WAC 182-515-1511. Home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by developmental disabilities community services (DDCS) — General eligibility

(1) To be eligible for home and community based (HCB) waiver services authorized by developmental disabilities community services (DDCS), a person must: (a) Meet specific program requirements under chapter 388-845 WAC; (b) Be an eligible client of DDCS; (c) Meet the disability criteria for the supplemental security income (SSI) program under WAC 182-512-0050 ; (d) Need the level of care provided in an intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled (ICF/ID); (e) Have attained institutional status under WAC 182-513-1320 ; (f) Be able to reside in the community and choose to do so as an alternative to living in an ICF/ID; (g) Be assessed for HCB waiver services, be approved for a plan of care, and receive HCB waiver services under (a) of this subsection, and: (i) Be able to live at home with HCB waiver services; or (ii) Live in a department-contracted facility with HCB waiver services, such as: (A) A group home; (B) A group training home; (C) A child foster home, group home, or staffed residential facility; (D) An adult family home (AFH); or (E) An adult residential care (ARC) facility. (iii) Live in the person's own home with supported living services from a certified residential provider; or (iv) Live in the home of a contracted companion home provider. (2) A person is not eligible for home and community based (HCB) waiver services if the person: (a) Is subject to a penalty period of ineligibility for the transfer of an asset under WAC 182-513-1363 ; or (b) Has a home with equity in excess of the requirements under WAC 182-513-1350 . (3) See WAC 182-513-1315 for rules used to determine countable resources, income, and eligibility standards for long-term care (LTC) services. (4) Current income and resource standard charts are found at www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-help-others-apply-and-access-apple-health/program-standard-income-and-resources .