effective 6/23/12) 

WAC 232-28-286 2013, 2014, and 2015 Spring black bear seasons and regulations. It is unlawful to fail to comply with 

the provisions below. Violators may be punished under RCW 77.15.410, 77.15.245, and 77.15.280 (1)(c). 

Who May Apply: Anyone with a valid Washington big game license, which includes black bear as a species option. 

Hunt Areas, Permit Levels, and Season Dates for Each License Year: 

Hunt Name Hunt Area Permits Season Datesb Sherman GMU 101 25 April 1 - June 15 

Kelly Hill GMU 105 25 April 1 - June 15 

Douglas GMU 108 20 April 1 - June 15 

Aladdin GMU 111 25 April 1 - June 15 

49 Degrees North GMU 117 50 April 1 - June 15 

Huckleberry GMU 121 50 April 1 - June 15 

Blue Creek GMU 154 15 April 15 - May 31 

Dayton GMU 162 15 April 15 - May 31 

Tucannon GMU 166 5 April 15 - May 31 

Wenaha GMU 169 45 April 15 - June 15 

Mt. View GMU 172 15 April 15 - May 31 

Lick Creek GMU 175 15 April 15 – May 31 

Couse GMU 181 4 April 15 - May 31 

Grande Ronde GMU 186 5 April 15 - May 31 

North Skagit That portion of GMU 418 that is designated 

as the hunt area by DNR, Sierra 

Pacific, and Grandy Lake Timber company. 

Monroe That portion of GMU 448 that is designated 

as the hunt area by DNR, Campbell 

Group, and Longview Timber 

Lands. 

Copalisa That portion of GMU 642 that is designated 

as the hunt area by Rayonier Timber 

Company. 

Kapowsina That portion of GMUs 653 and/or 654 

that is designated as the hunt area by 

Hancock Forest Management and International 

Forestry. 

Lincolna That portion of GMU 501 that is designated 

as the hunt area by participating 

commercial timber landowners. 

Bag Limit: One black bear per black bear special permit season. 

License Required: A valid big game hunting license, which 

includes black bear as a species option, is required to hunt 

black bear. One black bear transport tag is included with a big 

game hunting license that has black bear as a species option. 

Hunting Method: Hunters may use any lawful big game 

modern firearm, archery, or muzzleloader equipment for 

((20)) 30 April 15 - ((May 31)) 

June 15 

25 April 15 - ((May 31)) 

June 15 

100 April 15 - June 15 

150 April 15 - June 15 

75 April 15 - June 15 

aSpring black bear hunting seasons under this area constitute a pilot program to reduce black bear damage to trees. 

bPermits are valid for the license year they are issued. 

hunting black bear. The use of dogs or bait to hunt black bear 

is prohibited statewide. 

Submitting Bear Teeth: Successful bear hunters must submit 

the black bear premolar located behind the canine tooth 

of the upper jaw. 




5/2/12, effective 6/2/12) 

WAC 232-28-296 Landowner hunting permits. A 

landowner may enter into a contract with the department and 

establish boundaries and other requirements for hunter access 

consistent with commission policy. 

It is unlawful for hunters to participate in landowner-permit 

hunts unless the hunters possess both an access permit from 

the landowner and a hunting permit from the department for 

the species covered under landowner's contract. A violation 

of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.410. 

(1) Buckrun 

Buckrun is located in Grant County, near the town of Wilson 

Creek. 


Hunting on Buckrun is managed for a quality experience by 

scheduling hunt dates and keeping the number of hunters in 

the field low. Hunters with limited flexibility for hunt dates 

may experience scheduling problems. Hunters can generally 

expect one day hunts during the permit seasons with written 

authorization from the Buckrun manager. All hunters must 

check in and out on hunt day. Hunts will be scheduled on a 

first come basis by calling 509-345-2577 in advance. 

Deer 

Buckrun Landowner Hunting Permits 

The manager of Buckrun will distribute these hunting permits. 

An access fee may be charged in order to utilize these 

permits. No access fee will be charged for the raffle permit 

winners. Only hunters possessing a modern firearm deer tag 

are eligible for permits on Buckrun properties. Contact the 

manager at 509-345-2577 for additional information. 

Hunt Name Quota Access Season Special Restrictions Boundary Description 

Buckrun 10 Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 Antlerless Mule Deer or 

any White-tailed Deer 

Buckrun 

Buckrun 30 Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 Any deer Buckrun 

Buckrun Raffle 

Deer 

10 Oct. 26 - Dec. 31 Any deer Buckrun 

Buckrun Special Hunting Permits 

Hunters apply to the Washington department of fish and wildlife for these permits. Only hunters possessing a modern firearm 

deer tag are eligible for Buckrun special permits. All hunters must check in and out. Schedule hunts in advance by calling 509- 

345-2577. 

(2) Silver Dollar Association 

The Silver Dollar Association is located in Yakima and Benton counties, on the western edge of the Hanford Reservation. A 

legal description of the property is in the contract between the Silver Dollar Association and the department. 

Silver Dollar Association Landowner Hunting Permits 

The manager of the Silver Dollar Association will distribute these hunting permits. An access fee may be charged in order to 

utilize these permits. 

Elk 

Silver Dollar Special Hunting Permits 

Hunters apply to the Washington department of fish and wildlife for these permits. ((The landowners have requested changing 

the application criteria to eastside elk tags only.)) 

Elk 

Hunt Name 

Permit 

Number Permit Season Special Restrictions Boundary Description 

Buckrun 10 Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 Antlerless Mule Deer or any Whitetailed 

Deer 

Buckrun 


Silver Dollar 24 Aug. 1 - March 31 Any Elk Silver Dollar 

Silver Dollar 8 Aug. 1 - March 31 Antlerless Silver Dollar 

Permit 

Boundary 

Hunt Name Number Weapon/Tag Permit Season Special Restrictions Description 

Silver Dollar 8 EA, EF, EM Aug. 1 - March 31 Youth Only, Any Elk Silver Dollar 

Silver Dollar 6 EA, EF, EM Aug. 1 - March 31 Youth Only, Antlerless Silver Dollar 

Antlerless Elk 

Elk Only

Hunt Name 

Silver Dollar 


(3) Blackrock Ranches 


Blackrock Ranches is located in Yakima County, west of the Hanford Reservation. A legal description of the property is in the 

contract between Blackrock Ranches and the department. 

Blackrock Ranches Landowner Hunting Permits 

The manager of Blackrock Ranches will distribute these hunting permits. An access fee may be charged in order to utilize these 

permits. 

Elk 

Blackrock Ranches Special Hunting Permits 

Hunters apply to the Washington department of fish and wildlife for these permits. The landowners have requested changing the 

application criteria to eastside elk tags only. 

Elk 

(4) Pine Mountain Ranch 

The Pine Mountain Ranch is located in Yakima County, 14 miles west of Yakima. A legal description of the property is in the 

contract between the Pine Mountain Ranch and the department. 

Pine Mountain Ranch Landowner Hunting Permits 

The manager of the Pine Mountain Ranch will distribute these hunting permits. An access fee may be charged in order to utilize 

these permits. 

Deer 

Elk 

Permit 

Number Weapon/Tag Permit Season Special Restrictions 

2 EA, EF, EM Aug. 1 - March 31 Persons of Disability 

Only, Antlerless Elk 

Only 

Boundary 

Description 

Silver Dollar 


Blackrock 

Ranches 

6 Aug. 1 - March 31 Any Elk Blackrock Ranches 

Blackrock 

Ranches 

2 Aug. 1 - March 31 Antlerless Blackrock Ranches 

Hunt Name 

Blackrock 

Ranches 

Blackrock 

Ranches 

Blackrock 

Ranches 

Blackrock 

Ranches 

Permit 

Number Weapon/Tag Permit Season 

1 EA, EF, EM Aug. 1 - March 

31 


31 


31 


31 

Special Restrictions 

Boundary Description 

Any Elk Blackrock Ranches 

Antlerless Only Blackrock Ranches 

Youth Only, Any 

Elk 

Youth Only, Antlerless 

Only 

Blackrock Ranches 

Blackrock Ranches 


Pine Mountain 

Ranch 

2 Nov. ((5)) 4 - Dec. 31 Any Buck Pine Mountain Ranch 


Pine Mountain 1 ((Nov. 5)) Aug. 1 - Dec. 

Any Bull Pine Mountain Ranch 

Ranch 

31 

Pine Mountain 

Ranch 

2 August 1 - Nov. ((4)) 3 Antlerless Pine Mountain Ranch 



Pine Mountain Ranch Special Hunting Permits 

Hunters apply to Washington department of fish and wildlife for these permits. 

Deer 


Pine Mountain 

Ranch 

2 Nov. ((5)) 4 - Dec. 31 Youth Only, Any Buck Pine Mountain Ranch 

Elk 


Pine Mountain 1 ((Nov. 2)) Aug. 1 - Dec. Youth Only, Any Bull Pine Mountain Ranch 

Ranch 

31 

Pine Mountain 

Ranch 

2 Aug. 1 - Nov. ((4)) 3 Antlerless Pine Mountain Ranch 

(5) 4-0 Ranch 

The 4-0 Ranch is located in Asotin County (GMU 172), south of Asotin. A legal description of the property is in the contract 

between the 4-0 Ranch and the department. 

4-0 Ranch Landowner Hunting Permits 

The manager of the 4-0 Ranch will distribute these hunting permits. An access fee may be charged in order to utilize these permits. 

Deer 


4-0 Ranch A 4 Oct. ((13-16)) 12-15 Mule Deer, 3 pt. min 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch B 2 Nov. ((12-16)) 11-15 Mule Deer, 3 pt. min 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch ((East B)) C 1 Nov. ((16-19)) 15-18 White-tailed, 3 pt. min 4-0 Ranch 

Elk 

4-0 Ranch Special Hunting Permits 

Hunters apply to Washington department of fish and wildlife for these permits. Hunters need an Eastside Elk tag to apply for the 

elk permits. 

Deer 

Elk 


4-0 Ranch A 2 Sept. ((17-21)) 16-20 Any Bull 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch B 1 Oct. ((22-25)) 21-24 Any Bull 4-0 Ranch 

((4-0 Ranch C 1 Nov. 5-8 Any Bull 4-0 Ranch)) 

4-0 Ranch ((D)) C 4 Oct. ((27-30)) 26-29 Spike Only 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch ((E)) D 8 Sept. ((27-30)) 26-29 Antlerless Only 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch ((F)) E 2 Oct. ((27-30)) 26-29 Antlerless Only 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch ((G)) F 6 Nov. ((22-25)) 21-24 Antlerless Only 4-0 Ranch 

((4-0 Ranch H)) 


4-0 Ranch A 1 Oct. ((17-21)) 16-20 Mule Deer, 3 pt. min 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch B 1 Nov. ((17-21)) 16-20 Mule Deer, 3 pt. min 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch C 1 Nov. ((26)) 25 - Dec. 

((2)) 1 

Whitetail, 3 pt. min 4-0 Ranch 


4-0 Ranch A 2 Sept. 22-26 Any Bull 4-0 Ranch 


(6) ZMI Ranch 


ZMI Ranch is located in northern Walla Walla County near Lyons Ferry (GMU 149). 

Deer 

ZMI Landowner Hunting Permits 

The manager of ZMI Ranch will distribute these hunting permits. An access fee may be charged in order to utilize these permits. 


((ZMI A 2 Oct. 22-28 Antlerless, Mule Deer or Whitetailed 

Deer 

ZMI)) 

ZMI ((B)) A 2 Oct. ((22-28)) 21-27 3 pt. min ZMI 

ZMI ((C)) B 

Deer 

4 Nov. ((17)) 16 - Dec. ((9)) 8 3 pt. min ZMI 

ZMI Special Hunting Permits 

Hunters apply to the Washington department of fish and wildlife for these permits. Only hunters possessing a modern firearm 

deer tag are eligible for ZMI special permits. All hunters must check in and out and have them provided a scheduled time by the 

manager. 

(7) Columbia Plateau Wildlife Management Association 

The Columbia Plateau Wildlife Management Association (CPWMA) LHP is located in Spokane County (GMU 130), near Turnbull 

National Wildlife Refuge. Hunting is primarily a damage hunt but managed for a quality experience by keeping the number 

of hunters in the field low. A legal description of the property is in the contract between the CPWMA and the department. 

Columbia Plateau Wildlife Management Association Landowner Hunting Permits 

The manager of the CPWMA will distribute these hunting permits. No access fee will be charged for the raffle permit winners. 

Only hunters possessing an elk tag are eligible for permits on CPWMA properties. All successfully drawn permit applicants 

must have written authorization from the CPWMA manager and must check in and out at the beginning and ending of the scheduled 

dates. Successful applicants will receive a packet of required information with forms to fill out and a map showing the hunt 

area. Information must be filled out and returned prior to Sept 30. Applicants ((may)) see web site www.cpwma.org or contact 

the hunt manager at 509-263-4616. 

Elk 


((4-0 Ranch B 1 Nov. 9-12 Any Bull 4-0 Ranch)) 

4-0 Ranch ((C)) B 1 Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Spike Only 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch ((D)) C 4 Oct. ((5-8)) 4-7 Antlerless Only 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch ((E)) D 2 Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Antlerless Only 4-0 Ranch 

4-0 Ranch ((F)) E 2 Nov. ((29)) 28 - Dec. 

((2)) 1 

Antlerless Only 4-0 Ranch 


((ZMI A 2 Oct. 8-12 Antlerless, Mule Deer or Whitetailed 

Deer 

ZMI)) 

ZMI ((B)) A 2 Nov. ((2-5)) 1-4 3 pt. min ZMI 


CPWMA 2 Jan. 1 - Mar. 31 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA Raffle 1 2 Jan. 1-15 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA Raffle 2 2 Jan. 16-31 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA Raffle 3 3 Feb. 1-14 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA Raffle 4 2 Feb. 15-28 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA Raffle 5 2 Mar. 1-15 Antlerless CPWMA 




CPWMA Raffle 6 2 Mar. 16-31 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA Raffle 7 2 Jan. 1-31 Any bull CPWMA 

Columbia Plateau Wildlife Management Association Special Hunting Permits 

Hunters apply to the Washington department of fish and wildlife for these permits. All successfully drawn permit applicants 

must have written authorization from the CPWMA manager and must check in and out at the beginning and ending of the scheduled 

dates. Successful applicants will receive a packet of required information with forms to fill out and a map showing the hunt 

area. Information must be filled out and returned prior to Sept 30. Applicants ((may)) see web site www.cpwma.org or contact 

the hunt manager at 509-263-4616. 


CPWMA 1 3 Jan. 1-15 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA 2 2 Jan. 16-31 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA 3 ((3)) 2 Feb. 1-14 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA 4 ((2)) 3 Feb. 15-28 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA 5 3 Mar. 1-15 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA 6 2 Mar. 16-31 Antlerless CPWMA 

CPWMA 7 1 Jan. 1-31 Any bull CPWMA 


5/6/11, effective 6/6/11) 

WAC 232-28-334 Game management units (GMUs) 

boundary descriptions—Region four. 

GMU 407-NORTH SOUND (Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish 

and King counties): Does not include Guemes Island. 

Beginning at the NW corner of Whatcom County line and the 

US-Canadian border; E on the US-Canadian border to a point 

due north of Silver Lake Rd; S to Silver Lake Rd; S on Silver 

Lake Rd to State Route (SR) 542 (Mount Baker Hwy); SW 

on SR 542 (Mount Baker Hwy) to Mosquito Lake Rd; S on 

Mosquito Lake Rd to SR 9 (Valley Hwy); S on SR 9 (Valley 

Hwy) to SR 20 in the town of Sedro-Woolley; W and S on SR 

20 to SR 9; S on SR 9 to SR 530 at the town of Arlington; NE 

on SR 530 to Jim Creek-Trafton Rd at the Trafton School in 

the town of Trafton; SE along Jim Creek-Trafton Rd (242nd 

St. NE) to the City of Seattle power transmission line; SW on 

the transmission line to Jordan Rd in Section 20, T31N, R6E; 

SE along Jordan Rd to SR 92 at the town of Granite Falls; E 

on SR 92 to South Alder Ave; S on South Alder Ave to E Pioneer 

St; E on East Pioneer St to Menzel Lake Rd; SE on Menzel 

Lake Rd to North Lake Roesiger Rd; S on North Lake 

Roesiger Rd to South Lake Roesiger Rd; S on South Lake 

Roesiger Rd to 242nd St SE; S on 242nd St SE to Woods 

Creek Rd; S on Woods Creek Rd to US Hwy 2 at the town of 

Monroe; W on US Hwy 2 to SR 203 at the town of Monroe; 

S on SR 203 to NE Woodinville-Duvall Rd at the town of 

Duvall; W on NE Woodinville-Duvall Rd to the Snoqualmie 

River; N down the Snoqualmie River to the Snohomish 

River; W down the Snohomish River to its mouth on the 

Puget Sound; W from the mouth of the Snohomish River to 

the northern tip of Gedney Island; due W from the northern 

tip of Gedney Island to a point on the Snohomish-Island 

County line; N along the Island-Snohomish County line in 

Possession Sound and Port Susan to Juniper Beach and N 

through Davis Slough to the Island-Snohomish-Skagit 

County junction; W and N along Island-Skagit County line 


through Skagit Bay and W through Deception Pass to San 

Juan-Skagit County line; N on the San Juan-Skagit County 

line to a point due West of Kelly's Point on Guemes Island; E 

from the San Juan-Skagit County line to Bellingham Channel, 

EXCLUDING Guemes Island; N through the middle of 

Bellingham Channel, then NE from Bellingham Channel to 

Carter Point on Lummi Island; NW from Carter Point to the 

Skagit-Whatcom County line; W along Skagit-Whatcom 

County line to the Whatcom-San Juan County line; NW 

along the Whatcom-San Juan County line to the US-Canadian 

border and the point of beginning. 

GMU 410-ISLANDS (San Juan and ((Island)) Skagit 

counties) EXCLUDING Orcas, San Juan, Lopez, Shaw, 

Blakely, Decatur, and Cypress Islands: 

Beginning at the junction of San Juan-Whatcom County lines 

and the US-Canadian border at the northernmost point in San 

Juan County; SE on the San Juan-Whatcom County line to 

the junction of San Juan-Whatcom-Skagit County lines; E on 

the Skagit-Whatcom County line to the first point where the 

Skagit-Whatcom County line turns SE; SE from the Skagit- 

Whatcom County line to Carter Point on Lummi Island; SW 

down the middle of Bellingham Channel to a point due W of 

Kelly's Point on Guemes Island and including Cypress 

Island; W to the Skagit-San Juan County line; S through 

Rosario Strait on the San Juan-Skagit County line to the San 

Juan-Skagit-Island County line; E on the Skagit-Island 

County line through Deception Pass and S through Skagit 

Bay to the Island-Snohomish-Skagit County junction; SE on 

the Island-Snohomish County line through Davis Slough, 

Juniper Beach, Port Susan, Possession Sound to the Island- 

Kitsap County line; NW on the Island-Kitsap-Jefferson 

County line through Puget Sound, Admiralty Inlet, and the 

Strait of Juan De Fuca; W on the Clallam-Jefferson-San Juan 

County lines to the US-Canadian border; N on the US-Canadian 

border, through Middle Bank, Haro Strait, and Boundary 

Pass, to the northernmost corner of San Juan-Whatcom 

County line and the point of beginning.

GMU 411-ORCAS (San Juan County): 

Includes all of Orcas Island 

GMU 412-SHAW (San Juan County): 

Includes all of Shaw Island 

GMU 413-SAN JUAN (San Juan County): 

Includes all of San Juan Island 

GMU 414-LOPEZ (San Juan County): 

Includes all of Lopez Island 

GMU 415-BLAKELY (San Juan County): 

Includes all of Blakely Island 

GMU 416-DECATUR (San Juan County): 

Includes all of Decatur Island 

GMU 417-CYPRESS(Skagit County): 

Includes all of Cypress Island 

GMU 419-GUEMES (Skagit County): 

Includes all of Guemes Island 

GMU 420-WHIDBEY (Island County): 

Includes all of Whidbey Island 

GMU 421-CAMANO (Island County): 

Includes all of Camano Island 

GMU 422-VASHON-MAURY (King County): 

Includes all of Vashon and Maury Islands 

GMU 418-NOOKSACK (Whatcom and Skagit counties): 

Beginning at the US-Canadian border and the western border 

of the North Cascades National Park; S on the North Cascades 

National Park boundary to Noisy Diobsud Wilderness 

Area boundary; W and S on Noisy Diobsud Wilderness Area 

boundary to a point due E of the head waters of Watson 

Creek; W to the headwaters of Watson Creek; S down Watson 

Creek to Thunder Creek; W down Thunder Creek to 

Baker River Rd; S along Baker River Rd to State Route (SR) 

20 at the town of Concrete; W along SR 20 to SR 9 at the 

town of Sedro-Woolley; N along SR 9 to Mosquito Lake Rd; 

N on the Mosquito Lake Rd to SR 542 (Mount Baker Hwy); 

N on SR 542 to the Silver Lake Rd; N on the Silver Lake Rd 

to its northern most point; N from the Silver Lake Rd to the 

US-Canadian border; E on the US-Canadian border to the 

western border of the North Cascades National Park and the 

point of beginning. 

GMU 426-DIABLO (Skagit and Whatcom counties): 

Beginning at the US-Canadian border and the western boundary 

of the Ross Lake National Recreation Area; S on the Ross 

Lake National Recreation Area boundary, across SR 20 

(North Cascades Hwy) and Skagit River, then NE and E on 

the Ross Lake National Recreation Area boundary to a point 

2 miles east of Panther Creek, where the recreation boundary 

connects with the Okanogan National Forest boundary; S on 

North Cascades National Park boundary to the Skagit-Chelan 

County line at Fisher Peak; SE along the Skagit-Chelan 

County line to the US Forest Service (USFS) Trail 2000 

(Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail); N on the USFS Trail 

2000 to the Pasayten Wilderness boundary at Jim Pass; W 

along the Pasayten Wilderness boundary to the Ross Lake 

National Recreation Area boundary; N along the Ross Lake 


National Recreation Area-Pasayten Wilderness Area boundary 

to the US-Canadian border; W along the US-Canadian 

border to the NW corner of the Ross Lake National Recreation 

Area and the point of beginning. 

GMU 437-SAUK (Skagit and Snohomish counties): 

Beginning at the intersection of State Route (SR) 9 and SR 

20, W of the town of Sedro-Woolley; E along SR 20 to Baker 

River Rd at the town of Concrete; N on Baker River Rd to 

Thunder Creek; E up Thunder Creek to Watson Creek; N up 

Watson Creek to its headwaters; E from the headwaters of 

Watson Creek to Noisy Diobsud Wilderness boundary; N and 

E on Noisy Diobsud Wilderness boundary to North Cascades 

National Park boundary; S and E along the North Cascades 

National Park boundary to the Ross Lake National Recreation 

boundary; S along the Ross Lake National Recreation 

Area boundary, across the SR 20 (North Cascade Hwy) and 

the Skagit River, then E along the Ross Lake National Recreation 

Area boundary to the North Cascades National Park 

boundary near Big Devil Peak; SE on the North Cascades 

National Park boundary to the Cascade River Rd; S on Cascade 

River Rd to US Forest Service (USFS) Rd 1590; S on 

USFS Rd 1590 to USFS Trail 769 (South Fork Cascade River 

Trail); S on USFS Trail 769 to the Glacier Peak Wilderness 

Area boundary; W and S on Glacier Peak Wilderness Area 

Boundary to the Suiattle River; W down the Suiattle River to 

the Sauk River; N on the Sauk River to SR 530 (Sauk Valley 

Rd); S on SR 530 to the town of Darrington; W on SR 530 to 

SR 9 at the town of Arlington; N on SR 9 to SR 20, W of the 

town of Sedro-Woolley, and the point of beginning. 

GMU 448-STILLAGUAMISH (Snohomish and Skagit 

counties): 

Beginning at the intersection of State Route (SR) 530 

(Arlington-Darrington Hwy) and Jim Creek Rd at the town of 

Trafton; NE on SR 530 to the town of Darrington, where it is 

called Seeman St; N on SR 530 (Sauk Valley Rd) to the Sauk 

River; S on the Sauk River to Suiattle River; E along the 

Suiattle River to the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area boundary; 

S on the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area boundary to US Forest 

Service (USFS) Trail 650, West of June Mountain; W on 

the (USFS) Trail 650 to (USFS) Trail 1050 (Quartz Creek 

Trail) at Curry Gap; S on the USFS Trail 1050 to USFS Rd 

6300; E on USFS Rd 6300 to USFS Trail 1051; NE on Trail 

1051 to Henry M. Jackson Wilderness boundary; S along the 

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness boundary to Meadow Creek; S 

down Meadow Creek to Rapid River; E up Rapid River to 

USFS Trail 2000 (Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail) at 

Lake Janus; S on the USFS 2000 to SR 2 at Stevens Pass; W 

on SR 2 to Woods Creek Rd at the town of Monroe; N on 

Woods Creek Rd to 242nd St SE; N on 242nd St SE to South 

Lake Roesiger Rd; N on South Lake Roesiger Rd to North 

Lake Roesiger Rd; N on North Lake Roesiger Rd to Menzel 

Lake Rd; N on Menzel Lake Rd to East Pioneer St; W on East 

Pioneer St to South Alder Ave; N on South Alder Ave to SR 

92 (E Stanley St); W on SR 92 to Jordan Rd; NW on Jordan 

Rd, through the town of Jordan, to the City of Seattle power 

transmission lines; NE on the transmission lines to Jim 

Creek-Trafton Rd (242nd St. NE); W on Jim Creek-Trafton 

Rd to SR 530 at the town of Trafton and the point of beginning. 



GMU 450-CASCADE (Skagit and Snohomish counties): 

Beginning on the Glacier Peak Wilderness boundary and Jordan 

Creek, W of Jordan Lakes; N and E on the wilderness 

boundary to US Forest Service (USFS) Trail 769; N on USFS 

Trail 769 to USFS Rd 1590; N on USFS Rd 1590 to the USFS 

Rd 15 (Cascade River Rd); N on USFS Rd 15 to the North 

Cascades National Park boundary; E on the North Cascades 

National Park boundary to USFS Trail 2000 (Pacific Crest 

National Scenic Trail); S on USFS Trail 2000 to the Rapid 

River at Lake Janus; NW down the Rapid River to Meadow 

Creek; N up Meadow Creek to Henry M. Jackson Wilderness 

Area boundary; N along the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness 

boundary to USFS Trail 1051; S on USFS Trail 1051 to 

USFS Rd 6300; W on USFS Rd 6300 to USFS Trail 1050; N 

on USFS Trail 1050 to USFS Trail 650 at Curry Gap; E on 

USFS Trail 650 to the Glacier Peak Wilderness boundary 

west of June Mountain; N on the Glacier Peak Wilderness 

boundary, across the Suiattle River, to Jordan Creek and the 


GMU 454-ISSAQUAH (King and Snohomish counties): 

Does not include Vashon-Maury Island. 

Beginning at the mouth of the Snohomish River at the city of 

Everett; SE up the Snohomish River to the Snoqualmie 

River; SE up the Snoqualmie River to NE Woodinville- 

Duvall Rd; E on NE Woodinville-Duvall Rd to State Route 

(SR) 203 at the town of Duvall; S on SR 203 to SR 202 (Fall 

City-Snoqualmie Rd) at the town of Fall City; S on SR 202 

(Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd), across the Snoqualmie River, to 

Preston-Fall City Rd; SW on Preston-Fall City Rd to SE 82nd 

St at the town of Preston; E on SE 82nd St to Interstate Hwy 

(I)-90; E on I-90 to SR 18; S on SR 18 to the Raging River; 

SE along the Raging River to Kerriston Rd; S on Kerriston 

Rd to the City of Seattle Cedar River Watershed boundary; 

W, S and E along the Cedar River Watershed boundary to US 

Forest Service (USFS) Rd 5100; S along USFS Rd 5100 to 

the posted boundary of the Green River Watershed; S along 

the posted boundary of the Green River Watershed to the 

USFS Rd 5410; S on USFS Rd 5410 to USFS Rd 5400; E on 

USFS Rd 5400 to the junction with posted boundary of the 

Green River Watershed; S on the posted Tacoma Green River 

Watershed boundary to USFS Rd 7110 (Weyerhaeuser 

(Weyco) 5200 line) near Lynn Lake; SW on USFS Rd 7110 

(Weyco 5200 line) to SR 410; W on SR 410 to SR 164 at the 

city of Enumclaw; W on SR 164 to SR 18 at the city of 

Auburn; W on SR 18 to SR 99; N on SR 99 to SR 509; W on 

SR 509 to Redondo Way South; NW on Redondo Way South 

to the town of Redondo on Puget Sound; SW across ((Admiralty 

Inlet on)) East Passage to the Pierce-King County line 

((to)) at the point where the county line turns southeast, 

northwest of Dash Point; W and N along the King County 

line, EXCLUDING Vashon-Maury Island; to the King, Snohomish, 

and Kitsap ((county)) counties line junction in the 

Puget Sound west of Point Wells; N on the Snohomish 

County line through Possession Sound to a point on the Snohomish 

County line due west of the northern tip of Gedney 

Island (Hat Island); E to the northern tip of Gedney Island; E 

from the northern tip of Gedney Island to the mouth of the 

Snohomish River and the point of beginning. 


GMU 460-SNOQUALMIE (King and Snohomish counties): 

Beginning at State Route (SR) 203 and SR 2 at the town of 

Monroe; E on SR 2 to US Forest Service (USFS) Trail 2000 

(Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail) at Stevens Pass; S on the 

USFS Trail 2000 to the City of Seattle Cedar River Watershed; 

W on the Cedar River Watershed boundary to Kerriston 

Rd; N on Kerriston Rd to the Raging River; W and N along 

the Raging River to SR 18; N on SR 18 to Interstate Hwy (I)- 

90; W on I-90 to SE 82nd St at the town of Preston; NE on SE 

82nd St to Preston-Fall City Rd; N on the Preston-Fall City 

Rd to SR 202 (Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd); N on SR 202 (Fall 

City-Snoqualmie Rd), across the Snoqualmie River, to SR 

203; N on SR 203 to SR 2 at the town of Monroe and the 


GMU 466-STAMPEDE (King County): 

Beginning on the US Forest Service (USFS) Trail 2000 

(Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail) and the east boundary of 

the City of Seattle Cedar River Watershed; S on the USFS 

Trail 2000, past Blowout Mountain, to USFS Rd 7038 at its 

closest point to the USFS Trail 2000 near Windy Gap north 

of Pyramid Peak; NW on USFS Rd 7038 to USFS Rd 7036; 

NW on USFS Rd 7036 to USFS Rd 7030; NW on USFS Rd 

7030 to USFS Rd 7032; NW on USFS Rd 7032 to USFS Trail 

1172; W on USFS Trail 1172 to about 1/4 mile past Williams 

Hole to the posted boundary of the City of Tacoma Green 

River Watershed; N on the posted City of Tacoma Green 

River Watershed boundary to the City of Seattle Cedar River 

Watershed boundary; N along City of Seattle Cedar River 

Watershed boundary to USFS Trail 2000 and the point of 

beginning. 

GMU 485-GREEN RIVER (King County): 

Beginning at the junction of NW corner of the city of Tacoma 

Green River Watershed and US Forest Service (USFS) Rd 

5100; E on the boundary between the Green River Watershed 

and the Cedar River Watershed to USFS Rd 5060; S on Rd 

5060 to the posted boundary of the Green River Watershed; 

along the southern boundary of the Green River Watershed 

over Huckleberry Mountain and Grass Mountain to the USFS 

Rd 5400; NW along USFS Rd 5400 to USFS Rd 5410; N 

along USFS Rd 5410 to posted boundary of the City of 

Tacoma Green River Watershed; N along the posted boundary 

of the City of Tacoma Green River Watershed to USFS 

5100; N along USFS Rd 5100 to City of Tacoma Green River 

Watershed and City of Seattle Cedar River Watershed border 

and the point of beginning. 

GMU 490-CEDAR RIVER (King County): 

The area within the posted boundary of the city of Seattle's 

Cedar River Watershed. 


5/6/11, effective 6/6/11) 

WAC 232-28-336 Game management units (GMUs) 

boundary descriptions—Region six. 

GMU 601-HOKO (Clallam County): 

Beginning on the Makah Indian reservation boundary and the 

Strait of Juan de Fuca; SE along the shore of the Strait of Juan

de Fuca to the mouth of the Hoko River; S along the Hoko 

River to State Route (SR) 112; SE on SR 112 to the Hoko- 

Ozette Rd; SW on the Hoko-Ozette Rd to the Olympic 

National Park boundary near Ozette; N along the Olympic 

National Park boundary to the Makah Indian reservation 

boundary; E and N along the Makah Indian reservation 

boundary to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the point of beginning. 

GMU 602-DICKEY (Clallam County): 

Beginning at the mouth of the Hoko River and the Strait of 

Juan de Fuca; SE along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca 

to the mouth of the Clallam River; S along the Clallam River 

to State Route (SR) 112; S on SR 112 to SR 113 (Burnt 

Mountain Rd); S on SR 113 to US Hwy (US) 101 at the town 

of Sappho; SW on US 101 to the LaPush Rd; SW on LaPush 

Rd to the Olympic National Park boundary; N along the 

Olympic National Park boundary to Hoko-Ozette Rd; NE on 

Hoko-Ozette Rd to SR 112; NW on SR 112 to the Hoko 

River; NW on the Hoko River to its mouth on the Strait of 

Juan De Fuca and the point of beginning. 

GMU 603-PYSHT (Clallam County): 

Beginning at the mouth of the Clallam River on Strait of Juan 

de Fuca; E along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the 

mouth of the Elwha River; S along the Elwha River to the 

Olympic National Park boundary; W along the Olympic 

National Park boundary to one mile west of Lake Crescent; S 

on the Olympic National Park boundary to US Hwy (US) 

101; W on US 101 to the State Route (SR) 113 (Burnt Mountain 

Rd); N on SR 113 to SR 112; N on SR 112 to the Clallam 

River; N along the Clallam River to its mouth and the point of 

beginning. 

GMU 607-SOL DUC (Clallam County): 

Beginning at US Hwy (US) 101 at the town of Sappho; E on 

US 101 to the Olympic National Park boundary; S and W 

along the Olympic National Park boundary to the Bogachiel 

River; W along the Bogachiel River to US 101; N on US 101, 

through the town of Forks, to the town of Sappho and the 


GMU 612-GOODMAN (Jefferson and Clallam counties): 

Beginning approximately two miles east of the town of 

LaPush on the Olympic National Park boundary and LaPush 

Rd intersection; NE on LaPush Rd to US Hwy (US) 101 at 

the town of Forks; S on US 101, across the Hoh River, and 

west to Olympic National Park Boundary; N on the Olympic 

National Park boundary to LaPush Rd and the point of beginning. 

