PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The department is amending WAC 388-406-0040 What happens if the processing of my application is delayed?, in order to describe the department's current policy on when we deny food benefits for households that fail to keep or reschedule an intake interview.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-406-0040.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-05-053 on February 16, 2007.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 7, 2007.
Stephanie E. Schiller
Rules Coordinator
3835.2(a) Basic Food, we promptly process your request for benefits even if we need more information to determine eligibility for cash or medical;
(b) Medical assistance, we promptly process your request for medical even if we need more information to determine eligibility for cash or Basic Food.
(2) If ((your application for Basic Food assistance is
not processed within the first thirty days)) you have
completed your required interview under WAC 388-452-0005 and
we have enough information to determine eligibility, then we
promptly process your application even if it is after thirty
days from the date of your application.
(3) If additional information is needed to determine eligibility, we give you:
(a) A written request for the additional information; and
(b) An additional thirty days to provide the information.
(((3))) (4) If you fail to keep or reschedule your
interview in the first thirty calendar days after filing your
application, your application will be denied on the thirtieth
day, or the first business day after the thirtieth day. If you
are still interested in Basic Food benefits, you will need to
reapply. Benefits will be based on your second application
date.
(5) If we have not processed your application for Basic Food by the sixtieth day and:
(a) You are responsible for the delay, we deny your request for benefits.
(b) If we are responsible for the delay, we:
(((a))) (i) Promptly process your request if we have the
information needed to determine eligibility; or
(((b))) (ii) Deny your request if we don't have enough
information to determine eligibility. If we deny your request
we notify you of your right to file a new application and that
you may be entitled to benefits lost.
(6) If you reapply by the sixtieth day of your first application, met your interview requirements under WAC 388-452-0005, and are eligible, we give you benefits lost from:
(((i))) (a) The date of your first application if we
caused the delay in the first thirty days; or
(((ii))) (b) The month following the month of your first
application if you caused the delay in the first thirty days.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510. 03-22-039, § 388-406-0040, filed 10/28/03, effective 12/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, and 74.08.090. 02-14-023, § 388-406-0040, filed 6/21/02, effective 7/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 99-16-024, § 388-406-0040, filed 7/26/99, effective 9/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-406-0040, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-504-0480.]