PDFWAC 388-424-0007
Citizenship and alien status—Armed services or veteran status.
(1) An immigrant in one of the following categories is considered a member of the armed forces or a veteran for purposes of establishing eligibility for federal means-tested benefits as defined in WAC 388-424-0008:
(a) On active duty in the U.S. military, other than active duty for training; or
(b) An honorably discharged U.S. veteran; or
(c) A veteran of the military forces of the Philippines who served prior to July 1, 1946, as described in Title 38, Section 107 of the U.S. Code; or
(d) The spouse, unremarried widow or widower, or unmarried dependent child of a veteran or active duty service member.
(2) An immigrant as described in subsection (1) of this section is not subject to the five-year bar on TANF, nonemergency medicaid, and SCHIP (see WAC 388-424-0010).
(3) An immigrant as described in subsection (1) of this section who is also a "qualified alien" as described in WAC 388-424-0020 (2)(b) is eligible for federal Basic Food.
(4) An immigrant is not subject to sponsor deeming in state funded programs (see WAC 388-450-0156 (4)(c)) if in any of the categories in subsection (1) of this section or if:
(a) Employed by an agency of the U.S. government or served in the armed forces of an allied country during a military conflict between the U.S. and a military opponent; or
(b) The spouse, unremarried widow or widower, or unmarried dependent child of a person in subsection (4)(a) of this section.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.04.770, 74.04.805, 74.04.820, 74.08.090, 74.08A.100, 74.08A.120, 74.09.035, 74.09.530, 74.62.030, P.L. 118-42, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, Division G, Title II, Section 209(f); 8 U.S.C. §§ 1612, 1613 (b)(3) and 1641 (b)(8); H.R. 815, Division B pg. 11 - Ukrainian; and Final Rule for Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons. WSR 25-08-068, s 388-424-0007, filed 4/1/25, effective 5/2/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. WSR 04-15-004, § 388-424-0007, filed 7/7/04, effective 8/7/04.]