The original 09-41 contained answers that cited to “Part 3 of the QR 7 form” – but the QR 7 had been modified and no longer has a part 3. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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ACL 09-43: CalWORKs: Changes To The Immediate Need NOA (11/25/09
Just in time for the holidays: a new form to make sure that the immediate need payments are the lesser of $200 or the maximum that the applicant is eligible for in the month of application. The form also explains recipients may apply for another immediate need payment in the following month if their regular cash aid payment has not yet been approved, up to a total of $200 in IN payments. [Download]
ACIN I-80-09: CalWORKS Program: Issuance Of Large Corrective Underpayments (11/18/09)
This Notice “strongly encourages” counties to give CalWORKs recipients the option to receive corrective underpayments that are over $1,500 by check or direct deposit, since the EBT card has a daily limit on the amount of cash a recipient can withdraw from an ATM and clients are only given four free ATM withdrawals each month. CDSS has created a recommended form, CW 2203, that counties may use to inform clients of their options when these large underpayments are established. [Download]
ACL 09-78: TRO Limiting IHSS Provider Disqualifying Crimes (11/25/09)
Notice of the TRO in Beckwith v. Wagner. As a result, counties can only disqualify providers based on the crimes listed in Welfare & Institutions Code § 12305.81 (convicted or incarcerated within the last ten years for child abuse, elder abuse, or fraud). The TRO does not allow counties to inquire or deny based on “Other Felony Convictions” or “Serious Misdemeanors.” Counties need to stop using the enrollment forms, but are to continue the provider fingerprinting and criminal background check requirement. [Download]
ACIN I-70-09: The Linkages Project And Family Engagement Guidelines For Enhancing Family Participation Through Coordinated Case Planning (11/23/09)
In order to “to promote the development and implementation of strategies to improve family engagement in case planning,” this notice describes how the “Linkages” effort can help increase the use of family engagement strategies in case planning. The Linkages project (coordinated case planning between CalWORKs and child welfare services) guidelines are attached. [Download]
ACIN I-81-09: CalWORKs Early And Ongoing Fraud Cost Savings (11/19/09)
Information on the methodology CDSS uses to determine “cost savings” in the CalWORKs early and ongoing fraud and prosecution activities. [Download]