Washington § 43.216.804 Copayments.

Washington Statutes

§ 43.216.804 — Copayments.

Washington § 43.216.804

Title 43STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE

Ch. 43.216DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES

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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.216.804 (2026).

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(1)Effective until October 1, 2026, the department must calculate a monthly copayment according to the following schedule:

(2)Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall adopt a copayment model applicable until October 1, 2026, for households with annual incomes above 75 percent of the state median income and at or below 85 percent of the state median income. The model must calculate a copayment for each household that is no greater than seven percent of the household's countable income within this income range.

(3)Beginning October 1, 2026, the department must calculate a monthly copayment according to the following schedule:

(4)The department may adjust the copayment schedule to comply with federal law.

(5)The department mu

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(1) Effective until October 1, 2026, the department must calculate a monthly copayment according to the following schedule:

(2) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall adopt a copayment model applicable until October 1, 2026, for households with annual incomes above 75 percent of the state median income and at or below 85 percent of the state median income. The model must calculate a copayment for each household that is no greater than seven percent of the household's countable income within this income range.

(3) Beginning October 1, 2026, the department must calculate a monthly copayment according to the following schedule:

(4) The department may adjust the copayment schedule to comply with federal law.

(5) The department must adopt rules to implement this section.

(6) This section does not apply to households eligible for the working connections child care program under RCW 43.216.808 and 43.216.814 .

Application — 2025 c 412: "(1) In accordance with RCW 43.216.800 , authorizations for a working connections child care subsidy are effective for 12 months and any changes related to eligibility in this act only apply to new applications and reapplications. The changes related to eligibility in this act do not apply to consumers who were authorized for a working connections child care subsidy before July 1, 2025 until the next reapplication.

(2) The changes related to the copayment schedule in section 6, chapter . . . (ESSB 5752), Laws of 2025 only apply to new applications and reapplications for a working connections child care subsidy. Consumers authorized for a working connections child care subsidy as of October 1, 2026, must not have their copayments adjusted by the schedule in section 6(3), chapter . . . (ESSB 5752), Laws of 2025 until reapplication.

(3) This section expires December 31, 2027." [ 2025 c 412 s 7 .]

Conflict with federal requirements — Effective date — 2025 c 412: See notes following RCW 43.216.556 .