WSR 19-14-055
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed June 28, 2019, 8:57 a.m., effective July 1, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2019.
Purpose: The department is amending WAC 388-478-0027 What are the payment standards for pregnant women assistance (PWA)?
This change is necessary to increase the payment standard for the PWA program, effective July 1, 2019, based on the 2019-21 operating budget.
The department is currently proceeding with the permanent rule-making process and filed a preproposal statement of inquiry as WSR 19-13-098 on June 19, 2019.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-478-0027.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
74.04.005,
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.510,
74.08.090,
74.08A.100,
74.04.770,
74.04.0052,
74.04.655,
74.08.043,
74.08.335.
Other Authority: ESHB 1109 (chapter 415, Laws of 2019).
Under RCW
34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: Increasing the payment standard for the PWA program beginning July 1, 2019, with the start of the 2019-21 operating budget is necessary for the preservation of the public health and general welfare, as this program provides financial grants to persons who are pregnant and in need. Therefore, awaiting the normal rule-making process and delaying increased financial support for recipients of this program would be contrary to the public interest.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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 20, 2019.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 12-10-042, filed 4/27/12, effective 6/1/12)
WAC 388-478-0027What are the payment standards for pregnant women assistance (PWA)?
(1) The payment standards for PWA cash assistance units with obligations to pay shelter costs are:
Assistance Unit Size | Payment Standard |
1 | $((197)) 363 |
(2) The payment standards for PWA cash assistance units with shelter provided at no cost are:
Assistance Unit Size | Payment Standard |
1 | $((120)) 221 |
Reviser's note: RCW
34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules. The rule published above varies from its predecessor in certain respects not indicated by the use of these markings.