WAC 182-513-1319 State-funded programs for noncitizens who are not eligible for a federally funded program.

WAC 182-513-1319 State-funded programs for noncitizens who are not eligible for a federally funded program.

Effective February 20, 2017

  1. This section describes the state-funded programs available to a person who does not meet the citizenship and immigration status criteria under WAC 182-513-1316 for federally funded coverage.
  2. If a person meets the eligibility and incapacity criteria of the medical care services (MCS) program under WAC 182-508-0005, the person may receive nursing facility care or state-funded residential services in an alternate living facility (ALF).
  3. Noncitizens age nineteen or older may be eligible for the state-funded long-term care services program under WAC 182-507-0125. A person must be preapproved by the aging and long-term support administration (ALTSA) for this program due to enrollment limits.
  4. Noncitizens under age nineteen who meet citizenship and immigration status under WAC 182-503-0535 (2)(e) are eligible for:
    1. Nursing facility services if the person meets nursing facility level of care; or
    2. State-funded personal care services if functionally eligible based on a department assessment under chapter 388-106 or 388-845 WAC.

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