WSR 19-21-056
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed October 11, 2019, 9:19 a.m., effective November 11, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The department is amending WAC 388-478-0027, to reflect increased maximum payment standards for the pregnant women assistance program, based on the 2019-2021 operating budget.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-478-0027.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
74.04.005,
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.510,
74.08.090,
74.08A.100,
74.04.770,
74.04.0052,
74.04.655,
74.08.043,
74.08.335.
Other Authority: ESHB 1109 (chapter 415, Laws of 2019).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-17-050 on August 16, 2019.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: October 10, 2019.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 12-10-042, filed 4/27/12, effective 6/1/12)
WAC 388-478-0027What are the payment standards for pregnant women assistance (PWA)?
(1) The payment standards for PWA cash assistance units with obligations to pay shelter costs are:
Assistance Unit Size | Payment Standard |
1 | $((197))363 |
(2) The payment standards for PWA cash assistance units with shelter provided at no cost are:
Assistance Unit Size | Payment Standard |
1 | $((120))221 |