WAC 182-513-1635 Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA) - Income Eligibility

WAC 182-513-1635 Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA) — Income Eligibility.

Effective October 6, 2023

  1. To determine income eligibility for the tailored supports for older adults (TSOA) program, the medicaid agency or the agency's designee uses the following rules depending on whether the person is single or married.
  2. If the TSOA applicant is single:
    1. Determine available income under WAC 182-513-1325;
    2. Exclude income under WAC 182-513-1340; and
    3. Compare remaining gross nonexcluded income to 400 percent of the federal benefit rate (FBR) for the supplemental security income (SSI) cash grant program. To be eligible, a person's gross income must be equal to or less than 400 percent of the FBR.
  3. If the TSOA applicant is married:
    1. Determine available income under WAC 182-513-1330 with the exception of subsection (5) of that section;
    2. Exclude income under WAC 182-513-1340;
    3. Compare the applicant's remaining gross nonexcluded income to 400 percent of the FBR. To be eligible, a person's gross income must be equal to or less than 400 percent of the FBR.
  4. The FBR changes annually on January 1st.
  5. The current TSOA income standard is found on the Washington apple health income and resource standards chart, institutional standards section; see www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-help-others-apply-and-acc….

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