GMU 615-CLEARWATER (Jefferson County): 

Beginning on US Hwy (US) 101 and the Bogachiel River; E 

along the Bogachiel River to the Olympic National Park 

boundary; SE and W on the Olympic National Park boundary 

to the Quinault Indian reservation boundary; W on the 

Quinault Indian reservation boundary to the Olympic 

National Park boundary; N along the Olympic National Park 

boundary to US 101; E, N, and W on US 101 to the Bogachiel 

River and the point of beginning. 


GMU 618-MATHENY (Jefferson and Grays Harbor 

counties): 

Beginning at the boundary junction of Olympic National 

Park and the Quinault Indian reservation, east of the Queets 

River Rd; N, E, S, and W along the Olympic National Park 

boundary to the park and Quinault Indian reservation boundary 

junction, north of Lake Quinault; NW along the Quinault 

Indian reservation boundary to its junction with the boundary 

of Olympic National Park, east of the Queets River Rd, and 

the point of beginning, including the Olympic National Forest 

land and private land one mile west of Lake Quinault and 

bounded by the Olympic National Park and the Quinault 

Indian reservation. 

GMU 621-OLYMPIC (Jefferson, Clallam and Mason 

counties): 

Beginning at the Olympic National Park boundary and the 

Elwha River; N along the Elwha River to US Hwy (US) 101; 

E on US 101, through Port Angeles and Sequim, to the Chimacum 

Center Rd at the town of Quilcene; N on the Chimacum 

Center Rd to the East Quilcene Rd; E on the East Quilcene 

Rd to Quilcene Bay; S along the shore of Quilcene Bay 

to Dabob Bay; S along the shore of Dabob Bay to Hood 

Canal; SW along the shore of Hood Canal to Finch Creek; 

upstream on Finch Creek to US 101; S on US 101 to State 

Route (SR) 119 (Lake Cushman Rd); W on SR 119 to Standstill 

Dr (Power Dam Rd); W on Standstill Dr to Upper Cushman 

Dam and the shore of Lake Cushman; NW on the west 

shore of Lake Cushman to the North Fork Skokomish River; 

N along the North Fork Skokomish River to the Olympic 

National Park boundary; N and W on the Olympic National 

Park boundary to the Elwha River and the point of beginning. 

GMU 624-COYLE (Clallam and Jefferson counties): 

Beginning at the mouth of the Elwha River on the Strait of 

Juan de Fuca; N from the mouth of the Elwha River to the 

Clallam county line in the Strait of Juan De Fuca; NE on the 

Clallam county line to Clallam-San Juan county line; NE on 

the Clallam-San Juan county line to the Jefferson-San Juan 

county line; NE on the Jefferson-San Juan county line to the 

Jefferson-Island county line; S then SE on the Jefferson- 

Island county line to the Kitsap-Island county line; SE on the 

Kitsap-Island county line to a point due east of Point No 

Point; W from the Kitsap-Island county line to Point No 

Point; NW, S, N, and SW along the coast of the Kitsap peninsula 

to Cougar Spit; W from Cougar Spit to Finch Creek at 

the town of Hoodsport; NE along the east shore of Hood 

Canal to Dabob Bay; N along the shore of Dabob Bay and 

Quilcene Bay to East Quilcene Rd; W on East Quilcene Rd to 

the Chimacum Center Rd; S on Chimacum Center Rd to US 

Hwy (US) 101; N and W on US 101 through Sequim and Port 

Angeles to the Elwha River; N down the Elwha River to its 

mouth on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the point of beginning. 

GMU 627-KITSAP (Kitsap, Mason, and Pierce counties): 

Beginning at the Hood Canal Bridge; E, S, N, and SE along 

the shore of the Kitsap peninsula to Point No Point; due E 

from Point No Point to Kitsap-Island county line in the Puget 

Sound; S along the Kitsap-Island county line to the Kitsap- 

Snohomish county line; S along the Kitsap-Snohomish 

county line to Kitsap-King county line; S along the Kitsap- 



King county line to the King-Pierce county line; S on the 

King-Pierce county line to the outlet of the Tacoma Narrows; 

S through the Tacoma Narrows, past Fox Island (which is 

included in this GMU), to Carr Inlet; NW up Carr Inlet 

around McNeil and Gertrude Islands (which are excluded 

from this GMU), to Pitt Passage; SW through Pitt Passage 

and Drayton Passage to the Pierce-Thurston county line in 

the Nisqually Reach; NW along the Pierce-Thurston county 

line to the Pierce-Mason county line; NW on the Pierce- 

Mason county line in the Nisqually Reach to North Bay; 

along the east shore of North Bay to State Route (SR) 3 at the 

town of Allyn; N on SR 3 to the Old Belfair Hwy at the town 

of Belfair; N on the Old Belfair Hwy to the Bear Creek- 

Dewatto Rd; W on the Bear Creek-Dewatto Rd to the 

Dewatto Rd West; N along the Dewatto Rd to Albert Pfundt 

Rd; N on the Albert Pfundt Rd to Anderson Creek; E down 

Anderson Creek to the east shore of the Hood Canal; N from 

Anderson Creek along the east shore of Hood Canal to the 

Hood Canal bridge and the point of beginning. 

GMU 633-MASON (Mason and Kitsap counties): 

Beginning at the mouth of Anderson Creek on the eastern 

shore of Hood Canal; W along Anderson Creek to Albert 

Pfundt Rd; S on the Albert Pfundt Rd to West Dewatto Rd; S 

on West Dewatto Rd to Bear Creek-Dewatto Rd; E along 

Bear Creek-Dewatto Rd to Old Belfair Hwy; S on Old Belfair 

Hwy to State Route (SR) 3 at the town of Belfair; S on SR 3 

to North Bay at the town of Allyn; N along the west shore of 

North Bay; S along the east shore of North Bay to Pierce- 

Mason county line at Case Inlet; SE along the Pierce-Mason 

county line through Case Inlet to the Mason-Thurston county 

line; W along the Mason-Thurston county line through Dana 

Passage, Squaxin Passage, and Totten Inlet to US Hwy (US) 

101 at Oyster Bay; N on US 101 to Finch Creek at the town 

of Hoodsport; E from Finch Creek across Hood Canal to 

Cougar Spit on the east shore of the Hood Canal; N from 

Cougar Spit along the east shore of Hood Canal to the mouth 

of Anderson Creek and the point of beginning. 

GMU 636-SKOKOMISH (Grays Harbor and Mason 

counties): 

Beginning on the Olympic National Park boundary and the 

North Fork of the Skokomish River; S along the North Fork 

Skokomish River to Lake Cushman; SE along the west shore 

of Lake Cushman to Standstill Dr (Power Dam Rd) at the 

Upper Cushman Dam; E on the Standstill Dr to State Route 

(SR) 119 (Lake Cushman Rd); SE on SR 119 to US Hwy 

(US) 101 at the town of Hoodsport; S on US 101 to the Shelton-Matlock 

Rd at the town of Shelton; W on the Shelton- 

Matlock Rd to the Matlock-Brady Rd; S on the Matlock- 

Brady Rd to Deckerville Rd south of the town of Matlock; W 

on Deckerville Rd to Boundary Rd (Middle Satsop Rd); W 

and S on Boundary Rd to Kelly Rd; N on Kelly Rd to US Forest 

Service (USFS) Rd 2368 (Simpson Timber 500 line); N 

on USFS Rd 2368 to USFS Rd 2260 (Simpson Timber 600 

line); W on USFS Rd 2260 to USFS Rd 22 (Wynoochee Rd); 

NW and W on USFS Rd 22 to USFS Rd 2294, 1/4 mile east 

of Big Creek; NW on USFS Rd 2294, which parallels Big 

Creek, to junction with USFS Rd 2281; W on USFS Rd 2281, 

to the watershed divide between the Humptulips River watershed 

and the Wynoochee River watershed; N on the ridge 


between the Humptulips River watershed and Wynoochee 

River watershed to Olympic National Park boundary; E along 

the Olympic National Park boundary to the north fork of the 

Skokomish River and the point of beginning. 

GMU 638-QUINAULT RIDGE (Grays Harbor and Jefferson 

counties): 

Beginning on the Olympic National Park boundary and the 

Quinault Indian reservation boundary at the northwest corner 

of Lake Quinault; NE along the west shore of Lake Quinault 

to the Quinault River; NE on the Olympic National Park 

boundary, which is along the Quinault River, to the Olympic 

National Park boundary west of Bunch Creek; S and NE on 

the Olympic National Park boundary to the ridge between the 

Wynoochee River watershed and Humptulips River watershed; 

S along the ridge between the Humptulips River watershed 

and the Wynoochee River watershed to its intersection 

with US Forest Service (USFS) Rd 2281; E along USFS Rd 

2281 to USFS Rd 2294; SE on USFS Rd 2294, paralleling 

Big Creek, to USFS Rd 22 (Donkey Creek Rd); W on the 

USFS Rd 22 to US Hwy (US) 101; N on US 101 to the 

Quinault Indian reservation boundary; NE on the reservation 

boundary to Lake Quinault; NW along the south shore of 

Lake Quinault to the Olympic National Park boundary and 

the point of beginning. 

GMU 642-COPALIS (Grays Harbor County): 

Beginning at the Quinault Indian reservation and US Hwy 

(US) 101 south of Lake Quinault; S on US 101 to the 

Hoquiam River in the city of Hoquiam; S along the Hoquiam 

River to the north shore of Grays Harbor; W along the north 

shore of Grays Harbor to the Pacific Ocean; N along the 

shore of the Pacific Ocean to the Quinault Indian reservation 

boundary; E and NE along the Quinault Indian reservation to 

US 101 south of Lake Quinault and the point of beginning. 

GMU 648-WYNOOCHEE (Grays Harbor County): 

Beginning at the junction of US Hwy (US) 101 and the US 

Forest Service (USFS) Rd 22 (Donkey Creek Rd); NE along 

the USFS Rd 22 (Donkey Creek Rd) to its junction with the 

Donkey Creek-Grisdale Rd; E on USFS Rd 22 (Donkey 

Creek-Grisdale Rd) to Camp Grisdale (south of Wynoochee 

Lake); S along USFS Rd 22 (Wynoochee Rd) to USFS Rd 

2260 (Simpson Timber 600 line); E on USFS Rd 2260 to 

USFS Rd 2368 (Simpson Timber 500 line); S on USFS Rd 

2368 to Kelly Rd; S on Kelly Rd to Boundary Rd (Middle 

Satsop Rd); S on Boundary Rd to Cougar Smith Rd; W on 

Cougar Smith Rd to the west fork of the Satsop River; S 

down the west fork Satsop River to the Satsop River; S down 

the Satsop River to US 12; W along US 12 to its junction with 

US 101 in the town of Aberdeen; SE along US 101 to the 

north shore of the Chehalis River; W along the north shore of 

the Chehalis River to the north shore of Grays Harbor; W 

along the north shore of Grays Harbor to the mouth of the 

Hoquiam River; N up the Hoquiam River to US 101; W and 

N along US 101 to its junction with the USFS Rd 22 (Donkey 

Creek Rd) and the point of beginning. INCLUDES Rennie 

Island.

GMU 651-SATSOP (Grays Harbor, Mason and Thurston 

counties): 

Beginning at the US Hwy (US) 12 bridge on the Satsop 

River; N up the Satsop River to its junction with the west fork 

of the Satsop River; N up the west fork of the Satsop River to 

Cougar Smith Rd; E on Cougar Smith Rd to Boundary Rd 

(Middle Satsop Rd); N and E on Boundary Rd to Deckerville 

Rd; E on Deckerville Rd to Matlock-Brady Rd; N on Matlock-Brady 

Rd to the town of Matlock; E on Shelton-Matlock 

Rd to its junction with US 101 west of the town of Shelton; S 

on US 101 to its junction with State Route (SR) 8; W on SR 

8 to its junction with US 12; W along US 12 to bridge over 

the Satsop River and the point of beginning. 

GMU 652-PUYALLUP (Pierce and King counties): 

Does not include Anderson Island. Beginning at Redondo 

Junction on the shore of Puget Sound and Redondo Way S; 

SE on Redondo Way S to State Route (SR) 509; E on SR 509 

to Pacific Hwy S (Old Hwy 99); S on Pacific Hwy S to SR 18 

at the city of Auburn; E on SR 18 to SR 164; SE on SR 164 

to SR 410 (Chinook Pass Hwy) at the town of Enumclaw; E 

on SR 410 to the second set of power transmission lines near 

the Mud Mountain Dam Rd; SW on the power transmission 

lines to the White River; NW along the White River to SR 

410; S on SR 410 to SR 165; S on SR 165 to the first intersection 

with a power transmission line at T19N, R06E, Sec 21; 

SW on this power transmission line to Orville Rd E at the 

Puyallup River; S on Orville Rd E to SR 161; S on SR 161 to 

the Mashel River; down the Mashel River to the Nisqually 

River (Pierce-Thurston county line); NW along the Nisqually 

River, along the Pierce-Thurston county line, to the Nisqually 

Reach in the Puget Sound; NW along the Thurston-Pierce 

county line in the Nisqually Reach to a point on the Thurston- 

Pierce county line southeast of Drayton Passage Channel; NE 

through Drayton Passage and Pitt Passage to Carr Inlet; E and 

S around McNeil Island to a point southwest of the Tacoma 

Narrows (including McNeil, Gertrude, ((Anderson)) and Ketron 

Islands); NE through the Tacoma Narrows to a point on 

the Pierce-King county line northeast of the main channel of 

the Tacoma Narrows; E on the Pierce-King county line to the 

point where the county line turns southeast, northwest of 

Dash Point; E to Redondo Junction on the eastern shore of the 

Puget Sound and the point of beginning. 

GMU 653-WHITE RIVER (King and Pierce counties): 

Beginning at the lookout station at US Forest Service (USFS) 

Rd 7110 (Grass Mountain mainline) and the city of Tacoma 

Green River Watershed boundary; E on the Green River 

Watershed boundary to USFS Rd 7032; E along USFS Rd 

7032 to USFS Rd 7030; SE along USFS Rd 7030 to USFS Rd 

7036; SE along USFS Rd 7036 to USFS Rd 7038; SE on 

USFS Rd 7038 to USFS Trail 2000 (Pacific Crest National 

Scenic Trail) at its closest point to USFS Rd 7038 near 

Windy Gap north of Pyramid Peak; S on the USFS Trail 2000 

to Pierce-Yakima County Line (Cascades Crest) in T17N, 

R10E, Sec 35; S on the county line to the Mt. Rainier 

National Park boundary in T17 R, R10E, Sec 35; S on the 

park boundary to Chinook Pass; N and W on the Mt. Rainier 

National Park boundary to the Carbon River; NW down the 

Carbon River to the power transmission line at T19N, R06E, 

Sec 21; NE along the power transmission line to SR 165; NE 


on SR 165 to SR 410; NE on SR 410 to the White River; SE 

along the White River to the power transmission lines on the 

north side of the White River near Mud Mountain Dam Rd; 

NE on the power transmission lines to State Route (SR) 410; 

E on SR 410 to USFS Rd 7110; N on USFS Rd 7110 to the 

city of Tacoma Green River Watershed and the point of 

beginning. 

GMU 654-MASHEL (Pierce County): 

Beginning at the power transmission line at the Puyallup 

River Bridge on Orville Rd E; NE on the power line to the 

Carbon River; SE along the Carbon River to the west boundary 

of Mt. Rainier National Park; S on the Mt. Rainier 

National Park boundary to the Nisqually River; W down the 

Nisqually River to the mouth of the Mashel River; N up the 

Mashel River to the State Route (SR) 161 bridge (Eatonville- 

LaGrande Rd); N on SR 161 through Eatonville to Orville Rd 

E; N on Orville Rd E to the Puyallup River bridge and the 


GMU 655-ANDERSON (Pierce County): 

Includes all of Anderson Island. 

GMU 658-NORTH RIVER (Grays Harbor and Pacific 

counties): 

Beginning at the Pacific Ocean and the south shore of Grays 

Harbor at the Westport Jetty; E along the south shore of 

Grays Harbor to the mouth of the Chehalis River at the town 

of Aberdeen; E up the Chehalis River to the US Hwy (US) 

101 bridge; S on US 101 to the Willapa River at the town of 

Raymond; W down the Willapa River to Willapa Bay; W 

along the north shore of Willapa Bay to the Pacific Ocean; N 

along the Pacific Coast to the south shore of Grays Harbor at 

the Westport Jetty and the point of beginning. 

GMU 660-MINOT PEAK (Grays Harbor and Pacific 

counties): 

Beginning at the intersection of US Hwy (US) 12 and US 101 

at the town of Aberdeen; E and S on US 12 to N State St at 

the town of Oakville; S on N State St to South Bank Rd; W 

on South Bank Rd to Garrard Creek Rd; SW on Garrard 

Creek Rd to Oakville-Brooklyn Rd; W on Oakville-Brooklyn 

Rd to North River Valley Rd; W on North River Valley Rd to 

Smith Creek Rd; W on Smith Creek Rd to US 101; N on US 

101 to US 12 at the town of Aberdeen and the point of beginning. 

GMU 663-CAPITOL PEAK (Grays Harbor and Thurston 

counties): 

Beginning at US Hwy (US) 12 and State Route (SR) 8 at the 

town of Elma; E on SR 8 to US 101; E on US 101 to Delphi 

Rd SW; S on Delphi Road SW to 110th Ave SW; E on 110th 

Ave SW to Littlerock Rd; S on Littlerock Rd to US 12; NW 

on US 12 to SR 8 at the town of Elma and the point of beginning. 

GMU 666-DESCHUTES (Thurston County): 

Beginning on US Hwy (US) 101 at the Mason-Thurston 

county line southeast of Oyster Bay; NE on the Mason-Thurston 

county line, through Totten Inlet, Squaxin Passage and 

Dana Passage, to the Pierce-Thurston county line in the 

Nisqually Reach; SE through the Nisqually Reach along the 

Pierce-Thurston county line to the mouth of the Nisqually 



River; SE on the Nisqually River to State Route (SR) 507; 

SW on SR 507 to Old Hwy 99 SE at the town of Tenino; SW 

on Old Hwy 99 SE to SR 12 at Interstate Hwy-5; W on SR 12 

to Littlerock Rd; N on the Littlerock Rd to 110th Ave SW; W 

on 110th Ave SW to Delphi Rd SW; N on Delphi Rd SW to 

US 101; NW on US 101 to the Mason-Thurston county line 

southeast of Oyster Bay and the point of beginning. 

GMU 667-SKOOKUMCHUCK (Thurston and Lewis 

counties): 

Beginning at the State Route (SR) 507 bridge on the 

Nisqually River; SE up the Nisqually River (Pierce-Thurston 

county line) to SR 7 bridge at the town of Elbe on Alder 

Lake; S on SR 7 to Main St at the town of Morton; S on Main 

St to SR 508; W on SR 508 to the Centralia-Alpha Rd; W and 

N on the Centralia-Alpha Rd to Salzer Valley Rd; W on Salzer 

Valley Rd to Summa St at the town of Centralia; W on 

Summa St to Kresky Rd; N on Kresky Rd to Tower St; N on 

Tower St to SR 507; W on SR 507 (Cherry St, Alder St, and 

Mellen St) to Interstate Hwy (I)-5; N on I-5 to Old Hwy 99 

SE; NE on Old Hwy 99 SE to SR 507; NE on SR 507 to the 

Nisqually River bridge and the point of beginning. 

GMU 672-FALL RIVER (Pacific, Lewis and Grays Harbor 

counties): 

Beginning at the intersection of US Hwy (US) 101 and State 

Route (SR) 6 at the town of Raymond; N on US 101 to Smith 

Creek Rd; NE on Smith Creek Rd to North River Valley Rd; 

E on North River Valley Rd to Oakville-Brooklyn Rd; E on 

the Oakville-Brooklyn Rd to Garrard Creek Rd; S on Garrard 

Creek Rd to Weyerhaeuser (Weyco) C line at mile post 5; W 

on the Weyco C line to Weyco 723 line; S on the Weyco 723 

line to Weyco 720 line; W on the Weyco 720 line to Weyco 

7800 F line; S on Weyco 7800 F line to Weyco 7800 line; S 

and SE on Weyco 7800 line to Weyco 7000 line; SW on 

Weyco 7000 line to Weyco 7050 line; S on Weyco 7050 line 

to Weyco 7400 line; S and E on Weyco 7400 line to Weyco 

7000 line; E on Weyco 7000 line to Elk Creek Rd; E on Elk 

Creek Rd to Stevens Rd at the town of Doty; E on Stevens Rd 

to SR 6; S, W and NW on SR 6 to US 101 at the town of Raymond 


GMU 673-WILLIAMS CREEK (Pacific County): 

Beginning at US Hwy (US) 101 bridge crossing the Willapa 

River at the town of Raymond; S on US 101 to State Route 

(SR) 6; SE on SR 6 to the Trap Creek A line; S and W on the 

Trap Creek A line to power transmission lines; S and SW on 

the power transmission lines to Weyerhaeuser (Weyco) 5800 

line (Section 22, T11N, R8W); SW along the Weyco 5800 

line to Weyco 5000 line (Deep River main line); SW on the 

Weyco 5000 line to the Salmon Creek Rd; SW along the 

Salmon Creek Rd to SR 4; W on SR 4 to US 101 at Johnson's 

Landing; W on US 101 to the Naselle River bridge; W down 

the Naselle River to Willapa Bay; N along the east shore of 

Willapa Bay to the Willapa River; SE and NE up the Willapa 

River to the US 101 bridge and the point of beginning. 

GMU 681-BEAR RIVER (Pacific and Wahkiakum counties): 

Beginning at the US Hwy (US) 101 bridge at the Naselle 

River; E on US 101 to State Route (SR) 4; SE on SR 4 to 

Deep River bridge; S down the Deep River to the Columbia 


River; W along the shore of the Columbia River to the mouth 

of the Wallacut River (including all islands in the Columbia 

both north of the Washington-Oregon state line and between 

the Deep River and the Wallacut River); N up the Wallacut 

River to US 101; NW on US 101 to alternate US 101, north 

of the Ilwaco Airport; N on alternate US 101 to US 101; E 

and NE on US 101 to Bear River; N down Bear River to Willapa 

Bay; N along the eastern shore of Willapa Bay to the 

mouth of the Naselle River; SE up the Naselle River to the 

US 101 bridge and the point of beginning. 

GMU 684-LONG BEACH (Pacific County): 

Beginning at the mouth of Bear River on Willapa Bay; S up 

Bear River to US Hwy (US) 101; W and SW on US 101 to 

alternate US 101, north of the Ilwaco Airport; S on alternate 

US 101 to US 101; W on US 101 to the Wallacut River; S 

along the Wallacut River to the Columbia River; W down the 

Columbia River to its mouth on the Pacific Ocean (including 

all islands in the Columbia River both north of the Washington-Oregon 

state line and between the Wallacut River and the 

mouth of the Columbia River); N, E, S, and E along the 

shoreline of the Long Beach peninsula to Bear River and the 


GMU 699-LONG ISLAND (Pacific County): 

Includes all of Long Island. 


5/2/12, effective 6/2/12) 

WAC 232-28-337 ((Deer and)) Elk area descriptions. 

((ELK AREAS)) The following areas are defined as elk areas: 

Elk Area No. 1008 West Wenaha (Columbia County): 

That part of GMU 169 west of USFS trail 3112 from Tepee 

Camp (east fork of Butte Creek) to Butte Creek, and west of 

Butte Creek to the Washington-Oregon state line. 

Elk Area No. 1009 East Wenaha (Columbia, Garfield, 

Asotin counties): That portion of GMU 169 east of USFS 

trail 3112 from Tepee Camp (east fork Butte Creek) to Butte 

Creek, and east of Butte Creek to the Washington-Oregon 

state line. 

Elk Area No. 1010 (Columbia County): GMU 162 excluding 

National Forest land and the Rainwater Wildlife Area. 

Elk Area No. 1011 (Columbia County): That part of GMU 

162 east of the North Touchet Road, excluding National Forest 

land. 

Elk Area No. 1012 (Columbia County): That part of GMU 

162 west of the North Touchet Road, excluding National Forest 

land and the Rainwater Wildlife Area. 

Elk Area No. 1013 (Asotin County): GMU 172, excluding 

National Forest lands. 

Elk Area No. 1014 (Columbia-Garfield counties): That 

part of GMU 166 Tucannon west of the Tucannon River and 

USFS Trail No. 3110 (Jelly Spr.-Diamond Pk. Trail).

Elk Area No. 1015 Turnbull (Spokane County): Located 

in GMU 130, designated areas within the boundaries of Turnbull 

National Wildlife Refuge. 

Elk Area No. 1016 (Columbia County): GMU-162 Dayton, 

excluding the Rainwater Wildlife Area. 

Elk Area No. 2032 Malaga (Kittitas and Chelan counties): 

Beginning at the mouth of Davies Canyon on the Columbia 

River; west along Davies Canyon to the cliffs above (north 

of) the North Fork Tarpiscan Creek; west and north along the 

cliffs to the Bonneville Power Line; southwest along the 

power line to the North Fork Tarpiscan Road in Section 9, 

Township 20N, Range 21E; north and west along North Fork 

Tarpiscan Road to Colockum Pass Road (Section 9, Township 

20N, Range 21E); south and west on Colockum Pass 

Road to section line between Sections 8 & 9; north along the 

section line between Sections 8 and 9 as well as Sections 4 & 

5 (T20N, R21E) & Sections 32 & 33 (T21N, R21E) to Moses 

Carr Road; west and north on Moses Carr Road to Jump Off 

Road; south and west on Jump Off Road to Shaller Road; 

north and west on Shaller Road to Upper Basin Loop Road; 

north and west on Upper Basin Loop Road to Wheeler Ridge 

Road; north on Wheeler Ridge Road to the Basin Loop Road 

(pavement) in Section 10 (T21N, R20E); north on Basin 

Loop Road to Wenatchee Heights Road; west on Wenatchee 

Heights Road to Squilchuck Road; south on Squilchuck Road 

to Beehive Road (USFS Rd 9712); northwest on Beehive 

Road to USFS Rd 7100 near Beehive Reservoir; north and 

west on USFS Rd 7100 to Peavine Canyon Road (USFS Rd 

7101); north and east on Peavine Canyon Road to Number 

Two Canyon Road; north on Number Two Canyon Road to 

Crawford Street in Wenatchee; east on Crawford Street to the 

Columbia River; south and east along the Columbia River to 

Davies Canyon and point of beginning. (Naneum Green Dot, 

Washington Gazetteer, Wenatchee National Forest) 

Elk Area No. 2033 Peshastin (Chelan County): Starting at 

the Division St bridge over the Wenatchee River in the town 

of Cashmere; S on Aplets Way then Division St to Pioneer St; 

W on Pioneer St to Mission Creek Rd; S on Mission Creek 

Rd to Binder Rd; W on Binder Rd to Mission Creek Rd; S on 

Mission Creek Rd to Tripp Canyon Rd; W on Tripp Canyon 

Rd to where Tripp Canyon Rd stops following Tripp Creek; 

W on Tripp Creek to its headwaters; W up the drainage, about 

1000 feet, to US Forest Service (USFS) Rd 7200-160; W on 

USFS Rd 7200-160 to Camas Creek Rd (USFS Rd 7200); W 

on Camas Creek Rd (USFS 7200 Rd) (excluding Camas 

Land firearm closure*) to US Hwy 97; N on US Hwy 97 to 

Mountain Home Rd (USFS 7300 Rd); N on Mountain Home 

Rd to the Wenatchee River in the town of Leavenworth; S on 

the Wenatchee River to the Division St bridge in Cashmere 


Elk Area No. 2051 Tronsen (Chelan County): All of GMU 

251 except that portion described as follows: Beginning at 

the junction of Naneum Ridge Road (WDFW Rd 9) and 

Ingersol Road (WDFW Rd 1); north and east on Ingersol 

Road to Colockum Road (WDFW Rd 10); east on Colockum 

Road and Colockum Creek to the intersection of Colockum 

Creek and the Columbia River; south on the Columbia River 

to mouth of Tarpiscan Creek; west up Tarpiscan Creek and 


Tarpiscan Road (WDFW Rd 14) and North Fork Road 

(WDFW Rd 10.10) to the intersection of North Fork Road 

and Colockum Road; southwest on Colockum Road to 

Naneum Ridge Road; west on Naneum Ridge Road to Ingersol 

Road and the point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 3068 Klickitat Meadows (Yakima County): 

Beginning at Darland Mountain, southeast along the main 

divide between the Diamond Fork drainage and the Ahtanum 

Creek drainage to the point due west of the headwaters of 

Reservation Creek (Section 18, T12N, R14E); then along a 

line due west to Spencer Point (as represented in the DNR 

100k map); northeast from Spencer Point to US Forest Service 

(USFS) Trail 1136; north along USFS Trail 1136 to 

USFS Trail 615; east on USFS Trail 615 to Darland Mountain 


Elk Area No. 3681 Ahtanum (Yakima County): That part 

of GMU 368 beginning at the power line crossing on Ahtanum 

Creek in T12N, R16E, Section 15; west up Ahtanum 

Creek to South Fork Ahtanum Creek; southwest up South 

Fork Ahtanum Creek to its junction with Reservation Creek; 

southwest up Reservation Creek and the Yakama Indian Reservation 

boundary to the main divide between the Diamond 

Fork drainage and Ahtanum Creek drainage; north along the 

crest of the main divide between the Diamond Fork drainage 

and the Ahtanum Creek drainage to Darland Mountain; 

northeast on US Forest Service Trail 615 to US Forest Service 

Road 1020; northeast on US Forest Service Road 1020 

to US Forest Service Road 613; northeast on US Forest Service 

Road 613 to US Forest Service Trail 1127; northeast on 

US Forest Service Trail 1127 to US Forest Service Road 

1302 (Jump Off Road), southeast of the Jump Off Lookout 

Station; northeast on US Forest Service Road 1302 (Jump 

Off Road) to Highway 12; northeast on Highway 12 to the 

Naches River; southeast down the Naches River to Cowiche 

Creek; west up Cowiche Creek and South Fork Cowiche 

Creek to Summitview Avenue; northwest on Summitview 

Avenue to Cowiche Mill Road; west on Cowiche Mill Road 

to the power line in the northeast corner of T13N, R15E, SEC 

13; southeast along the power line to Ahtanum Creek and the 


Elk Area No. 3721 Corral Canyon (Benton and Yakima 

counties): That part of GMU 372 beginning at the Yakima 

River Bridge on SR 241 just north of Mabton; north along SR 

241 to the Rattlesnake Ridge Road (mile post #19); east on 

Rattlesnake Ridge Road to the Hanford Reach National Monument's 

(HRNM) southwest corner boundary; east and south 

along the HRNM boundary to SR 225; south on SR 225 to the 

Yakima River Bridge in Benton City; west (upstream) along 

Yakima River to point of beginning (SR 241 Bridge). 

Elk Area No. 3722 Blackrock (Benton and Yakima counties): 

That part of GMU 372 beginning at southern corner of 

the Yakima Training Center border on Columbia River, 

northwest of Priest Rapids Dam; southeast on southern shore 

of Columbia River (Priest Rapids Lake) to Priest Rapids 

Dam; east along Columbia River to the Hanford Reach 

National Monument's (HRNM) western boundary; south 

along the HRNM boundary to the Rattlesnake Ridge Road; 

west on Rattlesnake Ridge Road to SR 241; south on SR 241 



to the Yakima River Bridge just north of Mabton; west along 

Yakima River to SR 823 (Harrison Road) south of town of 

Pomona; east along SR 823 (Harrison Road) to SR 821; 

southeast on SR 821 to Firing Center Road at I-82; east on 

Firing Center Road to main gate of Yakima Training Center; 

south and east along Yakima Training Center boundary to 

southern corner of Yakima Training Center boundary on 

Columbia River and point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 3911 Fairview (Kittitas County): Beginning 

at the intersection of the BPA Power Lines in T20N, R14E, 

Section 36 and Interstate 90; east along the power lines to 

Highway 903 (Salmon La Sac Road); northwest along Highway 

903 to Pennsylvania Avenue; northeast along Pennsylvania 

Avenue to No. 6 Canyon Road; northeast along No. 6 

Canyon Road to Cle Elum Ridge Road; north along Cle Elum 

Ridge Road to Carlson Canyon Road; northeast along Carlson 

Canyon Road to West Fork Teanaway River; east along 

West Fork Teanaway River to North Fork Teanaway River; 

north along North Fork Teanaway River to Teanaway Road; 

southeast on Teanaway Road to Ballard Hill Road; east on 

Ballard Hill Rd and Swauk Prairie Road to Hwy 970; northeast 

on Hwy 970 to Hwy 97; south on Hwy 97 to the power 

lines in T20N, R17E, Section 34; east on the power lines to 

Naneum Creek; south on Naneum Creek approximately 1/2 

mile to power lines in T19N, R19E, Section 20; east along 

BPA power lines to Colockum Pass Road in T19N, R20E, 

Section 16; south on Colockum Pass Road to BPA power 

lines in T18N, R20E, Section 6; east and south along power 

lines to Parke Creek; north on Parke Creek to Whiskey Jim 

Creek; east on Whiskey Jim Creek to the Wild Horse Wind 

Farm Boundary; south and East on Wild Horse Wind Farm 

boundary to the Vantage Highway; east along the Vantage 

Highway to the first power line crossing; southwest along the 

power lines to where they intersect with the second set of 

BPA power lines in T17N, R21E, Section 18; southeast along 

the BPA power lines to I-90; west along I-90 to the Yakima 

Training Center boundary; south and west along the Yakima 

Training Center boundary to I-82; north on I-82 to Thrall 

Road; west on Thrall Road to Wilson Creek; south on Wilson 

Creek to Yakima River; north on Yakima River to gas pipeline 

crossing in T17N, R18E, Section 25; south and west on 

the gas pipeline to Umtanum Creek; west on Umtanum Creek 

to the Durr Road; north on the Durr Road to Umtanum Road; 

north on Umtanum Road to South Branch Canal; west on 

South Branch Canal to Bradshaw/Hanson Road; west on 

Bradshaw Road to the elk fence; north and west along the elk 

fence to power line crossing in T19N, R16E, Section 10; west 

along the power line (south branch) to Big Creek; north on 

Big Creek to Nelson Siding Road; west and north on Nelson 

Siding Road to I-90; east on I-90 to point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 3912 Old Naches (Yakima County): Starting 

at the elk fence and Roza Canal along the south boundary 

T14N, R19E, Section 8; following the elk fence to the bighorn 

sheep feeding site in T15N, R16E, Section 36; south on 

the feeding site access road to the Old Naches Highway; west 

and south on the Old Naches Highway to State Route 12 and 

the Naches River; down the Naches River to the Tieton 

River; up the Tieton River approximately 2 miles to the intersection 

of the metal footbridge and the elk fence at the south 


end of the bridge in T14N, R16E, Section 3; south along the 

elk fence to the top of the cliff/rimrock line; southwest along 

the top of the cliff/rimrock line to the irrigation canal in 

T14N, R16E, Section 9; southwest along the irrigation canal 

to the elk fence in T14N, R16E, Section 8; south along the elk 

fence to the township line between T12N, R15E and T12N, 

R16E; south along the township line to the South Fork Ahtanum 

Creek; downstream along the South Fork Ahtanum 

Creek and Ahtanum Creek to the Yakima River; upstream 

along the Yakima River to Roza Canal and point of beginning. 

