STATE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS TO SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME - NEW:CHAPTER 388-59 WAC - Order No. 886 adopted rules

Sep 19, 2026

Transmittal and administrative order text from the State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services adopting and filing emergency rules creating “NEW: CHAPTER 388-59 WAC” for state supplementary payments to Supplemental Security Income. It includes certification of compliance with notice and open meeting requirements, filing/effective-date instructions, and definitions under WAC 388-59-010 covering the SSI program, supplementary payments, federal benefits, and mandatory/optional state supplements and eligible individuals.

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STATE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS TO SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

WAC 388-59-010 STATE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS--DEFINITIONS

TRANSMITTAL OF RULES ADOPTED FROM:DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL ANDHEALTH SERVICES(Name of Agency) TO: CODE REVISER LEGISLATIVE BLDG(Southwest Corner,Ground Floor)Olympia 98501 The enclosedPmergnct rules,being order No.886 relating to(Name of rules or description of subject matter) NEW:CHAPTER 388-59 WAC relating to state supplementary payments to supplemental security income--Eligibility--Payment | (ALTERNATIVE A.Use only for adoption of permanent rules) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | ①filed with the code reviser
pursuant to Notice No._____ | | | | ②
were reqularly adopted as permanent rules of this
(date)
on | | | | | | | | agency at
on | | | | (date)and are herewith
(place) | | | | filed in the office of the code reviser pursuant to chapter 34.04 | | | | RCW.The effective date of such rules shall be______.③ | | | | (ALTERNATIVE B. | Use only for adoption of | emergency rules) | | --- | --- | --- | | pursuant to its finding that the immediate adoption of | | | | these rules is necessary for the preservation of the public | | | | health,safety,or general welfare and that observance of the | | | | requirements of notice and opportunity to present views on
the proposed action would be contrary to the public interest, | | | | were regularly adopted as emergency rules of this agency at | | | | 01ympia,Washington
_on
and are | | herewith filed in | | (place) | | | | the office of the code reviser pursuant to chapter 34.04 RCW. | | | The undersigned hereby certifies that the requirements of chapter 34.04 RCW and of the Open Public Meetings Act of 1971,chapter 42.30 RCW(1971 ex.s.c 250)have been fulfilled. day of December__1973· Dated this 20th | | STATE OF WASHINGTON
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DEC211973
CODE REVISER'S OFFICE
DOCKET \#54lFLE | Denartment of Social and Health
(AGENCY)
By
Deputy Secretary
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(10分) | | --- | --- | --- | Service ①NOTICE NUMBER AS APPEARS ON THE COPY OF NOTICE RETURNED TO YOU BYREVISER'S OFFICE(IF PROCEEDINGS WERE CONTINUED,USE NO.OF LAST NOTICE)②STAMPED DATE AS APPEARS ON THE COPY OF NOTICE RETURNED_TO_YOU BYREVISER'S OFFICE(IF PROCEEDINGS WERE CONTINUED,USE DATE OF LASTNOTICE) ③UNLESS A LATER DATE IS SPECIFIED_IN_THIS ORDER OR IS_PRESCRIBED IN ANOTHER STATUTE,RULES ARE EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER FILING: RCW 34.04.040.LEAVE THIS SPEACE BLANK EXCEPT IN SUCH SPECIAL CASES.FORM REVISED,EFFECTIVE 8/9/71[FORM CR-2] STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES ADMINTSTRATTVE ORDER NO. 886 (1) I,Milton Burdman,Deputy Secretary of the Departmentof Social and Health Services of the state of Washington,by virtueof the authority vested in me under chapters 34.04,43.20A RCWand Chapter 10,Laws of 1973,2nd Ex.Session to promulgate andadopt the annexed emergency rules and regulations to wit:NEW:CHAPTER 388-59 WAC relating to state supplementary paymentsto supplemental security income--Eligibility--Payment (2) The immediate adoption of the annexed emergency rulesis necessary for the preservation of the public health,safetyor general welfare. The reason for the foregoing finding isthat the attached emergency rules are necessary to implementbeginning January l,1974,Chapter 10,Laws of 1973,2nd Ex.Session recognizing and accepting Public Law 92-603 and PublicLaw 93-66 which abolished the federal aid categories of OldAge Assistance,Aid to the Blind and Disability Assistance andwhichestablished by the federal program of SupplementalSecurity Income for needy aged,blind and disabled individuals.Chapter 10,Laws of 1973,2nd Ex.Session also authorized thestate of Washington to make supplementary payments consistentwith the federal Supplementary Security Income program toaged,blind and disabled persons in need thereof according toeligibility requirements established by the department.Observance of the requirements of notice

FAQs

What rules are being adopted or filed in this document?

The document transmits adopted rules establishing “NEW: CHAPTER 388-59 WAC” relating to state supplementary payments to Supplemental Security Income, including eligibility and payment provisions.

What is the stated purpose for adopting the emergency rules immediately?

It states that immediate adoption is necessary to preserve the public health, safety, or general welfare and to implement supplementary payments beginning January 1, 1974, consistent with federal SSI program changes.

What does WAC 388-59-010 define?

It defines the Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI), supplementary payments, federal benefits, mandatory and optional state supplements, and the term “eligible individual” for aged, blind, or disabled persons.

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