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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-460 - Payees on benefit issuances › Section 388-460-0055 - What are the protective payee's responsibilities?

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The protective payee's responsibilities are to:
(1) Manage client cash and child care
				assistance benefits to pay bills for basic needs, such as housing and
				utilities, or as directed in the protective payee plans;
(2) Provide money management for client if
				this item is included in the protective payee plans; and
(3) Provide reports to the department on
				client progress.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090 and
					 chapter
					 74.08A RCW. 06-10-034,
					 § 388-460-0055, filed 4/27/06, effective 6/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.08A.010(4), 74.08A.340,
					 74.08.090,
					 74.04.050. 02-14-083, §
					 388-460-0055, filed 6/28/02, effective
					 7/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-460 - Payees on benefit issuances › Section 388-460-0060 - When are protective payee plans done?

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A protective payee plan may be developed when a case is
				  assigned to a protective payee.
(1) A
				copy of the plan is provided to the protective payee and the client.
(2) All cases must be reviewed:
(a) After an initial three-month period;
				and
(b) At least every six months
				beyond the initial period for on going cases.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-460 - Payees on benefit issuances › Section 388-460-0065 - When is the protective payee status ended and how is a protective payee changed?

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A client may be removed from a protective payee status when
				  a:
(1) Protective payee requests the
				client be reassigned;
(2) The
				department assigns a different protective payee; or
(3) Protective payee is no longer
				required.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.08A.010(4), 74.08A.340,
					 74.08.090,
					 74.04.050. 02-14-083, §
					 388-460-0065, filed 6/28/02, effective
					 7/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-460 - Payees on benefit issuances › Section 388-460-0070 - What are your fair hearing rights regarding protective payment?

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You have the right for a fair hearing if you disagree with
				  the department's decision to:
(1)
				Assign payment of benefits through a protective payee,
(2) Continue the assignment,
(3) Change the protective payee selected for
				you, or
(4) Change the contents of
				your protective payee plan.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.08A.010(4), 74.08A.340,
					 74.08.090,
					 74.04.050. 02-14-083, §
					 388-460-0070, filed 6/28/02, effective
					 7/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-462 - Pregnancy › Section 388-462-0010 - Temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) or state family assistance (SFA) eligibility for pregnant women

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(1) If you are already receiving TANF or SFA
				benefits, your pregnancy will not change your eligibility or benefit
				level.
(2) If you are not currently
				receiving TANF or SFA benefits, you may be eligible for these benefits if your
				pregnancy and expected date of delivery has been verified by a licensed medical
				practitioner.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.005,
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057 and
					 74.08.090. 99-14-045, §
					 388-462-0010, filed 6/30/99, effective 8/1/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057 and
					 74.08.090. 98-16-044, §
					 388-462-0010, filed 7/31/98, effective
					 9/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-464 - Quality assurance › Section 388-464-0001 - Am I required to cooperate with quality control?

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(1) To be eligible for basic food assistance,
				transitional food assistance (TFA), or the Washington combined application
				project (WASHCAP), all household members must cooperate in the quality control
				(QC) review process.
(2) If
				someone who must cooperate under subsection (1) of this section refuses to
				cooperate, your assistance unit (AU) is in eligible for benefits from the date
				QC has determined that you are refusing to cooperate until the person meets QC
				requirements or 125 days from the end of the annual QC review period.
(3) If a person leaves a basic food AU that
				is currently disqualified for refusing to cooperate in the QC review process,
				the penalty for refusal to cooperate follows that person and continues for the
				AU that includes the person(s) who refused to cooperate. If we cannot determine
				which person refused to cooperate, the penalty continues for the AU that
				includes the head of household at the time QC found your AU refused to
				cooperate.
(4) The QC review period
				covers the federal fiscal year, which runs from October 1st of one calendar
				year through September 30th of the following calendar year.
(5) People applying for basic food after the
				penalty period in subsection (2) of this section has ended must provide
				verification of all eligibility requirements. However, if your AU is eligible
				for expedited service under WAC
				388-406-0015, you only need to
				provide expedited service required verifications.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.04.510, and
					 74.08.090 and 7 C.F.R. §
					 273.2(d)(2). 11-14-084, § 388-464-0001, filed 7/1/11, effective 8/1/11.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057 and
					 74.08.090. 98-16-044, §
					 388-464-0001, filed 7/31/98, effective
					 9/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-466 - Refugee program › Section 388-466-0005 - Immigration status requirements for refugee cash assistance