((Elk Area No. 4041 Grandy Creek (Skagit County): 

Begin at the intersection of CP 190 Road and CP 132 Road 

(Section 28, T36N, R5E); east along the CP 132 Road to the 

CP 130 Road; east and south along CP 130 Road to CP 110 

Road, west, south and east along CP 110 Road to Childs 

Creek; south down Childs Creek to State Route 20; east on 

State Route 20 to Grandy Creek; south down Grandy Creek 

to the Skagit River; south on a line to South Skagit Hwy; west 

on South Skagit Hwy to State Route 9; north on State Route 

9 to State Route 20; east on State Route 20 to Helmick Road; 

north on Helmick Road to CP 190 Road to CP 132 Road and 

the point of beginning. (WA Atlas & Gazetteer & Mt. Baker- 

Snoqualmie National Forest Map))) 

Elk Area No. 4601 North Bend (King County): That portion 

of GMU 460 beginning at the interchange of State Route 

(SR) 18 and I-90; W on I-90 to SE 82nd St, Exit 22, at the 

town of Preston; N on SE 82nd Street to Preston Fall City Rd 

SE (Old SR 203); N on Preston Fall City Rd SE to SE Fall 

City Snoqualmie Rd (SR 202) at the town of Fall City; E on 

SE Fall City Snoqualmie Rd to the crossing of Tokul Creek; 

N and E up Tokul Creek to its crossing with Tokul Rd SE; S 

on SE Tokul Rd to SE 53rd Way; E on SE 53rd Way where it 

turns into 396th Dr SE then S on 396th Dr SE to SE Reinig 

Rd; E on SE Reinig Rd to 428th Ave SE; N on 428th Ave SE 

to where it turns into North Fork Rd SE; N and E on North 

Fork Rd SE to Ernie's Grove Rd; E on Ernie's Grove Rd to SE 

70th St; N on SE 70th St to its ends at Fantastic Falls on the 

North Fork Snoqualmie River; SW down the North Fork 

Snoqualmie River to Fantastic Falls and the Mt Si Natural 

Resource Conservation Area boundary then S and E along 

the southern boundary of the Mt Si NRCA to the "School 

Bus" turnaround at SE 114th St; S on 480th Ave SE to SE 

130th St; S and E on SE 130th St to its end; SSE overland 

from the end of SE 130th St, over the Middle Fork Snoqualmie 

River, to the end of 486th Ave SE; S on 486th Ave 

SE to the intersection with SE Middle Fork Road; Due S, 

from said intersection, up Grouse Mountain toward its peak, 

to the logging road adjacent to Grouse Mountain Peak; S 

down the logging road to Grouse Ridge Access Rd; W on 

Grouse Ridge Access Road which becomes SE 146th St; W 

on SE 146th St to I-90 then east along I-90 to the W boundary 

of Olallie/Twin Falls State Park then S along the state park 

western boundary to its most western boundary where it 

intersects with the boundary of the Iron Horse State Park; W 

along the boundary of Iron Horse State Park to the boundary 

of the Rattlesnake Lake Recreation Area; W along the boundary 

of the Rattlesnake Lake Recreation Area to Cedar Falls 

Rd SE; N along the Cedar Falls Rd to SE 174th Way; W on

SE 174th Way to SE 174th St; W on SE 174th St to SE 173rd 

St; W on SE 173rd St to SE 170th Pl; W on SE 170th Pl to SE 

169th St; W on SE 169th St to 424th Ave SE; N on 424th Ave 

SE to SE 168th St; W on SE 168th St to 422 Ave SE; N on 

422 Ave SE to 426th Way SE; S on 426th Way SE to SE 

164th St; E on SE 164th St to Uplands Way SE; W on 

Uplands Way SE to the crossing with the Power Transmission 

Lines; W along the Power Transmission Lines to the 

Winery Rd; NW on the Winery Rd to SE 99th Rd; W and N 

on SE 99th Rd to the I-90 interchange, at Exit 27; SW on I-90 

to the interchange with SR 18 and the point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 4941 Skagit River (Skagit County): That 

portion of GMU 437 beginning at the intersection of State 

Route 9 and State Route 20; east on State Route 20 to ((Cape 

Horn Road NE; south down Cape Horn Road NE to the 

power line crossing which passes over the Skagit River; east 

on the power line to the Skagit River; south and west down 

the Skagit River to Pressentin Creek; south up Pressentin 

Creek to the South Skagit Highway; west on South Skagit 

Highway to State Route 9; north on State Route 9 to)) Concrete-Sauk 

Valley Road; south on Concrete-Sauk Valley 

Road over The Dalles Bridge (Skagit River) to the intersection 

with the South Skagit Highway; west on South Skagit 

Highway to State Route 9; north on State Route 9 and the 


Elk Area No. 5029 Toledo (Lewis and Cowlitz counties): 

Beginning at the Cowlitz River and State Highway 505 junction; 

east along the Cowlitz River to the Weyerhaeuser 1800 

Road; south along Weyerhaeuser 1800 Road to Cedar Creek 

Road; east along Cedar Creek Road to Due Road; south on 

Due Road to Weyerhaeuser 1823 Road; south along Weyerhaeuser 

1823 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 1945 Road; south 

along the Weyerhaeuser 1945 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 

1900 Road; south along the Weyerhaeuser 1900 Road to the 

North Fork Toutle River; west along the North Fork Toutle 

River to the Toutle River; west on the Toutle River to the 

Cowlitz River; North along the Cowlitz River to the junction 

of State Highway 505 and the point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 5049 Ethel (Lewis County): That part of 

GMU 505 beginning at the intersection of Jackson Highway 

and Highway 12; south along Jackson Highway to Buckley 

Road; south on Buckley Road to Spencer Road; east on Spencer 

Road to Fuller Road; north on Fuller Road to Highway 

12; east on Highway 12 to Stowell Road; north on Stowell 

Road to Gore Road; west on Gore Road to Larmon Road; 

west on Larmon Road to Highway 12; west on Highway 12 to 

Jackson Highway and point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 5050 Newaukum (Lewis County): That part 

of GMU 505 beginning at the intersection of Interstate 5 and 

Highway 12; east on Highway 12 to Larmon Road; east on 

Larmon Road to Leonard Road; north on Leonard Road 

through the town of Onalaska to Deggler Road; north on 

Deggler Road to Middle Fork Road; east on Middle Fork 

Road to Beck Road; north on Beck Road to Centralia-Alpha 

Road; west on Centralia-Alpha Road to Logan Hill Road; 

south then west on Logan Hill Road to Jackson Highway; 

south on Jackson Highway to the Newaukum River; west 


along the Newaukum River to Interstate 5; south on Interstate 

5 to Highway 12 and point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 5051 Green Mountain (Cowlitz County): 

Beginning at the junction of the Cowlitz River and the Toutle 

River; east along the Toutle River to the North Fork Toutle 

River; east along the North Fork Toutle River to the Weyerhaeuser 

1900 Road; south along the Weyerhaeuser 1900 

Road to the Weyerhaeuser 1910 Road; south along the Weyerhaeuser 

1910 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 2410 Road; south 



Weyerhaeuser 4500 Road; south along the Weyerhaeuser 

4500 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 4400 Road; south along the 

Weyerhaeuser 4400 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 4100 Road; 

east along the Weyerhaeuser 4100 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 


Weyerhaeuser 4720 Road; west along the Weyerhaeuser 

4720 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 4730 Road; west along the 

Weyerhaeuser 4730 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 4732 Road; 

west along the Weyerhaeuser 4732 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 

4790 Road; west along the Weyerhaeuser 4790 Road 

to the Weyerhaeuser 1390 Road; south along the Weyerhaeuser 

1390 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 1600 Road; west 


Logging Railroad Tracks at Headquarters; west along the 

Weyerhaeuser Logging Railroad Track to Ostrander Creek; 

west along Ostrander Creek to the Cowlitz River; north along 

the Cowlitz River to the Toutle River and point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 5052 Mossyrock (Lewis County): Beginning 

at the intersection of Winston Creek Road and State Highway 

12; east on State Highway 12 to the Cowlitz River; east on the 

Cowlitz River to Riffe Lake; southeast along the south shore 

of Riffe Lake to Swofford Pond outlet creek; south on Swofford 

Pond outlet creek to Green Mountain Road; west on 

Green Mountain Road to Perkins Road; west on Perkins 

Road to Longbell Road; south on Longbell Road to Winston 

Creek Road; north on Winston Creek Road to State Highway 

12 and the point of beginning. (All lands owned and managed 

by the Cowlitz Wildlife Area are excluded from this Elk 

Area.) 

Elk Area No. 5053 Randle (Lewis County): Beginning at 

the town of Randle and the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 

and State Route 131 (Forest Service 23 and 25 roads); south 

on State Route 131 to Forest Service 25 Road; south on Forest 

Service 25 Road to the Cispus River; west along the Cispus 

River to the Champion 300 line bridge; south and west on 

the Champion 300 line to the Champion Haul Road; north 

along the Champion Haul Road to Kosmos Road; north on 

Kosmos Road to U.S. Highway 12; east on U.S. Highway 12 

to Randle and point of beginning. (All lands owned and managed 

by the Cowlitz Wildlife Area are excluded from this Elk 

Area.) 

Elk Area No. 5054 Boistfort (Lewis County): Beginning at 

the town of Vader; west along State Highway 506 to the 

Wildwood Road; north along the Wildwood Road to the 

Abernathy 500 line gate (Section 20, T11N, R3W, Willamette 

Meridian); northwest along the 500, 540, and 560 lines 

to the Weyerhaeuser 813 line; northwest along the 813, 812, 



5000J, 5000 and 4000 lines to the Pe Ell/McDonald Road 

(Section 15, T12N, R4W); west along the Pe Ell/McDonald 

Road to the Lost Valley Road; northeast along the Lost Valley 

Road to the Boistfort Road; north along the Boistfort 

Road to the King Road; east along the King Road to the town 

of Winlock and State Highway 603; south along Highway 

505 to Interstate 5; south along Interstate 5 to State Hwy 506; 

west along State Hwy 506 to the town of Vader and the point 

of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 5056 Grays River Valley (Wahkiakum 

County): On or within 3/4 mile of agricultural land in the 

Grays River Valley within the following sections: T10N, 

R7W, Sections 8, 9, 17, 18 and T10N, R8W, Sections 13, 23, 

24, 26. 

Elk Area No. 5057 Carlton (Lewis County): That part of 

513 (South Rainier) lying east of Highway 123 and north of 

Highway 12. 

Elk Area No. 5058 West Goat Rocks (Lewis County): 

Goat Rocks Wilderness west of the Pacific Crest Trail. 

Elk Area No. 5059 Mt. Adams Wilderness (Skamania and 

Yakima counties): The Mt. Adams Wilderness. 

Elk Area No. 5060 Merwin (Cowlitz County): Begin at the 

State Route 503 and the Longview Fibre Road WS-8000 

junction; north and west on the Longview Fibre Road WS- 

8000 to Day Place Road; west on Day Place Road to Dubois 

Road; south on Dubois Road to State Route 503; east on State 

Route 503 to the State Route 503 and the Longview Fibre 

Road WS-8000 junction and point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 5061 Wildwood (Lewis County): Beginning 

at the junction of the Pacific West Timber (PWT) 600 Road 

and the Wildwood Road (SE1/4 S29 T11N R3W); southwest 

on the 600 Road to the 800 Road (NW1/4 S36 T11N R4W); 

southwest on the 800 Road to the 850 Road (SW1/4 S3 T10N 

R4W); northwest on the 850 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 4720 

Road (S20 T11N R4W); north on the Weyerhaeuser 4720 

Road to the Weyerhaeuser 4700 Road (S17 T11N R4W); east 

on the Weyerhaeuser 4700 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 5822 

Road (NW1/4 S16 T11N R4W); east on the Weyerhaeuser 

5822 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 5820 Road (NW1/4 S10 

T11N R4W); southeast on the Weyerhaeuser 5820 Road to 

the PWT 574 Road (SE1/4 S10 T11N R4W); south on the 

PWT 574 Road to the 570 Road (NW1/4 S14 T11N R4W); 

south on the 570 Road to the 500 Road (NW1/4 S14 T11N 

R4W); northeast on the 500 Road to the 560 Road (SW1/4 

S12 T11N R4W); east on the 560 Road to the 540 Road 

(SE1/4 S12 T11N R4W); east and south on the 540 Road to 

the 500 Road (SE1/4 S18 T11N R3W); east on the PWT 500 

Road to the Wildwood Road (N1/2 S20 T11N R3W); south 

on the Wildwood Road to the point of beginning, the PWT 

600 Road junction (SE1/4 S29 T11N R3W). 

Elk Area No. 5062 Trout Lake (Klickitat County): Those 

portions of GMUs 560 (Lewis River) and 578 (West Klickitat) 

beginning at the intersection of SR 141 and Sunnyside 

Road; north on Sunnyside Road to Mount Adams Recreational 

Area Road; north on Mount Adams Recreational Area 

Road to USFS Road 23; north on USFS Road 23 to DNR T- 


4300 Road; west on DNR T-4300 Road to Trout Lake Creek 

Road; south on Trout Lake Creek Road to SR 141; east and 

south on SR 141 to the intersection of SR 141 and Sunnyside 

Road to the point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 5063 Pumice Plain (Cowlitz and Skamania 

counties): That part of GMU 522 beginning at the confluence 

of the N. Fork Toutle River and Castle Creek; East along 

the N. Fork Toutle River to USFS trail 207; south along 

USFS trail 207 to USFS trail 216E; southwest along USFS 

trail 216E to USFS trail 216; west along USGS trail 216 to 

USGS 216G; northwest along USFS trail 216G to USGS trail 

221; north along USFS 221 to Castle Creek; northwest along 

Castle Creek to N. Fork Toutle River and point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 5064 Upper Smith Creek (Skamania 

County): That part of GMU 522 beginning at the U.S. Forest 

Service Rd. 99 and U.S. Forest Service Trail 225 (Smith 

Creek Trail) junction; south on Trail 225 to Ape Canyon 

Creek; south and west up Ape Canyon Creek to U.S. Forest 

Service Trail 216 (Loowit Trail); north on Trail 216 to U.S. 

Forest Service Trail 216D (Abraham Trail); north on Trail 

216D to U.S. Forest Service Trail 207 (Truman Trail); north 

and east on Trail 207 to U.S. Forest Service Rd. 99; north and 

east on U.S. Forest Service Rd. 99 to the junction of U.S. Forest 

Service Rd. 99 and U.S. Forest Service Trail 225 and the 


Elk Area No. 5065 Mount Whittier (Skamania County): 

That part of GMU 522 beginning at the U.S. Forest Service 

Trail 1 (Boundary Trail) and U.S. Forest Service Trail 214 

(Whittier Ridge Trail) junction; west on the U.S. Forest Service 

Trail 1 to U.S. Forest Service Trail 230 (Coldwater 

Trail); north on U.S. Forest Service Trail 230 to U.S. Forest 

Service Trail 211 (Lakes Trail); east on Trail 211 to U.S. Forest 

Service Trail 214; south on U.S. Forest Service Trail 214 

to the junction of U.S. Forest Service Trail 214 and U.S. Forest 

Service Trail 1 and the point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 5090 JBH (Wahkiakum County): The mainland 

portion of the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife 

Refuge, as administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

as described: Beginning at the junction of State Route 4 

and Steamboat Island Slough Road, northwest on Steamboat 

Island Slough Road to Brooks Slough Road, east on Brooks 

Slough Road to State Route 4, south on State Route 4 to 

Steamboat Slough Road and point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 5099 Mudflow (Cowlitz County): That part 

of GMU 522 beginning on the North Fork Toutle River at the 

mouth of Hoffstadt Creek; SE up the North Fork Toutle River 

to Deer Creek; SE up Deer Creek to Weyerhaeuser (Weyco) 

3020 line; NW along Weyco 3020 line to Weyco 3000 line; E 

along Weyco 3000 line to Weyco 3000P line; E on the 3000P 

line to Weyco 5600 Line to the Mount Saint Helens National 

Volcanic Monument Boundary; N on the Mount Saint Helens 

National Volcanic Monument Boundary to SR 504; W on SR 

504 to Hoffstadt Creek Bridge on Hoffstadt Creek; S and W 

down Hoffstadt Creek to the North Fork Toutle River and 


Elk Area No. 6010 Mallis (Pacific County): That part of 

GMUs 506, 672, and 673 within one and one-half mile either

side of SR 6 between the east end of Elk Prairie Rd and the 

Mallis Landing Rd, and all lands within a half mile of Elk 

Creek Rd bounded on the south by Monohon Landing Rd. 

Elk Area No. 6011 Centralia Mine (Lewis County): That 

portion of GMU 667 within Centralia Mine property boundary. 

Elk Area No. 6012 Tri Valley (Grays Harbor and Mason 

counties): Those portions of GMUs 648 (Wynoochee) and 

651 (Satsop) within one mile of Brady-Matlock Road from 

State Highway 12 north to the junction with Schaefer State 

Park Road (east Satsop Road) and all lands within one mile of 

Wynoochee Valley Road from State Highway 12 north to the 

junction with Cougar Smith Road, and all lands within one 

mile of Wishkah Valley Road from north Aberdeen city limit 

to mile post 16 and all lands within 2 miles north of SR 12 

between the Satsop River and Schouweiler and Hurd roads 

and then a line north from the end of Hurd Road to a point 2 

miles north of SR 12. 

Elk Area No. 6013 (Pierce County): That part of GMU 652 

beginning at the intersection of Highway 167 and Highway 

410; north on Highway 167 to Highway 18; east on Highway 

18 to Highway 164; southeasterly on Highway 164 to Highway 

410; westerly on Highway 410 to Highway 167 and the 


Elk Area No. 6054 Puyallup River (Pierce County): That 

portion of GMU 654 beginning at the intersection of Mount 

Rainier National Park's western boundary and State Route 

(SR) 706; W on SR 706 to 278th Ave E; N on 278th Ave E to 

WA Dept of Natural Resources' (DNR) 1300 Rd; NW on 

DNR 1300 Rd to Scott Turner Rd; NW on Scott Turner Rd to 

Alder Cutoff Rd; W and NE on Alder Cutoff Rd to Center St 

SE in the town of Eatonville; NW on Center St SE to SR 161; 

N and W on SR 161 to Orville Rd E; N on Orville Rd E, past 

Lake Ohop and Lake Kapowsin, to the bridge crossing the 

Puyallup River; SE up the Puyallup River to Mount Rainier 

National Park's western boundary; S on Mount Rainier 

National Park's western boundary to SR 706 and the point of 

beginning. 

Elk Area No. 6061 Twin Satsop Farms (Mason County): 

That portion of GMU 651 starting at the junction of the 

Deckerville Road and the Brady-Matlock Road; southwest to 

the junction with the West Boundary Road; north on West 

Boundary Road to the Deckerville Road; east on the Deckerville 

Road to the junction of Brady-Matlock Road and point 

of beginning. In addition, the area within a circle with a 

radius of two miles centered on the junction of State Route 

108 and the Eich Road. 

Elk Area No. 6062 South Bank (Grays Harbor County): 

That portion of GMU 660 (Minot Peak) described as follows: 

Beginning at Highway 12 and Wakefield Road Junction 

(South Elma); south on Wakefield Road, across the Chehalis 

River to the South Bank Road; southeast on the South Bank 

Road to Delezene Road; south on the Delezene Road to a 

point one mile from the South Bank Road; southeast along a 

line one mile southwest of the South Bank Road to the 

Oakville-Brooklyn Road; east on the Oakville-Brooklyn 


Road to Oakville and Highway 12; northwest on Highway 12 

to Wakefield Road to Elma and the point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 6063 (Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties): 

Private lands within Elk Area 6064 east of Highway 

101. 

Elk Area No. 6064 Quinault Valley (Grays Harbor and 

Jefferson counties): That portion of GMU 638 (Quinault) 

within the Quinault River watershed east of Gatton Creek and 

Lake Quinault excluding US Forest Service (USFS) Colonel 

Bob Wilderness Area. 

Elk Area No. 6066 Chehalis Valley (Grays Harbor 

County): That portion of GMU 660 (Minot Peak) beginning 

at Highway 12 and Highway 107 junction near Montesano; 

east and south on Highway 12 to Oakville; south on Oakville- 

Brooklyn Road to a point one mile west of South Bank Road; 

northwest along a line one mile southwest of South Bank 

Road to Delezene Road; north along Delezene Road to South 

Bank Road; northwest along South Bank Road to Wakefield 

Road; north on Wakefield Road to Chehalis River; west on 

Chehalis River to Highway 107 bridge; north on Highway 

107 to Highway 12 and the point of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 6067 North Minot (Grays Harbor County): 

The portion of GMU 660 (Minot Peak) beginning at the junction 

on State Route 107 and the Melbourne A-line, on the 

Melbourne A-line to the Vesta F-line; south on Vesta F-line 

to Vesta H-line (Vesta Creek Road); south on Vesta Creek 

Road to the North River Road; south and east on North River 

Road to the Brooklyn Road; east on Brooklyn Road to the 

Garrard Creek Road; east and north on Garrard Creek Road 

to the South Bank Road; east on South Bank to South State 

Street (Oakville); north on South State Street to U.S. 12; 

northwest and west on U.S. 12 to State Route 107; south and 

southwest on SR 107 to the Melbourne A-line and the point 

of beginning. 

Elk Area No. 6068 Willapa (Grays Harbor County): That 

part of GMU 658 south of SR 105 between the intersection of 

SR 105 and Hammond Road and the SR 105 bridge over 

Smith Creek; and within one mile north of SR 105 west from 

Hammond Road and east of the SR 105 bridge over Smith 

Creek. 

Elk Area No. 6069 Hanaford (Lewis and Thurston counties): 

That part of GMU 667 (Skookumchuck) beginning at 

the intersection of Salzer Valley Rd and S Pearl St (Centralia); 

N on S Pearl St to N Pearl St; N on N Pearl St to State 

Hwy 507; W and N on State Hwy 507 to Skookumchuck Rd; 

E on Skookumchuck Rd to the first bridge over the Skookumchuck 

River; E along the Skookumchuck River to the Skookumchuck 

Rd bridge; E on Skookumchuck Rd to the steel 

tower power line; SW along the power line to Big Hanaford 

Rd; E and S along Big Hanaford Rd to ((Weyerhaeuser Rd 

E150)) the TransAlta property line; E ((on Weyerhaeuser Rd 

E150 to Weyerhaeuser Rd E247; S and W on Weyerhaeuser 

Rd E247 to Weyerhaeuser Rd E240; S on Weyerhaeuser Rd 

E240)) and S along the TransAlta property line to North Fork 

Rd; S on North Fork Rd to Centralia-Alpha Rd; W on Centralia-Alpha 

Rd to Salzer Valley Rd and the point of beginning. 



Elk Area No. 6071 Dungeness (Clallam County): Portions 

of GMUs 621 (Olympic) and 624 (Coyle) beginning at the 

mouth of the Dungeness River; east and south along the coast 

of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the mouth of Jimmycomelately 

Creek on Sequim Bay; south and west up Jimmycomelately 

Creek to US Hwy 101; east on US Hwy 101 to Chicken 

Coop Road; east and north on Chicken Coop Road to the 

Clallam-Jefferson county line; south and west along the Clallam-Jefferson 

county line to the Olympic National Park 

boundary; north and west along the Olympic Park boundary 

to McDonald Creek; north along McDonald Creek to US 

Hwy 101; east along US Hwy 101 to the Dungeness River; 

north down the Dungeness River to its mouth and the point of 

beginning. 

Elk Area No. 6072 Sol Duc Valley (Clallam County): That 

portion of GMU 607 (Sol Duc) between the Sol Duc River 

and Hwy 101 from a point at the Sol Duc River bridge over 

Hwy 101 approximately 2 miles north of Forks to the westernmost 

Sol Duc River bridge over Hwy 101 at a point 

approximately 1 mile east of Lake Pleasant. 

Elk Area No. 6073 Clearwater Valley (Jefferson County): 

That portion of GMU 615 (Clearwater) within one mile of the 

Clearwater Road from the Quinault Indian Reservation 

boundary to a point 4 miles to the north. 

((DEER AREAS 

Deer Area No. 1008 West Wenaha (Columbia County): 




Deer Area No. 1009 East Wenaha (Columbia, Garfield, 




state line. 

Deer Area No. 1010 (Columbia County): GMU 162 

excluding National Forest land and the Rainwater Wildlife 

Area. 

Deer Area No. 1020 Prescott (Columbia and Garfield 

counties): That portion of GMU 149 between Hwy 261 and 

Hwy 127. 

Deer Area No. 1021 Clarkston (Asotin County): That portion 

of GMU 178 beginning at the junction of the Highway 

12 bridge and Alpowa Creek; east on Highway 12 to Silcott 

Road; south and east on Silcott Road to Highway 128; southwest 

on Highway 128 to McGuire Gulch Road; southeast 

along the bottom of McGuire Gulch to Asotin Creek; east on 

Asotin Creek to the Snake River; north and west on the Snake 

River to Alpowa Creek; southwest of Alpowa Creek to the 

Highway 12 bridge and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 1030 Republic (Ferry County): That area 

within one-half mile surrounding the incorporated town of 

Republic. 

Deer Area No. 1035 Highway 395 Corridor (Stevens 

County): That portion of GMU 121 beginning at the intersection 

of US Highway (Hwy) 395 (State Route 20) and State 


Route (SR) 25: S on SR 25 to Old Kettle Rd; E on Old Kettle 

Rd to Mingo Mountain Rd; S on Mingo Mountain Rd to 

Greenwood Loop Rd; E on Greenwood Loop Rd to the bridge 

over the Colville River; S on the Colville River to the bridge 

over Gold Creek Loop/Valley Westside Rd; W and S on Valley 

Westside Rd to the Orin-Rice Rd; E on Orin-Rice Rd to 

Haller Creek Rd; S on Haller Creek Rd to Skidmore Rd; E 

and S on Skidmore Rd to Arden Hill Rd; E on Arden Hill Rd 

to Townsend-Sackman Rd; S on Townsend-Sackman Rd to 

Twelve Mile Rd; S on Twelve Mile Rd to Marble Valley 

Basin Rd; S on Marble Valley Basin Rd to Zimmer Rd; S on 

Zimmer Rd to Blue Creek West Rd; E on Blue Creek West 

Rd to Dry Creek Rd; S on Dry Creek Rd to Duncan Rd; E on 

Duncan Rd to Tetro Rd; S on Tetro Rd to Heine Rd; E and S 

on Heine Rd to Farm-to-Market Rd; S on Farm-to-Market Rd 

to Newton Rd (also known as Rickers Lane); E on Newton 

Rd to US Hwy 395; N on US Hwy 395 to McLean Rd and 

Twelve Mile Rd (also known as Old Arden Hwy); N on 

McLean Rd and Twelve Mile Rd to US Hwy 395; N on US 

Hwy 395 to Old Arden Hwy (again); N on Old Arden Hwy to 

US Hwy 395; N on US Hwy 395, through the town of 

Colville, then W on US Hwy 395 (SR 20) to SR 25 and the 


Deer Area No. 1050 Spokane North (Spokane County): 

From the intersection of the Spokane River and the Idaho- 

Washington state line, N to Hauser Lake Rd, W to Starr Rd, 

S to Newman Lake Dr, W and N to Foothills Rd, W to Forker 

Rd, N and W to Hwy 206 (Mt Spokane Park Rd), N to Feehan 

Rd, N to Randall Rd, W to Day Mt Spokane Rd, N to Big 

Meadows Rd, W to Madison Rd, N to Tallman Rd, W to Elk- 

Chattaroy Rd, N to Laurel Rd, E to Conklin Rd, N to Nelson 

Rd, E to Jackson Rd, N to Oregon Rd, E to Jefferson Rd, N to 

Frideger Rd, W to Elk-Camden Rd, S to Boundary Rd, N and 

W to Dunn Rd, S to Oregon Rd, W to Hwy 2, S on US Hwy 

2 to the Deer Park-Milan Rd, W on the Deer Park-Milan Rd 

to US Hwy 395 at the town of Deer Park, NW on US Hwy 

395 and W onto Williams Valley Rd, W and S to Hattery Rd 

(Owens Rd), S and E to Swenson Rd, S to Hwy 291, west to 

Stone Lodge Rd, west to the Spokane River, E on the Spokane 

River to the Idaho state border and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 1060 Spokane South (Spokane County): 

That part of GMU 127 beginning at the intersection of Spokane 

River and Barker Rd Bridge, Barker Rd S to 24 Ave, 24 

Ave W to Barker Rd, Barker Rd S to 32 Ave, 32 Ave W to 

Linke Rd, Linke Rd S and E to Chapman Rd, Chapman Rd S 

to Linke Rd, Linke Rd S to Belmont Rd, Belmont Rd W to 

Hwy 27, Hwy 27 S to Palouse Hwy, Palouse Hwy W to Valley 

Chapel Rd, Valley Chapel Rd S to Spangle Creek Rd, 

Spangle Creek Rd SW to Hwy 195, Hwy 195 N to I-90, I-90 

E to Latah Creek at I-90-Latah Creek Bridge, Latah Creek 

NE to Spokane River, Spokane River E to the Barker Rd 

Bridge and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 1070 Spokane West (Spokane County): 

That part of GMU 130 beginning at the intersection of I-90 

and Latah Creek at I-90-Latah Creek Bridge, NE to Hwy 195 

S on Hwy 195 S to Paradise Rd, Paradise Rd W to Smythe 

Road, Smythe Road NW to Anderson Rd, Anderson Rd W to 

Cheney Spokane Rd, Cheney Spokane Rd SW to Hwy

904/1st St in the town of Cheney, 1st SW to Salnave Rd/Hwy 

902, Salnave Rd NW to Malloy Prairie Rd, Malloy Prairie Rd 

W to Medical Lake Tyler Rd, Medical Lake Tyler Rd N to 

Gray Rd, Gray Rd W then N to Fancher Rd, Fancher Rd NW 

to Ladd Rd, Ladd Rd N to Chase Rd, Chase Rd E to Espanola 

Rd, Espanola Rd N turns into Wood Rd, Wood Rd N to Coulee 

Hite Rd, Coulee Hite Rd E to Seven Mile Rd, Seven Mile 

Rd E to Spokane River, Spokane River S to Latah Creek, 

Latah Creek S to I-90 at the Latah Creek Bridge and the point 

of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 1080 Colfax (Whitman County): That part 

of GMUs 139 and 142 beginning at the intersection of Hwy 

195 and Crumbaker Rd, NE on Crumbaker Rd to Brose Rd, E 

on Brose Rd to Glenwood Rd, S on Glenwood Rd to Hwy 

272, SE on Hwy 272 to Clear Creek Rd, SE on Clear Creek 

Rd to Stueckle Rd, S on Stueckle Rd to Palouse River Rd, E 

to Kenoyier Rd SE to Abbott Rd, S on Abbott Rd to Parvin 

Rd, S on Parvin Rd to McIntosh Rd, S on McIntosh Rd to 4 

mile Rd/Shawnee Rd, W on Shawnee Rd to Hwy 195, N on 

Hwy 195 to Prune Orchard Rd, W on Prune Orchard Rd to 

Almota Rd, S on Almota Rd to Duncan Springs Rd, W and 

NW on Duncan Springs Rd to Airport Rd, NW on Airport Rd 

to Fairgrounds Rd, N on Fairgrounds Rd to Endicott Rd, 

NNW on Endicott Rd to Morley Rd, E and S and E on Morley 

Rd to Hwy 295 (26), NE on Hwy 295 to West River Dr then 

follow Railroad Tracks NW to Manning Rd, E on Manning 

Rd to Green Hollow Rd, E and S on Green Hollow Rd to Bill 

Wilson Rd, E on Bill Wilson Rd to Hwy 195, S on Hwy 195 

to Crumbaker Rd and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 2010 Benge (Adams and Whitman counties): 

That part of GMU 284 beginning at the town of Washtucna; 

north on SR 261 to Weber Road; east on Weber Road 

to Benzel Road; north on Benzel Road to Wellsandt Road; 

east on Wellsandt Road to Hills Road; south on Hills Road to 

Urquhart Road; east on Urquhart Road to Harder Road, East 

on Harder Road to McCall Road; east on McCall Road to 

Gering Road; east on Gering Road to Lakin Road; east on 

Lakin Road to Revere Road; south on Revere Road to George 

Knott Road; south on George Knott Road to Rock Creek; 

south along Rock Creek to the Palouse River; south and west 

along the Palouse River to SR 26; west on SR 26 to Washtucna 


Deer Area No. 2011 Lakeview (Grant County): That part 

of GMU 272 beginning at the junction of SR 28 and First 

Avenue in Ephrata; west on First Avenue to Sagebrush Flats 

Road; west on Sagebrush Flats Road to Norton Canyon 

Road; north on Norton Canyon Road to E Road NW; north on 

E Road NW to the Grant-Douglas county line; east along the 

county line to the point where the county line turns north; 

from this point continue due east to SR 17; south on SR 17 to 

SR 28 at Soap Lake; south on SR 28 to the junction with First 

Avenue in Ephrata and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 2012 Methow Valley (Okanogan County): 

All private land in the Methow Watershed located outside the 

external boundary of the Okanogan National Forest and north 

of the following boundary: starting where the Libby Creek 

Road (County road 1049) intersects the Okanogan National 

Forest boundary; east on road 1049 to State Hwy 153; north 


on Hwy 153 to the Old Carlton Road; east on the Old Carlton 

Road to the Texas Creek Road (County road 1543); east on 

the Texas Creek Road to the Vintin Road (County road 

1552); northeast on the Vintin Road to the Okanogan 

National Forest boundary. 

