Before you get too excited that IHSS is going public with an offering, this letter sets out more info on the implementation of the In-Home Supportive Services Plus Option (IPO) program. Unlike the Demonstration Waiver IPW, the IPO is a State Plan Option, and therefore follows the State Plan PCSP regarding program eligibility and services. Under the IPO program, eligibility is the same as for PCSP (categorically or medically needy and has a disabling condition) . The IPO does not include teaching/demonstration, and has different program rules regarding care provided by a spouse/parent. There are also enhanced assessment processes. CDSS is in the process of developing regulations for the IPO. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Author: Jodie Berger
ACL 11-17: Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage For Participants In The CalWORKs Program And The CalFresh Employment And Training Program (2/16/11)
Updated information on Worker’s comp for CalWORKs and CalFresh E & T. Worker’s comp covers CalWORKs And CFE&T activities “including but not limited to” Unpaid Work Experience, Unpaid Community Service, and Subsidized Employment. Claims information and processing details. [Download]
ACL 11-18: Monthly Caseworker Visits With Children Forms And Documentation For Probation Officers (2/11/11)
Just clarifying ACL 10-19, which set forth the new federal requirements and reporting instructions in compliance with the Child and Family Services Improvement Act (the Act) of 2006. This ACL is to notify that both county child welfare departments and county probation departments are required to comply with mandates associated with the visitation and documentation of monthly caseworker visits. [Download]
ACIN I-09-11: New CDSS Website For Child Fatality And Near Fatality Disclosure And Reporting Requirements And Information (2/8/11)
Transparency, here we come! Online access is now available for information regarding California’s child fatality and near fatality reporting requirements (resulting from abuse and/or neglect). In addition, a link to the Statement of Findings and Information (SOC 826) is included. Providing this online information will “serve as a valuable resource to educate the public regarding California’s reporting requirements and disclosure laws” and improve transparency. [Download]
ACL 11-10: New Federal Policy Guidelines Relating To The Foster Care Program And Redeterminations (1/28/11)
Effective July 9, 2010 (yeah, last year), annual redeterminations of AFDC of deprivation, is no longer required after the initial linkage determination has been made. A new review process is effective January 1, 2011, and applies to both federal and state foster care cases. Counties shall continue to assess the child and provider circumstances that impact eligibility with the existing forms, annually. [Download]
ACL 11-13: CalWORKs And CalFresh Changes In The Treatment Of Federal Tax Credits And Refunds In The CalWORKs And CalFresh Programs (2/2/11)
Instruction to CWDs regarding changes in the way federal tax credits and refunds will be treated in the CalWORKs and CalFresh Programs, as a result of passage of H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief Bill. Regulations currently require that income tax refunds be treated as non-recurring lump sum payments and counted as resources in the month received. Effective December 17, 2010, counties must exempt all federal income tax credit and refund payments from resource consideration for CalWORKs and CalFresh applicants and recipients for 12 calendar months starting with the month of receipt of the payment. (It’s already exempted as income). CWDs must also exempt all EITC and Making Work Pay Credit payments as income and resources for 12 calendar months, regardless of whether the HH had been participating in the CalFresh or Food Stamp Programs at the time of receipt. [Download]