PDFWAC 388-449-0230

What aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) program rules may the department implement during a state of emergency?

During a declared state of emergency, the department may implement the following rules to help mitigate impacts to clients:
(1) Postpone review of your ABD cash eligibility beyond the 24 month period required in WAC 388-449-0150. The postponement of this review may occur retroactively to the date the governor declares the state of emergency.
(2) Accept a diagnosis of a medically determinable impairment from a "treating medical source" in subsection (2) of WAC 388-449-0010, or the predictive risk intelligence system (PRISM).
(3) Accept functional medical evidence beyond 90 days of the date of application or 45 days before the month of disability review, or otherwise waive the requirement of WAC 388-449-0015 (3)(e) in its entirety.
(4) Suspend or waive eligibility review requirements detailed in WAC 388-434-0005 for the ABD program.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.04.655, 74.04.770, 74.08.025, 74.08.043, 74.08.090, 74.08.335, 74.08A.100, 74.09.530, 74.62.030, and 2022 c 297 § 205(21). WSR 22-17-080, § 388-449-0230, filed 8/17/22, effective 9/17/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.04.655, 74.04.770, 74.08.025, 74.08.043, 74.08.090, 74.08.335, 74.09.530, 74.08A.100. WSR 21-07-004, § 388-449-0230, filed 3/4/21, effective 4/4/21.]