This year’s COLA (MBSAC and Income In Kind levels) is 2.98%. 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, 2012. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACL 12-36: Program Policy For The CMIPS II (7/24/12)
The full title includes: “Inquiry, Referral And Application; Person Notes/Case Notes/Case (Assessment) Narrative; Personal Care Services Program/IHSS Plus Option/IHSS Residual; Social Security Number Requirements; IHSS Recipient Residence; Use Of Rank 6; Inter-County Transfer.” And explains the difference between all these. [Download]
ACIN I-37-12E: Errata (Payroll Activity Reports For Providers In The IHSS Program) (7/20/12)
To err is human; proving their humanity ACIN I-37-12 is reissued to delete the telephone number for the forms manager. Rocks your world. [Download]
ACL 12-22: Guidelines And Procedures For General Exceptions For Exclusionary Crimes For IHSS Providers (7/10/12)
Instructions to counties on implementing AB 1612’s changes to the list of convictions within the last 10 years that will bar provision of IHSS. Known as “Tier 2” crimes, these are Sex crimes requiring sex offender registration; Physical crimes against a person; Crimes against property; Fraud and money crimes; Non-physical crimes against a person; Serious felonies not against a person or property. Includes a review of the noticing, appeal and waiver rights. [Download]
ACIN I-37-12: No Payroll Activity Reports For Providers In The In-Home Supportive Services Program (7/16/12)
Information on the IHSS payroll purging: DSS has two new reports created relating to the automatic termination of providers with no payroll activity statewide for one year. All relates back to notifying people of subsequent arrests that may disqualify providers from IHSS employment. [Download]
Public Comment Period on CalWORKs regulations
The following regulation packages are open for public comment, through 8/29/2012.
AB 98 Subsidized Employment as amended by SB 72 and AB106 (CalWORKs Program), ORD No. 0312-01
CalWORKs 48-Month Time Limit and Good Cause Exemption (SB 72 and AB106), ORD No. 0412-03