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(1) You may be
				eligible for refugee cash assistance (RCA) if you can provide documentation
				issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), that you are:
(a) Admitted as a refugee under section 207
				of the Immigration and Nationalities Act (INA);
(b) Paroled into the U.S. as a refugee or
				asylee under section 212 (d)(5) of the INA;
(c) Granted conditional entry under section
				203 (a)(7) of the INA;
(d) Granted
				asylum under section 208 of the INA;
(e) Admitted as an Amerasian Immigrant from
				Vietnam through the orderly departure program, under section 584 of the Foreign
				Operations Appropriations Act, incorporated in the FY88 Continuing Resolution
				P.L.
				100-212;
(f) A Cuban-Haitian entrant who was admitted
				as a public interest parolee under section 212 (d)(5) of the INA;
(g) Certified as a victim of human
				trafficking by the federal office of refugee resettlement (ORR);
(h) An eligible family member of a victim of
				human trafficking certified by ORR who has a T-2, T-3, T-4, or T-5
				Visa;
(i) Afghan nationals paroled
				into the U.S. between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2022; or
(i) an individual who was paroled into the
				U.S. after September 30, 2022, and is the spouse or child of an Afghan national
				as defined in subsection (i) of this section;
(ii) an individual who is the parent or legal
				guardian of an individual defined in subsection (i) of this section who is
				determined to be an unaccompanied child;
(j) Admitted as Special Immigrant from Iraq
				or Afghanistan under section 101 (a)(27) of the INA, or special immigrant
				conditional permanent resident, or paroled under section 602(B)(1) AAPA/Sec
				1059(a) NDAA 2006;
(k) Individuals
				from Ukraine admitted as humanitarian parolees between February 24, 2022, and
				September 30, 2023, and whose parole has not been terminated by the Secretary
				of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who:
(i) are citizens or nationals of
				Ukraine;
(ii) are non-Ukrainian
				individuals, who were habitually residing in Ukraine, and have documentation
				confirming last habitual residence in Ukraine;
(iii) are individuals who were first granted
				humanitarian parole, and then obtained temporary protected status (TPS). They
				are eligible for refugee cash assistance until the end of their parole term due
				to underlying receipt of humanitarian parole;
(iv) are children or spouses of someone
				paroled into the U.S. under subsection (k) of this section and who are paroled
				into the U.S. after September 30, 2023; or
(v) is the parent, legal guardian, or primary
				caregiver of an individual described in subsection (k) of this section who is
				determined to be an unaccompanied child.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-466 - Refugee program › Section 388-466-0120 - Refugee cash assistance (RCA)

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(1)
Who can apply for refugee cash assistance (RCA)?
Anyone can apply to the department of social and health
				  services (DSHS) for refugee cash assistance and have their eligibility
				  determined within 30 days.
(2)
How do I know if I qualify for
				RCA?
You may be eligible for RCA if you meet all of the following
				  conditions:
(a) You have resided in
				the United States for less than 12 months;
(b) You meet the immigration status
				requirements of WAC
				388-466-0005;
(c) You meet the income and resource
				requirements under chapters 388-450 and 388-470 WAC;
(d) You meet the work and training
				requirements of WAC
				388-466-0150; and
(e) You provide the name of the voluntary
				agency (VOLAG) which helped bring you to this country.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-466 - Refugee program › Section 388-466-0140 - Income and resources for refugee cash assistance eligibility

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(1)
How does
				DSHS count my income and resources when determining my eligibility for refugee
				cash assistance?
We determine your eligibility for RCA using the TANF rules
				  about income and resources in chapters 388-450 and 388-470 WAC, except we do
				  not count a onetime resettlement cash payment provided to you by your voluntary
				  agency (VOLAG).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090,
					 74.08A.250, and
					 2011 1st sp.s. c
					 15 . 12-19-037, § 388-466-0140, filed
					 9/12/12, effective 10/13/12. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.08.090,
					 74.08A.320. 02-04-057, §
					 388-466-0140, filed 1/30/02, effective
					 2/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-466 - Refugee program › Section 388-466-0150 - Refugee employment and training services

