Worker Responsibilities - WAC 388-406-0055

For approved applications processed outside the applicant’s catchment area, transfer the case record to the correct CSO and notify the applicant of the CSO address and phone number. Use ACES Letter 023-03 - Information/Action Request for Transfer.

For applicants ineligible for benefits because they are institutionalized, open: Basic Food from the date: Of release from the institution, if released within 30 days from the date of application and we have the information needed to determine eligibility; or We have the information needed to determine eligibility, if released within 30 days from the date of application, and the information was received after the 30th day but before the 60th day, and the delay was caused by the applicant. Cash assistance from the date: Of release if released within 30 days from the date of application and we have the information needed to determine eligibility for TANF, SFA, PWA, or RCA; or Of release if the release date is past the forty-fifth day processing deadline; or We have the information needed to determine eligibility, but no later than the 30th day for TANF, SFA, PWA, or RCA.