WAC 182-515-1508 Home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by home and community services (HCS) — Financial eligibility using SSI-related institutional rules.

WAC 182-515-1508 Home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by home and community services (HCS) — Financial eligibility using SSI-related institutional rules.

Effective February 25, 2023

  1. If a person is not eligible for a categorically needy (CN) program under WAC 182-515-1507, the agency determines eligibility for home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by home and community services (HCS) using institutional medicaid rules. This section explains how a person may qualify using institutional rules.
  2. A person must meet:
    1. General eligibility requirements under WAC 182-513-1315 and 182-515-1506;
    2. The resource requirements under WAC 182-513-1350;
    3. The following income requirements:
      1. Available income must be at or below the special income level (SIL), defined under WAC 182-513-1100;
      2. If available income is above the SIL, net available income is no greater than the effective one-person medically needy income level (MNIL). Net income is calculated by reducing available income by:
        1. Medically needy (MN) disregards found under WAC 182-513-1345;
        2. The average monthly nursing facility state rate;
        3. Health insurance premiums, other than medicare; and
        4. Outstanding medical bills, prorated monthly over a 12-month certification period, that meet the requirements of WAC 182-513-1350.
  3. The agency determines available income and income exclusions under WAC 182-513-1325, 182-513-1330, and 182-513-1340.
  4. A person eligible under this section is responsible to pay toward the cost of care and room and board, as described under WAC 182-515-1509.
  5. Current resource, income standards, and the average state nursing facility rate for long-term care are found at www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-help-others-apply-and access-apple-health/program-standard-income-and-resources.

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