PDFWAC 182-505-0210

Eligibility for children.

(1) General eligibility. For purposes of this section, a child must:
(a) Be a Washington state resident under WAC 182-503-0520 and 182-503-0525;
(b) Provide a Social Security number under WAC 182-503-0515, unless exempt; and
(c) Meet program-specific requirements.
(2) Deemed eligibility groups. A child is automatically eligible for coverage without an application if the child meets the program-specific requirements in (a) through (c) of this subsection.
(a) Newborn coverage. A child under age one is eligible for categorically needy (CN) coverage if the birth parent was eligible for Washington apple health on the date of delivery:
(i) Including a retroactive eligibility determination; or
(ii) By meeting a medically needy (MN) spenddown liability with expenses incurred by the date of the newborn's birth:
[(b)] Washington apple health for supplemental security income (SSI) recipients. A child who is eligible for SSI is automatically eligible for CN coverage under WAC 182-510-0001.
(c) Foster care coverage. A child age twenty and younger is eligible for CN coverage under WAC 182-505-0211 when the child is in foster care or receives subsidized adoption services. For children who age out of the foster care program, see WAC 182-505-0211(3).
(3) MAGI-based eligibility groups. A child age eighteen and younger is eligible for CN coverage based on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI):
(a) At no cost when the child's countable income does not exceed the standard in WAC 182-505-0100 (6)(a);
(b) With payment of a premium when the child's countable income does not exceed the standard in WAC 182-505-0100 (6)(b), and the child meets additional eligibility criteria in WAC 182-505-0215;
(c) Under chapter 182-514 WAC, if the child needs long-term care services because the child resides or is expected to reside in an institution, as defined in WAC 182-500-0050, for thirty days or longer. An institutionalized child is eligible for coverage under the medically needy program if income exceeds the CN income standard for a person in an institution (special income level);
(d) Under WAC 182-505-0117, if a child is pregnant.
(4) Non-MAGI-based children's programs. The agency determines eligibility for the:
(a) Medically needy (MN) program according to WAC 182-510-0001(6) and 182-519-0100. A child age eighteen and younger is eligible if the child:
(i) Is not eligible for MAGI-based coverage under subsection (3) of this section;
(ii) Meets citizenship or immigration requirements under WAC 182-503-0535 (2)(a), (b), (c), or (d); and
(iii) Meets any spenddown liability required under WAC 182-519-0110.
(b) SSI-related program. A child age eighteen and younger is eligible for CN or MN SSI-related coverage if the child meets:
(i) SSI-related eligibility under chapter 182-512 WAC;
(ii) Citizenship or immigration requirements under WAC 182-503-0535 (2)(a), (b), (c), or (d); and
(iii) Any MN spenddown liability under WAC 182-519-0110.
(c) SSI-related long-term care program.
(i) A child age eighteen and younger is eligible for home and community based (HCB) waiver programs under chapter 182-515 WAC if the child meets:
(A) SSI-related eligibility under chapter 182-512 WAC;
(B) Citizenship or immigration requirements under WAC 182-503-0535 (2)(a), (b), (c), or (d); and
(C) Program-specific age and functional requirements under chapters 388-106 and 388-845 WAC.
(ii) A child age eighteen and younger who resides or is expected to reside in a medical institution as defined in WAC 182-500-0050 is eligible for institutional medical under chapter 182-513 WAC if the child meets:
(A) Citizenship or immigration requirements under WAC 182-503-0535 (2)(a), (b), (c), or (d);
(B) Blindness or disability criteria under WAC 182-512-0050; and
(C) Nursing facility level of care under chapter 388-106 WAC.
(5) Alien emergency medical program. A child age twenty and younger who does not meet the eligibility requirements for a program described under subsections (2) through (4) of this section is eligible for the alien emergency medical (AEM) program if the child meets:
(a) The eligibility requirements of WAC 182-507-0110; and
(b) MN spenddown liability, if any, under WAC 182-519-0110.
(6) Other provisions.
(a) A child residing in an institution for mental disease (IMD) as defined in WAC 182-500-0050(1) is not eligible for inpatient hospital services, unless the child is unconditionally discharged from the IMD before receiving the services.
(b) A child incarcerated in a public institution as defined in WAC 182-500-0050(4) is only eligible for inpatient hospital services.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160. WSR 17-12-018, § 182-505-0210, filed 5/30/17, effective 6/30/17; WSR 16-01-034, § 182-505-0210, filed 12/8/15, effective 1/8/16; WSR 15-15-153, § 182-505-0210, filed 7/21/15, effective 8/21/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, Public Law 111-148, 42 C.F.R. § 431, 435, and 457, and 45 C.F.R. § 155. WSR 14-16-052, § 182-505-0210, filed 7/29/14, effective 8/29/14. WSR 12-13-056, recodified as § 182-505-0210, filed 6/15/12, effective 7/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.09.500, and PPACA, § 2102 (b)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, and Public Law 111-3 (CHIPRA). WSR 11-23-077, § 388-505-0210, filed 11/15/11, effective 12/16/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, and 74.08.090, and Apple Health for Kids Act (ESHB 2128); 42 U.S.C. 1305; Public Law 111-3 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009). WSR 11-03-001, § 388-505-0210, filed 1/5/11, effective 2/5/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.09.402, 74.09.470, and 2008 session law. WSR 09-07-086, § 388-505-0210, filed 3/17/09, effective 4/17/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.09.530, 74.09.700, and 2007 c 5. WSR 08-05-018, § 388-505-0210, filed 2/12/08, effective 3/14/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.530, and 74.09.415. WSR 05-23-013, § 388-505-0210, filed 11/4/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. WSR 04-15-057, § 388-505-0210, filed 7/13/04, effective 8/13/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.050. WSR 03-14-107, § 388-505-0210, filed 6/30/03, effective 7/31/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.08A.100, 74.09.080, and 74.09.415. WSR 02-17-030, § 388-505-0210, filed 8/12/02, effective 9/12/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050, [74.04.]055, and [74.04.]057. WSR 01-11-110, § 388-505-0210, filed 5/21/01, effective 6/21/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.08A.100. WSR 99-17-023, § 388-505-0210, filed 8/10/99, effective 9/10/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. WSR 98-16-044, § 388-505-0210, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-509-0905, 388-509-0910 and 388-509-0920.]
Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules, and deems ineffectual changes not filed by the agency in this manner. The bracketed material in the above section does not appear to conform to the statutory requirement.