ACIN I-74-11: Revised IHSS Health Care Certification Form And Related Notices; Clarification On Inter-County Transfers of Health Care Certification Requirements (12/6/11)

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Some wording changes, clarification of a Licensed Health Care Provider (LHCP) and one significant improvement. To remove barriers to verification for those living near the state borders, counties are now given the flexibility to make case-by-case exceptions basis and accept an SOC 873 (or alternative documentation) completed by an LHCP  licensed in another state but if they are an approved Medi-Cal provider, and the applicant/recipient has been receiving treatment from them.  The Notice also instructs what counties should do if the LHCP fills out the first two questions (need for IHSS) but fail to fill out the details requested in the subsequent questions. The new forms attached to this notice are effective immediately.  [Download]

 

ACL 11-83: Discontinuance Of The Statewide Fingerprint Imaging System (SFIS) Requirement For The CalFresh Program (12/6/11)

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As of 1/1/12, no more finger-imaging for CalFresh applicants and recipients.  This letter discusses the implementation of the changes, in particular the joint CalWORKs/CalFresh applications (CalWORKs will still require a finger-image, but it cannot be a basis for denying or delaying food benefits.)  [Download]

 

ACL 11-84: Temporary Restraining Order Halting Implementation Of The 20-Percent Reduction In IHSS Recipients’ Authorized Hours (12/7/11)

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This letter implements the TRO issued in Oster v. Lightbourne. The CMIPS implementation of the 20% reduction did not occur.  DSS did not send out Notices of Action to recipients, and will not be issued pending further authorization from the court.  Counties are to halt any other implementation of the cut, but if recipients already submitted their Applications for IHSS Supplemental Care (SOC 877), Counties are instructed to retain them pending the final resolution of the lawsuit. [Download]