WSR 00-24-056

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[ Filed November 30, 2000, 3:03 p.m. , effective January 1, 2001 ]

Date of Adoption: November 30, 2000.

Purpose: WAC 388-478-0056 SSI state supplement standards. This rule is necessary to permanently reduce the SSI state supplement amounts to stay within legislatively set funding limits. The reduction is $1.10 per month less than the January 1, 2000, standards, for all SSI recipients with the exception of those residing in medical facilities.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.620, 74.04.630.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-21-064 on October 16, 2000.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 1, 2001.

November 30, 2000

Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager

Rules and Policies Assistance Unit

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NEW SECTION
WAC 388-478-0056   SSI state supplement standards.   (1) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a cash assistance program for needy individuals and couples who meet federal disability guidelines as aged, blind or disabled. Since the SSI program began in January 1974, the state of Washington has supplemented the federal benefit level with state funds, known as the SSI state supplement. Persons found eligible for SSI receive cash assistance based on the combined federal and state supplement benefit levels, minus countable income.

     (2) Effective January 1, 2001, the following state supplement amounts for eligible individuals and couples replace the state supplement amounts in WAC 388-478-0055:

     (a) Living alone area 1: King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, and Kitsap Counties.
Living Alone - In their own household or alternate care, except nursing homes or medical institutions State Supplement

Benefit Level
Individual $25.90
Individual with one essential person $19.90
Individual with multiple essential persons $0.00
Individual with an ineligible spouse $166.10
Couple $19.90
Couple with one or more essential persons $0.00
     (b) Living alone area 2: All other counties.

Living alone - In their own household or alternate care, except nursing homes or medical institutions State Supplement

Benefit Level
Individual $5.45
Individual with one essential person $0.00
Individual with multiple essential persons $0.00
Individual with an ineligible spouse $136.15
Couple $0.00
Couple with one or more essential persons $0.00
     (c) Shared living for both Area 1 and 2.

Shared Living State Supplement

Benefit Level
Individual $3.71
Individual with one essential person $4.20
Individual with multiple essential persons $0.00
Individual with an ineligible spouse $101.66
Couple $4.20
Couple with one or more essential persons $0.00
     (d) Residing in a medical institution: Area 1 and 2.

Medical Institution State Supplement

Benefit Level
Individual $11.62
     (e) For a grandfathered claimant, see WAC 388-478-0055 (2)(e).

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