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(1)
What are refugee employment and
				training services?
Refugee employment and training services provided to eligible
				  refugees may include information and referral, employment oriented case
				  management, job development, job placement, job retention, wage progression,
				  skills training, on-the-job training, counseling and orientation, English as a
				  second language, and vocational English training.
(2)
Am I required to participate in
				refugee employment and training services?
If you are receiving refugee cash assistance (RCA) you are
				  required to participate in refugee employment and training services, unless you
				  are exempt.
(3)
How
				do I know if I am exempt from mandatory employment and training
				requirements?
You may be exempt from participation in employment and
				  training requirements if you are:
(a)
				An adult with a severe and chronic disability as defined below:
(i) You have been assessed by a DSHS SSI
				facilitator as likely to be approved for SSI and are required to apply for SSI.
				Your SSI application status may be verified through the SSI facilitator or
				state data exchange; or
(ii) Your
				disability is a severe and chronic mental, physical, emotional, or cognitive
				impairment that prevents you from working and is expected to last at least 12
				months. Your disability must be verified by documentation from a behavioral
				health organization (BHO), regional service area (RSA), or evidence from
				another medical or mental health professional; or
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-468 - Residency › Section 388-468-0005 - What are the residency requirements for cash and food programs?

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(1) For both cash
				and food programs, you:
(a) Must live in
				Washington state, but not for any specific period of time to be a
				resident;
(b) Must not receive
				comparable benefits from another state or tribe during the same
				month;
(c) Are a resident of the
				state where you are physically located when there is a residency dispute
				between states; and
(d) Are not
				required to live in a permanent dwelling or have a fixed address.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-470 - Resources › Section 388-470-0005 - How do resources affect my eligibility for cash assistance and basic food?

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(1) The following
				definitions apply to this chapter:
(a)
"We"
means the department of social and health services.
(b)
"You"
means a person
				applying for or getting benefits from the department.
(c)
"Fair market value"
or
"FMV"
means the price at which you could reasonably sell the
				resource.
(d)
"Equity
				value"
means the FMV minus any amount you owe on the resource.
(e)
"Community property"
means a
				resource in the name of the husband, wife, or both.
(f)
"Separate property"
means a
				resource of a married person that one of the spouses:
(i) Had possession of and paid for before
				they were married;
(ii) Acquired
				and paid for entirely out of income from separate property; or
(iii) Received as a gift or
				inheritance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-470 - Resources › Section 388-470-0012 - Does the department look at the resources of people who are not getting benefits?

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Yes we do. We count the resources of certain people who live
				  in your home, even if they are not getting assistance. Their resources count as
				  part of your resources.
(1) For cash
				assistance, we count the resources of ineligible, disqualified, or financially
				responsible people as defined in WAC
				388-450-0100.
(2) For Basic Food, we count the resources of
				ineligible assistance unit (AU) members as defined in WAC
				388-408-0035.
(3)
For cash assistance and Basic Food, we also count the
				  resources of an immigrant's sponsor as described in WAC
				  388-470-0060.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057,
				  74.08.090,
				  74.04.510, and
				  2011 1st sp.s. c
				  15 . WSR 13-18-005, § 388-470-0012, filed
				  8/22/13, effective 10/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.08.090 and
				  74.04.510. WSR 03-05-015, §
				  388-470-0012, filed 2/7/03, effective 3/1/03. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057 and
				  74.08.090. WSR 99-09-053, §
				  388-470-0012, filed 4/19/99, effective 5/20/99. WSR 13-18-003, §
				  388-470-0012, filed 8/21/2013, effective
				  9/21/2013
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-470 - Resources › Section 388-470-0045 - How do my resources count toward the resource limits for cash assistance?

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(1) We count the
				following resources toward your assistance unit's resource limits for cash
				assistance to decide if you are eligible for benefits under WAC
				388-470-0005:
(a) Liquid resources not specifically
				excluded in subsection (2) of this section, including but not limited to:
(i) Cash on hand;
(ii) Money in checking or savings
				accounts;
(iii) Money market
				accounts or certificates of deposit (CD) less any withdrawal penalty;
(iv) Stocks, bonds, annuities, or mutual
				funds less any early withdrawal penalty;
(v) Available trusts or trust
				accounts;
(vi) Lump sum payments as
				described in chapter 388-455 WAC; and
(vii) Any funds retained beyond the month of
				receipt from conversion of federally protected rights or extraction of exempt
				resources by members of a federally recognized tribe that are in the form of
				countable resources;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-470 - Resources › Section 388-470-0055 - How do my resources count toward the resource limit for basic food?