Deer Area No. 2013 North Okanogan (Okanogan 

County): Restricted to private land only located within the 

following boundary: Beginning in Tonasket at the junction 

of Havillah Rd and Hwy 97; NE on Havillah Rd to Dry Gulch 

Extension Rd; N to Dry Gulch Rd; N on Dry Gulch Rd to 

Oroville-Chesaw Rd; W on Oroville-Chesaw Rd to Molson 

Rd; N on Molson Rd to Nine Mile Rd; N and W on Nine Mile 

Rd to the Canadian border at the old Sidley Town Site; W 

along the border to the east shore of Lake Osoyoos; S around 

Lake Osoyoos to the Okanogan River; S along the east bank 

of the Okanogan River to the Tonasket Fourth Street Bridge; 

E on Fourth Street to Hwy 97; N on Hwy 97 to point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 2014 Central Okanogan (Okanogan 


following boundary: Beginning in Tonasket on the Okanogan 

River at the Fourth Street Bridge; S along Hwy 7 to Pine 

Creek Rd; W along Pine Creek Rd to Horse Spring Coulee 

Rd; W and N on Horse Spring Coulee Rd to Beeman Rd; W 

on Beeman Rd to North Lemanasky Rd; S along North Lemanasky 

Rd to Pine Creek Rd; S on Pine Creek Rd to Hagood 

Cut-off Rd; S on Hagood Cut-off Rd to South Pine Creek Rd; 

E on South Pine Creek Rd to Hwy 97; S on Hwy 97 to Town 

of Riverside North Main Street junction; SE on North Main 

Street to Tunk Valley Rd and the Okanogan River Bridge; E 

on Tunk Creek Rd to Chewiliken Valley Rd; NE along 

Chewiliken Valley Rd to Talkire Lake Rd; N on Talkire Lake 

Rd to Hwy 20; W on Hwy 20 to the junction of Hwy 20 and 

Hwy 97; N on Hwy 97 to Fourth Street; W on Fourth Street 

to point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 2015 Omak (Okanogan County): 

Restricted to private land only located within the following 

boundary: Beginning at Hwy 97 and Riverside Cut-off road; 

west on Riverside Cut-off Rd to Conconully Road; south on 

Conconully Rd to Danker Cut-off road; west on Danker Cutoff 

road to Salmon Creek Rd; north on Salmon Creek Rd to 

Spring Coulee Rd; south on Spring Coulee Rd to B&O Road 

North Rd; southwest on B&O North Rd to Hwy 20; east on 

Hwy 20 to B&O Rd; south on B&O Rd to the Town of Malott 

and the bridge over the Okanogan River; north along the west 

bank of the Okanogan River to the Town of Riverside and the 

Tunk Valley road bridge; west on Tunk Valley road to State 

Street in Riverside; south on State Street to 2nd Street; west 

on 2nd Street to Hwy 97 and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 2016 Conconully (Okanogan County): 


boundary: Beginning at the Conconully town limit at the 

south edge of Town and the east shore of Conconully Reservoir; 

south along the east shore of the reservoir to Salmon 

Creek; south along the east bank of Salmon Creek to Salmon 

Creek road at the old Ruby Town site; south on Salmon 

Creek road to Green Lake road; northeast on Green Lake road 



to Conconully road; north on Conconully road to the south 

limit of the Town of Conconully and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 3071 Whitcomb (Benton County): That 

part of GMU 373 made up by the Whitcomb Unit of the Umatilla 


Deer Area No. 3072 Paterson (Benton County): That part 

of GMU 373 made up by the Paterson Unit of the Umatilla 


Deer Area No. 3088 High Prairie (Klickitat County): That 

portion of GMU 388 (Grayback) that is south of SR 142. 

Deer Area No. 3682 Ahtanum (Yakima County): That 

part of GMU 368 beginning at the power line crossing on 

Ahtanum Creek in T12N, R16E, Section 15; west up Ahtanum 

Creek to South Fork Ahtanum Creek; southwest up 

South Fork Ahtanum Creek to its junction with Reservation 

Creek; southwest up Reservation Creek and the Yakama 

Indian Reservation boundary to the main divide between the 

Diamond Fork drainage and Ahtanum Creek drainage; north 

along the crest of the main divide between the Diamond Fork 

drainage and the Ahtanum Creek drainage to Darland Mountain; 

northeast on US Forest Service Trail 615 to US Forest 

Service Road 1020; northeast on US Forest Service Road 

1020 to US Forest Service Road 613; northeast on US Forest 

Service Road 613 to US Forest Service Trail 1127; northeast 

on US Forest Service Trail 1127 to US Forest Service Road 



Off Road) to Hwy 12. Northeast on Hwy 12 to the Naches 

River. Southeast down the Naches River to Cowiche Creek. 

West up Cowiche Creek and the South Fork Cowiche Creek 

to Summitview Ave. Northwest on Summitview Ave to 

Cowiche Mill Road. West on Cowiche Mill Road to the 

power line in the northeast corner of T13N, R15E, SEC 13. 

Southeast along the power line to Ahtanum Creek and the 


Deer Area No. 4004 (San Juan County): That part of GMU 

410 made up of Shaw Island. 


410 made up of Lopez Island. 


410 made up of Orcas Island. 


410 made up of Decatur Island. 


410 made up of Blakely Island. 

Deer Area No. 4009 (Skagit County): That part of GMU 

410 made up of Cypress Island. 


410 made up of San Juan Island. 

Deer Area No. 4011 (Island County): That part of GMU 

410 made up of Camano Island. 

Deer Area No. 4012 (Island County): That part of GMU 

410 made up of Whidbey Island. 


Deer Area No. 4013 (King County): That part of GMU 454 

made up of Vashon and Maury islands. 

Deer Area No. 4926 Guemes (Skagit County): That part of 

GMU 407 (North Sound) on Guemes Island. 

Deer Area No. 5064: That part of GMU 564 in the Columbia 

River near the mouth of the Cowlitz River made up of 

Cottonwood Island and Howard Island. 

Deer Area No. 6014 (Pierce County): That part of GMU 

652 made up of Anderson Island. 

Deer Area No. 6020: Dungeness-Miller Peninsula (Clallam 

and Jefferson counties): That part of GMU 624 west of Discovery 

Bay and Salmon Creek.)) 


5/2/12, effective 6/2/12) 

WAC 232-28-342 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 Small 

game and other wildlife seasons and regulations. ((It is 

unlawful to fail to)) Hunters must comply with the bag, possession, 

and season limits ((except as)) described ((below)) in 

this section. Failure to do so constitutes violations of ((this 

section are punishable under)) RCW 77.15.245, 77.15.400, 

((and)) or 77.15.430, depending on the species hunted and the 

circumstances of the violation. 

STATEWIDE SEASONS: 

(1) FOREST GROUSE (BLUE, RUFFED, AND SPRUCE) 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Four (4))) 4 grouse 

per day, straight or mixed bag, with a total of ((twelve (12))) 

12 grouse in possession at any time. 

(b) SEASON DATES: Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012, 2013, 2014. 

(2) BOBCAT 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: No limit. 

(b) SEASON DATES: Sept. 1 - Mar. 15, 2012, 2013, 2014, 

2015. 

(c) RESTRICTION: It is unlawful to hunt bobcat ((may not 

be hunted)) with dogs. 

(3) RACCOON 


(b) OPEN AREA: Statewide, EXCEPT closed on Long 

Island within Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. 

(c) SEASON DATES: Sept. 1 - Mar. 15, 2012, 2013, 2014, 

2015. 

(4) FOX 


(b) OPEN AREA: Statewide EXCEPT closed within the 

exterior boundaries of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie, Okanogan, 

Wenatchee, and Gifford Pinchot National Forests and 

GMUs 407 and 410. 

(c) SEASON DATES: ((Sept. 1 - Mar. 15, 2012, 2013, 

2014, 2015.)) 

(i) Sept. 1, 2012 - Mar. 15, 2013; 

(ii) Sept. 1, 2013 - Mar. 15, 2014; and 

(iii) Sept. 1, 2014 - Mar. 15, 2015. 

(5) COYOTE 


(b) OPEN AREA: Statewide. 

(c) SEASON DATES: Year-round.

(d) RESTRICTION: It is unlawful to hunt coyote ((may not 

be hunted)) with dogs. 

(6) COTTONTAIL RABBIT AND SNOWSHOE HARE (OR 

WASHINGTON HARE) 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Five (5))) 5 cottontails 

or snowshoe hares per day, with a total of ((fifteen (15))) 

15 in possession at any time, straight or mixed bag. 

(b) SEASON DATES: 

(i) Sept. 1, 2012 - Mar. 15, 2013; 

(ii) Sept. 1, 2013 - Mar. 15, 2014; and 

(iii) Sept. 1, 2014 - Mar. 15, 2015. 

(7) CROWS 



(i) Sept. 1, 2012 - Dec. 31, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 1, 2013 - Dec. 31, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 1, 2014 - Dec. 31, 2014. 

(8) JACKRABBIT: 

((Season)) Closed statewide. 

(9) PTARMIGAN, SAGE, AND SHARP-TAILED GROUSE: 

((Season)) Closed statewide. 

(10) WILD TURKEY: 

(a) YOUTH SEASON 

(i) LEGAL BIRD: Male turkeys and turkeys with visible 

beards only. 

(ii) SEASON DATES: 

(A) April 7-8, 2012; 

(B) April 6-7, 2013; 

(C) April 5-6, 2014; and 

(D) April 4-5, 2015. 

(b) SPRING SEASON 


beards only. 

(ii) SEASON DATES: 

(A) April 15 - May 31, 2012; 

(B) April 15 - May 31, 2013; 

(C) April 15 - May 31, 2014; and 

Permit Season 

Hunt Name Dates 

Klickitat Sept. 22 - Oct. 12, 

2012, Sept. 21 - 

Oct. 11, 2013, 

Sept. 20 - Oct. 10, 

2014 

Methow Nov. 15 - Dec. 15, 

2012, 2013, 2014 

Teanaway Nov. 15 - Dec. 15, 

2012, 2013, 2014 

*BAG LIMIT: During the ((early)) fall ((general and)) permit 

hunting seasons ((combined)). 

(f) LATE FALL SEASON 

(i) LEGAL BIRD: Either sex. 

(ii) LEGAL HUNTER: Open to all hunters with a valid turkey 

tag. 

(iii) OPEN AREA: GMUs 105-((142, 149-))154, 162-186. 

(iv) SEASON DATES: 

(A) Nov. 20 - Dec. 15, 2012; 

(B) Nov. 20 - Dec. 15, 2013; and 


(D) April 15 - May 31, 2015. 

(iii) BAG LIMIT: The combined spring/youth season limit 

is ((three (3))) 3 birds. Only ((two (2))) 2 turkeys may be 

killed in Eastern Washington, except only one (1) may be 

killed in Chelan, Kittitas, or Yakima counties. One (1) turkey 

may be killed per year in Western Washington outside of 

Klickitat County. Two (2) turkeys may be killed in Klickitat 

County. 

(c) FALL NORTHEAST BEARDLESS TURKEY SEASON 

(i) LEGAL BIRD: Beardless only. 


tag. 

(iii) OPEN AREA: GMUs 105-142. 


(A) Sept. 22 - Oct. 12, 2012; 

(B) Sept. 21 - Oct. 11, 2013; and 

(C) Sept. 20 - Oct. 10, 2014. 

(v) BAG LIMIT: Two (2) beardless turkeys (in addition to 

other fall turkey harvest). 

(d) EARLY FALL GENERAL SEASON 



tag. 

(iii) OPEN AREA: GMUs 101, 124-142, 145-154, and 

162-186. 


(A) Sept. 22 - Oct. 12, 2012; 

(B) Sept. 21 - Oct. 11, 2013; and 

(C) Sept. 20 - Oct. 10, 2014. 

(v) BAG LIMIT: One (1) turkey ((either sex)) (in addition 

to other fall turkey harvest). 

(e) FALL PERMIT SEASONS 


(ii) LEGAL HUNTER: All hunters who are selected in the 

fall turkey special permit drawing and who also possess a 

valid turkey tag. 

Special Boundary 

Restrictions Description Permits Bag Limit* 

Either sex GMUs 382, 388, 

568-578 

150 1 

Either sex GMUs 218-231 

and 242 

50 1 

Either sex GMU 335 50 1 

(C) Nov. 20 - Dec. 15, 2014. 

(v) BAG LIMIT: One (1) turkey. 

(g) HUNTER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR INCENTIVE PER- 

MITS 


beards only. 

(ii) LEGAL HUNTER: Qualified hunter education instructors 

who are selected through a random drawing. ((Qualifying)) 

Hunter education instructors ((must be)) qualify if the 

instructor is certified and ((have)) has been in active status for 



a minimum of ((three)) 3 consecutive years, inclusive of the 

year prior to the permit drawing. Instructors who are drawn, 

accept a permit, and are able to participate in the hunt((,)) will 

not be eligible for ((these)) a hunter education instructor 

incentive permit((s)) for ((a period of ten)) 10 years ((thereafter)) 

after they are drawn for the incentive permit. 

(iii) OPEN AREA: Statewide. 

(iv) SEASON DATES: April 1 - May 31, 2012, 2013, 2014, 

2015. 

(v) PERMITS: 2. 

(h) OFFICIAL HUNTING HOURS FOR WILD TURKEY: 

((HUNTING HOURS: One-half)) 1/2 hour before sunrise to 

sunset during spring and fall seasons. 

(i) SPECIAL ((REGULATIONS)) RULES FOR WILD TUR- 

KEY: 

((1.)) (i) Turkey season is open for shotgun shooting #4 

shot or smaller, archery, and muzzleloader shotgun shooting 

#4 shot or smaller. 

((2.)) (ii) It is unlawful to hunt turkey unless the hunter 

possesses a turkey tag ((is required for hunting turkey)). 

((3.)) (iii) It is unlawful to ((use dogs to)) hunt turkeys 

with dogs. 

((4.)) (iv) It is unlawful to bait game birds. 

EASTERN WASHINGTON SEASONS: 

(11) RING-NECKED PHEASANT 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: Three (3) cock pheasants 

per day((, with a total of fifteen (15))). Hunters may possess 

up to 15 cock pheasants ((in possession)) at any one 

time. 

(b) YOUTH SEASON DATES: ((Sept. 22 and 23, 2012; 

Sept. 21 and 22, 2013; Sept. 20 and 21, 2014.)) Open only to 

youth hunters accompanied by an adult ((at least)) 18 years 

((old)) of age or older. 

(i) Sept. 22-23, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 21-22, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 20-21, 2014. 

(c) HUNTERS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER SEA- 

SON DATES: 

(i) Sept. 24-28, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 23-27, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 22-26, 2014. 

(d) REGULAR SEASON DATES: 

(i) Oct. 20, 2012 - Jan. 13, 2013; 

(ii) Oct. 19, 2013 - Jan. 12, 2014; and 

(iii) Oct. 18, 2014 - Jan. 11, 2015. 

(12) CHUKAR 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Six (6))) 6 chukar per 

day((, with a total of eighteen (18))). Hunters may possess up 

to 18 chukar ((in possession)) at any one time. 





(i) Sept. 22-23, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 21-22, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 20-21, 2014. 

(c) REGULAR SEASON DATES: 

(i) Oct. 6, 2012 - Jan. 21, 2013; 

(ii) Oct. 5, 2013 - Jan. 20, 2014; and 

(iii) Oct. 4, 2014 - Jan. 19, 2015. 


(13) GRAY (HUNGARIAN) PARTRIDGE 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Six (6))) 6 gray partridges 

per day((, with a total of eighteen (18))). Hunters may 

possess up to 18 gray partridges ((in possession)) at any one 

time. 





(i) Sept. 22-23, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 21-22, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 20-21, 2014. 


(i) Oct. 6, 2012 - Jan. 21, 2013; 

(ii) Oct. 5, 2013 - Jan. 20, 2014; and 

(iii) Oct. 4, 2014 - Jan. 19, 2015. 

(14) MOUNTAIN QUAIL 

((Season)) Closed throughout Eastern Washington. 

(15) CALIFORNIA (VALLEY) QUAIL AND NORTHERN 

BOBWHITE 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Ten (10))) 10 quail 

per day((, with a total of thirty (30))). Hunters may possess 

up to 30 quail ((in possession)) at any one time, straight or 

mixed bag. 





(i) Sept. 22-23, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 21-22, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 20-21, 2014. 


(i) Oct. 6, 2012 - Jan. 21, 2013; 

(ii) Oct. 5, 2013 - Jan. 20, 2014; and 

(iii) Oct. 4, 2014 - Jan. 19, 2015. 

WESTERN WASHINGTON SEASONS: 

(16) RING-NECKED PHEASANT 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Two (2))) 2 pheasants 

of either sex per day((, with a total of fifteen (15))). 

Hunters may possess up to 15 pheasants ((in possession)) at 

any one time. 





(i) Sept. 22-23, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 21-22, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 20-21, 2014. 

(c) HUNTERS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER SEA- 

SON DATES: 

(i) Sept. 24-28, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 23-27, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 22-26, 2014. 

(d) REGULAR SEASON DATES: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

(i) Sept. 29 - Nov. 30, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 28 - Nov. 30, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 27 - Nov. 30, 2014. ((8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; EXCEPT 

Dungeness Recreation Area Site (Clallam County) starting 

Oct. 6, 2012; Oct. 5, 2013; Oct. 4, 2014.)) 

(e) EXTENDED SEASON DATES:

(i) Dec. 1-15, 2012, 2013, 2014. 

(ii) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. only ((on)) at the following release 

sites: Belfair, Fort Lewis, Kosmos, Lincoln Creek, Scatter 

Creek, Skookumchuck, and all Whidbey Island release sites 

EXCEPT Bayview. 

(iii) Pheasants will not be released during the extended 

season. 

(f) SPECIAL RESTRICTION: Western Washington pheasant 

hunters must choose to hunt only on ((either)) odd-numbered 

or even-numbered weekend days from 8:00 - 10:00 

a.m. at all units of Lake Terrell, Tennant Lake, Snoqualmie, 

Skagit, Skookumchuck, and Scatter Creek Wildlife Areas, 

and all hunting sites on Whidbey Island((, and at the Dungeness 

Recreation Area, and)). Hunters must indicate their 

choice of odd-numbered or even-numbered weekend days on 

the Western Washington Pheasant Permit by choosing "odd" 

or "even." Hunters who select the three day option, hunters 

65 years of age or older, and youth hunters may hunt ((during 

either)) in the morning on both odd-numbered and even-numbered 

weekend ((day morning)) days. Youth hunters must be 

accompanied by an adult ((at least)) 18 years ((old who)) of 

age or older and the adult must have an appropriately marked 

pheasant permit if hunting. 

(17) MOUNTAIN QUAIL 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Two (2))) 2 mountain 

quail per day((, with a total of four (4))). Hunters may 

possess up to 4 mountain quail ((in possession)) at any one 

time. 


(i) Sept. 29 - Nov. 30, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 28 - Nov. 30, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 27 - Nov. 30, 2014. 

(18) CALIFORNIA (VALLEY) QUAIL AND NORTHERN 

BOBWHITE 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Ten (10))) 10 California 

(valley) quail or northern bobwhite per day((, with a 

total of thirty (30))). Hunters may possess up to 30 California 

(valley) quail or northern bobwhite ((in possession)) at any 

one time, straight or mixed bag. 


(i) Sept. 29 - Nov. 30, 2012; 

(ii) Sept. 28 - Nov. 30, 2013; and 

(iii) Sept. 27 - Nov. 30, 2014. 

FALCONRY SEASONS: 

(19) UPLAND GAME BIRD AND FOREST GROUSE - FAL- 

CONRY 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: 

((Two (2))) (i) 2 pheasants (either sex)((, six (6))); 

(ii) 6 partridge((, five (5))); 

(iii) 5 California (valley) quail or northern bobwhite((, 

two (2))); 

(iv) 2 mountain quail (in Western Washington only)((, 

and three (3))); 

(v) 3 forest grouse (blue, ruffed, spruce) per day((.)); and 

(vi) Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit. 


(c) SEASON DATES: 

(i) Aug. 1, 2012 - Mar. 15, 2013; 

(ii) Aug. 1, 2013 - Mar. 15, 2014; and 

(iii) Aug. 1, 2014 - Mar. 15, 2015. 


(20) TURKEY - FALCONRY 

(a) A turkey tag is required to hunt turkey during the turkey 

falconry season. 

(b) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: One (1) turkey (either 

sex) per turkey tag with a maximum of ((two (2))) 2 turkeys. 

((Possession limit: Two (2))) Hunters may possess up to 2 

turkeys at any one time. 

(c) OPEN AREA: Eastern Washington. 

(d) SEASON DATES: 

(i) Sept. 1, 2012 - Feb. 15, 2013; 

(ii) Sept. 1, 2013 - Feb. 15, 2014; and 

(iii) Sept. 1, 2014 - Feb. 15, 2015. 

(21) MOURNING DOVE - FALCONRY 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Three (3))) 3 mourning 

doves per day straight bag or mixed bag with snipe, coots, 

ducks, and geese during established seasons. The possession 

limit is twice the daily limit. 


(c) SEASON DATES: Sept. 1 - Dec. 16, 2012, 2013, 2014. 

(22) COTTONTAIL RABBIT AND SNOWSHOE HARE - FAL- 

CONRY 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Five (5))) 5 cottontails 

or snowshoe hares per day, straight or mixed bag. ((Possession 

limit: Fifteen (15))) Hunters may possess up to 15 

cottontails or snowshoe hares at any one time, straight or 

mixed bag. 


(c) SEASON DATES: 

(i) Aug. 1, 2012 - Mar. 15, 2013; 

(ii) Aug. 1, 2013 - Mar. 15, 2014; and 

(iii) Aug. 1, 2014 - Mar. 15, 2015. 

OTHER SEASONS: 

(23) CANADA GOOSE SEPTEMBER SEASON 

(a) WESTERN WASHINGTON: 

(i) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Western Washington, 

except Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties and that part of 

Clark County north of the Washougal River: Five (5))) 

(A) 5 Canada geese per day ((with a total of ten (10) in 

possession)); hunters may possess up to 10 Canada geese at 

any time((.)), EXCEPT: 

(B) In Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties and that part of 

Clark County north of the Washougal River: ((Three (3))) 3 

Canada geese per day ((with a total of six (6) in possession)); 

hunters may possess up to 6 at any one time. 

(ii) SEASON DATES: Sept. 10-15, 2012, 2013, and 2014, 

EXCEPT Pacific County: Sept. 1-15, 2012, 2013, and 2014. 

(b) EASTERN WASHINGTON: 

(i) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Three (3))) 3 Canada 

geese per day ((with a total of six (6) in possession)); hunters 

may possess up to 6 at any one time. 

((EASTERN WASHINGTON)) (ii) SEASON DATES: Sept. 14- 

15, 2012, 2013, 2014. 

((WESTERN WASHINGTON SEASON DATES: Sept. 10-15, 

2012, 2013, and 2014. EXCEPT Pacific County: Sept. 1-15, 

2012, 2013, 2014.)) 

(24) MOURNING DOVE 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Ten (10))) 10 mourning 

doves per day ((with a total of twenty (20) mourning 

doves in possession)). Hunters may possess up to 20 mourning 

doves at any one time. 




(c) SEASON DATES: Sept. 1-30, 2012, 2013, 2014. 

((HIP REQUIREMENTS: 

All hunters age 16 and over of migratory game birds (duck, 

goose, coot, snipe, mourning dove, and band-tailed pigeon) 

are required to complete a Harvest Information Program 

(HIP) survey at a license dealer, and possess a Washington 

Migratory Bird permit as evidence of compliance with this 

requirement when hunting migratory game birds. Youth 

hunters are required to complete a HIP survey, and possess a 

free Washington Youth Migratory Bird permit as evidence of 

compliance with this requirement when hunting migratory 

game birds.)) 

(25) BAND-TAILED PIGEON 

(a) BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS: ((Two (2))) 2 bandtailed 

pigeons per day ((with a total of four (4))). Hunters 

may possess up to 4 band-tailed pigeons ((in possession)) at 

any one time. 


(c) SEASON DATES: Sept. 15-23, 2012, 2013, 2014. 

(d) WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION IS REQUIRED TO HUNT 

BAND-TAILED PIGEONS((.)): 

(i) Hunters must possess a special migratory bird hunting 

authorization and harvest record card for band-tailed pigeons 

when hunting band-tailed pigeons. Immediately after taking a 

band-tailed pigeon into possession, hunters must record ((in 

ink)) the required information ((required)) in ink on the harvest 

record card. Hunters must report harvest information 

from band-tailed pigeon harvest record cards to Washington 

department of fish and wildlife (WDFW) for receipt by September 

30 following the current season. Every person issued 

a migratory bird hunting authorization and harvest record 

card must return the entire card to ((the Washington department 

of fish and wildlife)) WDFW or report the card information 

at the designated internet site listed on the harvest 

record card. ((Any)) If a hunter ((failing)) fails to report his or 

her harvest by the reporting deadline ((will be in noncompliance)), 

he or she is in violation of reporting requirements. 

(ii) Beginning with the 2013 license year, hunters who 

((have)) do not ((reported)) report band-tailed pigeon hunting 

activity by the reporting deadline for any harvest record card 

((will be)) are required to pay a ten dollar administrative fee 

before any new migratory bird authorization and harvest 

record card ((will be)) is issued. A hunter may only be penalized 

a maximum of ten dollars during a license year. 

(26) BIRD DOG TRAINING SEASON 

(a) Wild upland game birds may be pursued during the 

dog-training season, but may not be killed except during 

established hunting seasons. A small game license is required 

to train dogs on wild game birds. A Western Washington 

Pheasant Permit is required to train dogs on pheasants in 

Western Washington. Captive raised game birds may be 

released and killed during dog training if proof of lawful 

acquisition (invoices) are in possession and the birds are 

appropriately marked (WAC 232-12-271 and 232-12-044). 


(c) SEASON DATES: Aug. 1, 2012 - Mar. 31, 2013; Aug. 

1, 2013 - Mar. 31, 2014; Aug. 1, 2014 - Mar. 31, 2015. 


(d) Only youth and seniors may train dogs during their 

respective seasons on designated Western Washington 

pheasant release sites. 

(e) Bird dog training may be conducted year round on 

areas posted for bird dog training on portions of: 

(i) Region One - Espanola (T24N, R40E, E 1/2 of section 

16); 

(ii) Region Three - South L. T. Murray Wildlife Area; 

(iii) Region Four - Skagit Wildlife Area, Lake Terrell 

Wildlife Area, and Snoqualmie Wildlife Area; 

(iv) Region Five - Shillapoo/Vancouver Lake Wildlife 

Area; 

(v) Region Six - Scatter Creek Wildlife Area, Fort Lewis 

Military Base. 

((HOUND HUNTING DURING DEER AND ELK HUNTING SEA- 

SONS 

It is unlawful to hunt any wildlife at night or wild animals 

with dogs (hounds) during the months of September, October, 

or November in any area open to a modern firearm deer 

or elk season. The use of hounds to hunt black bear, cougar 

(EXCEPT by public safety cougar removal permit (WAC 232- 

12-243) or a commission authorized hound permit (WAC 

232-28-285)), coyote, and bobcat is prohibited year round.)) 

(27) YAKAMA INDIAN RESERVATION: 

The 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 upland bird seasons 

within the Yakama Indian Reservation ((shall be)) are the 

same as the season established by the Yakama Indian Nation. 

(28) COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION: 

The 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 upland bird seasons 

within the Colville Indian Reservation ((shall be)) are the 

same as the season established by the Colville Indian Tribe. 

HIP REQUIREMENTS: 

(29) All hunters of migratory game birds (duck, goose, 

coot, snipe, mourning dove, and band-tailed pigeon) age 16 

and over are required to complete a Harvest Information Program 

(HIP) survey at a license dealer and possess a Washington 

Migratory Bird permit as evidence of compliance with 

this requirement when hunting migratory game birds. 

(30) Youth hunters are required to complete a HIP survey 

and possess a free Washington Youth Migratory Bird 

permit as evidence of compliance with this requirement when 

hunting migratory game birds. 


5/2/12, effective 6/2/12) 

WAC 232-28-357 2012-2014 Deer general seasons 

and definitions. It is unlawful to fail to comply with bag, 

possession, and season limits except as described below. 

Violations of this section are punishable under RCW 77.15.- 

410. 

Bag Limit: One (1) deer per hunter during the license year 

except where otherwise permitted by fish and wildlife commission 

rule. 

Hunting Method: Hunters must select one of the hunting 

methods (modern firearm, archery, muzzleloader).

Any Buck Deer Seasons: Open only to the taking of deer 

with visible antlers (buck fawns illegal). 

Antler Point: To qualify as an antler point, the point must be 

at least one inch long measured on the longest side. 

Antler Restrictions: APPLIES TO ALL HUNTERS DURING ANY 

GENERAL SEASON AND DESIGNATED SPECIAL PERMIT SEA- 

SONS. Buck deer taken in antler restricted GMUs must meet 

minimum antler point requirements. Minimum antler point 

requirements are antler points on one side only. Eye guards 

are antler points when they are at least one inch long. 

2 Point minimum GMUs: 437, 636, 654, and 681. 

3 Point minimum GMUs: All mule deer in 100, 200, and 

300 series GMUs; white-tailed deer in GMUs 127, 130, 133, 

136, 139, 142, 145, 149, 154, 162, 163, 166, 169, 172, 175, 

178, 181, 186, and black-tailed deer in GMU 578. 

4 Point minimum GMUs: All white-tailed deer in GMUs 

117 and 121. 

Permit Only Units: The following GMUs require a special 

permit to hunt deer: 157 (Mill Creek Watershed), 290 (Desert), 

329 (Quilomene), 371 (Alkali), and 485 (Green River). 

GMUs Closed to Deer Hunting: 490 (Cedar River) and 522 

(Loo-wit). 


Black-tailed Deer: Any member of black-tailed/mule deer 

(species Odocoileus hemionus) found west of a line drawn 

from the Canadian border south on the Pacific Crest Trail and 

along the Yakama Indian Reservation boundary in Yakima 

County to the Klickitat River; south down Klickitat River to 

the Columbia River. 

Mule Deer: Any member of black-tailed/mule deer (species 

Odocoileus hemionus) found east of a line drawn from the 

Canadian border south on the Pacific Crest Trail and along 

the Yakama Indian Reservation boundary in Yakima County 

to the Klickitat River; south down Klickitat River to the 

Columbia River. 

White-tailed Deer: Means any white-tailed deer (member 

of the species Odocoileus virginianus) except the Columbian 

whitetail deer (species Odocoileus virginianus leucurus). 

MODERN FIREARM DEER SEASONS 

License Required: A valid big game hunting license, which 

includes a deer species option. 

Tag Required: Valid modern firearm deer tag on his/her 

person for the area hunted. 

Hunting Method: Modern firearm deer tag hunters may use 

rifle, handgun, shotgun, bow or muzzleloader, but only during 

modern firearm seasons. 

Hunt Season 

HIGH BUCK HUNTS 

2012 Dates 2013 Dates 2014 Dates Game Management Units (GMUs) Legal Deer 

Sept. 15-25 Sept. 15-25 Sept. 15-25 Alpine Lakes, Glacier Peak, Pasayten, Olympic 

Peninsula, and Henry Jackson Wilderness Areas 

and Lake Chelan Recreation Area 

3 pt. min. 

GENERAL SEASON 

Western 

Washington 

Black-tailed Deer 

Eastern 

Washington 

White-tailed Deer 

Eastern 

Washington 

White-tailed Deer in 

GMUs 117 and 121 

Eastern 

Washington 

Mule Deer 

Oct. 13-31 Oct. 12-31 Oct. 11-31 407, 418, 426, 448, 450, 454, 460, 466, 501 

through 520, 524 through 556, 560, 568, 572, 

574, 601 through 633, 638 through 653, 658 

through 673, 684 

Any buck 

410, 564, Deer Areas 4013, 4926, 6014, and 

6020 

Any deer 

578 3 pt. min. 

437, 636, 654, 681 2 pt. min. 

Oct. 13-26 Oct. 12-25 Oct. 11-24 101, 105, 108, 111, 113, 124 Any white-tailed buck 

Oct. 13-21 Oct. 12-20 Oct. 11-19 203 through 284, 328, 330 through 368, 372 Any white-tailed buck 

Oct. 13-21 Oct. 12-20 Oct. 11-19 127 through 154, 162 through 186 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

379, 381 Any white-tailed deer 

Oct. 13-26 Oct. 12-25 Oct. 11-24 373 Any white-tailed deer 

Oct. 13-26 Oct. 12-25 Oct. 11-24 117, 121 White-tailed, 4 pt. min. 

Oct. 13-21 Oct. 12-20 Oct. 11-19 101 through 154, 162 through 186, 203 through 

284, 328, 330 through 368, 372, 379, 381 

Mule deer, 3 pt. min. 

Oct. 13-26 Oct. 12-25 Oct. 11-24 373, 382, 388 Mule deer, 3 pt. min. 

LATE GENERAL SEASON 

Western 

Washington 


Nov. 15-18 Nov. 14-17 Nov. 13-16 407, 454, 466, 501 through 520, 524 through 

560, 568, 572, 601 through 633, 638 through 

653, 658 through 673, 684 and 699 

Any buck 

636, 654, 681 2 pt. min. 

Nov. 15-18 Nov. 14-17 Nov. 13-16 410, 564, Deer Areas 4013, 4926, 6014, 6020 Any deer 



Hunt Season 2012 Dates 2013 Dates 2014 Dates Game Management Units (GMUs) Legal Deer 

Eastern 

Washington 


Nov. 10-19 Nov. 9-19 Nov. 8-19 105, 108, 111, 113, 124 Any white-tailed buck 

Eastern 

Washington 



Nov. 10-19 Nov. 9-19 Nov. 8-19 117, 121 White-tailed, 4 pt. min. 

HUNTERS 65 AND OVER, DISABLED, OR YOUTH GENERAL SEASONS 

Eastern 

Washington 


Eastern 

Washington 



Oct. 13-26 Oct. 12-25 Oct. 11-24 124 Any white-tailed deer 

Oct. 18-21 Oct. 17-20 Oct. 16-19 101, 105, 108, 111, 113 Any white-tailed deer 

Nov. 10-19 Nov. 9-19 Nov. 8-19 Deer Area 1050 Any white-tailed deer 

Nov. 10-19 Nov. 9-19 Nov. 8-19 Deer Areas 1060, 1070, 1080 White-tailed, antlerless 

only 

Oct. 13-21 Oct. 12-20 Oct. 11-19 127 through 142, 145, 149, 154, ((and 172 

through 178,)) and Deer Area 1010 

ARCHERY DEER SEASONS 

License Required: A valid big game hunting license, which includes a deer species option. 

Tag Required: Valid archery deer tag on his/her person for the area hunted. 

Special Notes: Archery tag holders can only hunt during archery seasons with archery equipment (WAC 232-12-054). 


White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

or antlerless 

Oct. 18-21 Oct. 17-20 Oct. 16-19 117, 121 White-tailed, 4 pt. min. 

or antlerless 

Hunt Area 2012 Dates 2013 Dates 2014 Dates Game Management Units (GMUs) Legal Deer 

EARLY ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS 

Western 

Washington 


Eastern 

Washington 

Mule Deer 

Eastern 

Washington 


Eastern 

Washington 


in GMUs 117 and 

121 

Sept. 1-28 Sept. 1-27 Sept. 1-26 407 through 426, 448, 450, 454, 466, 501, 504, 

505, 510, 513, 520, 554, 564, 568, 621 through 

633, 642 through 652, 658 through 672, 684 and 

699 

Any deer 

460, 503, 601, 603, 615, 618, 673 Any buck 

437, 636, 654, 681 2 pt. min. or antlerless 

578 3 pt. min. 

