Date of Adoption: July 17, 2000.

Purpose: WAC 388-478-0050 Payment standards for ongoing additional requirements, the revision was done to update the payment standards information for the ongoing additional requirements program.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-478-0050.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-12-082 on June 6, 2000.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: September 1, 2000.

July 17, 2000

Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager

Rules and Policies Assistance Unit

An "ongoing additional requirement" is a continuing need that you have for which you require additional financial benefits in order to continue living independently. The "payment standard" for ongoing additional requirement benefits is the amount of money needed to pay for these items or services. We use the following payment standards for ((recurring)) ongoing additional requirements approved under WAC ((388-255-1050 through 388-255-1300)) 388-473-0020 through 388-473-0060:

     (1) Restaurant meals: $187.09 per month (or $6.04 per day with the payment rounded down to the nearest dollar amount);

     (2) Laundry: $11.13 per month;

     (3) ((Guide dog or)) Service animal food: $33.66 per month;

     (4) Home delivered meals: The amount charged by the agency providing the meals;

     (5) Telephone: The ((minimum residential)) local telephone flat rate for the area; or the ((discounted amount established under the)) Washington telephone assistance program (WTAP) rate, whichever is less((;

     (6) Winterizing homes: A maximum of $500)).

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090.      98-16-044, § 388-478-0050, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-511-1110.]

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