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(1) For basic food,
				if your assistance unit (AU) is not categorically eligible (CE) under WAC
				388-414-0001, we count the
				following resources toward your AU's resource limit to decide if you are
				eligible for benefits under WAC
				388-470-0005:
(a) Liquid resources easily changed into
				cash, including but not limited to:
(i) Cash
				on hand;
(ii) Money in checking or
				savings accounts;
(iii) Money
				market accounts or certificates of deposit (CD) less any withdrawal
				penalty;
(iv) Stocks, bonds,
				annuities, or mutual funds less any early withdrawal penalty;
(v) Available trusts or trust accounts;
				and
(vi) Lump sum payments, which
				is money owed to you from a past period of time that you get but do not expect
				to get on a continuing basis;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-470 - Resources › Section 388-470-0060 - How does the department decide how much of my sponsor's resources affect my eligibility for cash and food assistance benefits?

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(1) If you are a sponsored immigrant as
				defined in WAC
				388-450-0155, and you are not
				exempt from deeming under WAC
				388-450-0156, we count part of
				your sponsor's resources as available to you.
(2) We decide the amount of your sponsor's
				resources to count by:
(a) Totaling the
				countable resources of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse (if the spouse
				signed the affidavit of support) under chapter 388-470 WAC;
(b) Subtracting fifteen hundred dollars;
				and
(c) Counting the remaining
				amount as a resource that is available to you.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-470 - Resources › Section 388-470-0070 - How vehicles are counted toward the resource limit for cash assistance

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(1) A vehicle is
				any device for carrying persons and objects by land, water, or air.
(2) The entire value of a licensed vehicle
				needed to transport a physically disabled assistance unit member is
				excluded.
(3) The entire value of
				one vehicle is excluded when the vehicle is used by the assistance unit or
				household as a means of transportation.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057,
				  74.08.090,
				  74.04.510, and
				  2011 1st sp.s. c
				  15 . WSR 13-18-005, § 388-470-0070, filed
				  8/22/13, effective 10/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.08.090,
				  74.08A.100,
				  74.09.080, and 74.09.415. WSR
				  02-17-030, § 388-470-0070, filed 8/12/02, effective 9/12/02. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057 and
				  74.08.090. WSR 98-16-044, §
				  388-470-0070, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-506-0610. WSR
				  13-18-003, § 388-470-0070, filed 8/21/2013, effective
				  9/21/2013
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-470 - Resources › Section 388-470-0075 - How is my vehicle counted for the Washington Basic Food program?

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This rule applies to the Washington Basic Food program
				  only.
(1) A vehicle is a motorized
				device that the client can use as a regular means of transportation.
(2) If you own a licensed vehicle we (the
				department) do not count its entire value if the vehicle:
(a) Has an equity value (fair market value
				(FMV) minus what you owe on the vehicle) of one thousand five hundred dollars
				or less.
(b) Is used over fifty
				percent of the time to make income. This includes vehicles such as a taxi,
				truck, or fishing boat. If you are a self-employed farmer or fisher and your
				self-employment ends, we still exclude your vehicle for one year from the date
				you end your self-employment.
(c)
				Is used to make income each year that is consistent with its FMV, even if used
				on a seasonal basis.
(d) Is needed
				for long-distance travel, other than daily commuting, for the employment of an
				assistance unit (AU).
(e) Is used
				as your AU's home.
(f) Is used to
				carry fuel for heating or water for home use when this is the primary source of
				fuel or water for your AU.
(g) Is
				needed to transport a physically disabled AU member, no matter if the
				disability is permanent or temporary.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-472 - RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 388-472-0010 - What are necessary supplemental accommodation services?

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Necessary supplemental accommodation (NSA) services are
				  services provided to you if you have a mental, neurological, physical or
				  sensory impairment or other problems that prevent you from getting program
				  benefits in the same way that an unimpaired person would get them.
NSA services include but are not limited to:
(1) Arranging for or providing help to
				complete and submit forms to us;
(2) Helping you give or get the information
				we need to decide or continue eligibility;
(3) Helping you request continuing
				benefits;
(4) If you miss an
				appointment or deadline, contacting you about the reason before we reduce or
				end your benefits;
(5) Explaining
				to you the reduction in or ending of your benefits (see WAC
				388-418-0020 );
(6) If we know you have a person who helps
				you with your applications, notifying them when we need information or when we
				are about to reduce or end your benefits;
(7) Assisting you with requests for fair
				hearings;
(8) Providing protective
				payments if needed; and
(9) On
				request, reviewing our decision to terminate, suspend or reduce your
				benefits.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.08.090,
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057. 04-14-037, §
					 388-472-0010, filed 6/29/04, effective 7/30/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.04.510, and
					 74.08.090. 01-10-104, §
					 388-472-0010, filed 5/1/01, effective
					 6/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-472 - RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 388-472-0020 - How does the department decide if I am eligible for NSA services?