Sept. 1-23 Sept. 1-22 Sept. 1-21 516, 524, 556, 638, 653 Any deer 

506, 530, 550, 560, 572, 574, 602, 607, 612 Any buck 

Sept. 1-28 Sept. 1-27 Sept. 1-26 105 through 121, ((145,)) 166, 169, 172, 175, 

181, 243, 334 

3 pt. min. 

124 through 142, ((175, 181,)) 145, 186, 244 

through 247, 249, 250, 260, 372, 373, 379, 381, 

382, 388 

3 pt. min. or antlerless 

Sept. 1-23 Sept. 1-22 Sept. 1-21 149, 154, 178 3 pt. min. or antlerless 

Sept. 1-23 Sept. 1-22 Sept. 1-21 ((149, 154,)) 162, 163, 251, 328, 335, 336, 340, 

342, 346, 352, 356, 360, 364, 368 

3 pt. min. 

Sept. 1-15 Sept. 1-15 Sept. 1-15 101, 204 through 242, 248, 254, 262, 266, 269, 

272, 278, 284 

3 pt. min. 

Sept. 16-28 Sept. 16-27 Sept. 16-26 101, 204 through 242, 248, 254, 262, 266, 269, 

272, 278, 284 


Sept. 1-28 Sept. 1-27 Sept. 1-26 101, 105, 108, 111, 113 Any white-tailed buck 

Sept. 1-28 Sept. 1-27 Sept. 1-26 124, 204 through 250, 254 through 284, 373, 379, 

381 

Any white-tailed deer 

Sept. 1-28 Sept. 1-27 Sept. 1-26 127 through 145, 166, ((169, 172, 175,)) 181, 186 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

or antlerless 

Sept. 1-23 Sept. 1-22 Sept. 1-21 149, 154, 162, 163, 178 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

or antlerless 

Sept. 1-23 Sept. 1-22 Sept. 1-21 ((149)) 169, 172, 175 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

Sept. 1-28 Sept. 1-27 Sept. 1-26 117, 121 White-tailed, 4 pt. min.



LATE ARCHERY GENERAL DEER SEASONS 

Western 

Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Nov. 27 - Dec. 8 Nov. 26 - Dec. 8 437, 636, 654, 681 2 pt. min. or antlerless 

Washington Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Nov. 27 - Dec. 15 Nov. 26 - Dec. 466, 510 through 520, 524, 556, 638, 648, and Any deer 


15 

699 

Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Nov. 27 - Dec. 15 Nov. 26 - Dec. 

15 

460, 506, 530, 560, 572, 601, 607 through 618 Any buck 


31 

603, 624, 652 Any buck 

Nov. 21 - Dec. 31 Nov. 27 - Dec. 31 Nov. 26 - Dec. 407, 410, 454, 505, 564, 627, 633, 642, 660 Any deer 

31 

through 672 

Eastern 

Nov. 21-30 Nov. 21-30 Nov. 21-30 209, 215, 233, 243, 250 3 pt. min. 

Washington Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Nov. 27 - Dec. 8 Nov. 26 - Dec. 8 346, 352, 364, 388, Deer Area 3682 3 pt. min. 

Mule Deer 

Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 145, 163, 178 3 pt. min. or antlerless 

Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Nov. 27 - Dec. 8 Nov. 26 - Dec. 8 272, 278, 373 3 pt. min. or antlerless 

Dec. 9-31 Dec. 9-31 Dec. 9-31 Deer Area 1021 Antlerless only 

Eastern 

Nov. 10 - Dec. 15 Nov. 10 - Dec. 15 Nov. 10 - Dec. 101 Any white-tailed deer 

Washington 

15 

White-tailed Deer Nov. 25 - Dec. 15 Nov. 25 - Dec. 15 Nov. 25 - Dec. 

15 

105, 108, 124 Any white-tailed deer 

Nov. 25 - Dec. 15 Nov. 25 - Dec. 15 Nov. 25 - Dec. 127 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

15 

or antlerless 

Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 145, 163, 178 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

or antlerless 


15 

204, 209, 215, 233, 243, 272, 278, 373 Any white-tailed deer 

Eastern 

Nov. 25 - Dec. 9 Nov. 25 - Dec. 9 Nov. 25 - Dec. 9 117, 121 White-tailed, 4 pt. min. 

Washington Dec. 10-15 Dec. 10-15 Dec. 10-15 117, 121 White-tailed, 4 pt. min. 



121 

or antlerless 

MUZZLELOADER DEER SEASONS 

License Required: A valid big game hunting license, which includes a deer species option. 

Tag Required: Valid muzzleloader deer tag on his/her person for the area hunted. 

Hunting Method: Muzzleloader only. 

Special Notes: Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during muzzleloader seasons and must hunt with muzzleloader equipment 

(WAC 232-12-051) or archery equipment (WAC 232-12-054). 


High Buck Hunts Sept. 15-25 Sept. 15-25 Sept. 15-25 Alpine Lakes, Glacier Peak, Pasayten, Olympic 

Peninsula, and Henry Jackson Wilderness areas, 

and Lake Chelan Recreation Area 

3 pt. min. 

EARLY MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS 

Western 

Sept. 29 - Oct. 7 Sept. 28 - Oct. 6 Sept. 27 - Oct. 5 407, 418, 426, 448, 450, 501, 504, 505, 506, 510, Any buck 

Washington 

513, 516, 520, 530, 554, 556, 568, 572, 574, 603, 


607, 612, 615, 624, 638, 642, 648, 660, 663, 672, 

673, 684 

410, 454, 564, 627, 652, 666, Deer Areas 4926 

and 6020 

Any deer 

437, 636 2 pt. min. 

578 3 pt. min. 

Eastern 

Sept. 29 - Oct. 7 Sept. 28 - Oct. 6 Sept. 27 - Oct. 5 101, 105, 108, 111, 113, 124, 203, 204, 209, 215, White-tailed, any buck 

Washington 

231, 233, 239, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 250, 


251, 260, 278, 284 

142, 145, 149 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

or antlerless 

127, 130, 133, 136, 139, ((145, 149,)) 175, 181, 

186 

White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

373, 379 White-tailed, any deer 




Sept. 29 - Oct. 7 Sept. 28 - Oct. 6 Sept. 27 - Oct. 5 117, 121 White-tailed, 4 pt. min. 

Eastern 

Washington 



121 

Eastern 

Washington 

Mule Deer 

Sept. 29 - Oct. 7 Sept. 28 - Oct. 6 Sept. 27 - Oct. 5 101 through 149, 175, 181, 186, 203, 204, 209, 

215, 231, 233, 239, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 

250, 251, 254, 260, 262, 266, 269, 272, 284, 328, 

330 through 342, 352 through 360, 368, 373, 

379, 382 

Mule deer, 3 pt. min. 

278 Mule deer, 3 pt. min. or 

antlerless 

LATE MUZZLELOADER GENERAL DEER SEASONS 

Western 

Washington 

Black-tailed 

Deer 

Eastern 

Washington 


Eastern 

Washington 

Mule Deer 

Nov. 22 - Dec. 15 Nov. 28 - Dec. 15 Nov. 27 - Dec. 15 407, 410, 454, 501, 504, 564, 627, 633, 666, 684, 

and Deer Areas 4926 and 6020 

Any deer 

654 2 pt. min. 

460, 550, 602, 651, 658 Any buck 

Nov. 22 - Dec. 6 Nov. 28 - Dec. 6 Nov. 27 - Dec. 6 667, 673 Any buck 

Dec. 7-15 Dec. 7-15 Dec. 7-15 673 Any deer 

Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 113 Any white-tailed buck 

Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 130, 133, 136, 139 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

or antlerless 

Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 172, 181 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. 

((or antlerless)) 

Nov. 20-30 Nov. 20-30 Nov. 20-30 379, 381 Any white-tailed deer 

Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 130 Antlerless 

Nov. 20-30 Nov. 20-30 Nov. 20-30 381 3 pt. min. or antlerless 

Nov. 20-30 Nov. 20-30 Nov. 20-30 379, 382 3 pt. min. 


5/2/12, effective 6/2/12) 

WAC 232-28-358 2012-2014 Elk general seasons and 

definitions. It is unlawful to fail to comply with bag, possession, 

and season limits except as described below. Violations 

of this section are punishable under RCW 77.15.410. 

Bag Limit: One (1) elk per hunter during the license year, 

except where otherwise permitted by fish and wildlife commission 

rule. Any combination of seasons, tags, and permits 

set by the fish and wildlife commission will not exceed a 

maximum of two (2) elk per hunter during the license year. 

Hunting Method: Elk hunters must select only one of the 

hunting methods (modern firearm, archery, or muzzleloader). 

Elk Tag Areas: Elk hunters must choose either Eastern or 

Western Washington to hunt in and buy the appropriate tag 

for that area. 

Any Bull Elk Seasons: Open only to the taking of elk with 

visible antlers (bull calves are illegal). 

Antler Point: To qualify as an antler point, the point must be 

at least one inch long measured on the longest side. 

Branch: A branch is defined as any projection off the main 

antler beam that is at least one inch long, measured on the 

longest side, and longer than it is wide. 

Spike Bull Antler Restrictions: Bull elk taken in spike only 

GMUs must have at least one antler with no branches origi- 


nating more than four inches above where the antler attaches 

to the skull. 

Spike Only GMUs: 145-154, 162-186, 249, and 336-368. 

True Spike—Bull Antler Restrictions: Bull elk taken in 

these units must have both antlers with no branching originating 

more than four inches above where the antlers attach to 

the skull. Under the true spike restriction, the taking of an elk 

that has two points on one side or has antler points within one 

inch of the definitions regarding length of point, or point of 

origination, is an infraction under RCW 7.84.030. All other 

types of violations of the true spike restriction are subject to 

current penalties and assessments under RCW 77.15.410 and 

77.15.420. 

True Spike GMUs: 251, 328-335. 

3 Point Antler Restrictions: Legal bull elk must have at 

least 3 antler points on one side with at least 2 antler points 

above the ear. Eye guards are antler points when they are at 

least one inch long. Antler restrictions apply to all hunters 

during any open season. 

3 Point GMUs: All of Western Washington except for 

GMUs 454, 564, 568, 574, 578, 652 for archers, 666, 684, 

and Elk Area 4941. 

Permit Only Units: The following GMUs are closed during 

general seasons: 157, 371, 418, 485, 522, 524, 556, 621, 636, 

653, and Elk Area 3068.

GMUs Closed to Elk Hunting: 437 (except for Elk Area 

4941) and 490. 

Elk Tag Areas 

Eastern Washington: All 100, 200, and 300 GMUs except 

permit only for all hunters in GMUs 157 and 371. Modern 

firearms are restricted in GMU 334. 

EA - Eastern Washington Archery Tag 

EF - Eastern Washington Modern Firearm General Elk Tag 

EM - Eastern Washington Muzzleloader Tag 

Western Washington: All 400, 500, and 600 GMUs except 

closed in GMU 437 (except for Elk Area 4941), 490, and 

modern firearm restrictions in portions of GMU 660. GMU 

554 is open only for early archery and muzzleloader seasons. 

Elk Area 6064 in GMU 638 (Quinault) is open to master 

Hunt Area 

Eastern 

Washington 

Western 

Washington 

Elk Tag 

Area 


hunters only. Elk hunting by permit only in GMUs 418, 485, 

522, 524, 556, 621, and 636. 

WA - Western Washington Archery Tag 

WF - Western Washington Modern Firearm General Elk Tag 

WM - Western Washington Muzzleloader Tag 

Modern Firearm General Elk Seasons 

License Required: A valid big game hunting license with an 

elk tag option. 

Tag Required: Valid modern firearm elk tag as listed below 

on his/her person for the area hunted. 

Hunting Method: May use modern firearm, bow and arrow, 

or muzzleloader, but only during modern firearm seasons. 

Game Management 

Units (GMUs) 2012 Dates 2013 Dates 2014 Dates Legal Elk 

EF 101, 105, 108, 111, 

113, 117, 121, 204 

Oct. 27 - Nov. 4 Oct. 26 - Nov. 3 Oct. 25 - Nov. 2 Any bull 

145 through 154, 162 

through 186, 249, 336 

through 368 

Oct. 27 - Nov. 4 Oct. 26 - Nov. 3 Oct. 25 - Nov. 2 Spike bull 

251, 328, 329, 334, 335 Oct. 27 - Nov. 4 Oct. 26 - Nov. 3 Oct. 26 - Nov. 2 True spike bull 

Elk Area 3722* Sept. 8-23 Sept. 7-22 Sept. 6-21 Antlerless only 

124 through 142, 372, 

382, 388 

Oct. 27 - Nov. 4 Oct. 26 - Nov. 3 Oct. 25 - Nov. 2 Any elk 

203, 209 through 248, 

250, 254 through 290, 

373, 379, 381 


Elk Area 2033 Sept. 4-30 Sept. 3-30 Sept. 2-30 Antlerless only 

Master Hunters Only: 

371, Elk Area 3912 

Aug. 1 - Jan. 20, 2013 Aug. 1 - Jan. 20, 2014 Aug. 1 - Jan. 20, 2015 Antlerless only 


Elk Area 3911** 

Nov. 10 - Dec. 16 Nov. 9 - Dec. 15 Nov. 8 - Dec. 14 Antlerless only 


Elk Area 3911** 2nd 

tag. 

Aug. 1 - Oct. 26 Aug. 1 - Oct. 25 Aug. 1 - Oct. 24 Antlerless only 


127, 130 

Dec. 9-31 Dec. 9-31 Dec. 9-31 Antlerless only 

*GMU 372 and Elk Area 3722 are mainly private property, hunters are not advised to try hunting these areas without 

making prior arrangements for access. 

**Master Hunters who hunt in Elk Area 3911 may purchase a master hunter, Elk Area 3911, second elk transport tag. 

Only one (1) antlerless elk may be taken from Elk Area 3911 unless drawn for an antlerless elk special permit. Any legal 

weapon may be used. Master hunter, Elk Area 3911 second elk transport tags will be valid only for Elk Area 3911 from 

August 1 - October 26, 2012, August 1 - October 25, 2013, and August 1 - October 24, 2014. All hunters participating in 

the Elk Area 3911 hunt must wear hunter orange. 

WF 407, 460, 466, 503, 505 

through 520, 530, 550, 

560, 568, 572, 574, 

578, 601 through 618, 

624 (except for Elk 

Area 6071), 627 



through 684. Except 

master hunters only in 

Elk Area 6064. 

Nov. 3-14 Nov. 2-13 Nov. 1-12 3 pt. min. 

501, 504 Nov. 3-14 Nov. 2-13 Nov. 1-12 3 pt. min. or antlerless 

448, 564, 666 Nov. 3-14 Nov. 2-13 Nov. 1-12 Any elk 

454 Nov. 3-14 Nov. 2-13 Nov. 1-12 Any bull 



Archery General Elk Seasons 

License Required: A valid big game hunting license with an elk tag option. 

Tag Required: Valid archery elk tag as listed below on his/her person for the area hunted. 

Hunting Method: Bow and arrow only as defined under WAC 232-12-054. 

Special Notes: Archery tag holders can hunt only during archery seasons and must hunt with archery equipment (WAC 232- 

12-054). Archery elk hunters may apply for special bull permits. Please see permit table for tag eligibility for all elk permits. 

Elk Tag Game Management Units 

Hunt Area Area 

(GMUs) 2012 Dates 2013 Dates 2014 Dates Legal Elk 

Early Archery General Elk Seasons 

Eastern 

EA 101 through 142, 243, 247, Sept. 4-16 Sept. 3-15 Sept. 2-14 Any elk 

Washington 

249, 250, 373, 379, 381, 388 

162, 166 through 172, 186((, 

352, 356)) 

Sept. 4- 16 Sept. 3-15 Sept. 2-14 Spike bull 

328, 329, 335 Sept. 4-16 Sept. 3-15 Sept. 2-14 True spike bull 

145, 149, 154, Elk Area 1010, Sept. 4- 16 Sept. 3-15 Sept. 2-14 Spike bull or 

Elk Area 1013, 163, 175, 178, 

181, 334, 336, 340, ((346,)) 

352, 356, 364 

antlerless 

Western 

WA 448, 454, 564, 652, 666 Sept. 4- 16 Sept. 3-15 Sept. 2-14 Any elk 

Washington 

407, 501 through 505, 520, Sept. 4- 16 Sept. 3-15 Sept. 2-14 3 pt. min. or 

550, 554, 560, 568, 572, 574, 

578, 624, except for Elk Area 

6071, Elk Area 6061, 654, 

660, 667 through 673, 681, 

684, 699 

antlerless 

460, 466, 506, 510, 513, 516, 

530, 601, 602, 603, 607, 612 

through 618, 627, 633, 638 

through 648, 651, 658, 663. 

Master hunters only in Elk 

Area 6064. 

Sept. 4-16 Sept. 3-15 Sept. 2-14 3 pt. min. 

Late Archery General Elk Seasons 

Eastern 

EA 101, 105, 108, 117, 121, 204 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Any bull 

Washington 

124, 127, 373, 388 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Any elk 

178 Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 Antlerless only 

Elk Area 1010, 163 Dec. 9 - Jan. 30, 2013 Dec. 9 - Jan. 30, 2014 Dec. 9 - Jan. 20, 2015 Antlerless only 

203, 209 through 248, 250, 

254 through 290, 379, 381. 

Must wear hunter orange. 


Master Hunters Only: 371, 

Elk Area 3912. Must wear 

hunter orange. 


Master Hunters Only: Elk 

Area 3911**. Must wear 

hunter orange. 


Master Hunters Only: Elk 

Area 3911** 2nd tag. Must 

wear hunter orange. 


Master Hunters Only: 127, 

130 

Dec. 9-31 Dec. 9-31 Antlerless only 

328, 334, 335 Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Nov. 27 - Dec. 8 Nov. 26 - Dec. 8 True spike bull 

or antlerless 

336, 346, 352, 364, Elk Area Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Nov. 27 - Dec. 8 Nov. 26 - Dec. 8 Spike bull or 

3681 

antlerless 

Western 

WA 407, 503, 505, 667, 672, 681, Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Nov. 27 - Dec. 15 Nov. 26 - Dec. 15 3 pt. min. or 

Washington 

and 699. Master hunters only 

in Elk Area 6064 portion of 

GMU 638. 

antlerless 

448, 454, 564, 666 Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Nov. 27 - Dec. 15 Nov. 26 - Dec. 15 Any elk 

603, 612, 615, 638, 648 Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Nov. 27 - Dec. 15 Nov. 26 - Dec. 15 3 pt. min. 

506, 520, 530 Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Nov. 27 - Dec. 15 Nov. 26 - Dec. 15 Antlerless only 



Elk Tag Game Management Units 

Hunt Area Area 

(GMUs) 2012 Dates 2013 Dates 2014 Dates Legal Elk 

*GMU 372 and Elk Area 3722 are mainly private property, hunters are not advised to try hunting these areas without making 

prior arrangements for access. 

**Master Hunters who hunt in Elk Area 3911 may purchase a master hunter, Elk Area 3911, second elk transport tag. Only 

one (1) antlerless elk may be taken from Elk Area 3911 unless drawn for an antlerless elk special permit. Any legal weapon 

may be used. Master hunter, Elk Area 3911 second elk transport tags will be valid only for Elk Area 3911 from August 1 - 

October 26, 2012, August 1 - October 25, 2013, and August 1 - October 24, 2014. All hunters participating in the Elk Area 

3911 hunt must wear hunter orange. 

Muzzleloader General Elk Seasons 

License Required: A valid big game hunting license with an elk tag option. 

Tag Required: Valid muzzleloader elk tag as listed below on his/her person for the area hunted. 

Hunting Method: Muzzleloader as defined under WAC 232-12-051 or bow and arrow as defined under WAC 232-12-054. 

Special Notes: Muzzleloader tag holders can only hunt during the muzzleloader seasons. Only hunters with tags identified in 

the Special Elk Permits tables may apply for special elk permits. 

Elk Tag Game Management 

Hunt Area Area Units (GMUs) 2012 Dates 2013 Dates 2014 Dates Legal Elk 

Early Muzzleloader General Elk Seasons 

Eastern 

EM 101 through 121, 247 Oct. 6-12 Oct. 5-11 Oct. 4-10 Any bull 

Washington 

124 through 142, 245, 

250 

Oct. 6-12 Oct. 5-11 Oct. 4-10 Any elk 

172, 336 through 342, 

352 through 360, 368 

Oct. 6-12 Oct. 5-11 Oct. 4-10 Spike bull 

335, Elk Area 2051 Oct. 6-12 Oct. 5-11 Oct. 4-10 True spike bull 

Western WM 448, 454, 564, 666, 684 Oct. 6-12 Oct. 5-11 Oct. 4-10 Any elk 

Washington 

460, 513, 530, 554, 568, 

574, 578, 602, 603, 607, 

627, 633, 638 except Elk 

Area 6064, 642, 660, 

663, 672 

Oct. 6-12 Oct. 5-11 Oct. 4-10 3 pt. min. 

501, 503, 504, 652, Oct. 6-12 Oct. 5-11 Oct. 4-10 3 pt. min. or 

except Elk Area 6013 

closed to antlerless, 654, 

667 

antlerless 

Late Muzzleloader General Elk Seasons 

Eastern 

EM 130 through 142 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Any elk 

Washington 

204 Oct. 27 - Nov. 15 Oct. 26 - Nov. 15 Oct. 25 - Nov. 15 Any bull 

203, 209 through 248, 

250, 254 through 290, 

373, 379, 381. Must 




371, Elk Area 3912. 

Must wear hunter 

orange. 



Elk Area 3911**. Must 




Elk Area 3911** 2nd 

tag. Must wear hunter 

orange. 



127, 130 

Dec. 9-31 Dec. 9-31 Antlerless only 

Western WM 501, 503, 504, 505, 652 Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Nov. 27 - Dec. 8 Nov. 26 - Dec. 8 3 pt. min. or 

Washington 

except Elk Area 6013 

closed to antlerless. 

antlerless 

448, 454, 564, 666, 684 Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Nov. 27 - Dec. 15 Nov. 26 - Dec. 15 Any elk 

568, 574, 578 Nov. 21-30 Nov. 27-30 Nov. 26-30 3 pt. min. 

550, 601, 618, 658, 667 Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Nov. 27 - Dec. 15 Nov. 26 - Dec. 15 3 pt. min. 



Hunt Area 

Game Management 

Units (GMUs) 2012 Dates 2013 Dates 2014 Dates Legal Elk 

**Master Hunters who hunt in Elk Area 3911 may purchase a master hunter, Elk Area 3911, second elk transport tag. Any 

legal weapon may be used. Only one (1) antlerless elk may be taken from Elk Area 3911 unless drawn for an antlerless elk 

special permit. Master hunter, Elk Area 3911 second elk transport tags will be valid only for Elk Area 3911 from August 1 - 

October 26, 2012, August 1 - October 25, 2013, and August 1 - October 24, 2014. All hunters participating in the Elk Area 

3911 hunt must wear hunter orange. 


WAC 232-28-359 ((2012)) 2013 Deer special permits. It is unlawful to fail to comply with bag, possession, and season 

limits except as described below. Violations of this section are punishable under RCW 77.15.410. 

Deer Special Permit Hunting Seasons (Open to Permit Holders Only) 

Hunters must purchase a deer hunting license prior to purchase of a permit application. Hunters may only apply for permits consistent 

with the tag required for the hunt choice; however, Multiple Season Permit holders may apply for archery, muzzleloader, 

or modern firearm permit hunts. Hunters drawn for a special permit hunt must comply with weapon restrictions, dates, and other 

conditions listed for the hunt. Hunters drawn for a special permit designated "Any tag" under the "Weapon/Tag" restriction 

must use equipment consistent with the requirements of their transport tag and license. 

Quality 

Hunt Name Weapon/Tag Hunters Hunt Dates Special Restrictions Boundary Permits 

Kelly Hill Whitetailed 

Buck 

Kelly Hill Mule Deer 

Buck 

Douglas White-tailed 

Buck 

Douglas Mule Deer 

Buck 

Aladdin White-tailed 

Buck 

Aladdin Mule Deer 

Buck 

Elk Tag 

Area 

Modern Any ((Nov. 20-24)) Oct. 26 

- Nov. 24 

White-tailed, Any buck GMU 105 5 

Modern Any Nov. ((10-20)) 9-24 Mule deer, 3 pt. min. GMU 105 1 


- Nov. 24 




- Nov. 24 



Selkirk Modern Any Nov. ((10-20)) 9-24 Mule deer, 3 pt. min. GMU 113 1 

49 Degrees North Modern Any ((Nov. 20-24)) Oct. 26 White-tailed, Any buck GMU 117 5 

White-tailed Buck 

- Nov. 24 

49 Degrees North 

Mule Buck 


Huckleberry White- Modern Any ((Nov. 20-24)) Oct. 26 White-tailed, Any buck GMU 121 5 

tailed Buck 

- Nov. 24 

Huckleberry Mule 

Deer Buck 


Mt. Spokane Modern Any Nov. 20-24 White-tailed, Any buck GMU 124 5 

Mica Peak Modern Any Nov. 20-24 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. GMU 127 5 

Cheney Modern Any Nov. 20-24 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. GMU 130 5 

Roosevelt Modern Any Nov. 20-24 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. GMU 133 5 

Steptoe Modern Any Nov. 20-24 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. GMU 139 5 

Almota Modern Any Nov. 20-24 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. GMU 142 5 

((Watershed Any Tag Any Oct. 1-10 3 pt. min. GMU 157 5)) 

Dayton Modern Any Nov. 20-24 3 pt. min. GMU 162 5 

Tucannon Modern Any Nov. 20-24 3 pt. min. GMU 166 2 

Wenaha East Modern Any Nov. 7-14 Mule deer, 3 pt. min. Deer Area 1009 2 

Wenaha West Modern Any Nov. 7-14 Mule deer, 3 pt. min. Deer Area 1008 2 

Lick Creek Modern Any Nov. 20-24 3 pt. min. GMU 175 1 

Grande Ronde Modern Any Nov. 20-24 3 pt. min. GMU 186 1 

East Okanogan Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 204 10 

Sinlahekin Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 215 10 

Chewuch Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 218 15 

Pearrygin Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 224 15 

Gardner Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 231 10 

Pogue Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 233 20 



Quality 


Alta Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 242 10 

Manson Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 243 10 

Chiwawa Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 245 28 

Slide Ridge Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 246 11 

Entiat Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 247 25 

Swakane Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 250 15 

Mission Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 251 10 

Ritzville Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 284 12 

Desert Modern Any Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Any buck GMU 290 17 

Desert Modern Any Nov. ((17-25)) 16-24 Any buck GMU 290 5 

Naneum Modern Any Nov. 12-20 Any buck GMU 328 14 

Quilomene Modern Any Nov. ((5)) 4-20 Any buck GMU 329 14 

Teanaway Modern Any Nov. 12-20 Any buck GMU 335 14 

L.T. Murray Modern Any Nov. ((14)) 12-20 Any buck GMUs 336, 340 5 

Bethel Modern Any Nov. ((5)) 4-20 Any buck GMU 360 5 

Cowiche Modern Any Nov. ((5)) 4-20 Any buck GMU 368 10 

Alkali Modern Any Nov. ((3-18)) 2-17 Any buck GMU 371 6 

Kahlotus Modern Any Nov. ((10-19)) 9-18 Any buck GMU 381 10 

Grayback Modern Any Nov. 1-20 3 pt. min. GMU 388 40 

Nooksack Modern Any Nov. 15-20 Any buck GMU 418 25 

Skagit Modern Any Nov. 15-20 Any buck GMU 426 10 

Sauk Modern Any Nov. 15-20 2 pt. min. GMU 437 25 

Stillaguamish Modern Any Nov. 15-20 Any buck GMU 448 10 

Snoqualmie Modern Any Nov. 15-20 Any buck GMU 460 10 

Green River ((Modern)) Any tag Any ((Oct. 27 - Nov. 2)) 

Nov. 9-15 


Lewis River Modern Any Nov. 1-((14)) 13 Any buck GMU 560 1 

Washougal Modern Any Nov. 1-((14)) 13 Any buck GMU 568 2 

Siouxon Modern Any Nov. 1-((14)) 13 Any buck GMU 572 1 

Wind River Modern Any Nov. ((13)) 14-20 Any buck GMU 574 40 

West Klickitat Modern Any Nov. ((13)) 14-20 3 pt. min. GMU 578 40 

Sol Duc Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any buck GMU 607 5 

Wynoochee Modern Any Nov. 1-((23)) 24 Any buck GMU 648 10 

Satsop Modern Any Nov. 1-((23)) 24 Any buck GMU 651 10 

Mashel Modern Any Nov. 1-((23)) 24 2 pt. min. GMU 654 10 

Capitol Peak Modern Any Nov. 1-((23)) 24 Any buck GMU 663 10 

Skookumchuck Modern Any Nov. 1-((23)) 24 Any buck GMU 667 10 

Chiliwist Archery Any Nov. 21-30 Any buck GMU 239 15 

Entiat Archery Any Nov. 21-30 Any buck GMU 247 50 

Chiwawa Archery Any Dec. 1-8 Any buck GMU 245 13 

Slide Ridge Archery Any Dec. 1-8 Any buck GMU 246 3 

Desert Archery Any Nov. ((26)) 25 - Dec. 

((9)) 8 


Naneum Archery Any Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Any buck GMU 328 6 

Quilomene Archery Any Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Any buck GMU 329 6 

Teanaway Archery Any Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Any buck GMU 335 9 

L.T. Murray Archery Any Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Any buck GMUs 336, 340 2 

West Klickitat Archery Any Nov. ((21-30)) 22-29 3 pt. min. GMU 578 ((100)) 75 

Kitsap Archery Any Nov. 1-((23)) 24 Any buck GMU 627 10 

Skokomish Archery Any Nov. 1-((23)) 24 2 pt. min. GMU 636 10 

Blue Mtns. Foothills Muzzleloader Any Nov. 24 - Dec. 8 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. GMUs 149, 154, 

162, 166 

70 

Alta Muzzleloader Any Nov. 25-30 Any buck GMU 242 20 

Chiwawa Muzzleloader Any Nov. 25-30 Any buck GMU 245 3 

Slide Ridge Muzzleloader Any Nov. 25-30 Any buck GMU 246 1 



Quality 


Mission Muzzleloader Any Nov. 25-30 Any buck GMU 251 15 

Desert Muzzleloader Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Any buck GMU 290 3 

Teanaway Muzzleloader Any Nov. ((7-13)) 4-11 Any buck GMU 335 2 

L.T. Murray Muzzleloader Any Nov. ((7-13)) 4-11 Any buck GMUs 336, 340 1 

Bald Mountain Muzzleloader Any Nov. ((7)) 4-20 Any buck GMUs 342, 346 2 

Naneum Muzzleloader Any Nov. ((7-13)) 4-11 Any buck GMU 328 2 

Quilomene Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 


West Klickitat Muzzleloader Any Dec. 1-8 3 pt. min. GMU 578 100 

Olympic Muzzleloader Any Nov. 1-((23)) 24 Any buck GMU 621 5 

Bucks 


Palouse Modern Any Nov. ((10)) 9-19 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. GMUs 127-142 750 

Blue Mtns. Foothills 

West 


East 

Modern Any Nov. 7-19 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. GMUs 149, 154, 

162-166 

Modern Any Nov. 7-19 White-tailed, 3 pt. min. GMUs 145, 172- 

181 

Mayview Any tag Any Nov. 16-19 3 pt. min. GMU 145 25 

Watershed Any tag Any Oct. 1-10 3 pt. min. GMU 157 5 

East Okanogan Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any white-tailed buck GMU 204 50 

Sinlahekin Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any white-tailed buck GMU 215 50 

Chewuch Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any white-tailed buck GMU 218 15 

Pearrygin Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any white-tailed buck GMU 224 15 

Gardner Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any white-tailed buck GMU 231 15 

Pogue Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any white-tailed buck GMU 233 20 

Chiliwist Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any white-tailed buck GMU 239 15 

Alta Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Any white-tailed buck GMU 242 15 

Big Bend Archery Any Dec. 1-8 Any buck GMU 248 10 

Ritzville Archery Any Dec. 1-8 Any buck GMU 284 4 

Alkali Archery Any Sept. 1-((22)) 21 Any buck GMU 371 4 

((Whitcomb Archery Any Sept. 10-15 Any buck Deer Area 3071 10 

Paterson Archery Any Sept. 10-15 Any buck Deer Area 3072 10)) 

Roosevelt Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. ONLY 2 pt. x 2 pt. mule GMU 133 25 

((12)) 11 

deer bucks 

Harrington Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. ONLY 2 pt. x 2 pt. mule GMU 136 25 

((12)) 11 

deer bucks 

Steptoe Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. ONLY 2 pt. x 2 pt. mule GMU 139 25 

((12)) 11 

deer bucks 

Almota Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. ONLY 2 pt. x 2 pt. mule GMU 142 25 

((12)) 11 

deer bucks 

Dayton Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((9)) 6 

3 pt. min. GMU 162 25 

Tucannon Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((9)) 6 

3 pt. min. GMU 166 10 

Wenaha Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((9)) 6 

3 pt. min. GMU 169 15 

Mountain View Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((9)) 6 

3 pt. min. GMU 172 15 

Ritzville Muzzleloader Any Nov. 25-30 Any buck GMU 284 1 

Alkali Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((23)) 22 - Oct. 

((12)) 11 


Whitcomb Muzzleloader Any Sept. 8-13 Any buck Deer Area 3071 10 

Paterson Muzzleloader Any Sept. 8-13 Any buck Deer Area 3072 10 

Kahlotus Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((30)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 



110 

50


Antlerless 


Mayview Modern Any Nov. 1-12 Antlerless GMU 145 35 

Prescott Modern Any Nov. 1-12 Antlerless GMU 149 50 

Blue Creek Modern Any Nov. 8-19 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 154 30 

Dayton Modern Any Nov. 8-19 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 162 80 

Ten Ten Modern Any Nov. 8-19 Antlerless Deer Area 1010 30 

Marengo Modern Any Nov. 1-12 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 163 50 

Peola Modern Any Nov. 1-12 Antlerless GMU 178 50 

Lincoln Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 501 15 

Stella Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 504 15 

Mossyrock Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 505 30 

South Rainier Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 513 10 

Winston Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 520 20 

Lewis River Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 560 3 

Siouxon Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 572 3 

Wind River Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 574 3 

West Klickitat Modern Any Oct. 12-31 Antlerless GMU 578 5 

Pysht Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 603 15 

Olympic Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 621 35 

Skokomish Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 636 20 

Wynoochee Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 648 110 

Mashel Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 654 40 

North River Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 658 35 

Minot Peak Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 660 20 

Capitol Peak Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 663 5 

Skookumchuck Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 667 5 

Entiat Archery Any Nov. 21-30 Antlerless GMU 247 40 

Swakane Archery Any Nov. 21-30 Antlerless GMU 250 50 

Whitcomb Archery Any Sept. ((1-7)) 16-20 Antlerless Deer Area 3071 10 

Paterson Archery Any Sept. ((1-7)) 16-20 Antlerless Deer Area 3072 10 

Whitcomb Archery Any Sept. 23-30 Antlerless Deer Area 3071 10 

Paterson Archery Any Sept. 23-30 Antlerless Deer Area 3072 10 

Grayback Archery Any Nov. ((23)) 21 - Dec. 8 Antlerless GMU 388 100 

Sherman Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

White-tailed, antlerless GMU 101 40 

Selkirk Muzzleloader Any Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 113 15 

Prescott Muzzleloader Any Sept. 28 - Oct. 6 Antlerless GMU 149 25 

Couse Muzzleloader Any Nov. 20 - Dec. 8 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 181 30 

Whitcomb Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((16-21)) 1-7 Antlerless Deer Area 3071 10 

Paterson Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((16-21)) 1-7 Antlerless Deer Area 3072 10 

((Whitcomb Muzzleloader Any Sept. 24-30 Antlerless Deer Area 3071 10 

Paterson Muzzleloader Any Sept. 24-30 Antlerless Deer Area 3072 10)) 

Mossyrock Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Antlerless GMU 505 10 

Stormking Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


South Rainier Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Packwood Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Winston Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Coweeman Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Yale Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 




Antlerless 


Toutle Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


West Klickitat Muzzleloader Any Sept. 28 - Oct. 6 Antlerless GMU 578 5 

Olympic Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Satsop Muzzleloader Any Nov. 22 - Dec. 15 Antlerless GMU 651 100 

Mashel Muzzleloader Any Nov. 22 - Dec. 15 Antlerless GMU 654 50 

North River Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


2nd Deer 

Second deer permits are only valid with the purchase of a second deer license. The second deer license must be for the same tag type as the first deer license. 


