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(6) "Director" means the director of the health care authority. 1 (7) "Essential needs and housing support program" means the 2 program established in RCW 43.185C.220. 3 (8) "Federal aid assistance" means the specific categories of 4 assistance for which provision is made in any federal law existing or 5 hereafter passed by which payments are made from the federal 6 government to the state in aid or in respect to payment by the state 7 for public assistance rendered to any category of needy persons for 8 which provision for federal funds or aid may from time to time be 9 made, or a federally administered needs-based program. 10 (9) "Income" means: 11 (a) All appreciable gains in real or personal property (cash or 12 kind) or other assets, which are received by or become available for 13 use and enjoyment by an applicant or recipient during the month of 14 application or after applying for or receiving public assistance. The 15 department may by rule and regulation exempt income received by an 16 applicant for or recipient of public assistance which can be used by 17 him or her to decrease his or her need for public assistance or to 18 aid in rehabilitating him or her or his or her dependents, but such 19 exemption shall not, unless otherwise provided in this title, exceed 20 the exemptions of resources granted under this chapter to an 21 applicant for public assistance. In addition, for cash assistance the 22 department may disregard income pursuant to RCW 74.08A.230 and 23 74.12.350. 24 (b) If, under applicable federal requirements, the state has the 25 option of considering property in the form of lump sum compensatory 26 awards or related settlements received by an applicant or recipient 27 as income or as a resource, the department shall consider such 28 property to be a resource. 29 (10) "Need" means the difference between the applicant's or 30 recipient's standards of assistance for himself or herself and the 31 dependent members of his or her family, as measured by the standards 32 of the department, and value of all nonexempt resources and nonexempt 33 income received by or available to the applicant or recipient and the 34 dependent members of his or her family. 35 (11) "Public assistance" or "assistance" means public aid to 36 persons in need thereof for any cause, including services, medical 37 care, assistance grants, disbursing orders, work relief, benefits 38 under RCW 74.62.030 and 43.185C.220, and federal aid assistance. 39 p. 2 2SHB 1447.SL