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Wash. Rev. Code § 74.08.060 (2026)

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The department shall approve or deny the application within forty-five days after filing, and shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of its decision. If the department is not able within forty-five days, despite due diligence, to secure all information necessary to establish eligibility, the department shall continue to secure such information. If such information, when established, makes the applicant eligible, the department shall pay the grant from the date of authorization or forty-five days after the date of application, whichever is earlier, except that the department shall not make payments for any period of time in which the applicant is ineligible for public assistance as an inmate of a public institution under RCW 74.08.025(1)(c).
The department may, in respect to work requirements, provide employment and training services, including job search, job placement, work orientation, and necessary support services to verify eligibility.
[ 2009 c 198 s 1; 1985 c 335 s 4; 1981 1st ex.s. c 6 s 13; 1969 ex.s. c 173 s 6; 1959 c 26 s 74.08.060. Prior: 1953 c 174 s 28; 1949 c 6 s 7; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 9998-33g.]

Notes:

Effective date—2009 c 198: "This act takes effect November 1, 2009." [ 2009 c 198 s 2.]
Effective date—Severability—1981 1st ex.s. c 6: See notes following RCW 74.04.005.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1970–1992 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Tarver v. Smith, 470 P.2d 172 (Wash. 1970).
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State Ex Rel. Tarver v. Smith, 470 P.2d 172 (Wash. 1970). “060 prescribe the procedures for applying for and receiving public assistance, and RCW 74.08.060 refers specifically to the decision of the department made on response to such application.”
Kramarevcky v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 822 P.2d 1227 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). “RCW 74.08.060. These are policy considerations noted by the court in Lentz, 49 Cal.”
Rice v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 610 P.2d 970 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “It cites RCW 74.08.060 which provides: The department shall be required to approve or deny the application within forty-five days after the filing thereof and shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of its decision: Provided, That if the department is not able within…”
Rice v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 610 P.2d 970 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “It cites RCW 74.08.060 which provides: The department shall be required to approve or deny the application within forty-five days after the filing thereof and shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of its decision: Provided, That if the department is not able within…”
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