Colville River Any Any Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 White-tailed, antlerless Deer Area 1035 25 

Benge Any Any Dec. 9-31 Antlerless Deer Area 2010 30 

Lakeview Any Any Jan. 1-30, ((2013)) 

2014 

Antlerless Deer Area 2011 ((20)) 15 

Methow Any Any Sept. 8 - Oct. 9 Antlerless Deer Area 2012 20 

North Okanogan Any Any Sept. 8 - Oct. 9 Antlerless Deer Area 2013 40 

Central Okanogan Any Any Sept. 8 - Oct. 9 Antlerless Deer Area 2014 50 

Omak Any Any Sept. 8 - Oct. 9 Antlerless Deer Area 2015 25 

Conconully Any Any Sept. 8 - Oct. 9 Antlerless Deer Area 2016 25 

High Prairie Any Any Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless Deer Area 3088 ((15)) 5 

Mt. Spokane Modern Any Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 

and Nov. 10-19 


Spokane North Modern Any Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 

and Nov. 10-19 

White-tailed, antlerless Deer Area 1050 350 

Mica Peak Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 127 25 

Spokane South Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless Deer Area 1060 125 

Cheney Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 130 100 

Spokane West Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless Deer Area 1070 75 

Roosevelt Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 133 150 

Harrington Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 136 150 

Steptoe Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 139 200 

Colfax Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless Deer Area 1080 125 

Almota Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 142 150 

Mayview Modern Any Nov. 1-12 Antlerless GMU 145 ((50)) 35 

Blue Creek Modern Any Nov. 8-19 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 154 30 

Ten Ten Modern Any Nov. 8-19 Antlerless Deer Area 1010 30 

East Okanogan Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 204 75 

Sinlahekin Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 215 40 

Chewuch Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 218 10 

Pearrygin Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 224 10 

Gardner Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 231 10 

Pogue Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 233 10 

Chiliwist Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 239 10 

Alta Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 242 10 

Big Bend Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 248 35 

Mission Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 251 10 

Mission Modern Any Nov. 1-20 Antlerless GMU 251 15 

St. Andrews Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 254 20 

Foster Creek Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 260 20 

Withrow Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 262 20 

Badger Modern Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 266 15 

Desert Modern Any Dec. 13-26 Antlerless GMU 290 50 

Kahlotus Modern Any Dec. 1-9 Antlerless GMU 381 20 



2nd Deer 



East Klickitat Modern Any Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless GMU 382 30 

Grayback Modern Any Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless GMU 388 20 

((High Prairie Modern Any Oct. 13-28 Antlerless Deer Area 3088 15)) 

Shaw Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4004)) 

20 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 412 

Lopez Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4005)) 

30 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 414 

Orcas Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4006)) 

30 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 411 

Decatur Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4007)) 

30 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 416 

Blakely Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4008)) 

30 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 415 

Cypress Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4009)) 

30 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 417 

San Juan Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4010)) 

30 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 413 

Camano Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4011)) 

30 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 421 

Whidbey Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4012)) 

100 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 420 

Vashon-Maury Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4013)) 

100 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 422 

Guemes Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4926)) 

30 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 419 

Randle Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 503 5 

Willapa Hills Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 506 10 

Stormking Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 510 15 

Packwood Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 516 15 

Ryderwood Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 530 10 

Coweeman Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 550 10 

Yale Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 554 10 

Washougal Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 568 10 

((West Klickitat Modern Any Oct. 13-31 Antlerless GMU 578 10)) 

Anderson Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 6014)) 

40 

Nov. ((15-18)) 14-17 

GMU 655 

Kitsap Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 627 10 

Mashel Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 654 10 

North River Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 658 15 

Deschutes Modern Any Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 666 40 

Mt. Spokane Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. 25 - Dec. 15 


Mica Peak Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. 25 - Dec. 15 


Clarkston Archery Any Nov. 20 - Dec. 31 Antlerless Deer Area 1021 30 

Spokane North Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. 25 - Dec. 15 


Spokane South Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. 25 - Dec. 15 


Shaw Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4004)) 

20 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

GMU 412 

Lopez Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and Antlerless ((Deer Area 4005)) 

20 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

GMU 414 



2nd Deer 



Orcas Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

Decatur Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

Blakely Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

Cypress Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

San Juan Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

Camano Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

Whidbey Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

Vashon-Maury Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

Guemes Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

31 

Anderson Archery Any Sept. 1-((28)) 27 and 

Dec. 16-31 


Antlerless ((Deer Area 4006)) 

GMU 411 


GMU 416 


GMU 415 


GMU 417 


GMU 413 


GMU 421 


GMU 420 


GMU 422 


GMU 419 


GMU 655 

Miller Archery Any Dec. 15-30 Antlerless Deer Area 6020 40 

Mt. Spokane Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Spokane North Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 and Dec. 9-31 


Cheney Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 and Nov. 25 - 

Dec. 8 


Spokane West Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 and Nov. 25 - 

Dec. 8 

Antlerless Deer Area 1070 25 

Colfax Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 and Nov. 25 - 

Dec. 8 

Antlerless Deer Area 1080 75 

Roosevelt Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 and Nov. 25 - 

Dec. 8 


Harrington Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 and Nov. 25 - 

Dec. 8 


Mayview Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Antlerless GMU 145 ((25)) 30 

Chiwawa Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Swakane Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Mission Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Foster Creek Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

10


2nd Deer 



Moses Coulee Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Lakeview Muzzleloader Any Nov. 1-18 Antlerless Deer Area 2011 ((10)) 5 

((High Prairie Muzzleloader Any Sept. 29 - Oct. 7 Antlerless Deer Area 3088 5)) 

Shaw Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

Lopez Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

Orcas Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

Decatur Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

Blakely Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

Cypress Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

San Juan Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

Camano Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

Whidbey Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

Vashon-Maury Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

Guemes Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((24)) 28 - Oct. 

((2)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 


GMU 412 


GMU 414 


GMU 411 


GMU 416 


GMU 415 


GMU 417 


GMU 413 


GMU 421 


GMU 420 


GMU 422 


GMU 419 

East Klickitat Muzzleloader Any Nov. 20-30 Antlerless GMU 382 30 

Yale Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Washougal Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


West Klickitat Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


((High Prairie Muzzleloader Any Sept. 29 - Oct. 7 Antlerless Deer Area 3088 5)) 

Anderson Muzzleloader Any Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. Antlerless ((Deer Area 6014)) 

5 

((7)) 6 and Nov. ((24)) 

28 - Dec. 15 

GMU 655 

Youth 


Ferry Modern Youth Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless GMU 101 25 


West 


East 

Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMUs 149, 154, 

163, Deer Area 

1010 

Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMUs 145, 172- 

181 

[ 139 ] Proposed 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

30 

((30)) 20 

Tucannon Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 White-tailed, antlerless GMU 166 5 

East Okanogan Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 204 30


Youth 


Wannacut Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 209 10 

Sinlahekin Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 215 20 

Chewuch Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 218 25 

Pearrygin Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 224 25 

Gardner Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 231 10 

Pogue Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 233 10 

Chiliwist Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 239 15 

Alta Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 242 15 

Chiwawa Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 245 10 

Entiat Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 247 10 

Swakane Modern Youth Nov. 1-20 Antlerless GMU 250 5 

Mission Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 251 15 

Bridgeport Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMUs 248, 260 20 

Palisades Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMUs 266, 269 20 

Benge Modern Youth Oct. 30 - Nov. 7 Antlerless Deer Area 2010 30 

Horse Heaven Hills Modern Youth Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless GMU 373 10 

Kahlotus Modern Youth Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 381 10 

East Klickitat Modern Youth Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Any buck GMU 382 5 

East Klickitat Modern Youth Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless GMU 382 20 

East Klickitat Modern Youth Dec. ((20)) 21 - Jan.1, 

((2013)) 2014 


East Klickitat Modern Youth Jan. ((15)) 16-31, 

((2013)) 2014 


East Klickitat Modern Youth Feb. ((10-20, 2013)) 8- 

18, 2014 


Grayback Modern Youth Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Any buck GMU 388 5 

Grayback Modern Youth Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless GMU 388 10 

Green River Modern Youth ((Oct. 27 - Nov. 2)) 

Nov. 9-15 

((Any deer)) Antlerless GMU 485 5 

Lincoln Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 501 10 

Stella Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 504 10 

Mossyrock Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 505 10 

Stormking Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 510 10 

South Rainier Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 513 10 

Packwood Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 516 10 

Winston Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 520 10 

Yale Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 554 10 

Toutle Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 556 25 

Lewis River Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 560 5 

Washougal Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 568 10 

Siouxon Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 572 5 

Wind River Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 574 10 

West Klickitat Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Any buck GMU 578 5 

West Klickitat Modern Youth Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 578 10 

Skokomish Modern Youth Oct. ((6)) 5-31 Antlerless GMU 636 5 

Satsop Modern Youth Oct. ((6)) 5-31 Antlerless GMU 651 10 

Mashel Modern Youth Oct. ((6)) 5-31 Antlerless GMU 654 30 

North River Modern Youth Oct. ((6)) 5-31 Antlerless GMU 658 10 

Skookumchuck Modern Youth Oct. ((6)) 5-31 Antlerless GMU 667 35 

Skookumchuck Modern Youth Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Any buck GMU 667 20 

East Okanogan Muzzleloader Youth Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Wannacut Muzzleloader Youth Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Pogue Muzzleloader Youth Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 




Youth 


Chiliwist Muzzleloader Youth Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Alta Muzzleloader Youth Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Mission Muzzleloader Youth Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 


Senior 65+ 


Blue Mtns. Foothills Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMUs 145, 149, 

154, Deer Area 

1010 

30 

East Okanogan Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 204 5 

Wannacut Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 209 5 

Sinlahekin Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 215 5 

Chewuch Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 218 10 

Pearrygin Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 224 10 

Gardner Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 231 5 

Pogue Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 233 5 

Chiliwist Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 239 10 

Alta Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 242 5 

Chiwawa Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 245 10 

Entiat Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 247 10 

Swakane Modern 65+ Nov. 1-20 Antlerless GMU 250 10 

Mission Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 251 10 

Bridgeport Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMUs 248, 260 10 

Palisades Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMUs 266, 269 10 

Sunnyside Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 372 10 

Horse Heaven Hills Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless GMU 373 10 

Kahlotus Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 381 10 

East Klickitat Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless GMU 382 20 

Grayback Modern 65+ Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless GMU 388 5 

Lincoln Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 501 5 

Stella Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 504 5 

Mossyrock Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 505 15 

Stormking Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 510 5 

South Rainier Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 513 5 

Packwood Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 516 5 

Winston Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 520 5 

Yale Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 554 5 

Toutle Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 556 10 

Lewis River Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 560 5 

Washougal Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 568 10 

Siouxon Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 572 5 

Wind River Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 574 5 

West Klickitat Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 578 5 

Copalis Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 642 20 

North River Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 658 10 

Williams Creek Modern 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 673 10 

Hunters with Disabilities 


East Okanogan Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 204 5 

Wannacut Modern Hunter with 

Disability 






Sinlahekin Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Chewuch Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Pearrygin Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Gardner Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Pogue Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Chiliwist Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Alta Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Chiwawa Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Entiat Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Mission Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Saint Andrews Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Bridgeport Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Palisades Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Horse Heaven Hills Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Kahlotus Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

East Klickitat Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Grayback Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Green River Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Lincoln Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Stella Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Mossyrock Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Stormking Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

South Rainier Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Packwood Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Winston Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Yale Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Toutle Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Lewis River Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Washougal Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Siouxon Modern Hunter with 

Disability 













Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMUs 248, 260 5 

Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMUs 266, 269 5 


Nov. 1-9 Antlerless GMU 381 10 



((Oct. 27 - Nov. 2)) 

Nov. 9-15 


Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 501 ((5)) 2 





Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 516 ((5))2 





Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 568 5 

Oct. ((13)) 12-31 Antlerless GMU 572 ((5)) 2

Wind River Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

West Klickitat Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Capitol Peak Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Skookumchuck Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

North River Modern Hunter with 

Disability 

Wind River Archery Hunter with 

Disability 

West Klickitat Archery Hunter with 

Disability 

East Okanogan Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 

Sinlahekin Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 

Gardner Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 

Chiwawa Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 

Mission Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 

Entiat Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 

Saint Andrews Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 

Bridgeport Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 

Palisades Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 

Capitol Peak Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 

North River Muzzleloader Hunter with 

Disability 









Sept. 1-((23)) 22 Antlerless GMU 574 ((5)) 1 

Sept. 1-((23)) 22 Antlerless GMU 578 ((5)) 1 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 

Sept. ((29)) 28 - Oct. 

((7)) 6 








Antlerless GMUs 248, 260 5 




Master Hunter 


Republic Any/2nd deer tag 

required 

Region 1 North Any/2nd deer tag 

required 

Region 1 Central Any/2nd deer tag 

required 

Region 1 South Any/2nd deer tag 

required 

Region 2 Any/2nd deer tag 

required 


required 

Master Hunter Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 Any deer Designated properties 

within Deer 

Area 1030 

Master Hunter Aug. 1, ((2012)) 2013 

- March 31, ((2013)) 

2014 


- March 31, ((2013)) 

2014 


- March 31, ((2013)) 

2014 

Master Hunter Aug. 1, 2013 - March 

31, 2014 


- March 31, ((2013)) 

2014 

Antlerless Designated Areas in 

Ferry, Stevens, and 

Pend Oreille counties 


Lincoln and Spokane 

counties 


Whitman, Walla 

Walla, Columbia, 

Garfield, and Asotin 

counties 


Region 2 


Region 3 

25 HC 

10 HC 

20 HC 

20 HC 

20 HC 

((20)) 30 HC 



Master Hunter 


Lakeview Any/2nd deer tag 

required 


required 


required 


WAC 232-28-360 ((2012)) 2013 Elk special permits. It is unlawful to fail to comply with bag, possession, and season limits 

except as described below. Violations of this section are punishable under RCW 77.15.410. 

Special Elk Permit Hunting Seasons (Open to Permit Holders Only) 

Hunters must purchase an elk hunting license prior to purchase of a permit application. Hunters may only apply for permits consistent 

with the tag required for the hunt choice; however, Multiple Season Permit holders may apply for Eastern or Western 

Washington archery, muzzleloader, or modern firearm permit hunts. Applicants must have purchased the proper tag for these 

hunts. The elk tag prefixes required to apply for each hunt are shown in the following table. Hunters drawn for a special permit 

hunt must comply with weapon restrictions, dates, and other conditions listed for the hunt. Hunters drawn for a special permit 

designated "Any tag" under the "Weapon/Tag" restriction must use equipment consistent with the requirements of their transport 

tag and license. 


Master Hunter Dec. 9-31 Antlerless Deer Area 2011 20 


- March 31, ((2013)) 

2014 


- March 31, ((2013)) 

2014 


Region 5 


Region 6 

Hunter Education Instructor Incentive Permits 

- Special deer permits will be allocated through a random drawing to those hunter education instructors that qualify. 

- Permit hunters must use archery equipment during archery seasons, muzzleloader equipment or archery equipment during muzzleloader seasons, and 

any legal weapon during modern firearm seasons. Hunter orange is required during modern firearm seasons. 

- Except for on-line class incentive permits, qualifying hunter education instructors must be certified and have been in active status for a minimum of 

three consecutive years, inclusive of the year prior to the permit drawing. 

- Instructors who are drawn, accept a permit denoted with (*) below, and are able to participate in the hunt, will not be eligible for those specific incentive 

permits for a period of ten years thereafter. 

- Permittees may purchase a second license for use with the permit hunt only. 

Qualified hunter education instructors may only receive one incentive permit each year. 

Area Dates Restrictions GMUs Permits 

Region 1 All general season and per- Any white-tailed deer Any 100 series GMU EXCEPT 

2* 

mit seasons established for 

GMU 157 

Region 2 GMUs included with the per- Any white-tailed deer GMUs 204-215 2 

Region 2 

Region 2 

Region 3 

mit. Not eligible for seasons 

and permits for auction 

hunts; raffle hunts; and hunts 

for master hunters, youth 

Any deer 

Any deer 

Any deer 

GMUs 215-251 

GMU 290 

GMUs 335-368, 382, 388 

1* 

1* 

1* 

Region 4 hunters, hunters with disabil- Any deer Any 400 series GMU EXCEPT 

2 

ities, hunters 65 years and 


Region 5 older, unless the hunter edu- Legal buck for 500 series GMU of choice Any 500 series GMU open for a 

6 

cation instructor legally qual- or antlerless 

general deer hunting season or a 

ifies for such hunts. 

special deer permit hunting season 

Region 6 Legal buck for GMU of choice GMUs 654, 660, 672, 673, 681 1 

Quality 


Turnbull EA, EF, EM Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 24 Any bull Elk Area 1015 1 

Prescott EF Any Sept. 24-28 Any bull GMU 149 1 

Prescott EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Any bull GMU 149 4 

Blue Creek EF Any Sept. 24-28 Any bull GMU 154 1 

Blue Creek EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Watershed EA, EF, EM Any Oct. ((27)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Dayton EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

20 HC 

20 HC 


GMU 157 45 

Any bull GMU 162 26


Quality 


Ten Ten EF Any Sept. 24-28 Any bull Elk Area 1010, GMU 

163 

Ten Ten EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Tucannon EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Wenaha West EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Wenaha East EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Mountain View EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Lick Creek EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Any bull Elk Area 1010, GMU 

163 

12 


Any bull Elk Area 1008 15 




Peola EF Any Sept. 24-28 Any bull GMU 178 1 

Peola EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Any bull GMU 178 ((2)) 1 

Couse EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Any bull GMU 181 ((3)) 1 

Mission EF Any Sept. ((17-21)) 16-20 Any bull GMU 251 1 

Colockum EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Any bull GMUs 328, 329, 335 7 

Colockum EF Any Sept. ((24-28)) 23-27 Any bull GMUs 328, 329, 335 1 

Teanaway EF Any Sept. ((24-28)) 23-27 Any bull GMU 335 1 

Peaches Ridge EF Any Sept. ((24-28)) 23-27 Any bull GMUs 336, 346 1 

Observatory EF Any Sept. ((24-28)) 23-27 Any bull GMUs 340, 342 1 

Little Naches EF Any Oct. 1-((10)) 11 Any bull GMU 346 10 

Goose Prairie EF Any Sept. ((24-28)) 23-27 Any bull GMUs 352, 356 1 

Bethel EF Any Sept. ((24-28)) 23-27 Any bull GMU 360 1 

Rimrock EF Any Sept. ((24-28)) 23-27 Any bull GMU 364 1 

Cowiche EF Any Sept. ((24-28)) 23-27 Any bull GMU 368 1 

Nooksack WF Any Oct. 8 - Nov. 16 Any bull GMU 418 and Elk Area 

4941 

5 

Green River WF Any ((Nov. 12-18)) Oct. 27 - 

Nov. 2 


Wahkiakum WF Any Sept. ((17)) 16-30 Any bull GMUs 506, 530 1 

Packwood WF Any Sept. ((17)) 16-30 Any bull GMU 516 1 

Toutle WF Any Sept. ((17-30)) 24-28 and 

Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 


Toutle WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Any bull GMU 556 ((129)) 100 

Lewis River WF Any Sept. ((17)) 16-30 Any bull GMU 560 2 

Siouxon WF Any Sept. ((17)) 16-30 Any bull GMU 572 2 

Carlton WF Any Sept. ((17)) 16-30 Any bull Elk Area 5057 5 

West Goat Rocks WF Any Sept. ((17)) 16-30 Any bull Elk Area 5058 5 

Mt. Adams WF Any Sept. ((17)) 16-30 Any bull Elk Area 5059 5 

Mudflow WF Any Nov. ((3-9)) 2-8 Any bull Elk Area 5099 5 

Peninsula WF Any Sept. 24-28 3 pt. min. GMUs 602, 607, 612 1 

Clearwater WF Any Oct. ((8-12)) 7-11 3 pt. min. GMU 615 2 

Matheny WF Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 3 pt. min. GMU 618 3 

Quinault WF Any Sept. 16-20 3 pt. min. GMU 638 5 

Wynoochee WF Any Oct. ((8-12)) 7-11 3 pt. min. GMU 648 1 

Satsop WF Any Oct. ((8-12)) 7-11 3 pt. min. GMU 651 1 

Dungeness WF Any Oct. ((8-12)) 7-11 3 pt. min. Elk Area 6071 2 

White River WF Any Sept. ((24-28)) 23-27 Any bull GMU 653 1 

Prescott EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull GMU 149 2 

Blue Creek EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull GMU 154 3 

Dayton EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull GMU 162 14 

[ 145 ] Proposed 

1


Quality 


Ten Ten EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull Elk Area 1010, GMU 

163 

8 

Tucannon EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull GMU 166 8 

Wenaha West EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull Elk Area 1008 5 

Wenaha East EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull Elk Area 1009 11 

Mountain View EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull GMU 172 11 

Lick Creek EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull GMU 175 11 

Peola EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull GMU 178 1 

Couse EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull GMU 181 1 

Colockum EA Any Sept. ((4-16)) 3-15 Any bull GMUs 328, 329, 335 6 

Peaches Ridge EA Any Sept. ((4-16)) 3-15 Any bull GMUs 336, 346 101 

Observatory EA Any Sept. ((4-16)) 3-15 Any bull GMUs 340, 342 130 

Goose Prairie EA Any Sept. ((4-16)) 3-15 Any bull GMUs 352, 356 65 

Bethel EA Any Sept. ((4-16)) 3-15 Any bull GMU 360 29 

Rimrock EA Any Sept. ((4-16)) 3-15 Any bull GMU 364 97 

Cowiche EA Any Sept. ((4-16)) 3-15 Any bull GMU 368 19 

Klickitat Meadows EA Any Oct. ((11-21)) 12-20 Any bull Elk Area 3068 1 

Nooksack WA Any Sept. 1-23 and Dec. 1-31 Any bull GMU 418 and Elk Area 

4941 

3 

Toutle WA Any Sept. ((8-23)) 7-22 and 

Dec. 1-15 

Any bull GMU 556 ((80)) 50 

Mudflow WA Any Sept. ((5-11)) 3-9 Any bull Elk Area 5099 5 

((Olympic WA Any Sept. 4-16 3 pt. min. GMU 621, EXCEPT for 

Elk Area 6071 

5)) 

White River WA Any Sept. 4-16 Any bull GMU 653 13 

Prescott EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull GMU 149 1 

Blue Creek EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull GMU 154 1 

Dayton EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull GMU 162 5 

Ten Ten EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull Elk Area 1010, GMU 

163 

6 

Tucannon EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull GMU 166 3 

Wenaha West EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull Elk Area 1008 3 

Wenaha East EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull Elk Area 1009 3 

Mountain View EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull GMU 172 8 

Lick Creek EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull GMU 175 2 

Peola EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull GMU 178 1 

Couse EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull GMU 181 1 

Mission EM Any ((Oct. 1-10)) Sept. 30 - 

Oct. 9 


Colockum EM Any Oct. 1-10 Any bull GMUs 328, 329, 335 1 

Peaches Ridge EM Any Oct. 1-10 Any bull GMUs 336, 346 26 

Observatory EM Any Oct. 1-10 Any bull GMUs 340, 342 21 

Goose Prairie EM Any Oct. 1-10 Any bull GMUs 352, 356 15 

Bethel EM Any Oct. 1-10 Any bull GMU 360 14 

Rimrock EM Any Oct. 1-10 Any bull GMU 364 13 

Cowiche EM Any Oct. 1-10 Any bull GMU 368 10 

Klickitat Meadows EM Any Oct. 1-10 Any bull Elk Area 3068 1 

Nooksack WM Any Sept. 24 - Oct. 7 and 

Nov. 24-30 


Toutle WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Any bull GMU 556 ((28)) 20 

Mudflow WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Any bull Elk Area 5099 5 

Bulls 


Prescott EF Any Nov. 17-30 Any bull GMU 149 2 

Prescott EF Any Dec. 1-15 Any bull GMU 149 2 



Bulls 


Prescott EF Any Dec. 16-31 Any bull GMU 149 2 

Grande Ronde EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Mission EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Teanaway EF Any Dec. 17-31 Any bull GMU 335 10 

Peaches Ridge EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Any bull GMUs 336, 346 120 

Observatory EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Goose Prairie EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Bethel EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Rimrock EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Cowiche EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Alkali EF Any Oct. 12 - Nov. 1 Any bull GMU 371 10 

Klickitat Meadows EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Nooksack WF Any Oct. 8 - Nov. 18 Spike only GMU 418 and Elk Area 

4941 

6 

Margaret WF Any Sept. ((17)) 23-30 and 

Nov. ((3)) 2-14 


Margaret WF Any Nov. ((3)) 2-14 Any bull GMU 524 ((50)) 75 

Upper Smith Creek WF Any Oct. ((20-16)) 19-25 Any bull Elk Area 5064 2 

Mount Whittier WF Any Oct. ((20-26)) 12-18 Any bull Elk Area 5065 1 

Olympic WF Any Nov. 3-14 3 pt. min. GMU 621, EXCEPT for 

Elk Area 6071 

20 

Skokomish WF Any Nov. 3-14 3 pt. min. GMU 636 3 

White River WF Any Nov. 3-14 Any bull GMU 653 24 

Grande Ronde EA Any Sept. 1-19 Any bull GMU 186 1 

Teanaway EA Any Nov. 21 - Dec. 8 Any bull GMU 335 8 

Alkali EA Any Sept. 1-((22)) 21 Any bull GMU 371 5 

Nooksack WA Any Sept. 1-23 and Dec. 1-31 Spike only GMU 418 and Elk Area 

4941 

3 

Margaret WA Any Sept. ((8-23)) 7-22 and 

Dec. 1-15 

Any bull GMU 524 ((29)) 50 

Upper Smith Creek WA Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Any bull Elk Area 5064 2 

Lewis River WA Any Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

((4)) 8 

3 pt. min. GMU 560 5 

Siouxon WA Any Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

((4)) 8 

3 pt. min. GMU 572 5 

Olympic WA Any Sept. 4-16 3 pt. min. GMU 621 EXCEPT Elk 

Area 6071 

5 

Skokomish WA Any Sept. 4-16 3 pt. min. GMU 636 2 

Grande Ronde EM Any Oct. 1-((12)) 11 Any bull GMU 186 1 

Teanaway EM Any Dec. 9-16 Any bull GMU 335 16 

Alkali EM Any Sept. ((23)) 22 - Oct. 

((12)) 11 


Nooksack WM Any Sept. 24 - Oct. 7 and Spike only GMU 418 and Elk Area 

3 

Nov. 24-30 

4941 

Margaret WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Any bull GMU 524 ((14)) 25 

Upper Smith Creek WM Any Oct. ((13-19)) 12-18 Any bull Elk Area 5064 2 

Mount Whittier WM Any Oct. ((13-19)) 5-12 Any bull Elk Area 5065 1 

Yale WM Any Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 15 3 pt. min. GMU 554 15 



Bulls 


Olympic WM Any Oct. 6-12 3 pt. min. GMU 621, EXCEPT for 

Elk Area 6071 

5 

Skokomish WM Any Oct. 6-12 3 pt. min. GMU 636 1 

White River WM Any Oct. 6-12 Any bull GMU 653 3 



North Half EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Antlerless GMUs 101, 105, 204 10 

Stevens EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Aladdin EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Selkirk EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


49 Degrees North EF Any Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 and Dec. 16-31 


Turnbull EF Any Oct. ((23-28)) 22-27 Antlerless Elk Area 1015 6 

Turnbull EF Any Oct. ((30)) 29 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Antlerless Elk Area 1015 6 

Turnbull EF Any Nov. ((6-11)) 5-10 Antlerless Elk Area 1015 6 

Mayview-Peola EF Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMUs 145, 178 10 

Mayview-Peola EF Any Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Blue Creek EF Any Oct. ((13-21)) 12-20 Antlerless GMU 154 10 

Prescott EF Any Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Blue Creek EF Any Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Marengo-Dayton EF Any Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Mountain View EF Any Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Dayton EF Any Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Lick Creek EF Any Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Antlerless GMU 163 and Elk Area 

1010 

75 

Antlerless Elk Area 1013 ((5)) 10 



Couse EF Any Oct. ((2-12)) 1-11 Antlerless GMU 181 30 

Malaga EF Any Sept. ((12-22)) 11-21 Antlerless Elk Area 2032 10 

Malaga EF Any Nov. ((5)) 4 - Dec. 31 Antlerless Elk Area 2032 30 

Colockum EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


West Bar EF Any Oct. ((27-31)) 26-30 Antlerless GMU 330 5 

West Bar EF Any ((Nov. 1-4)) Oct. 31 - 

Nov. 3 


Teanaway EF Any Dec. 17-31 Antlerless GMU 335 30 

Taneum EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Manastash EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Umtanum EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Little Naches EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Nile EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Bumping EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Antlerless GMU 356 25




Bethel EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Rimrock EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Cowiche EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Alkali EF Any Oct. ((13)) 12 - Nov. 

((2)) 1 


Klickitat Meadows EF Any Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


North Bend WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless Elk Area 4601 7 

Mossyrock WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless GMU 505 50 

Willapa Hills WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless GMU 506 35 

Winston WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless GMU 520 150 

Winston WF Any Jan. 1-16, ((2013)) 2014 Antlerless GMU 520 ((200)) 150 

Margaret WF Any Nov. ((21-30)) 19-27 and 

Jan. 1-16, ((2013)) 2014 


Ryderwood WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless GMU 530 100 

Coweeman WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless GMU 550 ((240)) 200 

Coweeman WF Any Jan. 1-16, ((2013)) 2014 Antlerless GMU 550 ((200)) 100 

Toutle WF Any Nov. ((21-30)) 19-27 and 

Jan. 1-16, ((2013)) 2014 


Lewis River WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless GMU 560 ((100)) 75 

Washougal WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless GMU 568 ((75)) 50 

Siouxon WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless GMU 572 ((30)) 20 

Wind River WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless GMU 574 ((75)) 50 

West Klickitat WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless GMU 578 ((150)) 100 

Toledo WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless Elk Area 5029 50 

Green Mt. WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless Elk Area 5051 10 

Boistfort WF Any Nov. ((3-14)) 2-13 Antlerless Elk Area 5054 75 

Wildwood WF Any Jan. 16-30, ((2013)) 

2014 


Upper Smith Creek WF Any Oct. ((20-26)) 19-25 Antlerless Elk Area 5064 4 

Mount Whittier WF Any Oct. ((20-26)) 12-18 Antlerless Elk Area 5065 2 

Mudflow WF Any Nov. ((7-13)) 2-8 Antlerless Elk Area 5099 10 

Raymond WF Any Dec. 16-31 Antlerless Elk Area 6010 10 

Raymond WF Any Jan. 1-20, ((2013)) 2014 Antlerless Elk Area 6010 5 

Raymond WF Any Feb. 1-28, ((2013)) 2014 Antlerless Elk Area 6010 5 

Puyallup WF Any Jan. 1-20, 2014 Antlerless Elk Area 6013 5 

North Minot WF Any Oct. 20-31 Antlerless Elk Area 6067 5 

Hanaford WF Any Nov. 3-14 Antlerless Elk Area 6069 5 

North River WF Any Nov. 6-11 Antlerless GMU 658 10 

Deschutes WF Any Jan. 10-20, ((2013)) 

2014 


Williams Creek WF Any Nov. 6-14 Antlerless GMU 673 50 

Turnbull EA Any Sept. ((4-16)) 3-15 Antlerless Elk Area 1015 14 

Dayton EA Any Sept. 4-16 Antlerless Elk Area 1016 ((20)) 15 

Malaga EA Any ((Sept. 1-7)) Aug. 31 - 

Sept. 6 


Colockum EA Any Sept. ((4-16)) 3-15 Antlerless GMUs 328, 329 50 

((Nile EA Any Sept. 4-16 Antlerless GMU 352 50 

Bumping EA Any Sept. 4-16 Antlerless GMU 356 50)) 

Klickitat Meadows EA Any Oct. ((11)) 12-21 Antlerless Elk Area 3068 9 

Alkali EA Any Sept. 1-((22)) 21 Antlerless GMU 371 5 

North Bend WA Any Sept. 4-16 Antlerless Elk Area 4601 10 

Skagit River WA Any Sept. 4-16 Antlerless Elk Area 4941 5 

Skagit River WA Any Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Antlerless Elk Area 4941 5 





Margaret WA Any Sept. ((8-23)) 7-22 and 

Dec. 1-15 


Toutle WA Any Sept. ((8-23)) 7-22 and 

Dec. 1-15 


Upper Smith Creek WA Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless Elk Area 5064 4 

Mudflow WA Any Sept. ((5-11)) 3-9 Antlerless Elk Area 5099 10 

Lewis River WA Any Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

((4)) 8 


Siouxon WA Any Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

((4)) 8 


Wynoochee WA Any Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Antlerless GMU 648 150 

North Half EM Any Oct. ((1-7)) 5-11 Antlerless GMUs 101, 105, 204 10 

Stevens EM Any Oct. ((1-7)) 5-11 Antlerless GMUs 108, 121 10 

Aladdin EM Any Oct. ((1-7)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 111 10 

Selkirk EM Any Oct. ((1-7)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 113 10 

49 Degrees North EM Any Oct. ((1-7)) 5-11 and 

Dec. 16-31 


Turnbull EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless Elk Area 1015 9 

Turnbull EM Any Nov. 25 - Dec. 8 Antlerless Elk Area 1015 9 

Dayton EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless Elk Area 1016 ((25)) 15 

Blue Creek EM Any Dec. 9 - Jan. 20, ((2013)) 

2014 


Mountain View EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless Elk Area 1013 5 

Lick Creek EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 175 10 

Mayview-Peola EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMUs 145, 178 20 

Couse EM Any Dec. 1-31 Antlerless GMU 181 ((30)) 15 

((Couse EM Any Jan. 1-20, 2013 Antlerless GMU 181 30)) 

Malaga EM Any Oct. ((13-26)) 12-25 Antlerless Elk Area 2032 35 

Colockum EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMUs 328, 329 30 

West Bar EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 330 5 

Taneum EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 336 100 

Manastash EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 340 100 

Umtanum EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 342 250 

Nile EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 352 20 

Bumping EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 356 30 

Bethel EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 360 20 

Cowiche EM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 368 250 

Alkali EM Any Sept. ((23)) 22 - Oct. 

