PROPOSED RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 01-21-096.
Title of Rule: WAC 388-478-0075 Monthly income standards based on the federal poverty level (FPL).
Purpose: Adds the 220% FPL standard for the new healthcare for workers with disabilities (HWD) program.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050, 74.09.500, and 74.09.510; section 1902 (a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV) and (XVI) of the Social Security Act.
Statute Being Implemented: Section 1902 (a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV) and (XVI) of the Social Security Act.
Summary: The proposed rule implements the income standards for the healthcare for workers with disabilities (HWD) program.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Joanie Scotson, Medical Assistance Administration, Mailstop 45534, Olympia, WA 98504-5534, (360) 725-1330.
Name of Proponent: Department of Social and Health Services, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: See Summary above.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: This rule creates only a new income standard.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed rule has no impact on small businesses. It affects eligibility for medical assistance programs.
RCW 34.05.328 applies to this rule adoption. This rule does meet the definition of significant legislative rule, however, DSHS eligibility rules are exempt under RCW 34.05.328 (5)(b)(vii).
Hearing Location: Blake Office Park (behind Goodyear Courtesy Tire), 4500 10th Avenue S.E., Rose Room, Lacey, WA 98503, on February 26, 2002, at 10:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Andy Fernando, DSHS Rules Coordinator, by February 8, 2002, phone (360) 664-6094, TTY (360) 664-6178, e-mail fernaax@dshs.wa.gov.
Submit Written Comments to: Identify WAC Numbers, DSHS Rules Coordinator, Rules and Policies Assistance Unit, P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA 98504-5850, fax (360) 664-6185, e-mail fernaax@dshs.wa.gov, by 5:00 p.m., February 26, 2002.
Date of Intended Adoption: Not sooner than February 27, 2002.
January 17, 2002
Bonnie H. Jacques
for Brian H. Lindgren, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
3009.1(a) Children's health program up to one hundred percent of FPL;
(b) Pregnant women's program up to one hundred eighty-five percent of FPL;
(c) Children's categorically needy program up to two hundred
percent of FPL; ((and))
(d) Healthcare for workers with disabilities (HWD) up to two hundred twenty percent of FPL; and
(e) The children's health insurance program (CHIP) is over two hundred percent of FPL but under two hundred fifty percent of FPL.
(2) Beginning April 1, 2001, the monthly FPL standards are:
| FAMILY SIZE |
100% FPL |
185% FPL |
200% FPL |
220% FPL | 250% FPL |
| 1 | $716 | $1325 | $1432 | $1575 | $1790 |
| 2 | $968 | $1790 | $1935 | $2129 | $2419 |
| 3 | $1220 | $2256 | $2439 | $2683 | $3048 |
| 4 | $1471 | $2722 | $2942 | $3236 | $3678 |
| 5 | $1723 | $3187 | $3445 | $3790 | $4307 |
| 6 | $1975 | $3653 | $3949 | $4344 | $4936 |
| 7 | $2226 | $4118 | $4452 | $4897 | $5565 |
| 8 | $2478 | $4584 | $4955 | $5451 | $6194 |
| 9 | $2730 | $5094 | $5459 | $6005 | $6823 |
| 10 | $2981 | $5515 | $5962 | $6558 | $7453 |
| Add to the ten person standard for each person over ten: | |||||
| $252 | $466 | $504 | $554 | $630 | |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.09.530, and Section 673(2) (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)). 01-18-056, § 388-478-0075, filed 8/30/01, effective 9/30/01; 00-17-085, § 388-478-0075, filed 8/14/00, effective 9/14/00; 99-19-005, § 388-478-0075, filed 9/3/99, effective 10/4/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-478-0075, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-507-0805, 388-508-0810, 388-509-0910, 388-509-0920, 388-509-0940 and 388-509-0960.]