50B.04.150 – Benefits not income or resource.
RCW 50B.04.150 Benefits not income or resource. Any benefits used by an individual under this chapter are not income or resources for any determinations of eligibility for any other state program or benefit, for medicaid, for a state-federal program, or for any other means-tested program. [ 2019 c 363 § 16.]
50B.04.160 – Entitlement not created.
RCW 50B.04.160 Entitlement not created. Nothing in this chapter creates an entitlement for a person to receive, or requires a state agency to provide, case management services including, but not limited to, case management services under chapter 74.39A RCW. [ 2019 c 363 § 17.]
50B.04.070 – Payment of benefits.
RCW 50B.04.070 Payment of benefits. (1) Benefits provided under this chapter shall be paid periodically and promptly to registered long-term services and supports providers. (2) Qualified family members may be paid for approved personal care services in the same way as individual providers, through a licensed home care agency, or through a third option if […]
50B.04.080 – Premium assessment—Rate—Collection.
RCW 50B.04.080 Premium assessment—Rate—Collection. (1) Unless otherwise exempted pursuant to this chapter, beginning July 1, 2023, the employment security department shall assess for each individual in employment with an employer a premium based on the amount of the individual’s wages. The initial premium rate is .58 percent of the individual’s wages. Beginning January 1, 2026, […]
50B.04.085 – Premium assessment—Exemptions.
RCW 50B.04.085 Premium assessment—Exemptions. (1) An employee who attests that the employee has long-term care insurance purchased before November 1, 2021, may apply for an exemption from the premium assessment under RCW 50B.04.080. An exempt employee may not become a qualified individual or eligible beneficiary and is permanently ineligible for coverage under this title. (2)(a) […]
50B.04.010 – Definitions.
RCW 50B.04.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Account” means the long-term services and supports trust account created in RCW 50B.04.100. (2) “Approved service” means long-term services and supports including, but not limited to: (a) Adult day services; (b) Care transition coordination; (c) Memory […]
50B.04.020 – Duties—Health care authority, department of social and health services, office of the state actuary, employment security department.
RCW 50B.04.020 Duties—Health care authority, department of social and health services, office of the state actuary, employment security department. (1) The health care authority, the department of social and health services, the office of the state actuary, and the employment security department each have distinct responsibilities in the implementation and administration of the program. In […]
50B.04.030 – Long-term services and supports trust commission—Investment strategy subcommittee.
RCW 50B.04.030 Long-term services and supports trust commission—Investment strategy subcommittee. (1) The long-term services and supports trust commission is established. The commission’s recommendations and decisions must be guided by the joint goals of maintaining benefit adequacy and maintaining fund solvency and sustainability. (2) The commission includes: (a) Two members from each of the two largest […]
50B.04.040 – Long-term services and supports council—Benefit unit adjustment.
RCW 50B.04.040 Long-term services and supports council—Benefit unit adjustment. (1) The long-term services and supports council is established. The council includes the members identified in RCW 50B.04.030(2) (a) through (e) and the director of the office of financial management, or the director’s designee. (2) On an annual basis, the council must determine adjustments to the […]
50B.04.050 – Qualified individuals.
RCW 50B.04.050 Qualified individuals. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the employment security department shall deem a person to be a qualified individual as provided in this chapter if the person has paid the long-term services and supports premiums required by RCW 50B.04.080 for the equivalent of either: (a) A total […]