This ACL implements new law to bridge the gap between eligibility for CAPI as a non-citizen and the start of SSI payments. (CAPI used to end when the person naturalized.) W&IC section 18939.5 now provides a conditional continuation of CAPI until SSI starts, but only if many hoops are jumped through. The individual must: remains otherwise eligible; request conditional benefits (by filling out the mandatory Request for Conditional CAPI form (SOC 830) attached to the ACL); applies for SSI within 30 days of signing the SOC 830; and and fully cooperates in the application and appeal process of the Social Security Administration (SSA). If the person does not comply at any point with these requirements, s/he also certifies it’s an collectible overpayment. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Author: Webdog
ACL 08-04: New Regulations For Trustline Registry And Requirements For License-Exempt Child Care Providers (1/15/08)
Trustline regulations for families receiving CalWORKs Stage 1 child care will change. Effective February 1, a license-exempt provider is not eligible to be paid until the Trustline registration process has been completed, no matter how long the registration process takes. Once the provider has successfully completed registration, s/he is eligible for a maximum retroactive payment of up to 120 days. If the provider is not successful in getting registered on Trustline, the county will pay nothing for any services provided, and the CalWORKs family will be responsible for payments to the provider. (Grandparents, aunts and uncles continue to be exempt from the Trustline registration requirement.) [Download]
ACL 07-49: New Federal Policy Guidelines Relating To The Foster Care Program (12/19/07)
HSS came out with new guidelines for temporary absences and linkage to the TANF program, are are implemented in California by this ACL. Full grants will be paid for brief absences of less than 14 days, after which the grant will be prorated. For linkage, eligibility criteria, including deprivation, must be met in the month of, but
prior to, the child’s removal from the home. The State may not establish the child’s
deprivation based on household circumstances that occur after a child’s removal. The parental deprivation which happened concurrent with or after the child’s removal cannot be used to satisfy deprivation requirements. [Download]
ACL 07-54: Federal Requirement To Contact Other States’ Child Abuse And Neglect Registries For Relative And Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home Approvals (12/27/07)
Title says it all. Any time after 1/1/08 that a foster care/probation placement application is made, all counties must contact the child abuse and neglect registry of each state in which a prospective foster or adoptive parent, relative caregiver, or nonrelative extended family member (including any other adult in the home) has resided in the past five years. In particular, it briefly reviews the process for approving a relative or nonrelative extended family member (NREFM) home.
ACL 07-51: (CalWORKs) Notifications To The Local Child Support Agency (LCSA) (12/14/07)
This ACL addresses policy related to referrals to the LCSA, applicant/recipient cooperation requirements, good cause notifications to the LCSA and other notifications related to the county’s case actions. Reminders about how to handle the case when an applicant/recipient is being referred for a good cause/deferral of cooperation review, and how the LSCSA and counties are to determine "cooperation."
ACIN I-75-07: 1/08 COLA for CAPI And CAPI Benefit Amount When Spouse Receives SSI/SSP (12/11/07)
COLA increase to CAPI on 1/08 (from feds) and 6/08 (delayed state COLA). Chart included, as well as how to adjust benefits based on spouse’s SSI. [Download]