PDFWAC 182-540-030

Kidney disease program (KDP)—Resource eligibility.

(1) The person's household must have countable resources at or below the limits established in the federal low-income subsidy (LIS) program for the person to be eligible for the kidney disease program. LIS resource standards are listed at https://www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-help-others-apply-and-access-apple-health/program-standard-income-and-resources.
(2) See WAC 182-540-021 to determine who must be included in the household when making a determination of whose resources count.
(3) The following resources are not counted:
(a) A home, defined as real property owned by a client as their principal place of residence together with surrounding and contiguous property;
(b) Household furnishings;
(c) One burial plot per household member or irrevocable burial plans with a mortuary;
(d) Up to $1,500 for a person or $3,000 for a couple set aside in a revocable burial account;
(e) Any resource which is specifically excluded by federal law.
(4) The agency follows rules for SSI-related medicaid determinations described in WAC 182-512-0200 through 182-512-0550 when determining whether any other resources are countable with the exception of subsection (5) of this section.
(5) The agency follows rules in chapter 182-516 WAC when a person owns a trust, an annuity, or a life estate.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160. WSR 23-14-072, § 182-540-030, filed 6/29/23, effective 7/30/23; WSR 16-01-033, § 182-540-030, filed 12/8/15, effective 1/8/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021. WSR 13-23-065, § 182-540-030, filed 11/18/13, effective 1/1/14.]