WAC 110-15-0031. Notification of changes

(1) Consumers applying for or receiving WCCC benefits must: (a) Notify DCYF within five days of: (i) Starting care with a provider; or (ii) Any change in providers, including changes in providers' locations. (b) Notify DCYF within 10 days of: (i) Changes of the address or telephone number of the consumer's in-home/relative provider; (ii) Changes of the consumer's home address or telephone number; (iii) Changes that increase the number of hours of authorized care; or (iv) When the consumer's countable income increases and exceeds 85 percent of SMI. (c) The effective date of the change is: (i) The date of the change when the consumer reports timely and provides required verification within the requested time frame; (ii) The date the change is reported when the consumer does not report timely and provides required verification within the requested time frame; or (iii) The date the verification is received when it is not returned within the requested time frame. (d) When required changes are timely reported, an overpayment will not be established. (e) When required changes are not timely reported, an overpayment may be established as provided in WAC 110-15-0271 . (2) When a consumer reports a change that will decrease their copayment, the date of change for the copayment is described in WAC 110-15-0085 .