Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Chapter 388-473 - Ongoing additional requirements
Section 388-473-0020 - When do we authorize meals as an ongoing additional requirement?
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 388-473-0020
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) We authorize additional requirement benefits for meals when we decide all of the following conditions are true:
(a) You meet the
criteria in WAC
388-473-0020;
(b) You are physically or mentally impaired
in your ability to prepare meals; and
(c) Getting help with meals would meet your
nutrition or health needs and is not available to you through another federal
or state source; such as the community options program entry system (COPES),
medicaid personal care (MPC), or informal support, such as a relative or
volunteer.
(2) When we decide to provide meals as an additional requirement, we choose whether to authorize this benefit as restaurant meals or home-delivered meals.
(3) We authorize restaurant meals when:
(a) You are unable to prepare some of your
meals;
(b) You have some physical
ability to leave your home; and
(c)
Home-delivered meals are not available or would be more expensive.
(4) We authorize home-delivered meals when:
(a) You are unable to prepare any
of your meals;
(b) You are
physically limited in your ability to leave your home; and
(c) Home-delivered meals are
available.
Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 05-19-059, § 388-473-0020, filed 9/16/05, effective 10/17/05; 00-15-053, § 388-473-0020, filed 7/17/00, effective 9/1/00.
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