((12)) 11 


Teanaway EM Any Dec. 9-16 Antlerless GMU 335 10 

Klickitat Meadows EM Any Oct. 1-((10)) 11 Antlerless Elk Area 3068 5 

North Bend WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless Elk Area 4601 5 

Skagit River WM Any Oct. 5-11 Antlerless Elk Area 4941 5 

Skagit River WM Any Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Antlerless Elk Area 4941 5 

Stella WM Any Jan. 1-((16)) 15, ((2013)) 

2014 


Toledo WM Any Dec. 8-20 Antlerless Elk Area 5029 60 

Mossyrock WM Any Jan. 1-((16)) 15, ((2013)) 

2014 


Boistfort WM Any Jan. 1-((16)) 15, ((2013)) 

2014 


Willapa Hills WM Any ((Dec. 8- 20)) Oct. 5-11 Antlerless GMU 506 15 

Green Mt. WM Any Jan. 1-((16)) 15, ((2013)) 

2014 


Wildwood WM Any Jan. 1-15, ((2013)) 2014 Antlerless Elk Area 5061 50 

Mudflow WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless Elk Area 5099 10 

Winston WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 520 90 





Margaret WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 524 70 

Ryderwood WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 530 50 

Coweeman WM Any Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 

((15)) 8 


Yale WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 554 40 

Yale WM Any Nov. ((21)) 27 - Dec. 15 Antlerless GMU 554 35 

Toutle WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 556 ((100)) 80 

Lewis River WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 560 ((50)) 35 

Washougal WM Any Nov. ((21-30)) 27 - Dec. 

8 


Siouxon WM Any Oct. ((6-12)) 5-11 Antlerless GMU 572 ((15)) 10 

Wind River WM Any Nov. ((21-30)) 27 - Dec. 

8 


West Klickitat WM Any Nov. ((21-30)) 27 - Dec. 

8 


Upper Smith Creek WM Any Oct. ((13-19)) 12-18 Antlerless Elk Area 5064 4 

Mount Whittier WM Any Oct. ((13-19)) 5-11 Antlerless Elk Area 5065 2 

((North Minot WM Any Oct. 6-12 Antlerless Elk Area 6067 10)) 

Mashel WM Any Jan. 1-15, ((2013)) 2014 Antlerless Elk Area 6054 25 

North River WM Any Nov. 21 - Dec. 15 Antlerless GMU 658 20 

Youth - Only youth hunters may apply. Weapon must be consistent with weapon/tag restriction noted for hunt. 


Dayton EF Youth Oct. 26 - Nov. 4 Antlerless GMU 162 5 

Lick Creek EF Youth Oct. 26 - Nov. 4 Antlerless GMU 175 5 

North Bend WF, WM, WA Youth Nov. 3-9 Antlerless Elk Area 4601 5 

Toledo WF, WM, WA Youth Aug. 1-7 Antlerless Elk Area 5029 20 

Mudflow WF, WM, WA Youth Nov. ((19-))25 - Dec. 1 Any bull Elk Area 5099 3 

Mudflow WF, WM, WA Youth Nov. ((19-))25 - Dec. 1 Antlerless Elk Area 5099 4 

((Dungeness WF, WM, WA Youth Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 Any bull Elk Area 6071, north of 

HWY 101 

10HC )) 

65+ Senior - Only hunters 65 and older may apply. Weapon must be consistent with weapon/tag restriction noted for hunt. 


Aladdin EF 65+ Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Northeast EF 65+ Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 and Dec. 16-31 


Prescott EF 65+ Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Blue Creek EF 65+ Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 


Dayton EF 65+ Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Antlerless GMUs 162, 163 ((10)) 5 

((Lick Creek EF 65+ Oct. 27 - Nov. 4 Antlerless GMU 175 5)) 

Peola EF 65+ Oct. ((27)) 26 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 

Taneum EF 65+ Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((11)) 10 

Manastash EF 65+ Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((11)) 10 

Umtanum EF 65+ Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((11)) 10 

Cowiche EF 65+ Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((11)) 10 






Alkali EF 65+ Oct. ((13)) 12 - Nov. 

((2)) 1 


Margaret WF, WM, WA 65+ Nov. ((21-30)) 19-27 Antlerless GMU 524 20 

Toledo WF, WM, WA 65+ Aug. 15-21 Antlerless Elk Area 5029 20 



65+ Senior - Only hunters 65 and older may apply. Weapon must be consistent with weapon/tag restriction noted for hunt. 


Centralia Mine WF 65+ Jan. 5-6, ((2013)) 2014 Antlerless Elk Area 6011 4 

Centralia Mine WF 65+ Jan. 12-13, ((2013)) 

2014 


Hanaford WF, WM, WA 65+ Jan. 1-15, ((2013)) 2014 Antlerless Elk Area 6069 5 

Hanaford WF, WM, WA 65+ Jan. 16-30, ((2013)) 

2014 


Hunters with Disabilities - Only hunters with disabilities may apply. Weapon must be consistent with weapon/tag restriction noted for hunt. 


Turnbull EF, EM, EA Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Oct. ((14-21)) 12-19 Antlerless Elk Area 1015 6 

Observatory EF, EM Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Little Naches EF, EM, EA Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Little Naches EF, EM, EA Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Alkali EF Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Corral Canyon EF, EM, EA Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Toledo WF, WM, WA Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Mudflow WF, WM, WA Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Mudflow WF, WM, WA Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Centralia Mine WF Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Centralia Mine WF Hunters w/ Disabilities 

Oct. ((22)) 21 - Nov. 

((4)) 3 



Oct. 1-((10)) 11 Any bull GMU 346 5 

Oct. ((31)) 30 - Nov. 

((11)) 10 


Oct. ((13)) 12 - Nov. 

((2)) 1 


Sept. ((23-30)) 22-29 Any bull Elk Area 3721 2 

Aug. 8-14 Antlerless Elk Area 5029 20 

Oct. ((22-30)) 21-27 Antlerless Elk Area 5099 4 

Sept. ((17-23)) 16-22 Any bull Elk Area 5099 4 

Oct. 6-7 Antlerless Designated Areas in Elk 

Area 6011 

Oct. 13-14 Antlerless Designated Areas in Elk 

Area 6011 

Master Hunter - Only master hunters may apply. Weapon must be consistent with weapon/tag restriction noted for hunt. Additional weapon restrictions 

may be conditioned on local situation for each hunt. For those hunts ((allowing)) requiring the purchase of a second tag, only one elk may be 

killed in the unit under the authorization of the permit. 

Special Restric- 

Hunt Name Weapon/Tag Hunters Hunt Dates 

tions Boundary Permits 

Turnbull Any elk tag Master Hunter Dec. 10-31 Antlerless Elk Area 1015 6 

Region 1 North EF, EA, EM 

2nd elk tag required 

Region 1 Central EF, EA, EM 


Region 1 South EF, EA, EM/ 


Region 2 Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 

Fairview Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 

Region 3 Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 

Rattlesnake Hills Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 

North Bend Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 

Master Hunter Aug. 1, ((2012)) 2013 - 

Mar. 31, ((2013)) 2014 


Mar. 31, ((2013)) 2014 


Mar. 31, ((2013)) 2014 


Mar. 31, ((2013)) 2014 

Master Hunter Nov. 1 - Feb. 28, 

((2013)) 2014 


Mar. 31, ((2013)) 2014 

Master Hunter Aug. 1 - Feb. 28, 

((2013)) 2014 

Antlerless Designated areas in 

Ferry, Stevens, and Pend 

Oreille counties 

Antlerless Designated areas in Spokane 

and Lincoln counties 


Whitman, Walla Walla, 

Columbia, Garfield, and 

Asotin counties 


Region 2 


GMUs 328-368 


Region 3 


GMU 372 

Master Hunter Aug. 15 - Mar. 31 Antlerless Designated Areas in Elk 

Area 4601 

((Skagit River Any elk tag/2nd tag Master Hunter Aug. 15 - Mar. 31 Antlerless Designated Areas in Elk 

Area 4941 

4 

4 

10 HC 

20 HC 

10 HC 

50 HC 

40 HC 

((75)) 25 HC 

20 HC 

25 

15))

Region 4 North Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 

Region 4 South Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 


Master Hunter - Only master hunters may apply. Weapon must be consistent with weapon/tag restriction noted for hunt. Additional weapon restrictions 

may be conditioned on local situation for each hunt. For those hunts ((allowing)) requiring the purchase of a second tag, only one elk may be 

killed in the unit under the authorization of the permit. 

Special Restric- 

Hunt Name Weapon/Tag Hunters Hunt Dates 

tions Boundary Permits 


Mar. 31, ((2013)) 2014 


Mar. 31, ((2013)) 2014 


Whatcom and Skagit 

counties 


King and Snohomish 

counties 

Green Mt. Any elk tag Master Hunter Jan. ((17)) 16-30, 2014 Antlerless Elk Area 5051 20 

Mossyrock Any elk tag Master Hunter Jan. ((17)) 16-30, 2014 Antlerless Elk Area 5052 10 

Pumice Plains Any elk tag Master Hunter Oct. ((13-19)) 12-18 Antlerless Elk Area 5063 2 

Pumice Plains Any elk tag Master Hunter Oct. ((20-26)) 19-25 Antlerless Elk Area 5063 5 

Toledo Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 

Master Hunter Aug. 22-28 Antlerless Elk Area 5029 20 

Toledo Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 

Master Hunter Dec. 21-31 Antlerless Elk Area 5029 50 

Trout Lake** Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 

Master Hunter Dec. 15-31 Antlerless Elk Area 5062 3 


tag required 


tag required 

Region 5 Any western elk 

tag/2nd elk tag 

required 

North River Any elk tag/2nd elk 

tag required 

Master Hunter Jan. 1-((14, 2013)) 

15, 2014 

Master Hunter Jan. ((15)) 16-30, 

((2013)) 2014 


Mar. 31, ((2013)) 2014 

Master Hunter Dec. 16, ((2012)) 2013 

- Feb. 28, ((2013)) 

2014 

((Raymond Any elk tag/2nd tag Master Hunter Oct. 1, 2012 - Mar. 31, 

2013 

Region 6 WF, WA, WM /2nd 

elk tag required 


Mar. 31, ((2013)) 2014 

**May only hunt on privately owned lands. Must use only archery or legal shotgun (10 or 12 gauge; slugs only). 

HC This is a damage hunt administered by a WDFW designated hunt coordinator. Successful applicants will be contacted on an as-needed basis to help with 

specific sites of elk damage on designated landowner's property. Not all successful applicants will be contacted in any given year depending on elk damage 

activity for that year. 

20 HC 

10 HC 




Region 5 


GMU 658 

40 HC 

10 HC 

Antlerless Elk Area 6010 5 HC )) 


Region 6 

((50)) 60 HC 

Hunter Education Instructor Incentive Permits 

– Special elk permits will be allocated through a random drawing to those hunter education instructors that qualify. 

– Permit hunters must use archery equipment during archery seasons, muzzleloader equipment or archery equipment during muzzleloader seasons, and 

any legal weapon during modern firearm seasons. Hunter orange is required during modern firearm seasons. 

– Qualifying hunter education instructors must be certified and have been in active status for a minimum of three consecutive years, inclusive of the 

year prior to the permit drawing. 

– Instructors who are drawn, accept a permit denoted with (*) below, and are able to participate in the hunt, will not be eligible for those specific incentive 

permits for a period of ten years thereafter. 

– Permittees may purchase a second license for use with the permit hunt only. 

– Qualified hunter education instructors may only receive one incentive permit each year. 

Area Dates Restrictions GMUs Permits 

Region 3 All general season and permit seasons Any elk GMUs 336-368 ((2)) 1* 

Region 3 established for GMUs included with the Any elk GMUs 336-368 1 

Region 5 

Region 5 

Region 6 

permit. Not eligible for seasons and permits 

for auction hunts; raffle hunts; and hunts 

for master hunters, youth hunters, hunters 

with disabilities, hunters 65 years and 

older, unless the hunter education instructor 

legally qualifies for such hunts 

Any elk 

Any elk 

3 pt. min. 

All 500 series GMUs EXCEPT GMU 522 

All 500 series GMUs EXCEPT GMU 522 

GMUs 654, 660, 672, 673, 681 

((4)) 3* 

1 

1* 



NEW SECTION 

WAC 232-28-622 2012-2014 Big horn sheep seasons and permit quotas. (1) It is unlawful to fail to comply with the provisions 

of this section. A violation of species, sex, size, number, area, season, or eligibility requirements is punishable under 

RCW 77.15.410, Unlawful hunting of big game—Penalty. 

(2) Bighorn Sheep Permit Hunts 

(a) Who May Apply: Anyone may apply, EXCEPT those who previously harvested a bighorn sheep in Washington state. 

An individual may only harvest one bighorn sheep during his or her lifetime. However, this restriction is waived for hunters who 

have previously harvested a bighorn sheep under a ewe-only, raffle, or auction permit, as well as for applications for an eweonly, 

raffle, or auction permit. 

(b) Bag Limit: One bighorn ram, except in designated adult ewe hunts the limit is one bighorn adult ewe. 

Hunt Name Permit Season 

Permit Hunt Boundary 

Description Special Restrictions Permits 

Vulcan Mountain Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 2 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Selah Butte Nov. 5-30 Sheep Unit 4 Any Legal Weapon 3 

Umtanum Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 5 Any Legal Weapon 2 

Cleman Mountain A Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 7 Any Legal Weapon 6 

Cleman Mountain B Nov. 5-30 Sheep Unit 7 Any Legal Weapon 6 

Mt. Hull A Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 10 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Mt. Hull B Oct. 1-10 Sheep Unit 10 Adult ewe only 


1 

Mt. Hull Cb Oct. 1-10 Sheep Unit 10 Adult ewe only 


1 

Lincoln Cliffs Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 12 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Quilomene Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 13 Any Legal Weapon 3 

Swakane Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 14 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Tieton A Sept. 15-30 Sheep Unit 15 Any Legal Weapon 3 

Tieton B Nov. 5-30 Sheep Unit 15 Any Legal Weapon 3 

Manson Nov. 5-30 Sheep Unit 16 Any Legal Weapon 2 

Chelan Butte Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 18 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Sinlahekin Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 Sheep Unit 19 Any Legal Weapon 1 

a Applicants must be eligible to purchase a 65 years of 

age or older permit application. 

b Applicants must be eligible to purchase a youth bighorn 

sheep permit application. An adult 18 years of age or older 

must accompany the youth hunter during the hunt. 

(3) Bighorn Sheep Units: 

(a) Sheep Unit 2 Vulcan Mountain: Permit Area: 

Ferry County north of the Kettle River near Curlew. 

(b) Sheep Unit 4 Selah Butte: Permit Area: That part 

of Yakima and Kittitas counties between Ellensburg and 

Yakima east of the Yakima River and north of Selah Creek, 

west of Interstate 82 and south of Interstate 90. 

(c) Sheep Unit 5 Umtanum: Permit Area: Those portions 

of Yakima and Kittitas counties west of the Yakima 

River, north of Wenas Creek, and east of USFS Road 1701 to 

Manastash Lake and its drainage; south and east along the 

South Fork Manastash Creek to Manastash Creek and the 

Yakima River. 

(d) Sheep Unit 7 Cleman Mountain: Permit Area: 

That part of Yakima County south of Wenas Creek and east 

of USFS Road 1701, north of Highway 410 and Highway 12 

and west of the Yakima River. 

(e) Sheep Unit 10 Mt. Hull: Permit Area: That part of 

Okanogan County within the following described boundary: 

Beginning at Oroville; then south along U.S. Highway 97 to 


the Swanson's Mill Road (old Mt. Hull Road) near Lake 

Andrews; then east to the Dry Gulch Road; then north to the 

Oroville-Toroda Creek Road (Molson Grade Road); then 

west to Oroville and the point of beginning. 

(f) Sheep Unit 12 Lincoln Cliffs: Permit Area: That 

part of Lincoln County north of Highway 2. 

(g) Sheep Unit 13 Quilomene: Permit Area: GMUs 

329, 330, and 251 south of Colockum Creek. 

(h) Sheep Unit 14 Swakane: Permit Area: GMU 250. 

(i) Sheep Unit 15 Tieton: Permit Area: GMU 360. 

(j) Sheep Unit 16 Manson: Permit Area: Beginning at 

the mouth of Granite Falls Creek on the south shore of Lake 

Chelan, E across Lake Chelan to Willow Point; NW along the 

shoreline of Lake Chelan to the mouth of Stink Creek; E 

along Stink Creek to the intersection with Green's Landing 

Road; along Green's Landing Road to Manson Boulevard; E 

on Manson Boulevard to Lower Joe Creek Road; NE on 

Lower Joe Creek Road to Grade Creek Road; NE on Grade 

Creek Road to US Forest Service Road 8210; NE on US Forest 

Service Road 8210 to intersection with US Forest Service 

Road 8020; W on US Forest Service Road 8020 to Fox Peak; 

NW along Sawtooth Ridge (Chelan-Okanogan County Line) 

to the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area boundary; S 

along the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area boundary to 

shore line of Lake Chelan; W across Lake Chelan to the

mouth of Riddle Creek on the South Shore; SE along South 

Shore of Lake Chelan to the point of beginning. 

(k) Sheep Unit 18 Chelan Butte: Permit Area: Beginning 

at the intersection of State Hwy 971 and US Hwy 97A, 

S to the W shoreline of the Columbia River, N along the W 

shoreline of the Columbia River for 21 miles to the mouth of 

Antione Creek, W up Antione Creek to where it crosses 

Apple Acres Rd, W on Apple Acres Rd to the intersection 

with Washington Creek Rd (US Forest Service Rd 8135), N 

on Washington Creek Rd to its end and then follow Washington 

Creek, W on Washington Creek to where it crosses US 

Forest Service Rd 8010, S on US Forest Service Rd 8010 

(transitions into Purtteman Creek Rd) to Purtteman Gulch, S 

into Purtteman Gulch to the N shoreline of Lake Chelan, S 

along the shoreline to the S shoreline of Lake Chelan to the 

mouth of First Creek, S up First Creek to the intersection of 

State Hwy 971 (Navarre Coulee Rd), S on State Hwy 971 to 

the point of beginning. 

(l) Sheep Unit 19 Sinlahekin: Beginning at the eastern 

boundary of the Pasayten Wilderness border and the US- 

Canadian border; E on the US-Canadian border to the border 

station on Similkameen Rd (Co. Rd 4568); SE on the 

Similkameen Rd (Co. Rd 4568) to the Loomis-Oroville Rd 

(Co. Rd 9425); E on the Loomis-Oroville Rd (Co. Rd 9425) 

to US Hwy 97 in Oroville; S on US Hwy 97 to 12th Ave; W 

on 12th Ave (it curves S and changes to Old Highway 97); S 

on Old Highway 97 to US Hwy 97; S on US Hwy 97 to the 

South Pine Creek Rd (Co. Rd 9410); W on the South Pine 

Creek Rd (Co. Rd 9410) to Fish Lake Rd (Co. Rd 4290); W 

on Fish Lake Rd (Co. Rd 4290) to South Fish Lake Rd (Co. 

Rd 4282), along the south shore of Fish Lake; SW on South 

Fish Lake Rd (Co. Rd 4282), to the Sinlahekin Rd (Co. Rd 

4015); SW on the Sinlahekin Rd (Co. Rd 4015), along the 

north shore of Conconully Lake, to the Salmon Creek North 

Fork Rd (Co. Rd 2361), at the town of Conconully; N on US 


Forest Service Rd 38 (Salmon Creek North Fork Rd, Co. Rd 

2361) to US Forest Service Rd 3820; N on US Forest Service 

Rd 3820 over Lone Frank Pass, to US Forest Service Rd 39; 

N on US Forest Service Rd 39 to the US Forest Service Rd 

300 at Long Swamp trailhead; W on the US Forest Service 

Rd 300 to US Forest Service Trail 342; N on US Forest Service 

Trail 342 to US Forest Service Trail 343; E on US Forest 

Service Trail 343 to US Forest Service Trail 341; E on US 

Forest Service Trail 341 to US Forest Service Trail 375; E on 

US Forest Service Trail 375 to the eastern boundary of the 

Pasayten Wilderness Area; N on the Pasayten Wilderness 

Area boundary to the US-Canadian border and the point of 

beginning. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 232-28-623 2012-2014 Mountain goat seasons 

and permit quotas. (1) Hunters must comply with the provisions 

of this section. A violation of species, sex, size, number, 

area, season, or eligibility requirements is punishable 

under RCW 77.15.410, Unlawful hunting of big game—Penalty. 

(2) Mountain Goat Permit Hunts 

(a) Who May Apply: Anyone may apply, except those 

who harvested a mountain goat in Washington state after 

1998. An individual may only harvest one mountain goat 

during his or her lifetime, except for those who harvested a 

goat prior to 1999. This restriction is also waived for hunters 

who have previously harvested a goat under a raffle and/or 

auction permit, as well as for applications for a raffle and/or 

auction permit. 

(b) Bag Limit: One (1) adult goat of either sex with 

horns 4 inches or longer. WDFW urges hunters to refrain 

from shooting nannies. 

Goat Hunt Area Name 

(Number) Permit Seasonb Subhunt Units (may be 

opened or closed by the 

director) a Special Restrictions Permitsa Chowder Ridge (4-3) Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Lincoln Peak (4-4) Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Any Legal Weapon 1 

Dillard Creek (4-6) Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Any Legal Weapon 0 

Avalanche Gorge (4-7) Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Any Legal Weapon 2 

North Lake Chelan (2-1) Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Skookum Pass Mtn., Big 

Goat Creek 


Naches Pass (3-6) Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Fife's East, Fife's Peak, 

Crystal Mountain, Basin 

Lake 


Bumping River (3-7) Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Nelson Ridge, Cash Prairie, 

American Ridge, American 

Lake, Timber Wolf, Russell 

Ridge 


Blazed Ridge (3-10) Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Blowout Mtn., Blazed 

Ridge, Blazed North, Milk 

Creek, Rock Creek 




Goat Hunt Area Name 

(Number) Permit Season 

Goat Rocks-Tieton River (5- Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Chimney Rocks, Goat Any Legal Weapon 3 

4/3-9) 

Lake, McCall Glacier, Gilbert 

Peak 

Methow (2-2) Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Wolf Creek, West Fork 

Methow 


South Lake Chelan (2-3) Sept. 15 - Oct. 31 Railroad Creek, Pyramid 

Mountain, Box Canyon 


b 

Subhunt Units (may be 

opened or closed by the 

director) a Special Restrictions Permitsa (3) Mountain Goat Hunt Area Descriptions. The following 

areas are defined as mountain goat hunt areas: 

Chowder Ridge 4-3: 

Hunt Area: Whatcom County within the following described 

boundary: Beginning at the confluence of Wells Creek with 

the North Fork Nooksack River; then up Wells Creek to the 

confluence with Bar Creek; then up Bar Creek to the Mazama 

Glacier; then SW on Mazama Glacier to the summit of Mount 

Baker; then NW between Roosevelt Glacier and Coleman 

Glacier to the headwaters of Kulshan Creek; then down 

Kulshan Creek to the confluence with Grouse Creek; then 

down Grouse Creek to the confluence with Glacier Creek; 

then down Glacier Creek to the confluence with the North 

Fork Nooksack River; then up the North Fork Nooksack 

River to Wells Creek and the point of beginning. 

Lincoln Peak 4-4 


boundary: Beginning at the confluence of Glacier Creek and 

the North Fork Nooksack River; then up Glacier Creek to the 

confluence with Grouse Creek; then up Grouse Creek to the 

confluence with Kulshan Creek; then up Kulshan Creek to 

headwaters; then SE between Coleman and Roosevelt glaciers 

to the summit of Mount Baker; then SW on Easton Glacier 

to Baker Pass; then W on the Bell Pass Trail (USFS Trail 

603.3) to the intersection with Ridley Creek Trail (Trail No. 

696); then W on Ridley Creek Trail to Ridley Creek; then 

down Ridley Creek to the Middle Fork Nooksack River; then 

down the Middle Fork Nooksack River to the confluence 

with Clearwater Creek, then up Clearwater Creek to the confluence 

with Rocky Creek, then up Rocky Creek to the Washington 

DNR boundary; then along the National Forest-Washington 

DNR boundary to Hedrick Creek; then down Hedrick 

Creek to the North Fork Nooksack River; then up the North 

Fork Nooksack River to Glacier Creek and the point of beginning. 

Dillard Creek 4-6 


boundary: Beginning on Baker Lake Road and Rocky Creek; 

then NW up Rocky Creek to its intersection with the Park 

Butte Trail (Trail No. 603); then NW on Park Butte Trail to 

its intersection with the Bell Pass Trail (Trail No. 603.3); then 

N on Bell Pass Trail to Baker Pass; then N onto Easton Glacier 

and NE to the summit of Mount Baker; then NE and SE 

on Park Glacier to headwaters of Park Creek; then down Park 

Creek to Baker Lake Road; then SW on Baker Lake Road to 

Rocky Creek and the point of beginning. 


Avalanche Gorge 4-7 


boundary: Beginning on Baker Lake Road and Park Creek; 

then up Park Creek to headwaters and beginning of Park Glacier; 

then NW and SW on Park Glacier to Mount Baker summit; 

then N on the Mazama Glacier to Bar Creek, then down 

Bar Creek to the confluence with Wells Creek; then SE up 

Wells Creek to its headwaters; then E about 1 mile to an 

unnamed peak (indicated elevation 5,831 ft, just W of Ptarmigan 

Ridge Trail (Trail No. 682.1) (See referenced 1:24k 

USGS quad map - Shuksan Arm)); then NE to the headwaters 

of the first tributary of Swift Creek encountered; then SE 

down said unnamed tributary to the confluence with Swift 

Creek; then down Swift Creek to the Baker Lake Road 

(USFS Road 394); then SW along the Baker Lake Road to 

Park Creek and point of beginning. (Refer to 1:24k USGS 

quad map - Shuksan Arm). 

Chelan North 2-1 

Permit Area: Beginning at the mouth of Fish Creek on Lake 

Chelan (Moore Point); then northeast up Fish Creek and 

USFS trail 1259 to the Sawtooth crest near Deephole Spring; 

then southeast along the Sawtooth crest, which separates 

Chelan and Okanogan counties, to Horsethief Basin and the 

headwaters of Safety Harbor Creek; then south along Safety 

Harbor Creek to Lake Chelan, then northwest along the north 

shore of Lake Chelan to the mouth of Fish Creek at Moore 

Point and the point of beginning. 

Methow 2-2 

Permit Area: Okanogan County within following described 

boundary: Begin at Twisp, W along Twisp River Rd (County 

Rd 4440) to Roads End; W up Twisp Pass Trail 432 to Twisp 

Pass and Okanogan County line; N on Okanogan County line 

through Washington Pass to Harts Pass; SE down Harts Pass 

(Rd 5400) to Lost River; along Lost River-Mazama Rd to 

Mazama; SW to State Hwy 20; SE on State Hwy 20 to Twisp 

and point of beginning. 

South Lake Chelan 2-3 

Permit Area: GMU 246 

Naches Pass 3-6 

Permit Area - Naches: Yakima and Kittitas counties within 

the following described boundary: Beginning at Chinook 

Pass; then north along the Pacific Crest Trail to Naches Pass; 

then east to USFS Road 19 and continuing to State Highway 

410; then west along State Highway 410 to Chinook Pass and 

point of beginning.

Bumping River 3-7 

Permit Area: Beginning on US Forest Service Trail 2000 

(Pacific Crest Trail) and SR 410 at Chinook Pass; NE on SR 

410 to US Forest Service Rd 1800 (Bumping Lake Rd); SW 

on the US Forest Service Rd 1800 (Bumping Lake Rd) to US 

Forest Service Trail 973 (Richmond Mine Rd); SE on US 

Forest Service Trail 973 (Richmond Mine Rd) to the north 

fork of Rattlesnake Creek; SE down the north fork of Rattlesnake 

Creek to US Forest Service Rd 1502 (McDaniel Lake 

Rd); SE on US Forest Service Rd 1502 (McDaniel Lake Rd) 

to US Forest Service Rd 1500; S on US Forest Service Rd 

1500 to US Hwy 12; W on US Hwy 12 to US Forest Service 

Trail 2000 (Pacific Crest Trail) at White Pass; N on the US 

Forest Service Trail 2000 (Pacific Crest Trail) to SR 410 at 

Chinook Pass and the point of beginning. (Lands within the 

boundary of Mt. Rainier National Park along the Pacific 

Crest Trail are not open to hunting.) 

Blazed Ridge 3-10 

Permit Area: Kittitas and Yakima counties within the following 

described boundary: Beginning at the mouth of Cabin 

Creek on the Yakima River; then west along Cabin Creek to 

the headwaters near Snowshoe Butte; then south along the 

Cascade Crest separating the Green and Yakima river drainage 

to Pyramid Peak; then southeast along the North Fork, 

Little Naches, and Naches River to the Yakima River; then 

north along the Yakima River to the mouth of Cabin Creek 

and point of beginning. 

Goat Rocks 5-4/Tieton River 3-9 

Permit Area - Goat Rocks: Lewis County south of the White 

Pass Highway (U.S. Highway 12) and east of the Johnson 

Creek Road (USFS Road 1302). 

Permit Area - Tieton River: GMU 364 

a Mountain goat populations are managed as a collection 

of subpopulations, and the ideal harvest is distributed through 

all the subpopulations. The director is authorized to open or 

close subhunt area and reduce permit levels to protect from 

overharvesting specific areas. 

The director is authorized by the commission to identify 

the subhunt unit as a condition of the hunt permit. Hunters 

receiving permits will be sent a text description or map of the 

hunt subunit from the director prior to the start of that hunting 

season. 

b Permit hunters may start hunting September 1 with 

archery equipment. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 232-28-624 Deer area descriptions. The following 

areas are defined as deer areas: 

Deer Area No. 1008 West Wenaha (Columbia County): 




Deer Area No. 1009 East Wenaha (Columbia, Garfield, 




state line. 


Deer Area No. 1010 (Columbia County): GMU 162 

excluding National Forest land and the Rainwater Wildlife 

Area. 

Deer Area No. 1020 Prescott (Columbia and Garfield 

counties): That portion of GMU 149 between Hwy 261 and 

Hwy 127. 

Deer Area No. 1021 Clarkston (Asotin County): That portion 

of GMU 178 beginning at the junction of the Highway 

12 bridge and Alpowa Creek; east on Highway 12 to Silcott 

Road; south and east on Silcott Road to Highway 128; southwest 

on Highway 128 to McGuire Gulch Road; southeast 

along the bottom of McGuire Gulch to Asotin Creek; east on 

Asotin Creek to the Snake River; north and west on the Snake 

River to Alpowa Creek; southwest of Alpowa Creek to the 

Highway 12 bridge and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 1030 Republic (Ferry County): That area 

within 1/2 mile surrounding the incorporated town of Republic. 

