WAC 388-406-0065 Can I still get benefits even after my application is denied?

1. If we (the department) deny your application for benefits, we can redetermine your eligibility for benefits without a new application if:  

   1. For cash or medical assistance, you give us the information we need within thirty days from the date we denied your application;

   2. You stop participating as required to reopen cash assistance under WAC 388-310-1600 (12) due to one of the good reasons described in WAC 388-310-1600 (3) or because you get an excused absence, as described in WAC 388-310-0500 (5);

   3. For Basic Food:

      1. You give us the information we need within sixty days of the date you applied for benefits; or

      2. You become categorically eligible for Basic Food under WAC 388-414-0001 within sixty days of the date you applied for benefits.

2. For medical assistance, if the thirty days to reconsider your application under subsection (1) of this section has ended you can still get benefits without a new application if:

   1. You request a fair hearing timely; and

   2. You give us the information needed to determine eligibility and you are eligible.

3. If you are eligible for cash or Basic Food, we decide the date your benefits start according to WAC 388-406-0055.  If you are eligible for medical assistance, we decide the date your benefits start according to chapter 388-416 WAC.  For all programs the eligibility date is based on the date of your original application that was denied.