WAC 388-475-0250   SSI-related medical -- Ownership and availability of resources.  (1) Personal or real property is available to the client if the client, client's spouse or other financially responsible person:

     (a) Owns the property;

     (b) Has the authority to convert the property into cash;

     (c) Can expect to convert the property to cash within twenty working days; and

     (d) May legally use the property for his/her support.

     (2) A resource is considered available on the first day of the month following the month of receipt unless a rule about a specific type of resource provides for a different time period.

     (3) A resource, which ordinarily cannot be converted to cash within twenty working days, is considered unavailable as long as a reasonable effort is being made to convert the resource to cash.

     (4) A client may provide evidence showing that a resource is unavailable. A resource is not counted if a client shows sufficient evidence that the resource is unavailable.

     (5) We do not count the resources of victims of family violence, as defined in WAC 388-452-0010, when:

     (a) The resource is owned jointly with members of the former household;

     (b) Availability of the resource depends on an agreement of the joint owner; or

     (c) Making the resource available would place the client at risk of harm.

     (6) The value of a resource is its fair market value minus encumbrances.

     (7) Refer to WAC 388-470-0060 to consider additional resources when an alien has a sponsor.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090. 04-09-002, § 388-475-0250, filed 4/7/04, effective 6/1/04.]