PDFWAC 388-473-0050

Telephone and internet services as an ongoing additional requirement.

(1) We authorize benefits for telephone services when we decide:
(a) Without a telephone, your life would be endangered, you could not live independently, or you would require a more expensive type of personal care; and
(b) You have applied for telephone assistance through a federal program.
(2) We authorize benefits for internet services when we decide:
(a) Without internet services, you could not live independently, or you would require a more expensive type of personal care; and
(b) You have applied for low-cost internet and need assistance paying the monthly bill.
(3) You are not eligible for benefits for telephone or internet services if you are receiving those services free of charge.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.08.283, and 2023 c 475. WSR 24-05-032, § 388-473-0050, filed 2/13/24, effective 4/1/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. WSR 00-15-053, § 388-473-0050, filed 7/17/00, effective 9/1/00.]