PROPOSED RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 11-08-071.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The department is proposing to amend WAC 388-450-0015 What types of income does the department not use to figure out my benefits?, 388-455-0005 How do lump sum payments affect benefits?, 388-470-0045 How do my resources count toward the resource limits for cash assistance and family medical programs?, 388-470-0055 How do my resources count towards the resource limit for Basic Food?, 388-475-0550 SSI related medical -- All other excluded resources, and 388-475-0860 SSI related medical -- Income exclusions under federal stature [statute] or other state laws.
Hearing Location(s): Office Building 2, Auditorium, DSHS Headquarters, 1115 Washington, Olympia, WA 98504 (public parking at 11th and Jefferson. A map is available at http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/msa/rpau/RPAU-OB-2directions.html or by calling (360) 664-6094), on September 27, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: Not earlier than September 28, 2011.
Submit Written Comments to: DSHS Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA 98504-5850, delivery 1115 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail DSHSRPAURulesCoordinator@dshs.wa.gov, fax (360) 664-6185, by 5 p.m. on September 27, 2011.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Jennisha Johnson, DSHS rules consultant, by September 6, 2011, TTY (360) 664-6178 or (360) 664-6094 or by e-mail at johnsjl4@dshs.wa.gov.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The department is proposing to disregard federal income tax refunds received after December 31, 2009, as income in the month received and as a resource for twelve months when determining eligibility for any program that is funded in whole or part with federal funds.
The proposal will impact clients who receive any type of public assistance funded in whole or part with federal funds including: Such as temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), and medicaid.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The proposed amendments are necessary to comply with [a] federal regulations announcement dated December 17, 2010, which requires states to disregard federal income tax refunds received after December 31, 2009, as income in the month received, and as a resource for twelve months when determining eligibility for any program that is funded in whole or part with federal funds, such as TANF, SNAP, and medicaid.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 74.08A.210(4).
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, and 74.08.090.
Rule is necessary because of federal law, and state court decision, Section 728 of Tax relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-312).
Name of Proponent:
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Kerry Judge, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504-5470, (360) 725-4630.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed rule does not have an economic impact on small businesses. The proposed rule is necessary to comply with a federal regulations announcement dated December 17, 2010, which requires states to disregard federal income tax refunds received after December 31, 2009, as income in the month received and as a resource for twelve months when determining eligibility for any program that is funded in whole or part with federal funds.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. These amendments are exempt as allowed under RCW 34.05.328 (5)(b)(vii) which states in-part, "[t]his section does not apply to ... rules of the department of social and health services relating only to client medical or financial eligibility and rules concerning liability for care of dependents." The proposed rule disregards federal income tax refunds as income in the month received and as a resource for twelve months when determining eligibility for any program that is funded in whole or part with federal funds.
July 29, 2011
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
4286.4(1) There are some types of income we do not count to figure out if you can get benefits and the amount you can get. Some examples of income we do not count are:
(a) Bona fide loans as defined in WAC 388-470-0045, except certain student loans as specified under WAC 388-450-0035;
(b) Federal income tax refunds and earned income tax credit (EITC) payments in the month received;
(c) Federal economic stimulus payments that are excluded for federal and federally assisted state programs;
(d) Federal twenty-five dollar supplemental weekly unemployment compensation payment authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009;
(e) Title IV-E and state foster care maintenance payments if you choose not to include the foster child in your assistance unit;
(f) Energy assistance payments;
(g) Educational assistance we do not count under WAC 388-450-0035;
(h) Native American benefits and payments we do not count under WAC 388-450-0040;
(i) Income from employment and training programs we do not count under WAC 388-450-0045;
(j) Money withheld from a benefit to repay an overpayment from the same income source. For Basic Food, we do not exclude money that is withheld because you were overpaid for purposely not meeting requirements of a federal, state, or local means tested program such as TANF/SFA, GA, and SSI;
(k) Legally obligated child support payments received by someone who gets TANF/SFA benefits;
(l) One-time payments issued under the Department of State or Department of Justice Reception and Replacement Programs, such as Voluntary Agency (VOLAG) payments; and
(m) Payments we are directly told to exclude as income under state or federal law.
