DVR pays for the cost of fueling a personal vehicle as a transportation service if you meet the conditions for DVR to pay for a VR service as outlined in WAC 388-891A-1100, the conditions for DVR to pay for services that facilitate driving a personal vehicle in WAC 388-891A-1172, and the following additional conditions:

(1) When public transportation is not available or does not meet your needs (including your disability and accessibility needs):

(a) You provide DVR with documentation that shows:

(i) The vehicle is currently licensed and insured; and

(ii) Proof you or the driver of the personal vehicle has a valid driver's license;

(b) You provide documentation of point-to-point mileage using an online map service; and

(c) DVR staff calculates the point-to-point fuel allowance by multiplying the number of miles by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) standard medical mileage rate; or

(2) When public transportation is available that meets your transportation needs (including your disability and accessibility needs), but you choose to use a personal vehicle:

(a) You provide DVR with documentation that shows:

(i) The vehicle is currently licensed and insured; and

(ii) Proof you or the driver of the personal vehicle has a valid driver's license; and

(b) DVR authorizes a fuel allowance up to the amount of the least cost bus pass available to you that meets your transportation needs.