WSR 98-04-015
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed January 26, 1998, 11:20 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: January 23, 1998.
Purpose: To exercise an option under Public Law 104-193 that allows a longer period of time between reviews of eligibility. The state plan now requires an eligibility review every twelve months instead of every six months.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-245-1150.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090.
Other Authority: Public Law 104-193 (1996).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-22-052 on October 31, 1997.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
January 23, 1998
Edith M. Rice, Chief
Office of Legal Affairs
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 94-10-065, filed 5/3/94, effective
6/3/94)
WAC 388-245-1150 Periodic and special review of eligibility. (1)
The department shall redetermine the eligibility of financial assistance
recipients at least once in every ((six)) twelve months of continuous
receipt of assistance. The redetermination shall include:
(a) A review of each eligibility factor and an evaluation of any change occurring since eligibility was previously established or reviewed; and
(b) For ((AFDC)) TANF and SFA recipients, a face-to-face interview
at least once every twelve months.
(2) At each periodic review of eligibility the department shall provide the recipient information regarding:
(a) Significant changes in public assistance laws or department rules not previously discussed which may affect the recipient; and
(b) The recipient's legal rights and responsibilities in connection with public assistance.
(3) The department shall complete a full review if a sufficient
number of factors have changed to require a redetermination of
eligibility.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090. 94-10-065 (Order 3732), 388-245-1150, filed 5/3/94, effective 6/3/94. Formerly parts of WAC 388-38-260, 388-38-280 and 388-38-285.]