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Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Public Comment Period on Regulation Packages
- Semi-Annual Reporting (SAR) in the CalWORKs Program, ORD No. 0513-04
The public comment period for this package closed on September 4, 2013 at 5:00 pm. - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Hospice Care, Terminally Ill Persons, ORD No. 0713-07
The public comment period for this package will close on April 9, 2014 at 5:00 pm. - Adult Residential Facility, Hospice Terminally Ill, ORD No. 0713-08
The public comment period for this package will close on April 9, 2014 at 5:00 pm.
DHCS MEDIL 14-17: Instructions to Counties When Beneficiaries Age Out of Certain Medi-Cal Programs or Reach the End of a Time Limited Coverage Period and Burman Holds
This letter furthers guidance already provided by DHCS that requires counties to continue not to make any negative changes to Medi-Cal cases for a period of time until certain programming can be completed by CalHEERS and SAWS that allow an accurate redetermination of Medi-Cal eligibility. This letter, linked here, tells counties how to continue cases that are age-limited or time-limited.
DHCS ACWDL14-16: Income Verification for CalHEERS Pended Applications and the Processing of Retroactive Medi-Cal Eligibility
This letter instructs counties that when CalHEERS pends a MAGI Medi-Cal application because it is not reasonably compatible with data hub information, counties must conduct ex parte review to determine if income is already verified elsewhere. Also, the letter indicates that MAGI Medi-Cal applicants can only get retroactive coverage to January 1, 2014 but that individuals who applied with single streamlined applications can get coverage back to 2013 if otherwise eligible. Click here to read the letter.
DHCS ACWDL 14-07: 2014 Medicare Premiums and SSI Standard and Parent Allocations and Property Limits for the MSPs and Other Programs
The purpose of this letter is to inform counties of the 2014 SSI Standard Allocation, Parent Allocation, property limits for the Medicare Savings Programs, and Medicare premium amounts to be used in determining eligibility and the cost of Medicare premiums. Read the entire letter here.
DHCS ACWDL 14-06: Express Lane Enrollment for CalFresh Eligible Adults and Children
CMS authorized DHCS to grant MAGI Medi-Cal eligibility automatic to CalFRESH eligibles who do not have current Medi-Cal eligibility. Individuals must be under 65, not blind or disabled and without Medicare or Medi-Cal. These individuals will receive an opt-in letter and may opt in by phone, mail or online. The letter (here) details how express lane enrollees can remain eligble and the impact of changed circumstances as well as CalFRESH termination.