WSR 23-12-038
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
[Filed May 30, 2023, 2:24 p.m., effective July 1, 2023]
Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2023.
Purpose: Adjust copayment amounts for families above 50 percent and at or below 60 percent of the state median income from $115 to $165, as required under RCW
43.216.1368.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 110-15-0075.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 23-09-074 on April 19, 2023.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: May 30, 2023.
Brenda Villarreal
Rules Coordinator
OTS-4480.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 22-05-007, filed 2/3/22, effective 3/6/22)
WAC 110-15-0075Determining income eligibility and copayment amounts.
(1) DCYF takes the following steps to determine consumers' eligibility and copayments, when care is provided under a WCCC voucher or contract:
(a) Determine their family size as described in WAC 110-15-0015; and
(b) Determine their countable income as described in WAC 110-15-0065.
(2) DCYF calculates consumers' copayments as follows:
If the household's income is: | Then the household's maximum monthly copayment is: |
At or below 20 percent of the SMI | Waived |
Above 20 percent and at or below 36 percent of the SMI | $65 |
Above 36 percent and at or below 50 percent of the SMI | $90 |
Above 50 percent and at or below 60 percent of the SMI | (($115))$165 |
At reapplication, above 60 percent and at or below 65 percent of the SMI | $215 |
(3) DCYF does not prorate copayments when consumers use care for only part of a month.
(4) For parents age 21 years or younger who attend high school or are working towards completing a high school equivalency certificate, copayments are not required.