Washington Administrative Code › Title 182 - Health Care Authority › WASHINGTON APPLE HEALTH › Chapter 182-519 - Medically needy and spenddown › Section 182-519-0050 - Monthly income and countable resource standards for medically needy (MN)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Changes to the
				medically needy income level (MNIL) occur on January 1st of each calendar year
				when the Social Security Administration (SSA) issues a cost-of-living
				adjustment.
(2) Medically needy
				(MN) standards for people who meet institutional status requirements are in WAC
				182-513-1395. The standard for a
				client who lives in an alternate living facility is in WAC
				182-513-1205.
(3) The resource standards for institutional
				programs are in WAC
				182-513-1350. The institutional
				standard chart is found at:
http://www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-help-others-apply-and-access-apple-health/program-standard-income-and-resources
.
(4) Countable resource standards for the
				noninstitutional MN program are:
(a) One person
$2,000
(b) A legally married couple
$3,000
(c) For each additional family member add
$50
(5)
				People who do not meet institutional status requirements use the "effective"
				MNIL income standard to determine eligibility for the MN program. The
				"effective" MNIL is the one-person federal benefit rate (FBR) established by
				SSA each year, or the MNIL listed in the chart below, whichever amount is
				higher. The FBR is the supplemental security income (SSI) payment standard. For
				example, in 2023, the FBR is $914.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
914
914
914
914
914
975
1125
1242
1358
1483
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 41.05.021. 12-20-001, §
											182-519-0050, filed 9/19/12,
					 effective 10/20/12. 11-23-091, recodified as WAC
					 182-519-0050, filed 11/17/11,
					 effective 11/21/11. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090, and
					 74.09.500. 08-11-098, §
					 388-478-0070, filed 5/20/08, effective 6/20/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090,
					 74.09.500,
					 74.09.530, and Section 1924 of the
					 Social Security Act ( 42
					 U.S.C. 1396r-5 ). 06-06-013, §
					 388-478-0070, filed 2/17/06, effective 3/20/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090,
					 74.09.500, and
					 42 U.S.C.
					 9902(2). 05-06-090, §
					 388-478-0070, filed 3/1/05, effective 4/1/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090,
					 74.09.500, and
					 42 U.S.C.
					 1396r-5. 02-10-116, § 388-478-0070,
					 filed 4/30/02, effective 5/31/02. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090,
					 74.09.500, and Section 1924 (
					 42 U.S.C.
					 1396R-5 ). 01-12-073, § 388-478-0070,
					 filed 6/4/01, effective 7/5/01. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.08.090,
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.057, and
					 74.09.575. 00-10-095, §
					 388-478-0070, filed 5/2/00, effective 5/2/00; 99-11-054, § 388-478-0070,
					 filed 5/17/99, effective 6/17/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057 and
					 74.08.090. 98-16-044, §
					 388-478-0070, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-507-0710,
					 388-507-0720, 388-511-1115, 388-518-1820, 388-518-1830, 388-518-1840 and
					 388-518-1850.