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.
This section is commonly referred as "The COPES chapter". It is used for the eligibility of the HCS HCB waiver programs. The medical coverage group is L22 and L21 for SSI recipients. The other HCS Waivers are New Freedom and the Residential Support Waiver (RSW). Some services use HCB Waiver rules for eligibility but are not considered HCB Waivers. These services are Hospice, Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) and Roads to Community Living (RCL). This is described in the Overview of Home and Community Based (HCB) Waivers.
Purpose: This chapter describes the general and financial eligibility requirements for (HCB) services authorized by home and community services (HCS). These services are administered either in a home or residential (nonmedical institution) setting.
WAC 182-515-1505 Home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by home and community services (HCS).
WAC 182-515-1506 Home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by home and community services (HCS) general eligibility.
WAC 182-515-1507 Home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by home and community services (HCS) if a person is eligible for an SSI-related noninstitutional categorically needy (CN) medicaid program.
WAC 182-515-1508 Home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by home and community services (HCS) - Financial eligibility using SSI-related institutional rules.
WAC 182-515-1509 Home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by home and community services (HCS) - Client financial responsibility
Effective February 20, 2017
This chapter describes the general and financial eligibility requirements for categorically needy (CN) home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by home and community services (HCS). The definitions in WAC 182-513-1100 and chapter 182-500 WAC apply throughout this chapter.
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.
Effective February 9, 2025
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.
Effective February 25, 2023
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.
Effective February 25, 2023
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.
Effective August 26, 2025
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.