The adjusted schedules of rates that reflect the CNI increase of 2.65 percent for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Foster Care
ACIN I-27-13: SB 1521, Regarding Reunification Services For A Parent Registered On A Sex Offender Registry; And County Assessments And Reports On The Multipurpose Child Welfare Training Program (8/1/13)
Implementing a new provision that reunification services need not be provided to a parent or guardian when the court finds that the parent or guardian has been required by the court to be registered on a sex offender registry. The Notice also transmits the instructions for new requirements regarding county child welfare services trainings. [Download]
ACL 13-36: Complete, Accurate, And Timely Adoption And Foster Care Analysis And Reporting System (AFCARS) Data Entry And Updates To The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) (7/18/13)
The how-to’s of recording complete, accurate, and timely case information updates into the CWS/CMS, in order to meet required Child Welfare Services Program documentation, data reporting, and program performance measurements. The feds had found that California not in substantial compliance in this area. [Download]
ACL 13-60: 2012 Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review Results And Findings (7/24/13)
Notice to counties of the upcoming federal review, a review of the prior errors and a note about promising practices. (California was in substantial compliance last go round.) [Download]
DHCS MEDIL No. 13-07: Extension of Former Foster Care Children’s (FFCC) Program
This MEDIL provides guidance to counties on the expansion of the FFCC program to comply with federal law, which requires that, starting January 1, 2014, former foster youth be covered by Medi-Cal up to age 26. DHCS has directed counties to grant an additional six months eligibility minimum for former foster youth set to age out of the FFCC program between July 1, 2013 and December 31, 2103. The letter can be downloaded here.
ACL 13-43: New Roles And Responsibilities In The Specialized Care Rate Program (7/11/13)
Description of the changes in the Specialized Care Rate Program (or Specialized Care Increment), and clarifies roles and responsibilities pursuant to the changes to W&IC section 11461(e)(1). [Download]