Wash. Rev. Code § 48.85.020

Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 48.85.020 - Protection of assets-Federal approval-Rules

The department of social and health services shall seek approval from the centers for medicare and medicaid services to allow the protection of an individual's assets as provided in this chapter. The department shall adopt all rules necessary to implement the Washington long-term care partnership program, which rules shall permit the exclusion of all or some of an individual's assets in a manner specified by the department in a determination of medicaid eligibility to the extent that private long-term care insurance provides payment or benefits for services.

RCW 48.85.020

Amended by 2012 c 211,§ 10, eff. 6/7/2012.
1995 1st sp.s. c 18 § 77; 1993 c 492 § 459.

Conflict with federal requirements-Severability-Effective date-1995 1st sp.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 74.39A.030.

Findings-Intent-1993 c 492: See notes following RCW 43.20.050.