A “county thing”: Information on a change in the process for reimbursing a missed payment of Medi-Cal Recognized Expenses (the Buyout Program). [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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ACL 09-47: Statutory Changes to Payment Of Medical Recognized Expenses (Share-Of-Cost Buyout) (9/16/09)
Information regarding two statutory changes to the payment of Medi-Cal Recognized Expenses (MRE) for Personal Care Services Program (PCSP) and IHSS Plus Waiver (IPW) program recipients (known as the SOC Buyout Program). In order to be eligible for the payment of MRE, individuals in PCSP or IPW must be eligible for and receive services under one of those programs before July 1, 2009, and continue to receive those services. (So, new folks to PCSP or IPW, IHSS Residual (IHSS-R) program people, and any one covered who then leaves the programs or loses eligibility are no longer eligible.) Secondly, these individuals will have the MRE payment eliminated as of October 1, 2009. As of that date, the SOC buyout program will be entirely eliminated. Includes a discussion of potential SOC buyout recipients and the treatment of state hearings appeals or Conlan II claims to have their payment of MRE restored, and payment of MRE eligibility for IHSS-R recipients who move to the PCSP or IPW program [
Posted in IHSS Program instructions for implementing the expansion of CalWORKs subsidized employment programs through the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund (ECF). Counties can expand subsidized employment programs now, but access to TANF ECF funds for county programs is contingent upon federal approval, and counties would be on the hook if denied. The letter also provides instructions re: providing such positions to low-income needy families who have not previously been eligible for TANF. (Guidance for implementing new expanded basic assistance and nonrecurring short-term benefits under TANF ECF will be released under a separate All County Letter.) States may be reimbursed up to 80 percent of increased TANF/TANF MOE spending in FFY 2009 and FFY 2010 on any of the following three categories: All expenditures related to operating a subsidized employment program, including the cost of overseeing the program, developing work sites, and providing training to participants, may be claimed. Includes a list of eligible populations. [Download] This Errata transmits a revised form SOC 826 that was attached to the original ACIN. [Download] Answers questions about anticipated and fluctuating income, verifying decrease or termination in income and the weekly/bi-weekly multipliers. Highlights: not counting SSI or UI income that is awarded but no started date indicated, budgeting $0 income if people indicate they “have no idea” about inconsistent income, and accepting an affidavit if unable to verify drop/stop in income. [Download] Information for counties using “contractor mode to provide services to IHSS recipients. CDSS is finishing the design of the new Case Management, Information, and Payrolling System (CMIPS) II. When CMIPS II rolls out, county contractor providers will have to claim time worked in hours and minutes (HH:MM) rather than the current decimal (999.9) format. CMIPS II will be unable to convert the decimal format into hours and minutes, so counties will have to instruct their contractors to make this change to their invoices.[Download]
ACL 09-42: TANF Emergency Contingency Fund: Subsidized Employment (9/15/09)
1. Increased basic assistance expenditures, as long as there is an increased caseload
2. Increased expenditures for subsidized employment
3. Increased expenditures for non-recurring short-term benefits.09-028 ERRATA: SOC 826 Child Fatality/Near Fatality County Statement Of Findings And Information (9/8/09)
ACL 09-41: CalWORKs And Food Stamp Programs Quarterly Reporting Q&A’s (9/2/09)
ACL 09-44:Change In File Format For Information Received From County Contractors (9/3/09)