(1) You or your
authorized representative must have an interview with the department:
(a) At initial certification, unless you meet
requirements in subsection (9) of this section; and
(b) At least once every 12 months, unless you
meet the requirements in subsections (8)(b) or (9) of this section.
(2) You will have just one
interview even if you are applying for or are having a review for benefits from
more than one program.
(3) We hold
interviews either in person or over the phone.
(4) If we do not interview you on the same
day that we receive your application, we will schedule an interview appointment
for you or have you contact us by phone during our business hours to complete
your interview.
(5) If we schedule
an interview, we will set your appointment to allow you at least 10 days after
the interview to provide needed verification:
(a) Before the end of the 30-day processing
period for applications; or
(b)
Before your certification period ends for eligibility reviews or
recertifications.
(6) If
you miss your first interview and ask for another interview within 30 days of
the date you applied for benefits, we schedule a second interview or have you
call us and complete the interview over the phone.
(7) If you must have an interview for
benefits, you or someone who can give us the information we need about your AU
must participate in the interview. You may ask any person you choose to help
with your interview.
(8) For basic
food only:
(a) Your authorized representative
as described in WAC
388-460-0005 may take your place
during your interview.
(b) We may
waive the interview requirement at recertification if the household meets the
elderly simplified application project (ESAP) criteria:
(i) All members of the household are elderly
or disabled, as defined in WAC
388-400-0040;
(ii) No mandatory or applying household
members have earned income;
(iii)
The paper or electronic eligibility review is complete;
(iv) The household has provided all necessary
verification or the verification is available through interfaces available to
the department; and
(v) No
information provided is unclear or incomplete requiring a request for
verification.
(9) For ABD cash assistance, we waive the
interview requirement at application and recertification if you reside in a
public institution, as defined in WAC
182-500-0050.
Notes
Wash. Admin.
Code §
388-452-0005
Amended by
WSR
20-14-090, Filed 6/30/2020, effective
8/1/2020
Amended by
WSR
23-01-057, Filed 12/14/2022, effective
1/14/2023
Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.500,
74.04.510,
74.04.515,
74.08.090,
74.08A.120,
74.08A.903, and 7 C.F.R. 273.9.
WSR 10-01-165, § 388-452-0005, filed 12/22/09, effective 1/22/10.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.510. WSR 04-10-102, §
388-452-0005, filed 5/4/04, effective 7/1/04. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.510, and 7 C.F.R. 273.2(e).
03-18-113, § 388-452-0005, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory
Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.510, and
74.08.090. WSR 02-14-023, §
388-452-0005, filed 6/21/02, effective 7/1/02. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.057,
74.08.090, and
74.09.530. WSR 01-14-060, §
388-452-0005, filed 6/29/01, effective 8/1/01; WSR 00-22-087, §
388-452-0005, filed 10/31/00, effective 12/1/00. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.057,
74.08.090,
74.09.530 and 42 C.F.R. 435.907.
WSR 99-11-075, § 388-452-0005, filed 5/18/99, effective 6/18/99. Statutory
Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057 and
74.08.090. WSR 98-16-044, §
388-452-0005, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC
388-504-0420.
