Washington apple health—Age requirements for medical programs based on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI).
The following age requirements apply to persons whose eligibility for Washington apple health (WAH) is based on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) methodology per WAC
182-509-0305.
(1) You must be age 64 or younger to be eligible for WAH MAGI-based adult coverage as described in WAC
182-505-0250.
(2) Your household must include an eligible dependent child age seventeen or younger to be eligible for WAH parent or caretaker relative coverage as described in WAC
182-505-0240. For purposes of this subsection, an "eligible dependent child" is a child related to you in one of the ways described in WAC
182-500-0020.
(3) A child must be age 18 or younger to be eligible for WAH for kids as described in WAC
182-505-0210 with the following exceptions:
(a) An institutionalized child may still qualify under a children's health care program through the age of 21 (see WAC
182-514-0230);
(b) A foster care child may qualify for WAH foster care coverage through the age of 26 (see WAC
182-505-0211).
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021,
41.05.160, Public Law 111-148, 42 C.F.R. § 431, 435, and 457, and 45 C.F.R. § 155. WSR 14-16-052, § 182-503-0565, filed 7/29/14, effective 8/29/14.]