WAC 388-455-0010

Effective July 1, 2008

WAC 388-455-0010 When and how does the department treat lump sum payments as a resource for cash assistance and family medical programs?

If you receive a lump sum payment, we count it as a resource if it was awarded for:
1. Wrongful death;
2. Personal injury;
3. Damage; or
4. Loss of property.
If some of your lump sum payment is designated for medical bills or to repair or replace damaged property, we do not count the designated amount as a resource for sixty days starting the month after you received the payment. After the sixty day period, we count all of the lump sum payment that remains as a resource.
For family medical programs, we do not count an increase in your resources if you are continuously eligible as described under WAC 388-470-0026 (1) and (2).

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