(1) Goods or services that are most likely to be appropriate to the supplemental needs of the beneficiary may include, but are not limited to:
- (a) Education, information, and training opportunities.
- (b) Living arrangements, including personal assistance services, skill building, financial management, medical monitoring, meal preparation, shopping, home maintenance, and house cleaning.
- (c) Unusual or extraordinary disability-related shelter expenses.
- (d) Capital expenses, including environmental modifications and transportation.
- (e) Employment supports and tuition.
- (f) Social productivity and personal fulfillment activities, such as volunteering, club membership, and recreation.
- (g) Assistive technology, including computers and electronic equipment.
- (h) Clothing.
- (i) Respite care.
- (j) Disability-related support groups.
- (k) Medical care, counseling, therapies, and other health related services, including alternative practitioners, not covered by public benefits.
- (l) Utility and transportation costs, including the purchase of a vehicle.
- (m) Vacation, travel, and recreation, including travel companion(s) as appropriate to meet the beneficiary's needs.
- (n) Advocacy and legal services.
- (o) Prepaid funeral and burial expenses consistent with federal and state law.
- (p) Individual trust account expenses including enrollment, bookkeeping, tax return preparation and filing, tax payments, annual management expenses, and other trust related fees.
- (q) Distributions to the beneficiary's achieving a better life experience (ABLE) account for qualified disability expenses as defined by WAC 182-560-100(7). The trust manager is relieved of having to account for any withdrawals from the beneficiary's ABLE account using the money contributed from the DDETF individual trust account.
- (r) Items the trust manager deems appropriate and reasonable within the guidelines of the governing board.
- (2) All disbursements shall be for the sole benefit of the beneficiary.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.430 through 43.330.437. WSR 19-07-034, § 365-220-025, filed 3/13/19, effective 4/13/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.240. WSR 02-07-026, § 365-220-025, filed 3/12/02, effective 4/12/02.]