WSR 08-20-014

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Health and Recovery Services Administration)

[ Filed September 18, 2008, 4:10 p.m. , effective October 19, 2008 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: This is a CORRECTED FILING to fix a textual error in the CR-103 filed as WSR 08-19-099. The department inadvertently proposed corrections to WAC 388-505-0220 under two different actions simultaneously. We proposed cross reference corrections under a CR-105 filed as WSR 08-13-044 which was made permanent by a CR-103 filed as WSR 08-19-099. At the same time we proposed an amendment to WAC 388-505-0220 (3)(d) change "ninety" days to "one hundred eighty" days under a CR-102 filed as WSR 08-11-087 which was made permanent by a CR-103 filed as WSR 08-14-105. This CR-103 filing corrects the CR-103 filed as WSR 08-19-099 to accurately reflect both changes.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-505-0220.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090.

     Other Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 08-13-044 on June 12, 2008.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: No changes were made other than correcting the text to include both proposed rule changes (see Purpose section above).

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: September 18, 2008.

Stephanie E. Schiller

Rules Coordinator

4030.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-14-105, filed 6/30/08, effective 8/1/08)

WAC 388-505-0220   Family medical eligibility.   (1) A person is eligible for categorically needy (CN) medical assistance when they are:

     (a) Receiving temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) cash benefits;

     (b) Receiving Tribal TANF;

     (c) Receiving cash diversion assistance, except SFA relatable families, described in ((chapter 388-222)) WAC 388-400-0010(2);

     (d) Eligible for TANF cash benefits but choose not to receive; or

     (e) Not eligible for or receiving TANF cash assistance, but meet the eligibility criteria for aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) in effect on July 16, 1996 except that:

     (i) Earned income is treated as described in WAC 388-450-0210; and

     (ii) Resources are treated as described in WAC 388-470-0005 for applicants and 388-470-0026 for recipients.

     (2) An adult cannot receive a family Medicaid program unless the household includes a child who is eligible for:

     (a) Family Medicaid;

     (b) SSI; or

     (c) Children's Medicaid.

     (3) A person is eligible for CN family medical coverage when the person is not eligible for or receiving cash benefits solely because the person:

     (a) Received sixty months of TANF cash benefits or is a member of an assistance unit which has received sixty months of TANF cash benefits;

     (b) Failed to meet the school attendance requirement in chapter 388-400 WAC;

     (c) Is an unmarried minor parent who is not in a department-approved living situation;

     (d) Is a parent or caretaker relative who fails to notify the department within five days of the date the child leaves the home and the child's absence will exceed one hundred eighty days;

     (e) Is a fleeing felon or fleeing to avoid prosecution for a felony charge, or is a probation and parole violator;

     (f) Was convicted of a drug related felony;

     (g) Was convicted of receiving benefits unlawfully;

     (h) Was convicted of misrepresenting residence to obtain assistance in two or more states;

     (i) Has gross earnings exceeding the TANF gross income level; or

     (j) Is not cooperating with WorkFirst requirements.

     (4) An adult must cooperate with the division of child support in the identification, use, and collection of medical support from responsible third parties, unless the person meets the medical exemption criteria described in WAC 388-505-0540 or the medical good cause criteria described in chapter 388-422 WAC.

     (5) Except for a client described in WAC ((388-505-0210 (4)(c)(i) and (ii))) 388-505-0210(6), a person who is an inmate of a public institution, as defined in WAC 388-500-0005, is not eligible for CN or MN medical coverage.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, and 74.08.090. 08-14-105, § 388-505-0220, filed 6/30/08, effective 8/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 74.09.530. 05-16-127, § 388-505-0220, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.08A.100, 74.09.080, and 74.09.415. 02-17-030, § 388-505-0220, filed 8/12/02, effective 9/12/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050, [74.04.]055, and [74.04.]057. 01-11-110, § 388-505-0220, filed 5/21/01, effective 6/21/01; 98-16-044, § 388-505-0220, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-507-0740 and 388-522-2210.]

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