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When you, as head of household, apply for benefits either in
				  person or by phone, we screen you to decide if you meet NSA requirements. We
				  explain NSA services to you during the screening.
(1) We identify you as NSA if you:
(a) Say you need NSA services in order to
				have equal access to our programs and services;
(b) Have or claim to have a mental
				impairment;
(c) Have a
				developmental disability;
(d) Are
				disabled by alcohol or drug addiction;
(e) Are unable to read or write in any
				language; or
(f) Are a minor not
				residing with your parents.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-472 - RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 388-472-0030 - How can I get NSA services?

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(1) After
				we screen you for NSA eligibility and initially identify your case as NSA, we
				mark your case file with a uniform NSA identifier.
(2) After you are initially identified as
				NSA, we complete an assessment to confirm your NSA designation.
(3) If the assessment confirms your NSA
				designation, we develop an accommodation plan that specifies the services we
				will provide to you to improve your access to our programs and
				services.
(4) If you are designated
				as NSA according to WAC
				388-472-0020(1) and
				(2), we include all the NSA services listed
				in WAC 388-472-0010 in your
				accommodation plan.
(5) Based on
				your request or a change in your needs, the NSA designation and the
				accommodation plan may be assessed and changed.
(6) Even if you are eligible to receive NSA
				services you may refuse NSA services.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.04.510, and
					 74.08.090. 01-10-104, §
					 388-472-0030, filed 5/1/01, effective
					 6/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-472 - RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 388-472-0040 - What are the department's responsibilities in giving NSA services to me?

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(1) All of our
				staff are continually responsible to identify you as possibly NSA eligible and
				assist you with NSA services.
(2)
				We provide a grace period to continue your financial, food or medical
				assistance when:
(a) We stop a benefit
				because we are unable to tell if you continue to qualify; and
(b) You provide proof you still qualify for
				the benefit within the twenty days right after the benefit stops. We restore
				lost benefits as follows:
(i) We reopen your
				medical assistance from the first of the month; and
(ii) We recalculate your cash and food
				assistance and issue you the correct amount without taking away any benefits as
				long as you were eligible to receive them.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-472 - RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 388-472-0050 - What if I don't accept or follow through the program requirements because I'm not able to or I don't understand them?

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(1) We consider how your limitation or
				impairment affects your ability to accept and follow through on all program
				requirements. This can include, but is not limited to, your actions in failing
				to:
(a) Follow through with medical
				treatment;
(b) Follow through with
				referrals to other agencies;
(c)
				Provide timely income reports;
(d)
				Maintain employment;
(e)
				Participate in food assistance employment and training; or
(f) Participate in the WorkFirst
				program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-473 - Ongoing additional requirements › Section 388-473-0010 - What are ongoing additional requirements and how do I qualify?

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"Ongoing additional requirement" means a need beyond
				  essential food, clothing, and shelter needs and is necessary to help you
				  continue living independently.
(1) We
				may authorize ongoing additional requirement benefits if you are active in one
				of the following programs:
(a) Temporary
				assistance for needy families (TANF), or tribal TANF;
(b) State family assistance (SFA);
(c) Pregnant women assistance
				(PWA);
(d) Refugee cash assistance
				(RCA);
(e) Aged, blind, or disabled
				(ABD) cash assistance;
(f) Housing
				and essential needs (HEN) referral; or
(g) Supplemental security income
				(SSI).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-473 - Ongoing additional requirements › Section 388-473-0020 - When do we authorize meals as an ongoing additional requirement?

