PDFWAC 388-106-0225
How do I pay for medicaid personal care?
You pay for medicaid personal care (MPC) as follows:
(1) If you live in your own home, you do not share in the cost of your personal care services.
(2) If you live in a residential facility, you:
(a) Keep a personal needs allowance as described in WAC 182-513-1105;
(b) Pay for room and board as described in WAC 182-513-1105; and
(c) May be required to share in the cost of your personal care under WAC 182-513-1205.
(3) The department pays the residential care facility from the first day of service through the:
(a) Last day of service when the medicaid resident dies in the facility; or
(b) Day of service before the day the medicaid resident is discharged.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090. WSR 18-01-049, § 388-106-0225, filed 12/12/17, effective 1/12/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.09.520. WSR 15-11-049, § 388-106-0225, filed 5/15/15, effective 7/1/15; WSR 14-15-092, § 388-106-0225, filed 7/18/14, effective 8/18/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.09.500, and 74.09.530 and Washington state 2007-09 operating budget (SHB 1128). WSR 08-22-052, § 388-106-0225, filed 11/3/08, effective 12/4/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.353 (2)(d), 74.08.090, and chapters 74.09, 74.04 RCW. WSR 08-11-047, § 388-106-0225, filed 5/15/08, effective 6/15/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520 and 2007-09 operating budget (SHB 1128). WSR 07-21-020, § 388-106-0225, filed 10/8/07, effective 11/8/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 05-11-082, § 388-106-0225, filed 5/17/05, effective 6/17/05.]