That time of year: a reminder that the reports are due. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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ACL 08-27: CalWORKs: COLA Increase To The MBSAC (5/28/08)
That time of year: new Minimum Basic Standard of Adequate Care (MBSAC) are out, effective July 1st (5.26% increase). The Maximum Aid Payment COLA is delayed until 10/08. The new MBSAC chart is attached, and includes the new income in-kind (AIK) charts, which also get a COLA. These MBSAC and AIK increases also apply to Refugee Cash Assistance and Trafficking/Crime Victims benefits. [Download]
ACIN I-36-07: CalWORKS REFERRAL TO FOSTER CARE (6/27/07)
Ok, Regs@ missed this one, but in honor of the the ACIN’s year anniversary…. What’s a county to do when a child gets CalWORKs by living with a relative, who then dies? If the child is now living with a non-legal guardian non-relative, the county is required to tell the non-relative caretaker that 1) the child may be eligible for Foster Care benefits and 2) the local legal aid office or county bar association may be able to provide additional information and assistance in pursuing such benefits. If interested, the county is then to refer the household to apply for Foster Care benefits.
ACIN I-37-08: Policy Clarification Regarding The On-Line Application E-Signature Requirements In The Food Stamp Program (5/29/08)
Just a note to clarify e-signatures for applicants who apply online without a paper application. Per FNS, counties may request additional personal identifying information in order to validate an electronic signature. Whether a paper or electronic application, the county must “provide the means for an applicant to immediately start the application process” with just a name, address and signature. (MPP Section 63-300.3.) This includes the requirement to accept an incomplete application. (Presumably this means that if the e-signature is not validated, the county is to accept it and pursue validation.) [Download]
ACL 08-21: Certification Process For Out-Of-State Group Homes (5/27/08)
Out with the old and in with the new: throw out I-69-00, and effective immediately, use this letter for certifying out-of-state group homes… (All such homes must either be certified, or have the state waive certification.) [Download]
ACL 08-23: Child Welfare Training Regulations Effective July 1, 2008 (5/19/08)
Proving change can be slow: this letter contains regulations promulgated in response to a 2002 Child and Family Services Review, which resulted in an HHS-required Program Improvement Plan (PIP) effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. The PIP addressed findings that California did not have sufficient statewide requirements for the initial and ongoing training of new child welfare workers and supervisors, and the lack of necessary child welfare requirements for probation officers and supervisors who are working with Title IV-E placement wards. The new regs go into effect July 1, 2008, and list what training topics must be completed by which staff and at what frequency. [Download]