(n) For cash and Basic Food: Payments made to someone outside of the household for the benefits of the assistance unit using funds that are not owed to the household;
(o) For Basic Food only: The total monthly amount of all legally obligated current or back child support payments paid by the assistance unit to someone outside of the assistance unit for:
(i) A person who is not in the assistance unit; or
(ii) A person who is in the assistance unit to cover a period of time when they were not living with the member of the assistance unit responsible for paying the child support on their behalf.
(p) For medical assistance: Only the portion of income used to repay the cost of obtaining that income source.
(2) For children's, family, or pregnancy medical, we also do not count any insurance proceeds or other income you have recovered as a result of being a Holocaust survivor.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, and Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. 10-17-103, § 388-450-0015, filed 8/17/10, effective 8/19/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, and P.L. 107-171, section 4101. 09-15-085 and 09-16-095, § 388-450-0015, filed 7/14/09 and 8/4/09, effective 11/15/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510 and 74.08.090. 09-09-103, § 388-450-0015, filed 4/20/09, effective 4/21/09; 06-07-078, § 388-450-0015, filed 3/13/06, effective 5/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090 and Public Law 106-419. 05-03-078, § 388-450-0015, filed 1/17/05, effective 2/17/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 02-14-022, § 388-450-0015, filed 6/21/02, effective 6/22/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.09.530 and 2000 2nd sp.s. c 1 § 210(12). 01-18-006, § 388-450-0015, filed 8/22/01, effective 9/22/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 99-17-025, § 388-450-0015, filed 8/10/99, effective 10/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-450-0015, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-505-0590.]
(2) For cash assistance and family medical programs, we count a lump sum payment:
(a) As a resource, under WAC 388-455-0010, if it was awarded for wrongful death, personal injury, damage, or loss of property.
(b) As income, under WAC 388-455-0015, if it was received for any other reason, with the exception of subsection (3) and (4) of this section.
(3) For medical programs, receipt of a lump sum by a member of a federally recognized tribe from exercising federally protected rights or extraction of exempt resources is considered an exempt resource in the month of receipt. Any amounts remaining on the first of the next month will be counted if they remain in the form of a countable resource. Any amounts remaining the first of the month after conversion will remain exempt if they are in the form of an exempt resource.
(4) For cash and family medical programs, tax refunds and earned income tax lump sums are excluded as income and excluded as a resource for twelve months from the date of receipt.
(5) For Basic Food, we count lump sum payments for a previous period as a resource under WAC 388-470-0055. We count any amount for current or future months as income to your assistance unit.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and ARRA of 2009, Public Law 111-5, Section 5006(b); 42 C.F.R. 435.601, EEOICPA of 2000, Public Law 106398, Sec. 1, app., Title XXXVI (Oct. 30, 2000) (section 1 adopting as Appendix H.R. 5408), Section 3646 of the Appendix. 10-15-069, § 388-455-0005, filed 7/16/10, effective 8/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, and 74.08.090. 08-11-105, § 388-455-0005, filed 5/20/08, effective 7/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 99-24-008, § 388-455-0005, filed 11/19/99, effective 1/1/00.]
(a) Liquid resources not specifically excluded in subsection (2) below. These are resources that are easily changed into cash. Some examples of liquid resources are:
(i) Cash on hand;
(ii) Money in checking or savings accounts;
(iii) Money market accounts or certificates of deposit (CDs) less any withdrawal penalty;
(iv) Available retirement funds or pension benefits, less any withdrawal penalty;
(v) Stocks, bonds, annuities, or mutual funds less any early withdrawal penalty;
(vi) Available trusts or trust accounts;
(vii) Lump sum payments as described in chapter 388-455 WAC; or
(viii) Any funds retained beyond the month of receipt from conversion of federally protected rights or extraction of exempt resources by members of a federally recognized tribe that are in the form of countable resources.
(b) The cash surrender value (CSV) of whole life insurance policies.
(c) The CSV over fifteen hundred dollars of revocable burial insurance policies or funeral agreements.
(d) The amount of a child's irrevocable educational trust fund that is over four thousand dollars per child.
(e) Funds withdrawn from an individual development account (IDA) if they were removed for a purpose other than those specified in RCW 74.08A.220.
(f) Any real property like a home, land or buildings not specifically excluded in subsection (3) below.
(g) The equity value of vehicles as described in WAC 388-470-0070.
(h) Personal property that is not:
(i) A household good;
(ii) Needed for self-employment; or
(iii) Of "great sentimental value," due to personal attachment or hobby interest.
