WSR 01-22-088

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)

[ Filed November 5, 2001, 4:48 p.m. ]

     Date of Adoption: November 5, 2001.

     Purpose: SSI state supplements are administered under the federal "total expenditure method." Under this payment method, changes in SSI caseload require adjustments to the state supplement, thus ensuring total spending does not increase nor decrease. This rule is necessary to allow the department to make one-time adjustments to SSI recipients at the end of a calendar year to meet the spending requirement and limitation.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.057.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-19-073 on September 19, 2001.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

November 2, 2001

Susan Bush

for Brian Lindgren, Manager

Rules and Policies Assistance Unit

2983.1
NEW SECTION
WAC 388-478-0057   Year-end adjustments to the SSI state supplement.   For the purposes of this rule, "we" refers to the department of social and health services. We are required by federal law to maintain the total SSI state supplement payments at the same level each year, without an increase or decrease in total spending. This may result in adjustment to your SSI state supplement benefits at the end of the year.

     (1) If there are unexpended funds, you will receive a one-time bonus payment, usually at the end of the calendar year.

     (2) When there is a shortage in available funds, your state supplement benefits will be decreased. The decrease will usually be spread out over multiple months to reduce the negative impact on you.

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