in 2007, the state funded implementation of a Standardized Safety Assessment tool in all 58 counties. (This was to address an indentified problem of lack of consistent safety, risk and needs assessments to child welfare cases.) This letter is the reminder to and guidance how to use the tool and to clarify the requirement for written assessments throughout the life of a child welfare case. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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ACIN I-54-09: Food Stamp Q&As (8/18/09)
A potpourri of questions, including collection of UI’s against excluded household members (ok, but not if excluded because of SSI); not being allowed to do a tax intercept when the FS allotment is being reduced to collect OIs; noncitizens immediately eligible for FS without a waiting period; treatment of Foster Care transitional housing funds; exclusion and budgeting of Vet’s education income, replacement and separate household status, and more. Further notes that eligibility for expedited FS is based on prospective income – if that income is less than need for rent/utilities, the person is eligible for ES-FS – averaged income is only used to determine amount of benefits. [Download]
ACIN I-58-09: Food Stamp Clarification Of The ARRA Overissuance Qs and A’s (8/13/2009)
The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act (ARRA) supplement cannot be the basis of an overissuance. This Notice reviews using the allotment charts from 2008 (pre-ARRA increase) to determine the amount of overissuance, and answers several budgeting questions. [Download]
ACIN I-60-09: CalWORKs) Domestic Abuse Issues With Regard To Intercounty Transfers (8/24/09)
Information on Domestic Violence waivers when the recipient transfers to another county. The notice reviews the basis for granting a DV waiver, the need for secure and confidential information, and includes a form to provide authorization (or not) to transfer DV information to any new county. Reviews provision of referrals, and that the DV waiver from the “sending” county remains in effect during the 30 day transfer period, and thereafter continued if it continues to meets the recipient’s needs. Any prospective modification must be consistent with the DV waiver legal standards and the individual’s needs, according to county criteria. Any change must be via a Notice of Action.
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ACIN I-50-09: CalWORKS Referral To EDD For UIB (8/17/09)
A reminder of the appropriate procedures used when referring a CalWORKs applicant or recipient to apply for Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB). As part of the county’s duty to assist recipients, CWDs shall help applicants or recipients establishing their eligibility for UIB. In order to avoid useless referrals to EDD, counties are to review the EDD on-line, real-time UIB claims database for wage and claims information via the Income and Eligibility Verification System. In the (unlikely) event that the CWD does not have access to the internet, it can request an abstract of the wage and claim information, via form DE 8720, as described in ACIN I-27-07.
This notice also includes a form that can be used by the CWD to facilitate the referral to EDD. The form tells folks how to apply (and with what information) and a space to show how and when the application was filed. Upon receipt of this document, the applicant or recipient is deemed to have met this condition of eligibility. [Download]
ACWDL 09-32: Medi-Cal midyear status report requirements (7/8/09)
Because of ARRA Medi-Cal is suspending midyear status reports (MSRs) for most children. This letter provides very detailed information regarding who is not subject to MSRs, including example case situations, FAQs, and forms. It should be read in conjunction with ACWDL 09-31, discussing the suspension of 6 month continuing eligibility for children. It supersedes all of the past letters on MSRs. [Download]