(i) Resources of a sponsor as described in WAC 388-470-0060.
(j) For cash assistance only, sales contracts.
(2) The following types of liquid resources do not count when we determine your eligibility:
(a) Bona fide loans, including student loans;
(b) Basic Food benefits;
(c) Income tax refunds ((in the month)) for twelve months
from the date of receipt;
(d) Earned income tax credit (EITC) in the month received
and ((the following)) for up to twelve months;
(e) Advance earned income tax credit payments;
(f) Federal economic stimulus payments that are excluded for federal and federally assisted state programs;
(g) Individual development accounts (IDAs) established under RCW 74.08A.220;
(h) Retroactive cash benefits or TANF/SFA benefits resulting from a court order modifying a decision of the department;
(i) Underpayments received under chapter 388-410 WAC;
(j) Educational benefits that are excluded as income under WAC 388-450-0035;
(k) The income and resources of an SSI recipient;
(l) A bank account jointly owned with an SSI recipient if SSA already counted the money for SSI purposes;
(m) Foster care payments provided under Title IV-E and/or state foster care maintenance payments;
(n) Adoption support payments;
(o) Self-employment accounts receivable that the client has billed to the customer but has been unable to collect;
(p) Resources specifically excluded by federal law; and
(q) For medical benefits, receipts from exercising federally protected rights or extracted exempt resources (fishing, shell-fishing, timber sales, etc.) during the month of receipt for a member of a federally recognized tribe.
(3) The following types of real property do not count when we determine your eligibility:
(a) Your home and the surrounding property that you, your spouse, or your dependents live in;
(b) A house you do not live in, if you plan on returning to the home and you are out of the home because of:
(i) Employment;
(ii) Training for future employment;
(iii) Illness; or
(iv) Natural disaster or casualty.
(c) Property that:
(i) You are making a good faith effort to sell;
(ii) You intend to build a home on, if you do not already own a home;
(iii) Produces income consistent with its fair market value, even if used only on a seasonal basis; or
(iv) A household member needs for employment or self-employment. Property excluded under this section and used by a self-employed farmer or fisher retains its exclusion for one year after the household member stops farming or fishing.
(d) Indian lands held jointly with the tribe, or land that can be sold only with the approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(4) If you deposit excluded liquid resources into a bank account with countable liquid resources, we do not count the excluded liquid resources for six months from the date of deposit.
(5) If you sell your home, you have ninety days to reinvest the proceeds from the sale of a home into an exempt resource.
(a) If you do not reinvest within ninety days, we will determine whether there is good cause to allow more time. Some examples of good cause are:
(i) Closing on your new home is taking longer than anticipated;
(ii) You are unable to find a new home that you can afford;
(iii) Someone in your household is receiving emergent medical care; or
(iv) Your children are in school and moving would require them to change schools.
(b) If you have good cause, we will give you more time based on your circumstances.
(c) If you do not have good cause, we count the money you got from the sale as a resource.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and ARRA of 2009, Public Law 111-5, Section 5006(b); 42 C.F.R. 435.601, EEOICPA of 2000, Public Law 106398, Sec. 1, app., Title XXXVI (Oct. 30, 2000) (section 1 adopting as Appendix H.R. 5408), Section 3646 of the Appendix. 10-15-069, § 388-470-0045, filed 7/16/10, effective 8/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510 and 74.08.090. 09-09-103, § 388-470-0045, filed 4/20/09, effective 4/21/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 03-05-015, § 388-470-0045, filed 2/7/03, effective 3/1/03; 99-16-024, § 388-470-0045, 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, § 388-470-0045, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]
(a) Liquid resources. These are resources that are easily changed into cash. Some examples of liquid resources are:
(i) Cash on hand;
(ii) Money in checking or savings accounts;
(iii) Money market accounts or certificates of deposit (CDs) less any withdrawal penalty;
(iv) Stocks, bonds, annuities, or mutual funds less any early withdrawal penalty;
(v) Available trusts or trust accounts; or
(vi) Lump sum payments. A lump sum payment is money owed to you from a past period of time that you get but do not expect to get on a continuing basis.
(b) Nonliquid resources, personal property, and real property not specifically excluded in subsection (2) below.
(c) Vehicles as described in WAC 388-470-0075.
(d) The resources of a sponsor as described in WAC 388-470-0060.
