PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The department is amending WAC 388-489-0025 Can my transitional food assistance benefits end before the end of my five-month transitional period?
The rule governs the circumstances where the department may terminate transitional food assistance (TFA) earlier than the five-month transitional period.
The amended rule reflects that the department will terminate TFA benefits early if all members of the TFA assistance unit are ineligible for Basic Food for the reasons currently specified in the rule.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-489-0025.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 08-21-104 on October 16, 2008.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 4, 2008.
Stephanie E. Schiller
Rules Coordinator
4032.1(1) Someone who gets transitional food assistance with you applies and is approved for temporary assistance for needy families while still living in your home. You may reapply to have your eligibility for Basic Food determined;
(2) We learn that you and your family are no longer residing in the state of Washington; or
(3) All members of your household are ineligible to get Basic Food for any of the following reasons:
(a) Refusal to cooperate with quality assurance (WAC 388-464-0001);
(b) Transfer of property to qualify for Basic Food assistance (WAC 388-488-0010);
(c) Intentional program violation (WAC 388-466-0015 and 388-446-0020);
(d) Fleeing felon or violating a condition of probation or parole (WAC 388-442-0010);
(e) Alien status (WAC 388-424-0020 and 388-424-0025);
(f) Employment and training requirements (WAC 388-444-0055 and 388-444-0075);
(g) Work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (WAC 388-444-0030);
(h) Student status (WAC 388-482-0005);
(i) Living in an institution where residents are not eligible for Basic Food (WAC 388-408-0040); or
(j) Deceased.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, and 74.08A.010. 05-19-060, § 388-489-0025, filed 9/16/05, effective 11/1/05.]