WSR 01-06-043

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)

[ Filed March 5, 2001, 4:26 p.m. , effective May 1, 2001 ]

Date of Adoption: March 5, 2001.

Purpose: The client eligibility rule on trusts has been rewritten to make it clearer and easier to understand. It is being relocated in new chapter 388-561 WAC, that includes new rules about annuities and life estates and how they affect a client's eligibility for medical assistance.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-505-0595.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090, and 74.09.500.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-17-126 on August 18, 2000.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 01-07 issue of the Register.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 4, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 4, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 4, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Effective Date of Rule: May 1, 2001.

March 5, 2001

Bonita H. Jacques, Chief

Office of Legal Affairs

Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 01-07 issue of the Register.

Washington State Code Reviser's Office