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(1) We authorize
				additional requirement benefits for meals when we decide all of the following
				conditions are true:
(a) You meet the
				criteria in WAC
				388-473-0020;
(b) You are physically or mentally impaired
				in your ability to prepare meals; and
(c) Getting help with meals would meet your
				nutrition or health needs and is not available to you through another federal
				or state source; such as the community options program entry system (COPES),
				medicaid personal care (MPC), or informal support, such as a relative or
				volunteer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-473 - Ongoing additional requirements › Section 388-473-0040 - Assistance for service animals as an ongoing additional requirement

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(1) "Service
				animal" means any dog or miniature horse, as discussed in
				RCW
				49.60.040, that is individually trained to do
				work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability,
				including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental
				disability.
(2) We authorize
				benefits for food for a service animal if we decide the animal is necessary for
				your health and safety and supports your ability to continue to live
				independently.
(3) We authorize
				benefits for veterinary care for a service animal if we decide that a service
				animal has a medical necessity that would require treatment so that the service
				animal can continue to do the work or task the animal has been trained to
				perform.
(4) We authorize boarding
				for a service animal for a maximum amount of $300.00 a year if we determine
				that you need medical or mental health care and are in a facility in which your
				service animal cannot reside and there is no one who can provide care for your
				service animal.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090, and
					 49.60.040. 07-10-043, §
					 388-473-0040, filed 4/26/07, effective 5/27/07. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090. 00-15-053, §
					 388-473-0040, filed 7/17/00, effective
					 9/1/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-473 - Ongoing additional requirements › Section 388-473-0050 - Telephone and internet services as an ongoing additional requirement

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(1) We authorize
				benefits for telephone services when we decide:
(a) Without a telephone, your life would be
				endangered, you could not live independently, or you would require a more
				expensive type of personal care; and
(b) You have applied for telephone assistance
				through a federal program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-473 - Ongoing additional requirements › Section 388-473-0060 - Laundry as an ongoing additional requirement

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We authorize benefits for laundry when we decide:
(1) You are not physically able to do your
				own laundry; or
(2) You do not have
				laundry facilities that are accessible to you due to your physical
				limitations.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090. 00-15-053, §
					 388-473-0060, filed 7/17/00, effective
					 9/1/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-473 - Ongoing additional requirements › Section 388-473-0070 - Transportation as an ongoing additional requirement

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(1) We authorize
				assistance for transportation costs as an ongoing additional requirement when
				we decide you need assistance:
(a) Getting to
				and from appointments; or
(b)
				Taking care of activities to continue living independently.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-473 - Ongoing additional requirements › Section 388-473-0080 - Medically related items or services as an ongoing additional requirement

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(1) We authorize
				the following benefits as a one-time payment within a 12 month period:
(a) Dentures;
(b) Optometrist visit for eye
				glasses;
(c) Eye glasses;
(d) Hearing aids.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-474 - Supplemental security income › Section 388-474-0001 - What is supplemental security income (SSI) and who can get it?

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(1) SSI is a
				federal cash benefit program administered by the Social Security Administration
				(SSA) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act.
(2) You can get SSI if you have limited
				income and resources and if you are:
(a) Aged
				(sixty-five and older);
(b) Blind;
				or
(c) Disabled.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-474 - Supplemental security income › Section 388-474-0010 - How does being a supplemental security income (SSI) client affect your cash assistance eligibility?

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(1) If you
				are married to an SSI recipient but do not get SSI in your own right, you are
				called an "ineligible spouse."
(2)
				If you are an ineligible spouse you cannot get the SSI state supplement when
				you are:
(a) The caretaker relative of a
				child who receives TANF or SFA; and
(b) Required to be included in the TANF or
				SFA assistance unit with the child (see WAC
				388-408-0015 ); or
(c) Receiving refugee assistance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-474 - Supplemental security income › Section 388-474-0012 - What is a state supplemental payment and who can get it?

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(1) The state
				supplemental payment (SSP) is a state-funded cash assistance program for
				certain clients who the Social Security Administration determines are eligible
				for supplemental security income (SSI).
(2) You can get an SSP if:
(a) You are a grandfathered SSI recipient
				under WAC
				388-474-0001;
(b) You are an individual with an ineligible
				spouse under WAC
				388-474-0001;
(c) You receive SSI because you are age 65 or
				older under WAC
				388-474-0001;
(d) You receive SSI because you are blind
				under WAC
				388-474-0001;
(e) You receive SSI because you are disabled
				under WAC
				388-474-0001;
(f) You are determined eligible for SSP by
				the developmental disabilities administration;
(g) You are eligible for and receive SSI as a
				foster child receiving specific services through children's administration
				behavior rehabilitation services (BRS) for part or all of a month, and not
				eligible for foster care reimbursement under Title IV-E of the Social Security
				Act; or
(h) You are an SSI
				recipient residing in a medical institution and your SSI has been reduced based
				on the institutional SSI payment standard.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-474 - Supplemental security income › Section 388-474-0020 - What can an aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) cash assistance client expect when supplemental security income (SSI) benefits begin?