(2) The following resources do not count toward your resource limit:
(a) Your home and the surrounding property that you, your spouse, or your dependents live in;
(b) A house you do not live in, if you plan on returning to the home and you are out of the home because of:
(i) Employment;
(ii) Training for future employment;
(iii) Illness; or
(iv) Natural disaster or casualty.
(c) Property that:
(i) You are making a good faith effort to sell;
(ii) You intend to build a home on, if you do not already own a home;
(iii) Produces income consistent with its fair market value, even if used only on a seasonal basis;
(iv) Is essential to the employment or self-employment of a household member. Property excluded under this section and used by a self-employed farmer or fisher retains its exclusion for one year after the household member stops farming or fishing; or
(v) Is essential for the maintenance or use of an income-producing vehicle; or
(vi) Has an equity value equal to or less than half of the resource limit as described in WAC 388-470-0005.
(d) Household goods
(e) Personal effects;
(f) Life insurance policies, including policies with cash surrender value (CSV);
(g) One burial plot per household member;
(h) One funeral agreement per household member, up to fifteen hundred dollars;
(i) Pension plans or retirement funds not specifically counted in subsection (1) above;
(j) Sales contracts, if the contract is producing income consistent with its fair market value;
(k) Government payments issued for the restoration of a home damaged in a disaster;
(l) Indian lands held jointly with the Tribe, or land that can be sold only with the approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
(m) Nonliquid resources that have a lien placed against them;
(n) Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC):
(i) For twelve months, if you were a Basic Food recipient when you got the EITC and you remain on Basic Food for all twelve months; or
(ii) The month you get it and the month after, if you were not getting Basic Food when you got the EITC.
(o) Energy assistance payments or allowances;
(p) The resources of a household member who gets SSI, TANF/SFA, or GA benefits;
(q) Retirement funds or accounts that are tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code;
(r) Education funds or accounts in a tuition program
under section 529 or 530 of the Internal Revenue Code; ((and))
(s) Resources specifically excluded by federal law; and
(t) Federal income tax refunds for twelve months whether or not you were receiving Basic Food assistance at the time you got the refund.
(3) If you deposit excluded liquid resources into a bank account with countable liquid resources, we do not count the excluded liquid resources for six months from the date of deposit. Exception: Federal tax refunds are not counted for twelve months even when mixed with countable resources.
(4) If you sell your home, you have ninety days to reinvest the proceeds from the sale of a home into an exempt resource.
(a) If you do not reinvest within ninety days, we will determine whether there is good cause to allow more time. Some examples of good cause are:
(i) Closing on your new home is taking longer than anticipated;
(ii) You are unable to find a new home that you can afford;
(iii) Someone in your household is receiving emergent medical care; or
(iv) Your children are in school and moving would require them to change schools.
(b) If you have good cause, we will give you more time based on your circumstances.
(c) If you do not have good cause, we count the money you got from the sale as a resource.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and Public Law 110-234. 08-18-043, § 388-470-0055, filed 8/29/08, effective 10/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 03-05-015, § 388-470-0055, filed 2/7/03, effective 3/1/03; 99-16-024, § 388-470-0055, 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, § 388-470-0055, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]
(1) Resources necessary for a client who is blind or disabled to fulfill a department approved self-sufficiency plan.
(2) Retroactive payments from SSI or RSDI, including benefits a client receives under the interim assistance reimbursement agreement with the Social Security Administration, are excluded for nine months following the month of receipt. This exclusion applies to:
(a) Payments received by the client, spouse, or any other person financially responsible for the client;
(b) SSI payments for benefits due for the month(s) before the month of continuing payment;
(c) RSDI payments for benefits due for a month that is two or more months before the month of continuing payment; and
(d) Proceeds from these payments as long as they are held as cash, or in a checking or savings account. The funds may be commingled with other funds, but must remain identifiable from the other funds for this exclusion to apply. This exclusion does not apply once the payments have been converted to any other type of resource.
(3) All resources specifically excluded by federal law, such as those described in subsections (4) through (12) as long as such funds are identifiable.
(4) Payments made under Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.
(5) Payments made to Native Americans as listed in 20 CFR 416.1182, Appendix to subpart K, section IV, paragraphs (b) and (c), and in 20 CFR 416.1236.
