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WSR 10-15-043
[ Filed July 13, 2010, 1:15 p.m. , effective August 1, 2010 ]
Other Findings Required by Other Provisions of Law as Precondition to Adoption or Effectiveness of Rule: These rules become permanent effective August 1, 2010, which is less than thirty-one days after filing. RCW 34.05.380 (3)(a) states that a rule may become effective on a subsequent earlier date if the action is required by state or federal constitution, a statute or court order. USDA Food and Nutrition Service final rules for the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (FSRIA) of 2002 (farm bill) final rule announcement included new procedures for applying sponsored alien deeming exemptions, and deeming sponsor's income and resources, and required to have them in effect on August 1, 2010.
Purpose: The community services division is amending WAC 388-450-0156 and 388-450-0160 to comply with the FSRIA final rule announcement and to bring Washington's Basic Food program rules in line with new federal regulations and secure federal financial support for program benefits.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-450-0156 and 388-450-0160.
Other Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2014(i); 7 C.F.R. § 273.4(c); USDA Food and Nutrition Service final rules for the FSRIA of 2002 (farm bill) final rule announcement.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 10-11-036 on May 11, 2010.
WAC 388-450-0156 When am I exempt from deeming? (1) If you meet any of the following conditions, you are permanently exempt from deeming and we do not count your sponsor's income or resources against your benefits:
(4) For state family assistance, general assistance, state-funded Basic Food benefits, and state-funded medical assistance for legal immigrants you are exempt from the deeming process if:
(c) You are a qualified alien according to WAC 388-424-0001 and you:
(5) If you, your child, or your parent was a victim of domestic violence, you are exempt from the deeming process for twelve months if:
(6) If your AU has income at or below one hundred thirty percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), you are exempt from the deeming process for twelve months. This is called the "indigence exemption". You may choose to use this exemption or not to use this exemption in full knowledge of the possible risks involved. See risks in subsection (9) below. For this rule, we count the following as income to your AU:
(7) If you ((are exempt from deeming because your AU does not have income over one hundred thirty percent of the FPL, we)) use the indigence exemption, and are eligible for a federal program, we are required by law to give the United States attorney general the following information:
(b) That you are exempt from deeming due to your income; ((and))
(c) Your sponsor's name; and
(d) The effective date that your twelve-month exemption began.
(8) If you use the indigence exemption, and are eligible for a state program, we do not report to the United States attorney general.
(9) If you choose not to use the indigence exemption:
(a) You could be found ineligible for benefits for not verifying your sponsor's income and resources; or
(b) You will be subject to regular deeming rules under WAC 388-450-0160.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 04-15-057, § 388-450-0156, filed 7/13/04, effective 8/13/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, and 74.04.510. 03-05-030, § 388-450-0156, filed 2/10/03, effective 4/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.04.510 and Title 7, Chapter II, Part 273 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 01-21-026, § 388-450-0156, filed 10/9/01, effective 11/1/01.]
WAC 388-450-0160 How does the department decide how much of my sponsor's income to count against my benefits? (1) We must count some of your sponsor's income as unearned income to your assistance unit (AU) if:
(a) Your sponsor signed the INS affidavit of support form I-864 or I-864A; and
(b) You are not exempt from the deeming process under WAC 388-450-0156.
(2) We take the following steps to decide the monthly amount of your sponsor's income we deem as your income and count against your benefits:
(a) We start with your sponsor's earned and unearned income that is not excluded under WAC 388-450-0015;
(b) If your sponsor's spouse signed the affidavit of support, we add all of the spouse's earned and unearned income that is not excluded under WAC 388-450-0015;
(c) We subtract twenty percent of the above amount that is earned income under WAC 388-450-0030;
(d) For cash and medical assistance, we subtract the need standard under WAC 388-478-0015. We count the following people who live in your sponsor's home as a part of your sponsor's AU to decide the need standard:
(i) Your sponsor;
(ii) Your sponsor's spouse; and
(iii) Everyone else in their home that they could claim as a dependent for federal income tax purposes.
(e) For food assistance, we subtract the maximum gross monthly income under WAC 388-478-0060. We count the following people that live in your sponsor's home as a part of your sponsor's AU to decide the maximum gross monthly income:
(f) If you can show that your sponsor has sponsored other people as well, we divide the result by the total number of people who they sponsored including any member of your household that is exempt from deeming according to WAC 388-450-0156.
(3) After we have decided how much income to deem to you, we count the greater amount of the following against your benefits:
(a) The amount of income calculated from deeming; or
(b) The amount of money your sponsor actually gives you for your needs.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.04.510 and Title 7, Chapter II, Part 273 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 01-21-026, § 388-450-0160, filed 10/9/01, effective 11/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 99-16-024, § 388-450-0160, filed 7/26/99, effective 9/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-450-0160, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]