WAC 388-470-0026   Excluded resources for family medical programs.  "Continuously eligible" means, for the purposes of this chapter, there has not been a break of a calendar month or more in a client's eligibility since the date the client received resources in an amount that would cause the client to exceed the resource limit of a family medical program.

     (1) The department does not count any increase in a client's resources received while a client:

     (a) Is eligible for and receiving coverage under a family medical program; and

     (b) Remains continuously eligible for a family medical program.

     (2) The department does not count the resource increase for a client:

     (a) Who meets the requirement of subsection (1)(a) of this section;

     (b) Whose family medical program is terminated; and

     (c) Who is later found eligible for all months since the termination, which may include a retroactive period of up to three months.

     (3) The department counts the resource increase when the client is ineligible for a family medical program for a full calendar month or more except as described in subsection (2) of this section.

     (4) When determining the eligibility of a Holocaust survivor for a family medical program, the department does not count the recoveries of:

     (a) Insurance proceeds; and

     (b) Other assets.

     (5) For the purposes of this section, a family medical program includes the medical extension benefits as described in WAC 388-523-0100.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.08A.100, 74.09.080, and 74.09.415. 02-17-030, § 388-470-0026, filed 8/12/02, effective 9/12/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.09.530 and 2000 2nd sp.s. c 1 § 210(12). 01-18-006, § 388-470-0026, filed 8/22/01, effective 9/22/01.]