Washington Administrative Code
Title 182 - Health Care Authority
WASHINGTON APPLE HEALTH
Chapter 182-503 - Persons eligible for medical assistance
Section 182-503-0055 - Asset verification system
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 182-503-0055
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) This rule implements the asset verification system (AVS) outlined in section 1940 of the Social Security Act.
(2) This rule applies to any client, or those financially responsible for them, who is subject to:
(a) The disclosure of resources, as defined
in WAC
182-512-0200,
to determine eligibility; or
(b)
Provisions related to the transfer of assets, as described in WAC
182-513-1363.
(3) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Financial institution" means
the same as defined in section 1101 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act, and
may include, but is not limited to:
(i)
Banks; or
(ii) Credit
unions.
(b) "Financial
record" means any record held by a financial institution pertaining to a
customer's relationship with the financial institution; and
(c) "Financial responsibility" is described
in WAC
182-506-0015.
(4) You and any other financially responsible people must provide authorization for us to obtain any financial record held by a financial institution.
(a)
For you, the authorization may be provided by anyone described in WAC
182-503-0010(1)
and (2)(a), (b), or (c), except in the case
of an authorized representative who must be designated by the client.
(b) For a financially responsible spouse,
authorization may be provided by the spouse, their legal guardian, or their
attorney-in-fact.
(c) The agency
may grant an exception to rule as described in WAC
182-503-0090
if authorization is not provided by those listed in (a) and (b) of this
subsection.
(5) The authorization, provided under subsection (4) of this section, will remain in effect until one of the following occurs:
(a)
Your application for apple health is denied;
(b) Your eligibility for apple health is
terminated; or
(c) You revoke your
authorization in a written notification to us.
(6) We will:
(a) Use the authorization provided under
subsection (4) of this section to electronically verify your financial records
and those of any other financially responsible person to determine or renew
your eligibility for apple health; or
(b) Inform you in writing at the time of
application and renewal that we will obtain and use information available
through AVS to determine your eligibility for apple health.
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