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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 388', '§ 388', '§ 388', '§ 388', '§ 388', '§ 388', '§ 388']

WSR 04-23-027
[ Filed November 8, 2004, 4:12 p.m. , effective December 9, 2004 ]
Purpose: To amend WAC 388-400-0005 Who is eligible for temporary assistance for needy families? and 388-400-0025 General assistance -- Unemployable -- General eligibility requirements, which are rules related to eligibility for the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) and General assistance -- Unemployable programs. These summary rules are being updated to reflect changes under the department's simplified reporting initiative.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-400-0005 and 388-400-0025.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 04-19-131 on September 21, 2004.
Date Adopted: November 3, 2004.
(b) Meet the citizenship/alien status requirements of WAC 388-424-0001;
(k) Participate in the WorkFirst program as required under chapter 388-310 WAC; ((and))
(m) Complete a six-month report and provide proof of any changes as required under WAC 388-418-0011.
(2) If you are an adult and do not have a child living with you, you must be pregnant and meet the requirements of WAC 388-462-0010.
(3) If you are an unmarried pregnant teen or teen parent:
(4) In addition to rules listed in subsection (1) of this section, a child must meet the following rules to get TANF:
(c) If the child lives with a parent or other adult relative that provides care for the child, that adult cannot have used up their sixty-month lifetime limit of TANF or SFA cash benefits as defined in WAC 388-484-0005.
(5) You cannot get TANF if you have been:
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 04-15-057, § 388-400-0005, filed 7/13/04, effective 8/13/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 2000 2nd sp.s. c 1. 01-03-121, § 388-400-0005, filed 1/22/01, effective 3/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 74.04.510. 00-05-007, § 388-400-0005, filed 2/4/00, effective 3/6/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-400-0005, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]
(a) ((You)) Are incapacitated as required under WAC 388-448-0010 through 388-448-0120;
(b) ((You)) Are at least eighteen years old or, if under eighteen, a member of a married couple;
(c) ((You)) Are in financial need according to GAU income and resource rules in chapters 388-450, 388-470 and 388-488 WAC;
(d) ((You)) Meet the general assistance citizenship/alien status requirements under WAC 388-424-0015(2);
(e) ((You)) Provide a Social Security number as required under WAC 388-476-0005;
(f) ((You)) Reside in the state of Washington as required under WAC 388-468-0005;
(g) ((You)) Undergo a treatment and referral assessment as provided under WAC 388-448-0130 through 388-448-0150;
(h) ((You)) Assign interim assistance as provided under WAC 388-448-0210;
(j) Complete a six-month report and provide proof of any changes as required under WAC 388-418-0011.
(2) You cannot get GAU benefits if:
(a) You are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) benefits;
(b) You are eligible for state family assistance (SFA) benefits unless you are not eligible under WAC 388-400-0010;
(c) You have the ability to, but refuse to meet a TANF or SFA eligibility rule;
(d) You are eligible for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits;
(e) You are an ineligible spouse of an SSI recipient; or
(f) You were denied benefits or your benefits were terminated by the Social Security Administration (SSA) for failing to follow a SSI program rule or application requirement.
(3) The assistance unit will be established according to WAC 388-408-0010.
(4) You may be eligible for GAU if you reside in a public institution. A "public institution" is an institution that is supported by public funds, and a governmental unit either is responsible for it or exercises administrative control over it. Your eligibility will depend upon the type of institution you are in.
(a) If you reside in a public institution and are otherwise eligible for GAU, you may be eligible for general assistance if you are:
(ii) A patient in a public mental institution and are:
(b) You are not eligible for GAU when you are in the custody of or confined in a public institution such as a state penitentiary or county jail including placement:
(ii) Outside of the institution.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 04-15-057, § 388-400-0025, filed 7/13/04, effective 8/13/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 00-15-017, § 388-400-0025, filed 7/10/00, effective 9/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-400-0025, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]