For Medi-Cal Long Term Care (LTC) Eligibility: For 2012 the community spouse resource allowance (CSRA) increased to $113,640 and the maximum spousal income allocation/minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA) increased to $2,841 per month. Download
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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ACWDL 12-3: Six New Aid Codes To Identify Assembly Bill 12 Non-Minor Dependents in the Foster Care, Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program, CalWORKs, and Adoption Assistance Program
More Medi-Cal aid codes! These new codes will identify dependents age 18 through 21, who qualify for the current Foster Care (FC), Kin-GAP, CalWORKs, and Adoptions Assistance Program (AAP), who meet certain criteria under AB 12 to continue to receive extended benefits starting January 1, 2012.
Effective April 1, 2012, counties must begin using the new aid codes (43, 49, 07, 4N, 4S, and 4W). Until then, counties must perform a MEDS transaction maintain eligibility for these beneficiaries. Download
ACWDL 12-02: MC 223C – Supplemental Statement of Facts For Medi-Cal Child Only Under Age 18
A new form, the MC 223C, is now required for applicants under the age of 18 filing for Medi-Cal based on a disability. The MC 223C supplements the regular Medi-Cal application and is available in threshold languages. Download
ACWDL 12-01: 2012 Medicare Premiums and Supplemental Security Income Standard and Parent Allocations and Property Limits for the Medicare Savings Programs and Other Programs
This letter provides updated information to Counties for 2012 regarding: SSI standard/parent allocation amounts, Medicare Part A and Part B premiums, Medicare Savings Programs property limits, and Title II cost-of-living-increases (COLAs). Counties must disregard the Title II COLAs for all Medi-Cal programs where eligibility is based on the FPL until the new FPLs are effective for the particular program. Download
ACL 11-59: CalWORKs): Implementation Of New Aid Codes For Foster Children In The CalWORKs Program (9/6/11)
In the past, foster children placed with relative caretakers who were not eligible for federal foster care benefits, were not identified as foster care cases. This meant that they were put into the CalWORKs-linked Medi-Cal, and required to enroll into a Medi-Cal managed care health plan, in violation of state law. Foster children have the right to choose between fee for service Medi-Cal and a managed care health plan unless they reside or are placed in a county with a County Organized Health System. [Download]
ACL 11-22: Implementation Of The New Inter-County Transfer Process For CalFresh Program Benefits (3/25/11)
Ding dong, the wicked witch of county-only Food Stamps (CalFresh) eligibility is dead! This letter implements (new) Welfare & Institutions Code § 11053.2, and sets out the inter-county transfer process for CalWORKs and/or Medi-Cal linked cases, as well as non-assistance CalFresh cases. Implementation is to be done no later than 4/1/11. [Download]