(6) The following Native American/Alaska Native funds are excluded resources:
(a) Resources received from a native corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, including:
(i) Shares of stock held in a regional or village corporation;
(ii) Cash or dividends on stock received from the native corporation up to two thousand dollars per person per year;
(iii) Stock issued by a native corporation as a dividend or distribution on stock;
(iv) A partnership interest;
(v) Land or an interest in land; and
(vi) An interest in a settlement trust.
(b) All funds contained in a restricted individual Indian money (IIM) account.
(7) Exercise of federally protected rights, including extraction of exempt resources by a member of a federally recognized tribe during the month of receipt. Any funds from the conversion of the exempt resource which are retained on the first of the month after the month of receipt will be considered exempt if they are in the form of an exempt resource, and will be countable if retained in the form of a countable resource.
(8) Restitution payment and any interest earned from this payment to persons of Japanese or Aleut ancestry who were relocated and interned during war time under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act.
(9) Funds received from the Agent Orange Settlement Fund or any other funds established to settle Agent Orange liability claims.
(10) Payments or interest accrued on payments received under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act received by the injured person, the surviving spouse, children, grandchildren, or grandparents.
(11) Payments or interest accrued on payments received under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act of 2000 (EEOICA) received by the injured person, the surviving spouse, children, grandchildren, or grandparents.
(12) Payments from:
(a) The Dutch government under the Netherlands' Act on Benefits for Victims of Persecution (WUV).
(b) The Victims of Nazi Persecution Act of 1994 to survivors of the Holocaust.
(c) Susan Walker vs. Bayer Corporation, et al., 96-C-5024 (N.D. Ill.) (May 8, 1997) settlement funds.
(d) Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998 P.L. 105-369.
(13) The unspent social insurance payments received due to wage credits granted under sections 500 through 506 of the Austrian General Social Insurance Act.
(14) Tax refunds and earned income tax credit refunds and
payments are excluded as resources for ((nine)) twelve months
after the month of receipt.
(15) Payments from a state administered victim's compensation program for a period of nine calendar months after the month of receipt.
(16) Cash or in-kind items received as a settlement for the purpose of repairing or replacing a specific excluded resource are excluded:
(a) For nine months. This includes relocation assistance provided by state or local government.
(b) Up to a maximum of thirty months, when:
(i) The client intends to repair or replace the excluded resource; and
(ii) Circumstances beyond the control of the settlement recipient prevented the repair or replacement of the excluded resource within the first or second nine months of receipt of the settlement.
(c) For an indefinite period, if the settlement is from federal relocation assistance.
(d) Permanently, if the settlement is assistance received under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or other assistance provided under a federal statute because of a catastrophe which is declared to be a major disaster by the President of the United States, or is comparable assistance received from a state or local government or from a disaster assistance organization. Interest earned on this assistance is also excluded from resources. Any cash or in-kind items received as a settlement and excluded under this subsection are considered as available resources when not used within the allowable time periods.
(17) Insurance proceeds or other assets recovered by a Holocaust survivor as defined in WAC 388-470-0026(4).
(18) Pension funds owned by an ineligible spouse. Pension funds are defined as funds held in a(n):
(a) Individual retirement account (IRA) as described by the IRS code; or
(b) Work-related pension plan (including plans for self-employed individuals, known as Keogh plans).
(19) Cash payments received from a medical or social service agency to pay for medical or social services are excluded for one calendar month following the month of receipt.
(20) SSA- or DVR-approved plans for achieving self-support (PASS) accounts, allowing blind or disabled individuals to set aside resources necessary for the achievement of the plan's goals, are excluded.
(21) Food and nutrition programs with federal involvement. This includes Washington Basic Food, school reduced and free meals and milk programs and WIC.
(22) Gifts to, or for the benefit of, a person under eighteen years old who has a life-threatening condition, from an organization described in section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that code, as follows:
(a) In-kind gifts that are not converted to cash; or
(b) Cash gifts up to a total of two thousand dollars in a calendar year.
(23) Veteran's payments made to, or on behalf of, natural children of Vietnam veterans regardless of their age or marital status, for any disability resulting from spina bifida suffered by these children.