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You may only receive assistance to meet your basic needs from
				  one government source at a time (WAC
				  388-449-0210
				  ). If you are an ABD cash client who begins getting SSI, you should know
				  that:
(1) If you got advance,
				emergency, or retroactive SSI cash assistance for any period in which you
				received aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) cash assistance, you must repay the
				department the amount of cash assistance paid to you for the matching time
				period.
(2) When you receive ABD
				cash and have an SSI application pending with the Social Security
				Administration, you must sign DSHS 18-235, interim assistance reimbursement
				authorization (IARA), to continue to receive ABD cash assistance.
(3) You cannot use your ABD money to replace
				money deducted from your SSI check to repay an SSI overpayment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-476 - Social Security number › Section 388-476-0005 - Social Security number requirements

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(1) With certain exceptions, each person who
				applies for or receives cash or food assistance benefits must provide to the
				department a Social Security number (SSN), or numbers if more than one has been
				issued. For SSN requirements for immigrants, see WAC
				388-424-0009.
(2) If the person is unable to provide the
				SSN, either because it is not known or has not been issued, the person must:
(a) Apply for the SSN;
(b) Provide proof that the SSN has been
				applied for; and
(c) Provide the
				SSN when it is received.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-478 - Standards for payments › Section 388-478-0005 - Cash assistance need and payment standards and grant maximum

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(1) Need standards
				for cash assistance programs represent the amount of income required by
				individuals and families to maintain a minimum and adequate standard of living.
				Need standards are based on assistance unit size and include basic requirements
				for food, clothing, shelter, energy costs, transportation, household
				maintenance and operations, personal maintenance, and necessary
				incidentals.
(2) Payment standards
				for assistance units in medical institutions and other facilities are based on
				the need for clothing, personal maintenance, and necessary incidentals (see WAC
				388-478-0006)
				.
(3) Need and payment standards
				for persons and families who do not reside in medical institutions and other
				facilities are based on program grant standards.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057,
				  74.08.090,
				  74.04.510, and
				  2011 1st sp.s. c
				  15 . WSR 13-18-005, § 388-478-0005, filed
				  8/22/13, effective 10/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057,
				  74.08A.100,
				  74.04.770,
				  74.08.090, and
				  2012 2nd sp.s. c
				  7 . WSR 12-18-023, § 388-478-0005, filed
				  8/27/12, effective 9/27/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057,
				  74.08A.100,
				  74.04.770, and
				  74.08.090. WSR 11-21-024, §
				  388-478-0005, filed 10/11/11, effective 11/11/11. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057,
				  74.08A.100,
				  74.04.770,
				  74.08.090, and 2008 c 329 §
				  207(1)(e). WSR 08-21-134, § 388-478-0005, filed 10/20/08, effective
				  10/28/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057. WSR 04-05-010, §
				  388-478-0005, filed 2/6/04, effective 3/8/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057 and
				  74.08.090. WSR 98-16-044, §
				  388-478-0005, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. WSR 13-18-003, §
				  388-478-0005, filed 8/21/2013, effective
				  9/21/2013
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-478 - Standards for payments › Section 388-478-0006 - The clothing, personal maintenance, and necessary incidentals (CPI) payment standard for cash assistance

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Payment standards for assistance units (AU) in certain
				  facilities and medical institutions are based on the need for clothing,
				  personal maintenance, and necessary incidentals (CPI).
(1) The CPI payment standard for recipients
				of cash assistance is:
(a) $41.62 for eligible
				persons in medical institutions as defined in WAC
				182-500-0050; or
(b) $38.84 for eligible persons in one of the
				following facilities as defined in WAC
				182-513-1100:
(i) Adult residential care (ARC) facility;
(ii) Adult residential
				rehabilitation centers (ARRC);
(iii) Adult residential treatment facility
				(ARTF);
(iv) Enhanced adult
				residential care facility (EARC); or
(v) Developmental disability administration
				(DDA) group home facilities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-478 - Standards for payments › Section 388-478-0010 - Households with obligations to pay shelter costs (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.08.090 and
					 74.04.510. 99-16-024, §
					 388-478-0010, 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, §
					 388-478-0010, filed 7/31/98, effective
					 9/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-478 - Standards for payments › Section 388-478-0015 - Need standards for cash assistance

