PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Date of Adoption: February 14, 2001.
Purpose: The amendment allows the department to include nursing facility and COPES client population as meeting the emergent medical condition criteria for the alien emergency medical program and ensure coverage for them under this program.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-438-0110.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090 and C.F.R. 436.128, 436.406(c) and 440.255.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-01-077 on December 13, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
February 14, 2001
Bonita H. Jacques, Chief
Office of Legal Affairs
2780.3 (2) Except for the Social Security Number, citizenship, or
alien status requirements, ((the)) an alien must meet categorical
Medicaid eligibility requirements as described in:
(a) WAC 388-505-0110, for an SSI-related person;
(b) WAC 388-505-0220, for family medical programs;
(c) WAC 388-505-0210, for a child under the age of nineteen; or
(d) WAC 388-523-0100, for medical extensions.
(3) When an alien has monthly income which exceeds the CN medical standards, the department will consider AEM medically needy coverage for children or for adults who are age sixty-five or over or who meet SSI disability criteria. See WAC 388-519-0100.
(4) To qualify for the AEM program, the alien must have:
(a) An emergency medical condition as described in WAC 388-500-0005; or
(b) Been approved by the department as requiring nursing facility or COPES level of care.
(5) The alien's date of arrival in the United States is not used when determining eligibility for the AEM program.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.09.530, 42 C.F.R. 435.139 and 42 C.F.R. 440.255. 99-23-082, 388-438-0110, filed 11/16/99, effective 12/17/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, 388-438-0110, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]