WSR 01-19-023

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)

[ Filed September 12, 2001, 3:44 p.m. , effective November 1, 2001 ]

Date of Adoption: September 11, 2001.

Purpose: WAC 388-474-0010 How does SSI affect eligibility for other programs? To clarify when persons eligible for TANF/SFA are not eligible for the SSI state supplement as an ineligible spouse. The intent is that the parent's needs be included in the TANF/SFA grant, and be ineligible for the SSI state supplement when there is eligibility for TANF/SFA. This revision will also clarify an ineligible spouse as being ineligible for general assistance.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-474-0010.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.057, 74.04.050.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-16-137 on July 31, 2001.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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

September 11, 2001

Brian H. Lindgren, Manager

Rules and Policies Assistance Unit

2963.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-16-044, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98)

WAC 388-474-0010   How does SSI affect eligibility for ((other)) cash assistance programs((.))?   A person who is married to an SSI recipient but cannot get SSI in their own right is an "ineligible spouse."

(1) ((The)) If you are an ineligible spouse ((of an)), you cannot get the SSI ((recipient is not eligible for the)) state supplement ((for an ineligible spouse when they are authorized for TANF)) (see WAC 388-478-0055) if you are:

(a) The caretaker relative of a child who receives TANF or SFA; and

(b) Required to be included in the TANF or SFA assistance unit with the child under WAC 388-408-0015.

(2) ((The)) If you are an ineligible spouse ((of an)) and are eligible for the SSI ((recipient qualifies for inclusion in the SSI grant and is)) state supplement, you are not eligible for general assistance benefits.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, 388-474-0010, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]

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