Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2007.

     Purpose: The department is amending WAC 388-106-0225 How do I pay for medicaid personal care (MPC)?, to increase the personal needs allowance 3.3%. This change is due to the Washington state 2007-09 operating budget (SHB 1128).

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-106-0225.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520.

     Other Authority: Washington state 2007-09 operating budget (SHB 1128).

     Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that state or federal law or federal rule or a federal deadline for state receipt of federal funds requires immediate adoption of a rule.

     Reasons for this Finding: The Washington state 2007-09 operating budget (SHB 1128) increases the personal needs allowance (PNA) 3.3% effective July 1, 2007. A CR-101 has been filed as WSR 07-12-066 and an emergency rule is necessary while the department completes adoption of permanent rules.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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 13, 2007.

Stephanie E. Schiller

Rules Coordinator

     (2) If you live in a residential facility and are:

     (a) An SSI beneficiary who receives only SSI income, you only pay for board and room. You are allowed to keep a personal needs allowance of at least ((thirty-eight)) forty dollars and ((eighty-four)) twelve cents per month;

     (b) An SSI beneficiary who receives SSI and SSA benefits, you only pay for board and room. You are allowed to keep a personal needs allowance of at least ((fifty-eight)) sixty dollars and ((eighty-four)) seventy-eight cents per month;

     (c) An SSI-related person under WAC 388-511-1105, you may be required to participate towards the cost of your personal care services in addition to your board and room if your financial eligibility is based on the facility's state contracted rate. You will receive a personal allowance of ((fifty-eight)) sixty dollars and ((eighty-four)) seventy-eight cents; or

     (d) A GA-X client in a residential care facility, you are allowed to keep a personal allowance of only thirty-eight dollars and eighty-four cents per month. The remainder of your grant must be paid to the facility.

     (3) The department pays the residential care facility from the first day of service through the:

     (a) Last day of service when the Medicaid resident dies in the facility; or

     (b) Day of service before the day the Medicaid resident is discharged.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. 05-11-082, § 388-106-0225, filed 5/17/05, effective 6/17/05.]

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