WAC 182-512-0250 SSI related medical -- Ownership and availability of resources.

1. Personal or real property is available to the client if the client, client's spouse or other financially responsible person:
   1. Owns the property;
   2. Has the authority to convert the property into cash; 
   3. Can expect to convert the property to cash within twenty working days; and
   4. May legally use the property for his/her support.
2. A resource is considered available on the first day of the month following the month of receipt unless a rule about a specific type of resource provides for a different time period.
3. A resource, which ordinarily cannot be converted to cash within twenty working days, is considered unavailable as long as a reasonable effort is being made to convert the resource to cash.
4. A client may provide evidence showing that a resource is unavailable. A resource is not counted if a client shows sufficient evidence that the resource is unavailable.
5. We do not count the resources of victims of family violence, as defined in WAC 388-452-0010, when:
   1. The resource is owned jointly with members of the former household;
   2. Availability of the resource depends on an agreement of the joint owner; or
   3. Making the resource available would place the client at risk of harm.
6. The value of a resource is its fair market value minus encumbrances.
7. Refer to WAC 388-470-0060 to consider additional resources when an alien has a sponsor.