PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Date of Adoption: March 5, 2001.
Purpose: WAC 388-474-0001 General information -- Supplemental security income, is amended to allow the repeal of SSI-related grandfathered recipient rules in WAC 388-512-1215, 388-512-1220, 388-512-1225, 388-512-1230, 388-512-1235, 388-512-1240, 388-512-1245, 388-512-1250, 388-512-1255, 388-512-1260, 388-512-1265, and 388-512-1275. (Note: WAC 388-512-1210 is being retained, though it was originally proposed for repeal.)
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-512-1215, 388-512-1220, 388-512-1225, 388-512-1230, 388-512-1240, 388-512-1245, 388-512-1250, 388-512-1255, 388-512-1260, 388-512-1265, 388-512-1275 and 388-512-1235; and amending WAC 388-474-0001.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090, and 74.09.055.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-17-084 on August 14, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 12.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 12.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 12. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
March 5, 2001
Bonita H. Jacques, Chief
Office of Legal Affairs
2809.2 (2) The SSI program replaced state programs for aged, blind
and disabled persons beginning in January((,)) 1974. Persons who
received state assistance in December((,)) 1973, as aged, blind
or disabled or were needed in the home to care for an eligible
person, automatically became eligible for SSI in January((,))
1974. The blind or disabled grandfathered clients must continue
to meet the definition of blind or disabled that was in effect
under the state plan in December 1973. These definitions can be
found in the SSA program operations manual system (POMS). A
person designated in January 1974 as essential to the care of a
grandfathered SSI client will continue to be included in the SSI
payment as long as the essential person continuously resides with
the SSI client.
(3) The spouse of an SSI recipient who does not qualify for SSI in their own right may be included in the state supplement payment but is not considered an SSI recipient for purposes of medical assistance eligibility.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, 388-474-0001, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]
2764.2 The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
| WAC 388-512-1215 | General eligibility. |
| WAC 388-512-1220 | Eligibility -- Blindness. |
| WAC 388-512-1225 | Permanently and totally disabled. |
| WAC 388-512-1230 | Refusal to accept medical treatment. |
| WAC 388-512-1235 | Review for disability or blindness. |
| WAC 388-512-1240 | Computation of available income. |
| WAC 388-512-1245 | Monthly maintenance standard--Own home. |
| WAC 388-512-1250 | Monthly maintenance standard -- Person in institution. |
| WAC 388-512-1255 | Available income and nonexempt resources. |
| WAC 388-512-1260 | Exempt resources. |
| WAC 388-512-1265 | Nonexempt resources. |
| WAC 388-512-1275 | Continuing certification. |