WAC 388-470-0026 Excluded resources for family medical programs

"Continuously eligible" means, for the purposes of this chapter, there has not been a break of a calendar month or more in a client's eligibility since the date the client received resources in an amount that would cause the client to exceed the resource limit of a family medical program.

1. The department does not count any increase in a client’s resources received while a client:

   1. Is eligible for and receiving coverage under a family medical program; and

   2. Remains continuously eligible for a family medical program. 

2. The department does not count the resource increase for a client:

   1. Who meets the requirement of subsection (1)(a) of this section;

   2. Whose family medical program is terminated; and

   3. Who is later found eligible for all months since the termination, which may include a retroactive period of up to three months.

3. The department counts the resources increase when the client is ineligible for a family medical program for a full calendar month or more except as described in subsection (2) of this section.

4. When determining the eligibility of a Holocaust survivor for a family medical program, the department does not count the recoveries of:

   1. Insurance proceeds; and

   2. Other assets.

5. For the purposes of this section, a family medical program includes the medical extension benefits as described in WAC 388-523-0100.