Apple Health phone lines down Thursday, April 18
The Apple Health customer service phone lines will be down Thursday, April 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. We apologize for the inconvenience. View other ways to contact Apple Health.
The Apple Health customer service phone lines will be down Thursday, April 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. We apologize for the inconvenience. View other ways to contact Apple Health.
Effective March 16, 2016
The following definitions apply to this chapter:
"Contract health service delivery area (CHSDA)" means the geographic area within which contract health services will be made available by the Indian health service to members of an identified Indian community who reside in the area as identified in 42 C.F.R. Sec. 136.21(d) and 136.22.
"Estate" means all property and any other assets that pass upon the client's death under the client's will or by intestate succession under chapter 11.04 or 11.62 RCW. The value of the estate will be reduced by any valid liability against the client's property when the client died. An estate also includes:
"Heir" means a person entitled to inherit a deceased client's property under a valid will accepted by the court, or a person entitled to inherit under the Washington state intestacy statute, RCW 11.04.015.
Life estate" means an ownership interest in a property only during the lifetime of the person owning the life estate.
"Lis pendens" means a notice filed in public records warning that title to certain real property is in litigation and the outcome of the litigation may affect the title.
"Long-term care services (LTC)" means, for the purposes of this chapter only, the services administered directly or through contract by the department of social and health services (DSHS) for clients of the home and community services division of DSHS and the developmental disabilities administration of DSHS including, but not limited to, nursing facility care and home and community services.
"Property" means everything a person owns, whether in whole or in part.
"Qualified long-term care insurance partnership" means an agreement between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) and the Washington state insurance commission which allows for the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefit payments that are made to or on behalf of a person who is a beneficiary under a long-term care insurance policy that has been determined by the Washington state insurance commission to meet the requirements of section 1917 (b)(1)(C)(iii) of the act.
"Recover" or "recovery" means the agency or the agency's designee's receipt of funds to satisfy the client's debt.
This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.
Effective July 1, 2017
For the purÂposes of this section, the term "agency" includes the agency's desigÂnee.
This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.
Effective March 14, 2016
For the purposes of this section, the term "agency" includes the agency's designee.
This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.
Effective March 14, 2016
For the purposes of this section, the term "agency" includes the agency's designee.
This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.
Effective July 1, 2017
For the purposes of this section, the term "agency" includes the agency's designee.
The agency's payment for the following services is subject to recovery:
This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.
Effective March 14, 2016
For the purposes of this section, the term "agency" includes the agency's designee.
This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.
Effective March 14, 2016
For the purposes of this section, the term "agency" includes the agency's designee.
This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.
Effective March 14, 2016
For the purposes of this section, the term "agency" includes the agency's designee.
This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.
The Department is required to notify all potential Apple Health applicants and Apple Health recipients about the Estate Recovery provisions. The required notification is included in the current DSHS Application for Benefits form and the individual's signature acknowledges receipt of the required notice. At eligibility review, staff need to provide Apple Health recipients with notice of their Rights & Responsibilities as this also includes language explaining Estate Recovery.
Workers are required to enter information regarding all assets and resources owned by the Apple Health individual to the ACES system including assets which are exempt for the purposes of eligibility. Policy changes following the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) require all primary residence information and current market value be indicated in ACES since home equity is an eligibility factor for long term care services. An individual may be ineligible for some long term care services if the equity in their primary residence exceeds the limit set in WAC 182-513-1350.
For noninstitutional medical programs, home equity is not an eligibility factor. It is not necessary to get verification of the equity value of the primary residence. Workers may determine fair market value using any reasonable method such as local Assessor's office website, client statement, current market appraisal or other internet resources such as Zillow or Redfin. A current mortgage statement may be used to establish encumbrances but is not required. HCS staff and CSD staff who process long term care programs such as HCS/DDD waivers or nursing home cases will need to request accurate verification of fair market value and encumbrances to support the Excess Home equity provisions of the DRA.
If staff discovers that an asset, or part of an asset, has been transferred out of the individual's name, the worker needs to review the case and determine the effect of the transfer on eligibility. Some transfers prevent the individual from being eligible to receive long term care services and require that the case be terminated, giving advance and adequate notice, and a period of ineligibility be established. OFR may discover transfers by individuals in their review of county records and will notify the financial worker.
Annuities and some trusts owned by Medicaid individuals need to list the State as the beneficiary of any assets remaining in the trust upon the death of the individual in order to qualify for Apple Health benefits. Information regarding Trusts is found in WAC 182-516-0100. Information on Annuities is found in WAC 182-516-0200.
Workers need to ensure that a complete copy of the terms of the trust or annuity is placed in the individual's record. OFR receives assignment through Barcode when an annuity or trust is imaged and indexed into the electronic case record.
The Office of Financial Recovery phone number is 800-562-6114.