New insurance carrier, new claims rules. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACL 13-49: Questions And Answers Regarding The Restoration Of The CalWORKs Cal-Learn Program (6/17/13)
Title speaks for itself…got teens? your answers may be here. [Download]
ACIN I-32-13: Translated Recipient/Provider Education Videos (6/17/13)
The following videos, Introduction and Services, Hiring a Provider,
Supervising Your Provider, and How to Correctly Complete a Timesheet in the New CMIPS II system, are now translated into the “state threshold languages” for the IHSS population: Spanish, Armenian, and Chinese. [Download]
ACL 13-44: Private Adoption Agency Reimbursement Program (PAARP) (6/17/13)
Just a reminder that although local assistance funds for PAARP were realigned to counties, the process remains the same (and a review of the process.) [Download]
ACIN I-29-13: Extended Foster Care (EFC) Update (6/6/13)
Info on new law requirements (ok, since last year) for the “after 18” program (EFC). Most of the changes are to apply existing Foster Care rules to this older population.
The SB 1013 removed the phased-in maximum age limits for foster care in 2012 and 2013. This allows a non-minor dependent (NMD) who continuously remains in foster care to stay until the age of 21. (The phased in ages remains for “re-entry” youth, also explained in this letter.) The letter reviews notice, court process, the health and education passport, placement, etc. [Download]
ACL 13-48: CalWORKs: COLA Increase To The Minimum Basic Standard Of Adequate Care (MBSAC) Levels (6/11/13)
Announcing this year’s COLA will increase the MBSAC and Income-In-Kind (IIK) levels by 2.65 percent. The new MBSAC levels are to be used in determining applicant financial eligibility for those families that apply for CalWORKs on or after July 1, 2013. No COLA to the grant, alas. [Download]