Apple Health Rule Making Notification

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Apple Health (Medicaid): Provider Alert

Permanent Adoption (CR103P)

182-500-0070; 182-559-100, -150, -200,-300; -400, Supportive housing and supported employment, (WSR 17-11-136Purpose: The agency is adopting these rules to implement a newly funded Foundational Community Supports Program that includes benefits to clients for supportive housing and supported employment services. The agency is also adding a definition for "Medicaid transformation waiver" to WAC 182-500-0070.

182-560-100, ABLE Accounts, (WSR 17-11-135)
Purpose: The agency is adopting new WAC 182-560-100 to implement the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. An ABLE account allows clients who are blind or have a disability to save funds in tax-advantaged accounts for their disability-related expenses. This section clarifies how ABLE accounts are counted when determining eligibility and which funds held in an ABLE account are subject to estate recovery.