(1) To be eligible to receive infant case management (ICM), an infant must meet all the following criteria:
(a) Be covered under categorically needy, medically needy, or state-funded medical programs under Washington apple health.
(b) Meet the age requirement for ICM, which is the day after the maternity cycle (defined in WAC
182-533-0315) ends, through the last day of the month of the infant's first birthday.
(c) Reside with at least one parent who provides the infant's day-to-day care and is:
(i) The infant's natural or adoptive parent(s);
(ii) A person other than a foster parent who has been granted legal custody of the infant; or
(iii) A person who is legally obligated to support the infant.
(d) Have a parent(s) who needs assistance in accessing medical, social, educational and/or other services to meet the infant's basic health and safety needs.
(e) Not be receiving any case management services funded through Title XIX medicaid that duplicate ICM services.
(2) Clients who meet the eligibility criteria and are enrolled in a medicaid agency-contracted managed care organization (MCO) are eligible for ICM services outside their plan.
(3) Clients who do not agree with an eligibility decision by the medicaid agency for ICM have a right to a fair hearing under chapter
182-526 WAC.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021 and
41.05.160. WSR 19-06-026, § 182-533-0370, filed 2/28/19, effective 4/1/19. Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021. WSR 14-09-061, § 182-533-0370, filed 4/16/14, effective 5/17/14. Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021 and 2011 c 5. WSR 12-01-097, § 182-533-0370, filed 12/20/11, effective 1/20/12. WSR 11-14-075, recodified as § 182-533-0370, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090,
74.09.760 through
74.09.910, and 2009 c 564 § 1109. WSR 10-12-010, § 388-533-0370, filed 5/21/10, effective 6/21/10. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090,
74.09.760 through
74.09.910. WSR 04-13-049, § 388-533-0370, filed 6/10/04, effective 7/11/04.]