Deer Area No. 1035 Highway 395 Corridor (Stevens 

County): That portion of GMU 121 beginning at the intersection 

of US Highway (Hwy) 395 (State Route 20) and State 

Route (SR) 25: S on SR 25 to Old Kettle Rd; E on Old Kettle 

Rd to Mingo Mountain Rd; S on Mingo Mountain Rd to 

Greenwood Loop Rd; E on Greenwood Loop Rd to the bridge 

over the Colville River; S on the Colville River to the bridge 

over Gold Creek Loop/Valley Westside Rd; W and S on Valley 

Westside Rd to the Orin-Rice Rd; E on Orin-Rice Rd to 

Haller Creek Rd; S on Haller Creek Rd to Skidmore Rd; E 

and S on Skidmore Rd to Arden Hill Rd; E on Arden Hill Rd 

to Townsend-Sackman Rd; S on Townsend-Sackman Rd to 

Twelve Mile Rd; S on Twelve Mile Rd to Marble Valley 

Basin Rd; S on Marble Valley Basin Rd to Zimmer Rd; S on 

Zimmer Rd to Blue Creek West Rd; E on Blue Creek West 

Rd to Dry Creek Rd; S on Dry Creek Rd to Duncan Rd; E on 

Duncan Rd to Tetro Rd; S on Tetro Rd to Heine Rd; E and S 

on Heine Rd to Farm-to-Market Rd; S on Farm-to-Market Rd 

to Newton Rd (also known as Rickers Lane); E on Newton 

Rd to US Hwy 395; N on US Hwy 395 to McLean Rd and 

Twelve Mile Rd (also known as Old Arden Hwy); N on 

McLean Rd and Twelve Mile Rd to US Hwy 395; N on US 

Hwy 395 to Old Arden Hwy (again); N on Old Arden Hwy to 

US Hwy 395; N on US Hwy 395, through the town of 

Colville, then W on US Hwy 395 (SR 20) to SR 25 and the 


Deer Area No. 1050 Spokane North (Spokane County): 

From the intersection of the Spokane River and the Idaho- 

Washington state line, N to Hauser Lake Rd, W to Starr Rd, 

S to Newman Lake Dr, W and N to Foothills Rd, W to Forker 

Rd, N and W to Hwy 206 (Mt Spokane Park Rd), N to Feehan 

Rd, N to Randall Rd, W to Day Mt Spokane Rd, N to Big 

Meadows Rd, W to Madison Rd, N to Tallman Rd, W to Elk- 

Chattaroy Rd, N to Laurel Rd, E to Conklin Rd, N to Nelson 

Rd, E to Jackson Rd, N to Oregon Rd, E to Jefferson Rd, N to 

Frideger Rd, W to Elk-Camden Rd, S to Boundary Rd, N and 

W to Dunn Rd, S to Oregon Rd, W to Hwy 2, S on US Hwy 

2 to the Deer Park-Milan Rd, W on the Deer Park-Milan Rd 

to US Hwy 395 at the town of Deer Park, NW on US Hwy 



395 and W onto Williams Valley Rd, W and S to Hattery Rd 

(Owens Rd), S and E to Swenson Rd, S to Hwy 291, west to 

Stone Lodge Rd, west to the Spokane River, E on the Spokane 

River to the Idaho state border and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 1060 Spokane South (Spokane County): 

That part of GMU 127 beginning at the intersection of Spokane 

River and Barker Rd Bridge, Barker Rd S to 24 Ave, 24 

Ave W to Barker Rd, Barker Rd S to 32 Ave, 32 Ave W to 

Linke Rd, Linke Rd S and E to Chapman Rd, Chapman Rd S 

to Linke Rd, Linke Rd S to Belmont Rd, Belmont Rd W to 

Hwy 27, Hwy 27 S to Palouse Hwy, Palouse Hwy W to Valley 

Chapel Rd, Valley Chapel Rd S to Spangle Creek Rd, 

Spangle Creek Rd SW to Hwy 195, Hwy 195 N to I-90, I-90 

E to Latah Creek at I-90-Latah Creek Bridge, Latah Creek 

NE to Spokane River, Spokane River E to the Barker Rd 

Bridge and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 1070 Spokane West (Spokane County): 

That part of GMU 130 beginning at the intersection of I-90 

and Latah Creek at I-90-Latah Creek Bridge, NE to Hwy 195 

S on Hwy 195 S to Paradise Rd, Paradise Rd W to Smythe 

Road, Smythe Road NW to Anderson Rd, Anderson Rd W to 

Cheney Spokane Rd, Cheney Spokane Rd SW to Hwy 

904/1st St in the town of Cheney, 1st SW to Salnave Rd/Hwy 

902, Salnave Rd NW to Malloy Prairie Rd, Malloy Prairie Rd 

W to Medical Lake Tyler Rd, Medical Lake Tyler Rd N to 

Gray Rd, Gray Rd W then N to Fancher Rd, Fancher Rd NW 

to Ladd Rd, Ladd Rd N to Chase Rd, Chase Rd E to Espanola 

Rd, Espanola Rd N turns into Wood Rd, Wood Rd N to Coulee 

Hite Rd, Coulee Hite Rd E to Seven Mile Rd, Seven Mile 

Rd E to Spokane River, Spokane River S to Latah Creek, 

Latah Creek S to I-90 at the Latah Creek Bridge and the point 

of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 1080 Colfax (Whitman County): That part 

of GMUs 139 and 142 beginning at the intersection of Hwy 

195 and Crumbaker Rd, NE on Crumbaker Rd to Brose Rd, E 

on Brose Rd to Glenwood Rd, S on Glenwood Rd to Hwy 

272, SE on Hwy 272 to Clear Creek Rd, SE on Clear Creek 

Rd to Stueckle Rd, S on Stueckle Rd to Palouse River Rd, E 

to Kenoyier Rd SE to Abbott Rd, S on Abbott Rd to Parvin 

Rd, S on Parvin Rd to McIntosh Rd, S on McIntosh Rd to 4 

mile Rd/Shawnee Rd, W on Shawnee Rd to Hwy 195, N on 

Hwy 195 to Prune Orchard Rd, W on Prune Orchard Rd to 

Almota Rd, S on Almota Rd to Duncan Springs Rd, W and 

NW on Duncan Springs Rd to Airport Rd, NW on Airport Rd 

to Fairgrounds Rd, N on Fairgrounds Rd to Endicott Rd, 

NNW on Endicott Rd to Morley Rd, E and S and E on Morley 

Rd to Hwy 295 (26), NE on Hwy 295 to West River Dr then 

follow Railroad Tracks NW to Manning Rd, E on Manning 

Rd to Green Hollow Rd, E and S on Green Hollow Rd to Bill 

Wilson Rd, E on Bill Wilson Rd to Hwy 195, S on Hwy 195 

to Crumbaker Rd and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 2010 Benge (Adams and Whitman counties): 

That part of GMU 284 beginning at the town of Washtucna; 

north on SR 261 to Weber Road; east on Weber Road 

to Benzel Road; north on Benzel Road to Wellsandt Road; 

east on Wellsandt Road to Hills Road; south on Hills Road to 

Urquhart Road; east on Urquhart Road to Harder Road, East 


on Harder Road to McCall Road; east on McCall Road to 

Gering Road; east on Gering Road to Lakin Road; east on 

Lakin Road to Revere Road; south on Revere Road to George 

Knott Road; south on George Knott Road to Rock Creek; 

south along Rock Creek to the Palouse River; south and west 

along the Palouse River to SR 26; west on SR 26 to Washtucna 


Deer Area No. 2011 Lakeview (Grant County): That part 

of GMU 272 beginning at the junction of SR 28 and First 

Avenue in Ephrata; west on First Avenue to Sagebrush Flats 

Road; west on Sagebrush Flats Road to Norton Canyon 

Road; north on Norton Canyon Road to E Road NW; north on 

E Road NW to the Grant-Douglas county line; east along the 

county line to the point where the county line turns north; 

from this point continue due east to SR 17; south on SR 17 to 

SR 28 at Soap Lake; south on SR 28 to the junction with First 

Avenue in Ephrata and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 2012 Methow Valley (Okanogan County): 

All private land in the Methow Watershed located outside the 

external boundary of the Okanogan National Forest and north 

of the following boundary: Starting where the Libby Creek 

Road (County road 1049) intersects the Okanogan National 

Forest boundary; east on road 1049 to State Hwy 153; north 

on Hwy 153 to the Old Carlton Road; east on the Old Carlton 

Road to the Texas Creek Road (County road 1543); east on 

the Texas Creek Road to the Vintin Road (County road 

1552); northeast on the Vintin Road to the Okanogan 

National Forest boundary. 

Deer Area No. 2013 North Okanogan (Okanogan 


following boundary: Beginning in Tonasket at the junction 

of Havillah Rd and Hwy 97; NE on Havillah Rd to Dry Gulch 

Extension Rd; N to Dry Gulch Rd; N on Dry Gulch Rd to 

Oroville-Chesaw Rd; W on Oroville-Chesaw Rd to Molson 

Rd; N on Molson Rd to Nine Mile Rd; N and W on Nine Mile 

Rd to the Canadian border at the old Sidley Town Site; W 

along the border to the east shore of Lake Osoyoos; S around 

Lake Osoyoos to the Okanogan River; S along the east bank 

of the Okanogan River to the Tonasket Fourth Street Bridge; 

E on Fourth Street to Hwy 97; N on Hwy 97 to point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 2014 Central Okanogan (Okanogan 


following boundary: Beginning in Tonasket on the Okanogan 

River at the Fourth Street Bridge; S along Hwy 7 to Pine 

Creek Rd; W along Pine Creek Rd to Horse Spring Coulee 

Rd; W and N on Horse Spring Coulee Rd to Beeman Rd; W 

on Beeman Rd to North Lemanasky Rd; S along North Lemanasky 

Rd to Pine Creek Rd; S on Pine Creek Rd to Hagood 

Cut-off Rd; S on Hagood Cut-off Rd to South Pine Creek Rd; 

E on South Pine Creek Rd to Hwy 97; S on Hwy 97 to Town 

of Riverside North Main Street junction; SE on North Main 

Street to Tunk Valley Rd and the Okanogan River Bridge; E 

on Tunk Creek Rd to Chewiliken Valley Rd; NE along 

Chewiliken Valley Rd to Talkire Lake Rd; N on Talkire Lake 

Rd to Hwy 20; W on Hwy 20 to the junction of Hwy 20 and 

Hwy 97; N on Hwy 97 to Fourth Street; W on Fourth Street 

to point of beginning.

Deer Area No. 2015 Omak (Okanogan County): 


boundary: Beginning at Hwy 97 and Riverside Cut-off road; 

west on Riverside Cut-off Rd to Conconully Road; south on 

Conconully Rd to Danker Cut-off road; west on Danker Cutoff 

road to Salmon Creek Rd; north on Salmon Creek Rd to 

Spring Coulee Rd; south on Spring Coulee Rd to B&O Road 

North Rd; southwest on B&O North Rd to Hwy 20; east on 

Hwy 20 to B&O Rd; south on B&O Rd to the Town of Malott 

and the bridge over the Okanogan River; north along the west 

bank of the Okanogan River to the Town of Riverside and the 

Tunk Valley road bridge; west on Tunk Valley road to State 

Street in Riverside; south on State Street to 2nd Street; west 

on 2nd Street to Hwy 97 and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 2016 Conconully (Okanogan County): 


boundary: Beginning at the Conconully town limit at the 

south edge of Town and the east shore of Conconully Reservoir; 

south along the east shore of the reservoir to Salmon 

Creek; south along the east bank of Salmon Creek to Salmon 

Creek road at the old Ruby Town site; south on Salmon 

Creek road to Green Lake road; northeast on Green Lake road 

to Conconully road; north on Conconully road to the south 

limit of the Town of Conconully and the point of beginning. 

Deer Area No. 3071 Whitcomb (Benton County): That 

part of GMU 373 made up by the Whitcomb Unit of the Umatilla 


Deer Area No. 3072 Paterson (Benton County): That part 

of GMU 373 made up by the Paterson Unit of the Umatilla 


Deer Area No. 3088 High Prairie (Klickitat County): That 

portion of GMU 388 (Grayback) that is south of SR 142. 

Deer Area No. 3682 Ahtanum (Yakima County): That 

part of GMU 368 beginning at the power line crossing on 

Ahtanum Creek in T12N, R16E, Section 15; west up Ahtanum 

Creek to South Fork Ahtanum Creek; southwest up 

South Fork Ahtanum Creek to its junction with Reservation 

Creek; southwest up Reservation Creek and the Yakama 

Indian Reservation boundary to the main divide between the 

Diamond Fork drainage and Ahtanum Creek drainage; north 

along the crest of the main divide between the Diamond Fork 

drainage and the Ahtanum Creek drainage to Darland Mountain; 

northeast on US Forest Service Trail 615 to US Forest 

Service Road 1020; northeast on US Forest Service Road 

1020 to US Forest Service Road 613; northeast on US Forest 

Service Road 613 to US Forest Service Trail 1127; northeast 

on US Forest Service Trail 1127 to US Forest Service Road 



Off Road) to Hwy 12. Northeast on Hwy 12 to the Naches 

River. Southeast down the Naches River to Cowiche Creek. 

West up Cowiche Creek and the South Fork Cowiche Creek 

to Summitview Ave. Northwest on Summitview Ave to 

Cowiche Mill Road. West on Cowiche Mill Road to the 

power line in the northeast corner of T13N, R15E, SEC 13. 

Southeast along the power line to Ahtanum Creek and the 



Deer Area No. 5064: That part of GMU 564 in the Columbia 

River near the mouth of the Cowlitz River made up of 

Cottonwood Island and Howard Island. 

Deer Area No. 6020 (Clallam and Jefferson counties): 

Dungeness-Miller Peninsula: That part of GMU 624 west of 

Discovery Bay and Salmon Creek. 

WSR 13-03-154 


DEPARTMENT OF 

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS 




22-063. 


415-02-177 May I purchase additional service credit? 

Hearing Location(s): Department of Retirement Systems, 

6835 Capitol Boulevard, Conference Room 115, Tumwater, 

WA, on February 26, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. 


Submit Written Comments to: Jilene Siegel, Department 

of Retirement Systems, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 

98504-8380, e-mail jilenes@drs.wa.gov, fax (360) 753-5397, 

by February 26, 2013, 1:30 p.m. 

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Jilene 

Siegel by February 22, 2013, TTY (866) 377-8895 or (360) 

586-5450. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Corrects the 

administration of retirement benefits when a retiree who has 

purchased additional service credits returns to work and 

exceeds the hours limit for continuing pension payments. 

Retirees who exceed the return-to-work limits will have their 

retirement benefit suspended, including any portion that is 

attributable to purchased service credit. 

Reasons Supporting Proposal: A retirement benefit calculation 

includes three factors: Service credits, average compensation 

and a multiplier. Purchasing service credits 

increases that factor in the calculation, but there is no independent 

monetary value to the service credits that are purchased. 

Therefore, if the benefit is stopped, the portion 

attributable to the purchased service credit is also stopped. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.50.050(5). 


432, 41.40.034, 41.37.265, 41.35.183, 41.32.066, 43.43.233. 



Agency Comments or Recommendations, if any, as to 

Statutory Language, Implementation, Enforcement, and Fiscal 

Matters: Retirees who applied for or purchased service 

credit between September 1, 2010, and March 31, 2013, will 

continue to receive payment for that portion of the retirement 

benefit that is attributable to the purchased service credit, 

when the rest of the benefit is suspended upon exceeding the 

return-to-work hours limit, in accordance with the rule that 



was in effect at the time of the purchase. (WAC 415-02-177 

(11)(a)(ii)). 

Name of Proponent: Department of retirement systems, 

governmental. 


Jilene Siegel, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, 

(360) 664-7291; Implementation: Shawn Merchant, P.O. 

Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, (360) 664-7303; and 

Enforcement: Jennifer Dahl, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 

98504-8380, (360) 664-7219. 


prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not applicable. These 

rules do not impact small businesses and are not being submitted 

by the state board of education. 


34.05.328. The department of retirement systems is not one 

of the departments named in the section requiring a cost benefit 

analysis (RCW 34.05.328). 


Jilene Siegel 

Rules and Contracts Manager 



WAC 415-02-177 May I purchase additional service 

credit? (1) What is the option for purchasing additional 

service credit? The following statutes provide an option for 

eligible members to purchase additional service credit that 

provides a guaranteed, lifetime increase to their monthly 

retirement benefit: 

(a) RCW 41.26.199 for LEOFF Plan 1 members; 

(b) RCW 41.26.432 for LEOFF Plan 2 members; 

(c) RCW 41.40.034 for PERS Plan 1, 2, and 3 members; 

(d) RCW 41.37.265 for PSERS Plan 2 members; 

(e) RCW 41.35.183 for SERS Plan 2 and 3 members; 

(f) RCW 41.32.066 for TRS Plan 1, 2, and 3 members; 

and 

(g) RCW 43.43.233 for WSPRS Plan 1 and 2 members. 

(2) Am I eligible to purchase additional service 

credit? 


(a) You may purchase additional service credit if you are 

eligible to retire from one or more of the following plans and 

you elect a monthly benefit rather than a lump sum payment: 

(i) LEOFF Plan 1 or 2 under RCW 41.26.090 or 

41.26.430; 

(ii) PERS Plan 1, 2 or 3 under RCW 41.40.180, 

41.40.630, or 41.40.820; 

(iii) PSERS Plan 2 under RCW 41.37.210; 

(iv) SERS Plan 2 or 3 under RCW 41.35.420 or 

41.35.680; 

(v) TRS Plan 1, 2, or 3 under RCW 41.32.480, 

41.32.765, or 41.32.875; or 

(vi) WSPRS Plan 1 or 2 under RCW 43.43.250. 

(b) If you retire as a result of a disability, you may purchase 

additional service credit if you meet the requirements 

in (a) of this section. 

(3) How much additional service credit may I purchase? 

If you are eligible, you may purchase from one to 

sixty months of additional service credit in whole month 

increments. 

(4) May I use the additional purchased service credit 

to qualify for normal retirement or an early retirement? 

No. You may not use the purchased service credit to qualify 

for normal retirement or to qualify for an early retirement. 

(5) When must I apply to purchase additional service 

credit? You must submit your request to purchase additional 

service credit to the department at the same time you submit 

your application for retirement. 

(6) How much will my monthly retirement benefit 

increase if I purchase additional service credit? The 

increase in your monthly retirement benefit will be calculated 

using the benefit formula for your system and plan, with a 

reduction for early retirement, if applicable. 

Example 1 (PERS Plan 2): John is a member of PERS 

Plan 2. He applies for retirement, effective the first month 

after his 62nd birthday. His AFC is $4000 per month. If he 

purchases sixty months of additional service credit, his 

monthly retirement benefit will increase by $289.60 per 

month, calculated as follows: 

Additional service credit: 60 months ÷ 12 = 5 years 

Early retirement factor (WAC 415-02-320(5)): .7240000 

Amount of increase = 2% x additional service credit years x AFC x early retirement factor 

= 2% x 5 years x $4000 x .7240000 

= $289.60 

Example 2 (TRS Plan 3): Jane is a member of TRS Plan 3. She applies for retirement, effective the first month after her 

62nd birthday. Her AFC is $4000 per month. If she purchases sixty months of additional service credit, her monthly retirement 

benefit will increase by $144.80 per month, calculated as follows: 

Additional service credit: 60 months ÷ 12 = 5 years 

Early retirement factor (WAC 415-02-320(5)): .7240000 

Amount of increase = 1% x additional service credit years x AFC x early retirement factor 

= 1% x 5 years x $4000 x .7240000 

= $144.80 

Example 3 (LEOFF Plan 2): Jim is a member of LEOFF Plan 2. He applies for retirement, effective the first month after 

his 53rd birthday. His FAS is $4000 per month. If he purchases sixty months of additional service credit, his monthly retirement 

benefit will increase by $400 per month, calculated as follows: 

Additional service credit: 60 months ÷ 12 = 5 years


Amount of increase = 2% x additional service credit years x FAS 

= 2% x 5 years x $4000 

= $400 

(7) How is the cost of the additional purchased service credit calculated? The cost to purchase additional service credit 

is calculated by dividing the amount of the increase in subsection (6) of this section by the age-based annuity factor in WAC 415- 

02-340. 

Example. In subsection (6) of this section, Example 1, it was determined that John's retirement benefit would increase by 

$289.60 per month. The cost to purchase the five years of additional service credit would be $44,542.88, calculated as follows: 

Age-based annuity factor (WAC 415-02-340): .0065016 

Cost = Amount of increase ÷ age-based annuity factor 

= $289.60 ÷ .0065016 

= $44,542.88 

(8) How and when do I pay for the additional service 

credit? The department will generate a bill to you for the 

cost of the additional service credit. 

(a) Payment may be made with an eligible rollover, a 

direct rollover or a trustee-to-trustee transfer, if allowed by 

the transferring plan. Payment may also be made with aftertax 

dollars, such as money from a personal savings account. 

However, IRS regulations limit the amount of after-tax dollars 

you may use to purchase additional service credit. 

(b) Payment must be made in full within ninety days 

after the bill issue date. 

(9) If I choose a benefit option with a survivor feature, 

will my survivor beneficiary's monthly benefit 

reflect the additional purchased service credit? Yes. 

Depending upon the rules for your retirement system and 

plan and the benefit option you choose at retirement, your 

survivor beneficiary's monthly benefit will be a percentage of 

the gross monthly retirement benefit you were receiving at 

the time of your death. If you choose a benefit option with a 

survivor feature and your survivor beneficiary dies before 

you, your monthly retirement benefit will increase to the 

amount it would have been had you not selected a survivor 

option. 

(10) Will I receive a cost of living adjustment (COLA) 

on the portion of my benefit that is based on the additional 

purchased service credit? 

(a) For all systems and plans, except as noted in (b) of 

this subsection, your COLA will be based on your gross 

monthly retirement benefit, including the increase due to the 

purchased service credit. 

(b) If you retire from PERS Plan 1 or TRS Plan 1 and you 

do not elect the optional auto COLA, you will not receive a 

COLA on the additional purchased service credit amount. 

(11) If I purchase additional service credit and then 

return to work, how will my retirement benefit be 

affected? 

(a) If you return to work with an employer that participates 

with the department: 

(i) Elect to return to membership - Your entire retirement 

benefit is suspended, including the portion of your retirement 

benefit attributable to service credit purchased under this section. 

(ii) Do not elect to return to membership - If your retirement 

benefit is suspended due to working over the hours 

allowed annually, the portion of your retirement benefit 

attributable to service credit purchased under this section will 

((not)) be suspended. 

(b) If you return to work with an employer that does not 

participate with the department, your retirement benefit and 

the portion of your retirement benefit attributable to service 

credit purchased under this section will not be suspended. 

(12) If I retire and purchase less than sixty months of 

additional service credit, may I purchase more at a later 

time? If you retire and purchase less than sixty months of 

additional service credit, you may not purchase additional 

months of service credit from the same plan unless you return 

to membership and reretire from the same system and plan. 

You must meet the eligibility requirements provided in subsection 

(2) of this section at the time you reretire. You may 

not purchase more than a total of sixty months of service 

credit regardless of how many times you reretire from the 

same system and plan. 

(13) May I purchase service credit from more than 

one retirement plan? 

(a) If you are a dual member under chapter 415-113 

WAC, Portability of public employment benefits, and you 

combine service credit to retire as a dual member, you may 

purchase up to sixty months of additional service credit from 

each of your dual member plans. 

(b) If you retire from more than one plan, but are not a 

dual member under chapter 415-113 WAC, you may purchase 

up to sixty months of additional service credit from 

each plan in which you meet the eligibility requirements in 

subsection (2) of this section. 

(14) How are the funds I paid to purchase the additional 

service credit treated upon my death (and the death 

of my survivor beneficiary, if applicable)? 

(a) Plans 1 and 2. The amount paid to purchase the additional 

service credit is credited to your individual account as 

part of your accumulated contributions. Distribution of accumulated 

contributions after your death (and the death of your 

survivor beneficiary, if any) is governed by the statutes and 

rules applicable to your plan. See: 

(i) WAC 415-108-326 for PERS Plan 1 and 2; 

(ii) WAC 415-112-504(((8))) (9) for TRS Plan 1; 

(iii) WAC 415-112-505(7) for TRS Plan 2; 

(iv) WAC 415-110-610(7) for SERS Plan 2; 

(v) WAC 415-106-600(7) for PSERS Plan 2; 

(vi) WAC 415-103-215 for WSPRS Plan 1; 

(vii) WAC 415-103-225(7) for WSPRS Plan 2; 



(viii) WAC 415-104-202 for LEOFF Plan 1; or 

(ix) WAC 415-104-215(7) for LEOFF Plan 2. 

(b) Plan 3. The amount paid to purchase the additional 

service credit is credited to the Plan 3 trust fund and not to 

your member account. There are no circumstances under 

which the amount will be distributed upon your death. 

WSR 13-03-156 


STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 




24-053. 

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: RCW 

28A.710.090 Charter school authorizers—Approval process 

(Initiative Measure No. 1240, Section 209). 

Hearing Location(s): Brouillet Room, Old Capitol 

Building, 600 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, 

on February 26, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. 


Submit Written Comments to: Jack Archer, State Board 

of Education (SBE), Old Capitol Building, P.O. Box 47206, 

Olympia, WA 98504-7206, e-mail jack.archer@k12.wa.us, 


Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Jack 

Archer by February 25, 2013, TTY (360) 725-6025 or (360) 

725-6035. 


Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The purpose of 

this proposal is to establish an annual application approval 

process and timelines for entities seeking to be charter school 

authorizers, as required by subsection (1) of RCW 28A.710.- 

090. Under RCW 28A.710.080, entities seeking to be charter 

school authorizers that must be approved by the SBE are 

school district boards of directors. RCW 28A.710.090(1) 

stipulates that the initial process and timelines must be established 

no later than ninety days after the effective date of this 

section. That requires that the SBE establish the initial process 

and timelines by March 6, 2013. RCW 28A.710.090(2) 

specifies a minimum set of information, documentation and 

statements that each applicant to be an authorizer must submit 

to the SBE. A second purpose of the proposal is to provide 

specificity and clarity in the materials that must be submitted 

to the SBE, and to require, as enabled by this section, 

the submission of additional materials deemed necessary and 

appropriate by the SBE in evaluating applications. A third 

purpose is to establish standards and criteria by which the 

SBE will, as required by RCW 28A.710.090(3), consider the 

merits of each application and make its decision whether to 

approve or disapprove. Last, the proposal will establish 

requirements for the authorizing contract to be executed pursuant 

to RCW 28A.710.090(4), with specific reference to the 

applicant school district's proposal and plan for chartering. 

Adoption of these rules will provide clarity to school districts 

on the requirements of the statute and the expectations of the 

SBE for applications to be charter authorizers, and a clear and 


accountable basis for decisions by the SBE on the applications. 

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.710.090. 

Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 28A.710 RCW 

(Initiative 1240). 



Name of Proponent: SBE, governmental. 


Jack Archer, Old Capitol Building, 600 Washington Street 

S.E., Olympia, WA, (360) 725-6035; Implementation and 

Enforcement: Ben Rarick, Old Capitol Building, 600 Washington 

Street S.E., Olympia, WA, (360) 725-6025. 

A school district fiscal impact statement has been prepared 

under section 1, chapter 210, Laws of 2012. 

School District Fiscal Impact Statement 

WSR Title of Rule: I-1240 Section 209 

Charter Schools Authorizer 

Approval Process. 

Part I: Estimates: 

Estimated Expenditures From: 

ACCOUNT 

FY 

2012 

The cash receipts and expenditures estimate on this page represent the 

most likely fiscal impact. 

If fiscal impact is greater than $50,000 per fiscal year in 

the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete 

entire fiscal note from Parts I-IV. 

Part II: Narrative Explanation: 

II. A - Brief Description Of What the Measure Does 

That Has Fiscal Impact: School districts who seek to 

become authorizers of charter schools will incur costs to 

obtain this approval through the application process. These 

costs were estimated based on projected total hours needed to 

complete the application process. 

II. B - Cash Receipts Impact: None. 

II. C - Expenditures: Each school district who seeks to 

become an authorizer would incur $95,000 of expense in the 

application process. 

Part III: Expenditure Detail: 

III. A - Expenditures by Object or Purpose: 

Part IV: Capital Budget Impact: None. 

Agency: SDF - School 

District Fiscal Impact - 

SPI. 

FY 

2013 2011-13 2013-15 2015-17 

001-01 95,000 

Total $ 95,000 

Total FTE 0.6 

Salaries and Wages 60,123 

Employee Benefits 12,600 

Personal Service Contracts 17,000 

Goods and Services 2,639 

Travel 2,638 

Total 95,000


Lorrell Noahr, Old Capitol Building, 600 Washington Street 

S.E., Olympia, WA, phone (360) 725-6019, e-mail lorrell. 

noahr@k12.wa.gov. 


Ben Rarick 

Executive Director 

NEW SECTION 


CHARTER SCHOOLS 

WAC 180-19-010 Definitions. (1) "Act" means Initiative 

1240, as passed by the voters on November 6, 2012, and 

as codified in the Revised Code of Washington. 

(2) "School district" or "district" means a school district 

board of directors. 

(3) "Authorizer" shall have the same meaning as set forth 

in section 201(3) of the act. 

(4) "Board" means the state board of education. 

(5) "Authorizer application" or "application" means the 

form developed by the state board of education that must be 

completed and timely filed as set forth in these rules with the 

state board of education by a school district seeking approval 

to be a charter school authorizer. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 180-19-020 Notice of intent to submit an 

authorizer application. A school district intending to file an 

application during a calendar year to be approved as a charter 

school authorizer must submit to the state board of education 

a notice of intent to file such application by April 1st of that 

same year. A district may not file an authorizer application in 

a calendar year unless it has filed a timely notice of intent as 

provided for herein. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 180-19-030 Submission of authorizer application. 

(1) The state board of education shall develop and make 

available on its web site, no later than April 1st of each year, 

an "authorizer application" that must be used by school districts 

seeking to be approved as a charter school authorizer. 

The application may include such attachments as deemed 

required by the board to support and complete the application. 

(2) A school district seeking approval to be a charter 

school authorizer must submit an "authorizer application" to 

the state board of education by June 15th of the year in which 

the district seeks approval as an authorizer. The district's 

completed application must be sent via electronic mail to sbe 

@sbe.wa.gov with the original hand delivered or mailed to 

the board at the following address: 

Washington State Board of Education 

600 Washington St. S.E. 

Olympia, WA 98504 


The original and electronic version of the application 

must be received by the board no later than June 15th of the 

year in which the district submits its application. 

(3) A school district must provide sufficient and detailed 

information regarding all of the following in the authorizer 

application submitted to the board: 

(a) The district's strategic vision for chartering. The district 

must state the purposes that it expects to fulfill in being 

an authorizer of charter schools, with specific reference to the 

statutory purposes set forth in section 101 of the act, as well 

as any district-specific purposes that are a particular priority 

for the district; the characteristics of the school or schools it 

is most interested in authorizing, while maintaining a commitment 

to considering all charter applicants based on the 

merits of their proposals and the likelihood of success; how 

the school or schools it wishes to authorize would differ from 

the schools the district currently operates with regard to leadership, 

staffing, schedule, curriculum, community engagement, 

or other features; the educational goals it wishes to 

achieve; how it will give priority to serving at-risk students, 

as defined in section 201 of the act, or students from low-performing 

schools; and how it will protect the autonomy and 

promote the accountability of the charter schools it oversees. 

(b) A plan to support the vision presented, including 

explanations and evidence of the applicant's budget and personnel 

capacity and commitment to execute the responsibilities 

of quality charter authorizing. "Budget and personnel 

capacity" means the district's capability of providing sufficient 

assistance, oversight and monitoring to ensure that the 

charter schools it authorizes will meet all fiscal, academic 

and operational requirements under the act and comply with 

all applicable state and federal laws. A district's evidence of 

budget and personnel capacity shall consist, at a minimum, of 

a detailed description of the following: 

(i) Staff resources to be devoted to charter authorizing 

and oversight under the act, in full-time equivalent employees, 

at a level sufficient to fulfill its authorizing responsibilities 

in accordance with the "Principles and Standards for 

Quality Charter Authorizing" developed by the National 

Association of Charter School Authorizers and the provision 

of this act; 

(ii) Job descriptions and professional qualifications of 

authorizing personnel, demonstrating the district's access to 

competent and necessary expertise in all areas essential to 

charter school oversight including, but not limited to: School 

leadership; curriculum instruction and assessment; special 

education, English language learners, and other diverse learning 

needs; performance management; law, finance and facilities, 

through staff and any contractual relationships or interagency 

collaborations; and 

(iii) An estimate, supported by verifiable data, of the 

financial needs of the authorizer and a projection of sufficient 

financial resources, supported by the authorizer oversight fee 

under section 211 of this act and any other resources, to carry 

out its authorizing responsibilities in accordance with 

National Principles and Standards developed by the National 

Association of Charter School Authorizers and the provisions 

of the act. 

(c) A draft or preliminary outline of the request for proposal(s) 

that the district would, if approved as an authorizer, 



issue to solicit charter school applicants. The draft or preliminary 

outline of the request for proposal(s) shall meet all of 

the requirements set forth in section 213 (1)(b), as codified, 

of the act and demonstrate that the applicant intends to implement 

a comprehensive application process that follows fair 

procedures and rigorous criteria, and an evaluation and oversight 

process based on a performance framework meeting the 

requirements of this act. 

(d) A draft of the performance framework that the district 

would, if approved as an authorizer, use to guide the 

establishment of a charter contract and for ongoing oversight 

and evaluation of charter schools. The draft of the performance 

framework shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements 

of section 217(2) of the act including specific descriptions 

of each indicator, measure and metric enumerated 

therein; and shall provide that student academic proficiency, 

student academic growth, achievement gaps in both proficiency 

and growth, graduation rates, and postsecondary readiness 

are measured and reported in conformance with the 

achievement index developed by the state board of education 

under RCW 28A.657.110. 

(e) A draft of the district's proposed renewal, revocation, 

and nonrenewal processes, consistent with sections 219 and 

220 of the act. The draft provided must, at a minimum, provide 

for the implementation of transparent and rigorous processes 

that: 

(i) Establish clear standards for renewal, nonrenewal, 

and revocation of charters it may authorize under section 210 

of the act; 

(ii) Set reasonable and effective timelines for actions that 

may be taken under sections 219 and 220 of the act; 

(iii) Describe how performance data will be used in making 

decisions under sections 219 and 220 of the act; 

(iv) Outline a plan to take appropriate actions, or exercise 

sanctions short of revocation, in response to identified 

deficiencies in charter school performance or legal compliance, 

in accordance with the charter contract and the provisions 

of this act. 

(4) A district must sign a statement of assurances submitted 

with its application, that shall be included as an attachment 

to the authorizing contract executed between the 

approved board and the state board of education, stating that 

it seeks to serve as an authorizer in fulfillment of the expectations, 

spirit, and intent of the act, and that if approved as an 

authorizer it will: 

(a) Seek opportunities for authorizer professional development, 

and assure that personnel with significant responsibilities 

for authorizing and oversight of charter schools will 

participate in any authorizer training provided or required by 

the state; 

(b) Provide public accountability and transparency in all 

matters concerning charter authorizing practices, decisions, 

and expenditures; 

(c) Solicit applications for both new charter schools and 

conversion charter schools, while appropriately distinguishing 

the two types of charter schools in proposal requirements 

and evaluation criteria; 

(d) Ensure that any charter school it oversees shall have 

a fully independent governing board and exercise autonomy 


in all matters, to the extent authorized by this act, in such 

areas as budget, personnel and educational programs; 

(e) Ensure that the schools it authorizes will deliver 

appropriate services to students with disabilities, and will 

provide access to, and appropriately serve, other special populations 

of students as required by state and federal law; 

(f) Include in any charter contract it may execute with 

the governing board of an approved charter school, in accordance 

with section 216(2) of this act, educational services 

that at a minimum meet the basic education standards set 

forth in RCW 28A.150.220. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 180-19-040 Evaluation and approval or denial 

of authorizer applications. (1) The board shall evaluate an 

application submitted by a school district seeking to be an 

authorizer and issue a decision approving or denying the 

application by August 15th of each year. The state board may 

utilize the services of external reviewers with expertise in 

educational, organizational and financial matters in evaluating 

applications. 

(2) For an application to be approved, the state board 

must find it to be satisfactory in providing all of the information 

required to be set forth in the application. The board will 

also consider whether the district's proposed polices and 

practices are consistent with the principles and standards for 

quality charter school authorizing developed by the National 

Association of Charter School Authorizers, as required by 

section 210(3) of the act, in at least the following areas: 

(a) Organizational capacity: Commit human and financial 

resources necessary to conduct authorizing duties effectively 

and efficiently; 

(b) Solicitation and evaluation of charter applications: 

Implement a comprehensive application process that includes 

clear application questions and rigorous criteria, and grants 

charters only to applicants who demonstrate strong capacity 

to establish and operate a charter school; 

(c) Performance contracting: Execute contracts with 

charter schools that articulate the rights and responsibilities 

of each party regarding school autonomy, funding, administration 

and oversight, outcomes, measures for evaluating success 

or failure, performance consequences, and other material 

terms; 

(d) Ongoing charter school oversight and evaluation: 

Conduct contract oversight that competently evaluates performance 

and monitors compliance, ensures schools' legally 

entitled autonomy, protects student rights, informs intervention, 

revocation and renewal decisions, and provides annual 

reports as required by this act; and 

(e) Charter renewal and revocation processes: Design 

and implement a transparent and rigorous process that uses 

comprehensive academic, financial and operational performance 

data to make merit-based renewal decisions, and 

revokes charters when necessary to protect student and public 

interests. 

A determination that an application does not provide the 

required information, or does not meet standards of quality 

authorizing in any component, shall constitute grounds for 

disapproval.

(3) The state board of education shall post on its web site 

the applications of all school districts approved as authorizers. 

A school district approved as an authorizer shall post its 

application on a public web site. 

(4) If the state board disapproves an application, it shall 

state in writing the reasons for the disapproval, with specific 

reference to the criteria established in the charter rules. 

NEW SECTION 

WAC 180-19-050 Authorizing contract. (1) If the 

board approves a district's application, it shall execute a 

renewable authorizing contract with the school district within 

thirty days of its decision. The contract shall specify the district's 

agreement to serve as an authorizer in accordance with 

the expectations of the act and specify additional performance 

terms based on the district's proposal and plan for 

chartering as set forth in its application. 

(2) The statement of assurances submitted with an authorizer 

application shall be incorporated as an attachment to the 

authorizing contract and incorporated by reference as if fully 

set forth therein.

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