(1) For basic food,
an "institution" means a place where people live that provides residents more
than half of three meals daily as a part of their normal services.
(2) Most residents of institutions are not
eligible for basic food.
(3) If you
live in one of the following institutions, you may be eligible for basic food
even if the institution provides the majority of your meals:
(a) Federally subsidized housing for the
elderly;
(b) Qualified drug and
alcohol treatment centers when an employee of the treatment center is the
authorized representative as described under WAC
388-460-0010;
(c) Qualified developmental disabilities
administration (DDA) group homes for persons with disabilities;
(d) A shelter for battered women and children
when the resident left the home that included the abuser; or
(e) Nonprofit shelters for the
homeless.
(4) A
qualified DDA group home is a nonprofit residential facility that:
(a) Houses sixteen or fewer persons with
disabilities as defined under WAC
388-400-0040(9);
and
(b) Is certified by
DDA.
(5) A qualified
drug and alcohol treatment center is a residential facility that:
(a) Is authorized as a retailer by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service or operated by a private
nonprofit organization; and
(b)
Meets the department of health (DOH) residential substance use disorder
treatment services licensing and certification rules in WAC
246-341-1108.
(6) The qualified drug and alcohol
treatment center described in subsection (5) in this section must be:
(a) Receiving funds under part B of Title XIX
of the Public Health Service Act;
(b) Eligible to receive funds under part B of
Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act, but does not receive these funds;
or
(c) Operating to further the
purposes of part B of the Public Health Service Act to provide treatment and
rehabilitation of drug addicts or alcoholics.
(7) Elderly or disabled individuals and their
spouses may use basic food benefits to buy meals from the following meal
providers if FNS has approved them to accept basic food benefits:
(a) Communal dining facility; or
(b) Nonprofit meal delivery
service.
(8) If you are
homeless, you may use your basic food benefits to buy prepared meals from
nonprofit organizations the department has certified as meal providers for the
homeless.
Notes
Wash. Admin.
Code §
388-408-0040
Amended by
WSR
14-21-119, Filed 10/17/2014, effective
11/17/2014
Amended by
WSR
15-16-022, Filed 7/24/2015, effective
8/24/2015
Amended by
WSR
19-19-032, Filed 9/11/2019, effective
10/12/2019
Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.510,
74.08.090, 7 U.S.C. 2012 and
7 C.F.R.
273.1. 06-24-024, § 388-408-0040, filed
11/29/06, effective 1/1/07. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050, 74.04, 055 [74.04.055],74.04.057 ,
74.04.510. 03-19-118, § 388-408-0040, filed 9/16/03, effective 11/1/03.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.057,
74.04.500,
74.04.510. 01-21-060, §
388-408-0040, filed 10/16/01, effective 12/1/01. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057 and
74.08.090. 98-16-044, §
388-408-0040, filed 7/31/98, effective
9/1/98.