A reminder to counties that regulations permit compromising the amount or suspend the collection of non-fraudulent OPs in the CalWORKs program when it is not cost-effective to pursue them, and set out some suggested standards. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
CalWORKs
ACIN I-63-11: Updated Two-Parent County Work Participation Rates For FFY 2009 (9/26/11)
For those that want to see how their county is doing…. [Download]
ACL 11-59: CalWORKs): Implementation Of New Aid Codes For Foster Children In The CalWORKs Program (9/6/11)
In the past, foster children placed with relative caretakers who were not eligible for federal foster care benefits, were not identified as foster care cases. This meant that they were put into the CalWORKs-linked Medi-Cal, and required to enroll into a Medi-Cal managed care health plan, in violation of state law. Foster children have the right to choose between fee for service Medi-Cal and a managed care health plan unless they reside or are placed in a county with a County Organized Health System. [Download]
ACL 11-60: Guidance On Implementing The Suspension Of The CalWORKs Cal-Learn Program For FY 2011-12 (9/6/11)
Title speaks for itself, and includes list of forms modified to reflect the CalLearn suspension. Current on-line version is missing the guidance, however, as it does not have the Q & A! [Download]
ACL 11-58: CalWORKs: Clarifying Guidance For Changes To AB 98 Subsidized Employment Resulting From Senate Bill 72 (8/31/11)
A Q & A letter re: subsidized employment. Of note for advocates: discussion of work study and AB 98 eligibility; analysis of whether current AB 98 or grant-based OJT people can qualify under the new program; and a discussion of 2-parent AB 98 participant issues. [Download]
ACIN I-14-11E and 1-14-11: Application Processing Time Frame Requirements For The CalFresh And CalWORKs Programs (8/16/11)
The first letter clarified regular and emergency processing times; the Errata corrects the Expedited Services/CalFresh information. The notice also reminds counties that staff turnover and loss and workload increases don’t excuse late processing. The Errata focuses on how and when the 3 day time limit for expedited processing starts and by when benefits must issue. [Download]