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WSR 12-13-076
(Community Services Division)[ Filed June 19, 2012, 11:14 a.m. ]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The community services division is proposing to amend WAC 388-466-0005 Immigration status requirement for refugee assistance, 388-466-0120 Refugee cash assistance (RCA), and 388-466-0140 Income and resources for refugee assistance eligibility.
Hearing Location(s): Office Building 2, Lookout Room, DSHS Headquarters, 1115 Washington, Olympia, WA 98504 (public parking at 11th and Jefferson. A map is available at http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/msa/rpau/RPAU-OB-2directions.html or by calling (360) 664-6094), on July 25, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: Not earlier than July 26, 2012.
Submit Written Comments to: DSHS Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA 98504-5850, delivery 1115 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail DSHSRPAURulesCoordinator@dshs.wa.gov, fax (360) 664-6185, by 5 p.m. on July 25, 2012.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Jennisha Johnson, DSHS rules consultant, by July 10, 2012, TTY (360) 664-6178 or (360) 664-6094 or by e-mail at jennisha.johnson@dshs.wa.gov.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The proposed amendments will separate the refugee cash assistance WACs from the refugee medical assistance WACs, and repeal the necessary language related to medicaid funded services.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The proposed amendments are necessary to conform to 2E2SHB 1738, Laws of 2011, which designates the health care authority as the single state agency responsible for the administration and supervision of Washington's medicaid program.
Agency Comments or Recommendations, if any, as to Statutory Language, Implementation, Enforcement, and Fiscal Matters: No comments received.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Kerry Judge-Kemp, 712 Pear Street S.E., Olympia, 98501, (360) 725-4630.
(b)(vii): "[t]his section does not apply to rules of the department of social and health services relating only to client medical or financial eligibility and rules concerning liability for care of dependents."
WAC 388-466-0005 Immigration status requirements for refugee cash assistance. (1) You may be eligible for refugee cash assistance (RCA) ((and refugee medical assistance (RMA),)) if you can provide documentation issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), that you are:
(2) A permanent resident alien meets the immigration status requirements for RCA ((and RMA)) if the individual was previously in one of the statuses described in subsections (1)(a) through (g) of this section.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08A.320, 74.08.090, and Public Law 110-161 Section 525; Public Law 110-181 Section 1244; FNS Admin Notice 08-17; State Letter 04-12 from the Office of Refugee Resettlement. 08-14-116, § 388-466-0005, filed 6/30/08, effective 8/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-466-0005, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]
(2) ((Who is eligible for refugee cash assistance)) How do I know if I qualify for RCA?
(3) ((Who is not eligible for RCA)) What are the other reasons for not being eligible for RCA?
(b) If you get a job, your income will affect your RCA based on the TANF rules (chapter 388-450 WAC). If you earn more than is allowed by WAC 388-478-0035, you are no longer eligible for RCA. Your medical coverage may continue for up to eight months from your month of arrival in the United States (WAC 388-466-0130).
(b) If you live together, you and your spouse are part of the same assistance unit and your spouse's eligibility for RCA is determined based on ((your)) you and your spouse's combined income and resources (WAC 388-466-0140).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.08A.320, Pub. L. No. 110-181, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Pub. L. No. 111-08, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, Division F, Title VI, Section 602; Office of Refugee Resettlement State Letter 09-17 from April 9, 2009; and federal guidance issued on May 15, 2009, by the Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 09-21-046, § 388-466-0120, filed 10/14/09, effective 11/4/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08A.320, 74.08.090, and Public Law 110-161 Section 525; Public Law 110-181 Section 1244; FNS Admin Notice 08-17; State Letter 04-12 from the Office of Refugee Resettlement. 08-14-116, § 388-466-0120, filed 6/30/08, effective 8/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.08A.320. 02-04-057, § 388-466-0120, filed 1/30/02, effective 2/1/02.]
WAC 388-466-0140 Income and resources for refugee cash assistance eligibility. (1) How does DSHS count my income and resources when determining my eligibility for refugee cash assistance?
(((2) How does DSHS count my income and resources when determining my eligibility for refugee medical assistance?
We determine your eligibility for RMA using the TANF rules about income and resources in chapters 388-450 and 388-470 WAC, except as it stated below:
(a) Your monthly income can be up to two hundred percent of the federal poverty level (FPL);
(b) A onetime resettlement cash payment provided to you by your VOLAG is not counted in determining your eligibility for RMA;
(c) Your RMA eligibility is determined on the basis of your income and resources on the date of your application (WAC 388-466-0130).))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.08A.320. 02-04-057, § 388-466-0140, filed 1/30/02, effective 2/1/02.]