WAC 388-416-0010 Medical certification periods for recipients of cash assistance programs.

1. The certification period for medical services begins on the first day of the month of application when the client is determined eligible for cash assistance for one of the following programs:

   1. Temporary assistance for needy families (TANF);

   2. Supplemental Security Income (SSI); or 

   3. Refugee assistance.

2. The certification period for the medical programs associated with the cash programs in subsection (1) of this section continues as long as eligibility for these programs lasts. When a client's cash assistance is terminated, eligibility for medical assistance is continued until eligibility is redetermined as described in WAC 388-418-0025.

3. The certification period for medical can begin up to three months prior to the month of application for clients described in subsection (1) of this section if the conditions in WAC 388-416-0015(6) apply.

4. The certification period for medical care services begins on the date eligibility begins for the following cash assistance programs:

   1. General assistance for unemployable persons (GA-U); or

   2. Alcohol and drug abuse treatment and support act (ADATSA) programs, when the client is either receiving a grant or waiting for treatment to begin.

5. The certification period for medical care services for clients in subsection (4) of this section runs concurrently with the period of eligibility for the client's cash assistance program.