Washington Administrative Code
Title 182 - Health Care Authority
WASHINGTON APPLE HEALTH
Chapter 182-540 - Kidney disease program and kidney center services
KIDNEY DISEASE PROGRAM (STATE-FUNDED)
Section 182-540-030 - Kidney disease program (KDP)-Resource eligibility

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 182-540-030

Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

(1) The person's household must have countable resources at or below the limits established in the federal low-income subsidy (LIS) program for the person to be eligible for the kidney disease program. LIS resource standards are listed at https://www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-help-others-apply-and-access-apple-health/program-standard-income-and-resources.

(2) See WAC 182-540-021 to determine who must be included in the household when making a determination of whose resources count.

(3) The following resources are not counted:

(a) A home, defined as real property owned by a client as their principal place of residence together with surrounding and contiguous property;

(b) Household furnishings;

(c) One burial plot per household member or irrevocable burial plans with a mortuary;

(d) Up to $1,500 for a person or $3,000 for a couple set aside in a revocable burial account;

(e) Any resource which is specifically excluded by federal law.

(4) The agency follows rules for SSI-related medicaid determinations described in WAC 182-512-0200 through 182-512-0550 when determining whether any other resources are countable with the exception of subsection (5) of this section.

(5) The agency follows rules in chapter 182-516 WAC when a person owns a trust, an annuity, or a life estate.

Statutory Authority: WSR 13-23-007, §182-540-030, filed 11/7/2013, effective 12/8/2013

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