(24) The following are among assets that are not considered resources and as such are neither excluded nor counted:
(a) Home energy assistance/support and maintenance assistance;
(b) Retroactive in-home supportive services payments to ineligible spouses and parents; and
(c) Gifts of domestic travel tickets. For a more complete list please see POMS @ http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0501130050.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and ARRA of 2009, Public Law 111-5, Section 5006(b); 42 C.F.R. 435.601, EEOICPA of 2000, Public Law 106398, Sec. 1, app., Title XXXVI (Oct. 30, 2000) (section 1 adopting as Appendix H.R. 5408), Section 3646 of the Appendix. 10-15-069, § 388-475-0550, filed 7/16/10, effective 8/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 74.09.500, and Social Security Act as amended by P.L. 108-203. 06-04-046, § 388-475-0550, filed 1/26/06, effective 2/26/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090. 04-09-004, § 388-475-0550, filed 4/7/04, effective 6/1/04.]
(1) Income tax refunds;
(2) Federal earned income tax credit (EITC) payments for
((nine)) twelve months after the month of receipt;
(3) Compensation provided to volunteers in the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), formerly known as ACTION programs established by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. P.L. 93-113;
(4) Assistance to a person (other than wages or salaries) under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended by section 102 (h)(1) of Pub. L. 95-478 (92 Stat. 1515, 42 U.S.C. 3020a);
(5) Federal, state and local government payments including assistance provided in cash or in-kind under any government program that provides medical or social services;
(6) Certain cash or in-kind payments a client receives from a governmental or nongovernmental medical or social service agency to pay for medical or social services;
(7) Value of food provided through a federal or nonprofit food program such as WIC, donated food program, school lunch program;
(8) Assistance based on need, including:
(a) Any federal SSI income or state supplement payment (SSP) based on financial need;
(b) Food stamps;
(c) GA-U;
(d) CEAP;
(e) TANF; and
(f) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) general assistance.
(9) Housing assistance from a federal program such as HUD if paid under:
(a) United States Housing Act of 1937 (section 1437 et seq. of 42 U.S.C.);
(b) National Housing Act (section 1701 et seq. of 12 U.S.C.);
(c) Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (section 1701s of 12 U.S.C., section 1451 of 42 U.S.C.);
(d) Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (section 1471 et seq. of 42 U.S.C.); or
(e) Section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959;
(f) Weatherization provided to low-income homeowners by programs that consider income in the eligibility determinations;
(10) Energy assistance payments including:
(a) Those to prevent fuel cutoffs, and
(b) To promote energy efficiency.
(11) Income from employment and training programs as specified in WAC 388-450-0045.
(12) Foster grandparents program;
(13) Title IV-E and state foster care maintenance payments if the foster child is not included in the assistance unit;
(14) The value of any childcare provided or arranged (or any payment for such care or reimbursement for costs incurred for such care) under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as amended by section 8(b) of P.L. 102-586 (106 Stat. 5035).
(15) Educational assistance as specified in WAC 388-450-0035.
(16) Up to two thousand dollars per year derived from an individual's interest in Indian trust or restricted land.
(17) Native American benefits and payments as specified in WAC 388-450-0040 and other Native American payments excluded by federal statute. For a complete list of these payments, see 20 CFR 416, Subpart K, Appendix, IV.
(18) Payments from Susan Walker v. Bayer Corporation, et al., 96-c-5024 (N.D. Ill) (May 8, 1997) settlement funds;
(19) Payments from Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998, P.L. 105-369;
(20) Disaster assistance paid under Federal Disaster Relief P.L. 100-387 and Emergency Assistance Act, P.L. 93-288 amended by P.L. 100-707 and for farmers P.L. 100-387;
(21) Payments to certain survivors of the Holocaust as victims of Nazi persecution; payments excluded pursuant to section 1(a) of the Victims of Nazi Persecution Act of 1994, P.L. 103-286 (108 Stat. 1450);
(22) Payments made under section 500 through 506 of the Austrian General Social Insurance Act;
(23) Payments made under the Netherlands' Act on Benefits for Victims of Persecution (WUV);
(24) Restitution payments and interest earned to Japanese Americans or their survivors, and Aleuts interned during World War II, established by P.L. 100-383;
(25) Payments made from the Agent Orange Settlement Funds or any other funds to settle Agent Orange liability claims established by P.L. 101-201;
(26) Payments made under section six of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act established by P.L. 101-426;
(27) Any interest or dividend is excluded as income, except for the community spouse of an institutionalized individual.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 74.09.500, and Social Security Act as amended by P.L. 108-203. 06-04-046, § 388-475-0860, filed 1/26/06, effective 2/26/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090. 04-09-005, § 388-475-0860, filed 4/7/04, effective 6/1/04.]