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AN ACT Relating to revising resource limitations for public 1 assistance; reenacting and amending RCW 74.04.005; creating a new 2 section; and providing an effective date. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: 4 Sec. 1. RCW 74.04.005 and 2011 1st sp.s. c 36 s 8 and 2011 1st 5 sp.s. c 15 s 61 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows: 6 For the purposes of this title, unless the context indicates 7 otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: 8 (1) "Aged, blind, or disabled assistance program" means the 9 program established under RCW 74.62.030. 10 (2) "Applicant" means any person who has made a request, or on 11 behalf of whom a request has been made, to any county or local office 12 for assistance. 13 (3) "Authority" means the health care authority. 14 (4) "County or local office" means the administrative office for 15 one or more counties or designated service areas. 16 (5) "Department" means the department of social and health 17 services. 18 (6) "Director" means the director of the health care authority. 19 (7) "Essential needs and housing support program" means the 20 program established in RCW 43.185C.220. 21 ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1831 Passed Legislature - 2018 Regular Session State of Washington 65th Legislature 2018 Regular Session By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Macri, Santos, Ortiz-Self, Frame, Kagi, Fitzgibbon, Stanford, Ormsby, and Pollet) READ FIRST TIME 01/23/18. p. 1 E2SHB 1831.SL