Implementation instructions for restoration of the $225 EID in the CalWORKs program effective October 1, 2013. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACIN I-17-13: Questions And Answers (Q&A) Regarding Reasonable And Prudent Parent Standards (5/17/13)
A review of the Reasonable and Prudent standard for authorizing activities for minor foster children, and how it applies to licensed foster family home or group homes, certified family homes, and an approved relative and non-relative extended family member homes. [Download]
DHCS MEDIL 13-03: Affordable Care Act of 2010- Intial Guidance
This letter gives counties a high-level policy guidance regarding implementation of the ACA related changes to Medi-Cal and identifies areas where more federal guidance is needed before DHCS can provide additional information to the counties. It covers the single streamlined paper application, the impact of MAGI changes on Medi-Cal programs, the instances in which CalHEERS will forward applications to counties, new redetermination and reporting periods, and several other topics. Take a l0ok at the letter here.
DHCS ACWDL 13-13: Medi-Cal General Notice of Action (NOA) Policy
After years of work and development by the NOA workgroup (of which LSNC has been a part), DHCS released a letter to remind counties of what is required in a NOA relating to Medi-Cal eligibility. It summarizes the relevant federal and state regulations and delineates what actions are not considered adverse actions for purposes of the timing of the notice. The letter, available here, further provides guidance on font size and language access requirements.
DHCS ACWDL 13-12: Revised Other Health Reporting Coverage Reporting and Correction Procedures
This letter clarifies the procedures counties must take to add or remove Other Health Coverage (OHC) codes from a Medi-Cal case. Counties are able to temporarily remove these codes in immediate need cases but to make the change permanent, must send a request to the state online. The letter details the circumstances in which the addition or removal of an OHC code is appropriate. Click here to view the letter.
ACIN I-09-13: AB 2488; Adoption: Sibling Mutual Consent Program – Confidential Intermediary (5/21/13)
This may only make sense in the world of welfare. AB 2488 permit adoptees and siblings greater opportunities to initiate and make contact with each other. Implementation of this program was suspended until July 1, 2012, but the legislative intent was that implementation of some or all of the changes made to Section 9205 of the Family Code “shall continue, to the extent possible.” So, July 1, 2012 has come and gone almost a year. What now brown cow? This ACIN states: “that commencing July 1, 2012, it is still the intent of the Legislature that this program “shall continue, to the extent possible” and lists a funding source. [Download]