Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 388-855 - Liability for costs of care and hospitalization of the mentally ill
Section 388-855-0075 - Unusual and exceptional circumstances

Unusual and exceptional circumstances for these purposes will cover those expenses other than usual or common; rare and extraordinary; that are of a medical nature and must be supplied to the patient for his health, medical or physical well being. Such expenses do not include those expenses that are reimbursable from insurance benefits or can be reasonably obtained from welfare agencies, health maintenance organizations, free clinics, or other free private or governmental sources. The existence and necessity of such unusual and exceptional circumstances must be attested to in writing, by the institution superintendent, that those expenses resulting therefrom are an integral part of the patient's treatment plan and that allowance for such circumstances is necessary for the medical and/or mental well-being of the patient. Upon such written certification, the resources necessary to meet the unusual and exceptional circumstances will not be considered as an asset available to the estate of the patient and responsible relatives for these purposes: Provided, That any such attestation by the institution superintendent must conform with the eligibility criteria of medicaid if the patient is eligible or potentially eligible for such benefits.

Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.335, 43.20B.325, 72.01.090. 01-01-007, recodified as § 388-855-0075, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 81.02.412 [71.02.412]. 81-08-020 (Order 1627), § 275-16-075, filed 3/25/81.