Partial federal government shutdown
HCA does not anticipate any immediate impacts to our services or disruption to provider payments at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates if anything changes.
HCA does not anticipate any immediate impacts to our services or disruption to provider payments at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates if anything changes.
To explain the policies and procedures for determining countable income, including lump sum payments.
Effective June 3, 2025
The agency does not count income until the person begins to receive it. Income is budgeted prospectively for all Washington apple health health care programs.
This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.
Note: When determining the value of the individual’s existing resources, do not include amounts the client spent within the month of receipt (or within 9 months of receipt for SSI and SSDI lump sum payments).