Q & A’s clarifying the new “once in a lifetime” young child (under 2) exemption. Includes topics such as sharing between parents, going on-off aid, changing your mind on using the exemption, etc. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
DHCS ACWDL No.13-15: Follow Up Questions and Answers to ACWDL No 13-03, Screening of Child Applicants in the Age Group 6-18 for Potential No-Cost Medi-Cal Eligibility Under Section 1931(b) Before Enrolling Them into Healthy Families
Pretty self explanatory. Click here to read the letter.
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 13-58: Waiving The Recertification Interview For Nonassistance CalFresh Households In Which All Adults Are Elderly Or Disabled Without Earned Income (7/8/13)
New policy to help seniors and people with disability benefits keep their CalFresh benefits, effective immediately. Recertification interviews for non-assistance (not linked to cash aid) “aged/disabled” households with no eaerned income, who are no longer required unless: (1) the household asks for one; (2) the CWD believes the recertification would be denied because of changes that would render them ineligible; or (3) the information supplied by the household or authorized representative is questionable, incomplete or contradictory. Includes the instructions about the Notices and new forms. FNS asked for a client survey to be part of the data collection on the waiver; it is included in the letter. [Download]
ACL 13-59: CalWORKs Release Of Third Set Of Questions And Answers For SB 1041 CalWORKs Welfare-To-Work (WTW) Program Changes (7/11/13)
More burning questions about the CalWORKs overhaul, this one going into stopping (or not) the 24 month clock based on the WTW plan, some two parent issues and more. [Download]
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]