WSR 01-02-051

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Adult Services Administration)

[ Filed December 28, 2000, 3:25 p.m. ]

Date of Adoption: December 28, 2000.

Purpose: The purpose of this rule change is to correct the WAC references that define net household income used for financial eligibility requirements for chore services.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-71-0445.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-21-108 on October 18, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

December 28, 2000

Charles Hunter, Director

Administrative Services Division

2871.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 00-18-099, filed 9/5/00, effective 10/6/00)

WAC 388-71-0445   Am I eligible for Chore-funded services?   To be eligible for Chore-funded services, you must:

(1) Be eighteen years of age or older;

(2) Require assistance with at least one of the direct personal care tasks listed in WAC 388-15-202(17);

(3) Not be eligible for MPC or COPES, Medicare home health or other programs if these programs can meet your needs;

(4) Have net household income (as described in WAC 388-450-0005, ((388-450-0015, and 388-450-0210)) 388-450-0020, 388-450-0040, and 388-511-1130) not exceeding:

(a) The sum of the cost of your chore services, and

(b) One-hundred percent of the FPL adjusted for family size.

(5) Have resources, as described in chapter 388-470 WAC, which does not exceed ten thousand dollars for a one-person family or fifteen thousand dollars for a two-person family. (Note: One thousand dollars for each additional family member may be added to these limits.)

(6) Not transfer assets on or after November 1, 1995 for less than fair market value as described in WAC 388-513-1365.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.09.520, 74.09.530, 74.39A.110, [74.39A.]120, [74.39A.]130, 1998 c 346 205 (1)(c), and RCW 74.39A.030. 00-18-099, 388-71-0445, filed 9/5/00, effective 10/6/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.110, 74.39A.150. 00-04-056, 388-71-0445, filed 1/28/00, effective 2/28/00.]

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