The following age requirements apply to persons whose eligibility for Washington apple health (WAH) is based on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) methodology per WAC
182-509-0305.
(1) You must be age 64 or younger to be eligible for WAH MAGI-based adult coverage as described in WAC
182-505-0250.
(2) Your household must include an eligible dependent child age seventeen or younger to be eligible for WAH parent or caretaker relative coverage as described in WAC
182-505-0240. For purposes of this subsection, an "eligible dependent child" is a child related to you in one of the ways described in WAC
182-500-0020.
(3) A child must be age 18 or younger to be eligible for WAH for kids as described in WAC
182-505-0210 with the following exceptions:
(a) An institutionalized child may still qualify under a children's health care program through the age of 21 (see WAC
182-514-0230);
(b) A foster care child may qualify for WAH foster care coverage through the age of 26 (see WAC
182-505-0211).
[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, § 182-503-0565, filed 7/29/14, effective 8/29/14.]