Modifies the eligibility criteria for the Medical Care Services and the Aged, Blind or Disabled Programs with respect to the referral for essential needs and housing support. ? Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to determine eligibility for the Essential Needs and Housing Services Program.   Official Text and Analysis.

Provides that Legal immigrants who are eligible for the ENHS Program are also eligible for MCS. The income and resource requirements for the Aged, Blind, or Disabled Assistance Program are expressly stated to be the same as the requirements for the ENHS Program. The DSHS has the responsibility for making disability determinations for the Aged, Blind, or Disabled Assistance Program and the ENHS Program. Persons eligible for the Aged, Blind, or Disabled Assistance Program, TANF, Pregnant Women's Assistance Program, and federal SSI are expressly excluded from eligibility for the ENHS Program.

Provides that eligibility for referral to the ENHS (Essential NEeds and Housing Support) Program is determined by the DSHS and is no longer determined by eligibility for MCS (Medical Care Services). Persons eligible for the ENHS Program are those who are incapacitated from gainful employment by reason of bodily or mental infirmity that will likely continue for a minimum of 90 days. Persons are not eligible for the ENHS Program if they are unemployable primarily due to alcohol or drug addiction.

Modifies the eligibility criteria for the Medical Care Services and the Aged, Blind, or Disabled Assistance Program. Requires the Department of Social and Health Services to determine eligibility for the Essential Needs and Housing Services Program.