Links to Related Medicaid Resources

• CHOICE is a senior housing and care referral agency.  Established in 1993, this group of nurses, social workers and trained professionals assist families free-of-charge in locating appropriate housing and care services.  Services are available for individuals age 55+, who are able to pay privately for services for at least 3 months or who are receiving long-term care insurance benefits.
  http://www.choiceadvisory.com
   

• Northwest Justice Project:  This Legal Services program for the State of Washington has excellent brochures on Medicaid programs in the state of Washington.
  http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org

• Nursing homes and Assisted Living Facilities in Washington:  This site lists most nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the state of Washington.  It is a site for the Washington Health Care Association.  http://www.whca.org/

• Department of Social and Health Services Local Offices:  Medicaid applications are processed through the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Community Services Offices.  This site will give you the office to send the application depending upon your zip code. http://www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov/Resources/clickmap.htm

• DSHS Medicaid Regulations:  The DSHS Medicaid regulations and explanatory notes are available in the A-Z Manual.  Most of the nursing home regulations are in the Long Term Care Chapter.
   

• Medicaid Standards:  DSHS publishes the income and resource dollar limits for Washington State Medicaid and other government benefit programs.
  http://hrsa.dshs.wa.gov/Eligibility/Index.html
   

• COPES Rates:  The COPES reimbursement rates for various types of care can be found at this site.
  http://www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov/professional/Rates/

• Washington State Law and Regulations:  All state laws and regulations can be found at the website of the Office of the Code Reviser:
  http://slc.leg.wa.gov/

• Medicaid Applications:  Medicaid applications are now available online. http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/msa/forms/eforms.html

• Federal Medicaid Regulations:  The federal Medicaid regulations are in the Code of Federal Register, Title 42, Parts 400-429.
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/42cfrv3_02.html

• Federal Medicare Regulations:  The federal Medicare regulations are in the Code of Federal Register, Title 42, Parts 430-499.
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/42cfrv2_02.html
   

• Social Security Administration SSI Manual:  The SSI manual published by the Social Security Administration is available on line.  It is called the POMS Manual.  The Medicaid long term care regulations follow most of the SSI rules so this manual can be very helpful to answer questions about the Medicaid program as well as the SSI program.
  http://www.ssa.gov/ssi/