EXPEDITED RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Health and Recovery Services Administration)
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The
department is amending WAC 388-475-0300 SSI-related
medical -- Resources eligibility.
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Rules Coordinator, Department of Social and Health Services, P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA 98504-5850, or deliver to Blake Office Park East, 4500 10th Avenue S.E., Lacey, WA 98503, e-mail DSHSRPAURulesCoordinator@dshs.wa.gov, fax (360) 664-6185 , AND RECEIVED BY 5 p.m. on October 21, 2008.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The purpose of the proposed rule is to strike the duplicative word "other" in WAC 388-475-0300(4), and correct a cross reference in WAC 388-475-0300(6) from "in chapters 388-531 and 388-515 WAC" to "in chapters 388-513 and 388-515 WAC." The rule remains unchanged.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The anticipated effect will be to eliminate potential confusion for the public and make the rule clearer and easier to understand.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.057, 74.08.090.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 74.04.050, 74.09.500.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Department of social and health services, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Jonell O. Blatt, P.O. Box 45504, Olympia, WA 98504-5504, (360) 725-1571; Implementation and Enforcement: Catherine Fisher, P.O. Box 45502, Olympia, WA 98504-5502, (360) 725-1357.
Agency Comments or Recommendations, if any, as to Statutory Language, Implementation, Enforcement, and Fiscal Matters: Correcting typographical errors in the rule will ensure the rule is correct and will improve readability.
August 15, 2008
Stephanie E. Schiller
Rules Coordinator
4010.1(2) An excluded resource converted to another excluded resource remains excluded.
(3) Cash received from the sale of an excluded resource becomes a countable resource the first of the month following conversion unless the cash is;
(a) Used to replace the excluded resource; or
(b) Invested in another excluded resource in the same month or within the longer time allowed for home sales under WAC 388-475-0350; or
(c) Spent.
(4) The unspent portion of a nonrecurring lump sum
payment is counted as a resource on the first of the month
following its receipt with the following exception: The
unspent portion of any Title II (SSA) or Title XVI (SSI)
retroactive payment is excluded as a resource for nine months
following the month of receipt. These exclusions apply to
lump sums received by the client, client's spouse or ((other)) any other
person who is financially responsible for the client.
(5) Clients applying for SSI-related medical coverage for long-term care (LTC) services must meet different resource rules. See chapter 388-513 WAC for LTC resource rules.
(6) The transfer of a resource without adequate
consideration does not affect medical program eligibility
except for LTC services described in chapters ((388-531))
388-513 and 388-515 WAC. In those programs, the transfer may
make a client ineligible for medical benefits for a period of
time. See WAC 388-513-1363 through 388-513-1366 for LTC
rules.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.04.050, 74.09.500. 08-14-048, § 388-475-0300, filed 6/24/08, effective 7/25/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090. 04-09-002, § 388-475-0300, filed 4/7/04, effective 6/1/04.]