For the purposes of this section, the term "agency" includes the agency's designee.
(1) Liability for medicaid services.
(a) Beginning July 26, 1987, a client's estate is liable for medicaid services subject to recovery that were provided on or after the client's sixty-fifth birthday.
(b) Beginning July 1, 1994, a client's estate is liable for medicaid services subject to recovery that were provided on or after the client's fifty-fifth birthday.
(2) Liability for state-only-funded long-term care services.
(a) A client's estate is liable for all state-only-funded long-term care services provided by the home and community services division of the department of social and health services (DSHS) on or after July 1, 1995.
(b) A client's estate is liable for all state-only-funded long-term care services provided by the developmental disabilities administration of DSHS on or after June 1, 2004.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021 and
41.05.160. WSR 16-05-054, § 182-527-2740, filed 2/12/16, effective 3/14/16. Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021. WSR 13-19-038, § 182-527-2740, filed 9/11/13, effective 10/12/13. WSR 12-19-070, recodified as § 182-527-2740, filed 9/17/12, effective 10/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.17.240, 43.20B.80 [43.20B.080],
74.08.090,
74.34.090, Section 1917(b) of the Social Security Act and 2001 2nd sp.s. c 7, Part II. WSR 04-10-060, § 388-527-2740, filed 4/30/04, effective 6/1/04. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.20B.080,
74.08.090 and
74.34.010. WSR 99-11-076, § 388-527-2740, filed 5/18/99, effective 6/18/99. Statutory Authority: 1995 1st sp.s. c 18 and RCW
74.08.090. WSR 95-19-001 and 95-24-037 (Orders 3893 and 3893A), § 388-527-2740, filed 9/6/95 and 11/29/95, effective 10/7/95 and 12/30/95.]