(1) To determine income eligibility for the tailored supports for older adults (TSOA) program, the medicaid agency or the agency's designee uses the following rules depending on whether the person is single or married.
(2) If the TSOA applicant is single, the agency or the agency's designee:
(c) Compares remaining gross nonexcluded income to 400 percent of the federal benefit rate (FBR) for the supplemental security income (SSI) cash grant program. To be eligible, a person's gross income must be equal to or less than 400 percent of the FBR.
(3) If the TSOA applicant is married, the agency or the agency's designee:
(a) Determines available income under WAC
182-513-1330 with the exception of subsections (5) and (6) of that section;
(c) Compares the applicant's remaining gross nonexcluded income to 400 percent of the FBR. To be eligible, a person's gross income must be equal to or less than 400 percent of the FBR.
(4) The FBR changes annually on January 1st.
(5) The current TSOA income standard is found on the Washington apple health income and resource standards chart, institutional standards section; see www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-help-others-apply-and-access-apple-health/program-standard-income-and-resources.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021 and
41.05.160. WSR 23-19-014, § 182-513-1635, filed 9/8/23, effective 10/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021,
41.05.160, 2016 1st sp.s. c 36 § 213 (1)(e), section 1115 of the Social Security Act, and 42 C.F.R. §§ 431.400 through 431.428. WSR 17-12-019, § 182-513-1635, filed 5/30/17, effective 7/1/17.]