WSR 08-19-099

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Health and Recovery Services Administration)

[ Filed September 17, 2008, 6:28 a.m. , effective October 18, 2008 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: The purpose of this proposal is to correct outdated cross references in WAC 388-505-0220 (1)(c) replacing reference to "chapter 388-222" with "388-400-0010(2)"; and in WAC 388-505-0220(5) replacing reference to "WAC 388-505-0210 (4)(c)(i) and (ii)" with "388-505-0210(6)."

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-505-0220.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090.

     Other Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 08-13-044 on June 12, 2008.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: September 9, 2008.

Stephanie E. Schiller

Rules Coordinator

3988.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-16-127 [08-14-105], filed 8/3/05 [6/30/08], effective 9/3/05 [8/1/08])

WAC 388-505-0220   Family medical eligibility.   (1) A person is eligible for categorically needy (CN) medical assistance when they are:

     (a) Receiving temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) cash benefits;

     (b) Receiving Tribal TANF;

     (c) Receiving cash diversion assistance, except SFA relatable families, described in ((chapter 388-222)) WAC 388-400-0010(2);

     (d) Eligible for TANF cash benefits but choose not to receive; or

     (e) Not eligible for or receiving TANF cash assistance, but meet the eligibility criteria for aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) in effect on July 16, 1996 except that:

     (i) Earned income is treated as described in WAC 388-450-0210; and

     (ii) Resources are treated as described in WAC 388-470-0005 for applicants and 388-470-0026 for recipients.

     (2) An adult cannot receive a family Medicaid program unless the household includes a child who is eligible for:

     (a) Family Medicaid;

     (b) SSI; or

     (c) Children's Medicaid.

     (3) A person is eligible for CN family medical coverage when the person is not eligible for or receiving cash benefits solely because the person:

     (a) Received sixty months of TANF cash benefits or is a member of an assistance unit which has received sixty months of TANF cash benefits;

     (b) Failed to meet the school attendance requirement in chapter 388-400 WAC;

     (c) Is an unmarried minor parent who is not in a department-approved living situation;

     (d) Is a parent or caretaker relative who fails to notify the department within five days of the date the child leaves the home and the child's absence will exceed ninety days;

     (e) Is a fleeing felon or fleeing to avoid prosecution for a felony charge, or is a probation and parole violator;

     (f) Was convicted of a drug related felony;

     (g) Was convicted of receiving benefits unlawfully;

     (h) Was convicted of misrepresenting residence to obtain assistance in two or more states;

     (i) Has gross earnings exceeding the TANF gross income level; or

     (j) Is not cooperating with WorkFirst requirements.

     (4) An adult must cooperate with the division of child support in the identification, use, and collection of medical support from responsible third parties, unless the person meets the medical exemption criteria described in WAC 388-505-0540 or the medical good cause criteria described in chapter 388-422 WAC.

     (5) Except for a client described in WAC ((388-505-0210 (4)(c)(i) and (ii))) 388-505-0210(6), a person who is an inmate of a public institution, as defined in WAC 388-500-0005, is not eligible for CN or MN medical coverage.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 74.09.530. 05-16-127, § 388-505-0220, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.08A.100, 74.09.080, and 74.09.415. 02-17-030, § 388-505-0220, filed 8/12/02, effective 9/12/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050, [74.04.]055, and [74.04.]057. 01-11-110, § 388-505-0220, filed 5/21/01, effective 6/21/01; 98-16-044, § 388-505-0220, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-507-0740 and 388-522-2210.]

     Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.

     Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules. The rule published above varies from its predecessor in certain respects not indicated by the use of these markings.

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