- Semi-Annual Reporting (SAR) in the CalWORKs Program, ORD No. 0513-04
The public comment period for this package closed on September 4, 2013 at 5:00 pm. - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Hospice Care, Terminally Ill Persons, ORD No. 0713-07
The public comment period for this package will close on April 9, 2014 at 5:00 pm. - Adult Residential Facility, Hospice Terminally Ill, ORD No. 0713-08
The public comment period for this package will close on April 9, 2014 at 5:00 pm.
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
CalWORKs
ACIN I-15-14: EBT Updates (2/28/14)
CDSS is passing on updated EBT materials about access to surcharge-free locations and anti-trafficking/scam alerts. (And a reminder that CalFresh benefits use can never be subject to a surcharge.) Plus, there is a cool new pilot that started in February that will generate robocalls to recipients who incur five or more surcharge fees per month. The robocall will be made at the end of the month to alert recipients prior to accessing their next month’s benefit issuance and which provides information on surcharge free locations, free cash back, and direct deposits. The ACIN also discusses the new law regarding direct deposits and “pre-paid” cards that can be used like credit cards. [Download]
ACL 14-16: CalWORKs) Program: Release Of Fifth Set Of Questions And Answers For SB 1041 CalWORKs Welfare to Work Program Changes (2/5/14)
5th round of Q & A on the new WTW changes wrought by SB 1041. This one reviews hours of participation by family composition, counting months for 2 parent families and those with optional AU members; the relation between “deemed” hours (based on minimum wage for work experience) vs. core hours/participation hours; more time clock info; study time; SIPs (and volunteering to become a non-SIP eligible for unsupervised study time); and how good cause impacts “meeting federal requirements.” Comes with a flow chart. [Download]
ACL 14-09: CalWORKs Program: SB 1041 Extensions To The CalWORKs Welfare-To-Work 24-Month Time Clock (2/5/14)
A general overview of the extension process and provides the methodology for calculating the number of extensions available, to extend the 24 months period of “flexible” state activity time, before the mandatory “meet federal or lose aid” period goes into effect. [Download]
ACL 14-12: CalWORKs Family Stabilization Program (2/4/14)
Instructions and materials for implementing the CalWORKs Family Stabilization (FS) Program. Effective January 1, 2014, FS is a new CalWORKs component that provides intensive case management and services to clients. FS services can be provided prior to, or concurrently with, participation in WTW activities, withe the goal of increasing client success through more intensive case management and the assignment of clients to the additional activities or barrier removal services. CalWORKs recipients are eligible experiencing an situation that is destabilizing the family and would interfere with adult clients’ ability to participate in WTW activities and services. [Download]
ACIN I-01-14: CalWORKs) and CalFresh: New “Reminder Letter” For Clients Who Submit An Incomplete SAR 7 (1/17/14)
This ACIN transmits a new “reminder letter” for the CalWORKs and CalFresh programs. Client currently get an “X” or “Y” (NA 960) notices if they do not turn in their SAR 7 by the 11th of the month, or the SAR 7 is not complete. If, after receiving the X or Y notice the client submits a SAR 7 that is incomplete, CWDs are not required to issue another NOA. However, absent another NOA, the client is likely to think they complied with the original NA 960 X or NA 960 Y and that the discontinuance action will be rescinded. The new reminder letter, the SAR 90, informs clients that the SAR 7 they submitted is still not complete and to provide clients another opportunity to submit a complete SAR 7 to avoid discontinuance of their cash aid and/or CalFresh benefits. The SAR 90 must specify what questions need to be answered or what verification needs to be provided for the SAR 7 to be complete. The NOA does not grant a new 90 day appeal period, but does state that the person may still appeal based on the original notice date. [Download]