WAC 388-424-0015   Immigrant eligibility restrictions for the state family assistance, general assistance, and ADATSA programs.  (1) To receive state family assistance (SFA) benefits, you must be:

     (a) A "qualified alien" as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 who is ineligible for TANF due to the five-year bar as described in WAC 388-424-0006(3); or

     (b) A PRUCOL alien as defined in WAC 388-424-0001, including a noncitizen American Indian who does not meet the criteria in WAC 388-424-0001.

     (2) To receive general assistance (GA) benefits, you must be ineligible for the TANF, SFA, or SSI program for a reason other than failure to cooperate with program requirements, and belong to one of the following groups as defined in WAC 388-424-0001:

     (a) A U.S. citizen;

     (b) A U.S. national;

     (c) An American Indian born outside the U.S.;

     (d) A "qualified alien" or similarly defined lawful immigrant such as Hmong or Highland Lao or victim of trafficking; or

     (e) A PRUCOL alien.

     (3) To receive ADATSA benefits, you must belong to one of the following groups as defined in WAC 388-424-0001:

     (a) A U.S. citizen;

     (b) A U.S. national;

     (c) An American Indian born outside the U.S.;

     (d) A "qualified alien" or similarly defined lawful immigrant such as Hmong or Highland Lao or victim of trafficking; or

     (e) A PRUCOL alien.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 04-15-004, § 388-424-0015, filed 7/7/04, effective 8/7/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090. 00-08-060, § 388-424-0015, filed 3/31/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-424-0015, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-518-1805.]