Pretty self explanatory. Click here to read the letter.
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Medi-Cal
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.
DHCS MEDIL 13-03: Affordable Care Act of 2010- Intial Guidance
This letter gives counties a high-level policy guidance regarding implementation of the ACA related changes to Medi-Cal and identifies areas where more federal guidance is needed before DHCS can provide additional information to the counties. It covers the single streamlined paper application, the impact of MAGI changes on Medi-Cal programs, the instances in which CalHEERS will forward applications to counties, new redetermination and reporting periods, and several other topics. Take a l0ok at the letter here.
DHCS ACWDL 13-13: Medi-Cal General Notice of Action (NOA) Policy
After years of work and development by the NOA workgroup (of which LSNC has been a part), DHCS released a letter to remind counties of what is required in a NOA relating to Medi-Cal eligibility. It summarizes the relevant federal and state regulations and delineates what actions are not considered adverse actions for purposes of the timing of the notice. The letter, available here, further provides guidance on font size and language access requirements.
DHCS ACWDL 13-12: Revised Other Health Reporting Coverage Reporting and Correction Procedures
This letter clarifies the procedures counties must take to add or remove Other Health Coverage (OHC) codes from a Medi-Cal case. Counties are able to temporarily remove these codes in immediate need cases but to make the change permanent, must send a request to the state online. The letter details the circumstances in which the addition or removal of an OHC code is appropriate. Click here to view the letter.
ACWDL 13-11: Limits and Disregards for the Blind Federal Poverty Level Program for 2013 – Beginning Apirl 1, 2013
Sets the income limit for a the Blind Federal Poverty Level program at $1188 for a single individual. For couples, the limit is $1751 if both individuals are blind and $166 if one individual is blind and the other is aged or disabled. The letter is linked here.