WSR 22-15-015

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[Filed July 8, 2022, 2:14 p.m.]

In accordance with RCW 34.05.230(12), following is a list of policy and interpretive statements issued by the department of social and health services.

Document Title: Policy Clarification Memo (PCM) 22-004: Changes to the Retained Support Referral Threshold.

Subject: DCS PCM 22-004.

Effective Date: June 28, 2022.

Document Description: This PCM explains how DCS will increase the threshold for retained support referrals sent to the office of financial recovery from $50 to $1,000 as of July 1, 2022. This change is in response to the governor's poverty reduction initiative and aligns with efforts to reduce poverty.

To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statements, contact Kirsten Turner, DCS, P.O. Box 11520, Tacoma, WA 98411-5520, phone 360-664-5178, TDD/TTY 360-753-9122, fax 360-664-5342, email Kirsten.Turner@dshs.wa.gov, website http://www.dshs.wa.gov/dcs/.