Notice that the SUA and LUA went up, and the TUA stays at $20. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACL 13-18: Timely Submission Of Recertification Applications (7/30/13)
Ooops. DSS became aware that the regs were, shall we say, in need of modification. Correct policy is set out in this letter. Most households are certified for longer than two months, and for these folks, an application for recertification is considered timely when submitted by the 15th day of the last month of the certification period. In the rare circumstance that a household is given a one or two month certification period, an application for recertification is considered timely when it is submitted within 15 days of receipt of the Notice of Expiration of Certification, which must be given along with the approval for CalFresh benefits. [Download]
ACIN I-37-13: Guidance On The Implementation Of The Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (7/22/13)
So the eligibility (DSS) side knows what the program side (DHCS) is doing, a review of how the Affordable Care Act implementation instructions will come down. Ready for some acronyms??? DHCS will be issuing a Medi-Cal Eligibility Division Information Letter (MEDIL) instead of All County Welfare Director’s Letter (ACWDL) to expedite providing counties and the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS) with policy guidance. Includes links to the two documents already issued. [Download]
ACL 13-36: Complete, Accurate, And Timely Adoption And Foster Care Analysis And Reporting System (AFCARS) Data Entry And Updates To The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) (7/18/13)
The how-to’s of recording complete, accurate, and timely case information updates into the CWS/CMS, in order to meet required Child Welfare Services Program documentation, data reporting, and program performance measurements. The feds had found that California not in substantial compliance in this area. [Download]
ACL 13-33: Foster Care – Sibling Placement – AB 743 (7/23/13)
AB 743 makes technical changes to statute in regard to placing siblings together in foster care, relative, guardianship, or adoption placements, and new timeframes for notifying the child’s attorney of a placement decision. [Download]
ACIN I-35-13: Best Practices For Increasing Eligible Youth Participation In The CalFresh Program (7/24/13)
In yet another effort to boost former foster youth and non-minor dependent participation in CalFresh, DSS has issued a best practices review, to supplement ACL 09-25 and ACIN I-22-12. [Download]