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The monthly need and payment standards for cash assistance
				  are based on a determination of the assistance unit size. The need standards
				  for cash assistance units are:
Assistance unit size
Need standard
1
$ 3,732
2
5,911
3
7,270
4
9,369
5
11,229
6
13,104
7
14,998
8
16,842
9
18,890
10 or more
21,888
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.04.770, and
					 74.08.090. 12-24-034, §
					 388-478-0015, filed 11/29/12, effective 1/1/13; 11-24-021, § 388-478-0015,
					 filed 11/30/11, effective 1/1/12; 11-01-121, § 388-478-0015, filed
					 12/20/10, effective 1/1/11; 10-04-111, § 388-478-0015, filed 2/3/10,
					 effective 3/6/10; 08-24-070, § 388-478-0015, filed 12/1/08, effective
					 1/1/09; 07-24-033, § 388-478-0015, filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07;
					 07-06-066, § 388-478-0015, filed 3/5/07, effective 4/5/07. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090. 06-05-102, §
					 388-478-0015, filed 2/14/06, effective 3/17/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.04.770, and
					 74.08.090. 05-22-077 and
					 05-23-012, § 388-478-0015, filed 10/31/05 and 11/4/05, effective 1/1/06;
					 05-01-074, § 388-478-0015, filed 12/9/04, effective 1/9/05. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.770,
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057. 03-24-059, §
					 388-478-0015, filed 12/1/03, effective 1/1/04; 03-23-116, § 388-478-0015,
					 filed 11/18/03, effective 12/19/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.08.090,
					 74.04.510, and
					 74.04.770. 02-23-029, §
					 388-478-0015, filed 11/12/02, effective 12/1/02. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.08.090, and
					 74.04.200. 01-11-108, §
					 388-478-0015, filed 5/21/01, effective 7/1/01. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.200. 99-04-056, § 388-478-0015,
					 filed 1/29/99, effective 3/1/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057 and
					 74.08.090. 98-16-044, §
					 388-478-0015, filed 7/31/98, effective
					 9/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-478 - Standards for payments › Section 388-478-0020 - Payment standards for TANF, SFA, and RCA

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The maximum monthly payment standards for temporary
				  assistance for needy families (TANF), state family assistance (SFA), and
				  refugee cash assistance (RCA) assistance units are:
Assistance unit size
Payment standard
Assistance unit size
Payment standard
1
$450
6
$1,090
2
570
7
1,258
3
706
8
1,392
4
833
9
1,529
5
959
10 or more
1,662
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.04.770,
					 74.08.090, and
					 chapters
					 74.08A and
					 74.12 RCW. 11-16-029, §
					 388-478-0020, filed 7/27/11, effective 8/27/11. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055, and 2008 c 329 §
					 207(1)(e). 08-16-105, § 388-478-0020, filed 8/5/08, effective 9/5/08.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057 and
					 74.08.090. 98-16-044, §
					 388-478-0020, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC
					 388-507-0710.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-478 - Standards for payments › Section 388-478-0027 - What is the payment standard for pregnant women assistance (PWA)?

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The payment standard for a PWA cash assistance unit
				  is:
Assistance Unit
							 Size
Payment Standard
1
$450
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.005,
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.04.510,
					 74.08.090,
					 74.08A.100,
					 74.04.770,
					 74.04.0052,
					 74.04.655,
					 74.08.043,
					 74.08.335, and 2011 1st sp.s. c
					 36. 12-10-042, § 388-478-0027, filed 4/27/12, effective
					 6/1/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-478 - Standards for payments › Section 388-478-0033 - What are the payment standards for aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) cash assistance?

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(1) The
				maximum monthly payment standards for aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) cash
				assistance program assistance units are:
Assistance Unit
							 Size
Payment Standard
1
$450
2
570
(2)
				ABD clothing, personal maintenance, and necessary incidentals (CPI) payment
				standards are listed in WAC
				388-478-0006.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.005,
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057,
					 74.04.510,
					 74.08.090,
					 74.08A.100,
					 74.04.770,
					 74.04.0052,
					 74.04.655,
					 74.08.043,
					 74.08.335, and 2011 1st sp.s. c
					 36. 12-10-042, § 388-478-0033, filed 4/27/12, effective
					 6/1/12.