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Chapter 182-519 - Medically needy and spenddown
Section 182-519-0050 - Monthly income and countable resource standards for medically needy (MN)

Wash. Admin. Code § 182-519-0050

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Current through Register Vol. 24-12, June 15, 2024
Section 182-519-0050 - Monthly income and countable resource standards for medically needy (MN)
(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.

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

914

914

914

914

914

975

1125

1242

1358

1483

Wash. Admin. Code § 182-519-0050

Amended by WSR 15-17-012, Filed 8/7/2015, effective 9/7/2015
Amended by WSR 23-11-009, Filed 5/4/2023, effective 6/4/2023
Amended by WSR 24-03-050, Filed 1/10/2024, effective 2/10/2024

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.