Wash. Admin. Code § 182-515-1511

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024

Section 182-515-1511 - Home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by the developmental disabilities administration (DDA)-General eligibility

(1) To be eligible for home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by the developmental disabilities administration (DDA), a person must:

(a) Meet specific program requirements under chapter 388-845 WAC;

(b) Be an eligible client of the DDA;

(c) Meet the disability criteria for the supplemental security income (SSI) program under WAC 182-512-0050;

(d) Need the level of care provided in an intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled (ICF/ID);

(e) Have attained institutional status under WAC 182-513-1320;

(f) Be able to reside in the community and choose to do so as an alternative to living in an ICF/ID;

(g) Be assessed for HCB waiver services, be approved for a plan of care, and receive HCB waiver services under (a) of this subsection, and:

(i) Be able to live at home with HCB waiver services; or

(ii) Live in a department-contracted facility with HCB waiver services, such as:

(A) A group home;

(B) A group training home;

(C) A child foster home, group home, or staffed residential facility;

(D) An adult family home (AFH); or

(E) An adult residential care (ARC) facility.

(iii) Live in the person's own home with supported living services from a certified residential provider; or

(iv) Live in the home of a contracted companion home provider.

(2) A person is not eligible for home and community based (HCB) waiver services if the person:

(a) Is subject to a penalty period of ineligibility for the transfer of an asset under WAC 182-513-1363; or

(b) Has a home with equity in excess of the requirements under WAC 182-513-1350.

(3) See WAC 182-513-1315 for rules used to determine countable resources, income, and eligibility standards for long-term care (LTC) services.

(4) Current income and resource standard charts are found at www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-help-others-apply-and-access-apple-health/program-standard-income-and-resources.

Wash. Admin. Code § 182-515-1511

Amended by WSR 17-03-116, Filed 1/17/2017, effective 2/17/2017

Amended by WSR 23-04-034, Filed 1/25/2023, effective 2/25/2023

WSR 13-01-017, recodified as WAC 182-515-1511, filed 12/7/12, effective 1/1/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.09.530, section 6014 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), and 2010 1st sp.s. c 37§ 209(1). WSR 12-21-091, § 388-515-1511, filed 10/22/12, effective 11/22/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.09.500, 74.09.530, and Washington state 2007-09 operating budget (SHB 1128). WSR 08-11-083, § 388-515-1511, filed 5/20/08, effective 6/20/08.