WAC 182-505-0210. Eligibility for children

(1) General eligibility. For purposes of this section, a child must: (a) Be a Washington state resident under WAC 182-503-0520 and 182-503-0525 ; (b) Provide a Social Security number under WAC 182-503-0515 , unless exempt; and (c) Meet program-specific requirements. (2) Deemed eligibility groups. A child is automatically eligible for coverage without an application if the child meets the program-specific requirements in (a) through (c) of this subsection. (a) Newborn coverage. A child younger than age one is eligible for categorically needy (CN) coverage if the birth parent was eligible for Washington apple health on the date of delivery: (i) Including a retroactive eligibility determination; or (ii) By meeting a medically needy (MN) spenddown liability with expenses incurred by the date of the newborn's birth: (b) Washington apple health for supplemental security income (SSI) recipients. A child who is eligible for SSI is automatically eligible for CN coverage under WAC 182-510-0001 . (c) Foster care coverage. A child age 20 or younger is eligible for CN coverage under WAC 182-505-0211 when the child is in foster care or receives subsidized adoption services. For children who age out of the foster care program, see WAC 182-505-0211 (3). (3) Continuous eligibility for children under age six. A child is eligible for Washington apple health continuous eligibility for children under age six when they: (a) Have household income at or below 210 percent of the federal poverty level at the time of application; or (b) On or after January 8, 2025, have household income greater than 210 percent but equal to or less than 312 percent of the federal poverty level at the time of application; or (c) Received coverage under subsection (5) of this section and are no longer eligible for deemed coverage under subsection (5)(b) or (c) of this section. (4) MAGI-based eligibility groups. A child age 18 or younger is eligible for CN coverage based on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI): (a) At no cost when the child's countable income does not exceed the standard in WAC 182-505-0100 (6)(a); (b) With payment of a premium when the child's countable income does not exceed the standard in WAC 182-505-0100 (6)(b), and the child meets additional eligibility criteria in WAC 182-505-0215 ; (c) Under chapter 182-514 WAC, if the child needs long-term care services because the child resides or is expected to reside in an institution, as defined in WAC 182-500-0050 , for 30 days or longer. An institutionalized child is eligible for coverage under the medically needy (MN) program if income exceeds the CN income standard for a person in an institution (special income level); (d) Under WAC 182-505-0117 , if a child is pregnant. (5) Non-MAGI-based children's programs. The agency determines eligibility for the: (a) MN program according to WAC 182-519-0100 . A child age 18 or younger is eligible if the child: (i) Is not eligible for MAGI-based coverage under subsection (4) of this section; (ii) Meets citizenship or immigration requirements under WAC 182-503-0535 (2)(a), (b), (c), or (d); and (iii) Meets any spenddown liability required under WAC 182-519-0110 . (b) SSI-related program. A child age 18 or younger is eligible for CN or MN SSI-related coverage if the child meets: (i) SSI-related eligibility under chapter 182-512 WAC; (ii) Citizenship or immigration requirements under WAC 182-503-0535 (2)(a), (b), (c), or (d); and (iii) Any MN spenddown liability under WAC 182-519-0110 . (c) SSI-related long-term care program. (i) A child age 18 or younger is eligible for home and community based (HCB) waiver programs under chapter 182-515 WAC if the child meets: (A) SSI-related eligibility under chapter 182-512 WAC; (B) Citizenship or immigration requirements under WAC 182-503-0535 (2)(a), (b), (c), or (d); and (C) Program-specific age and functional requirements under chapters 388-106 and 388-845 WAC. (ii) A child age 18 or younger who resides or is expected to reside in a medical institution as defined in WAC 182-500-0050 is eligible for institutional medical under chapter 182-513 WAC if the child meets: (A) Citizenship or immigration requirements under WAC 182-503-0535 (2)(a), (b), (c), or (d); (B) Blindness or disability criteria under WAC 182-512-0050 ; and (C) Nursing facility level of care under chapter 388-106 WAC. (6) Alien emergency medical program. A child age 20 or younger who does not meet the eligibility requirements for a program described under subsections (2) through (5) of this section is eligible for the alien emergency medical (AEM) program if the child meets: (a) The eligibility requirements of WAC 182-507-0110 ; and (b) MN spenddown liability, if any, under WAC 182-519-0110 . (7) Other provisions. (a) A child residing in an institution for mental disease (IMD) as defined in WAC 182-500-0050 is not eligible for inpatient hospital services, unless the child is unconditionally discharged from the IMD before receiving the services. (b) A child incarcerated in a public institution as defined in WAC 182-500-0050 is only eligible for: (i) Inpatient hospital services; and (ii) Pre- and post-release reentry services.