New income limits for the Aged and Disabled Federal Poverty Level (A&D FPL) Medi-Cal program as of April 1, 2012:
A&D FPL individual = $1161.
A&D FPL couple limit = $1571
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Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACWDL 12-09: Extension of the Transitional Medi-Cal (TMC) Program Sunset Date (March 14, 2012)
The sunset date for Transitional Medi-Cal (TMC) has been extended to December 31, 2012. TMC provides up to 12 months of Medi-Cal eligibility to beneficiaries discontinued from the Section 1931(b) Medi-Cal program due to employment-related reasons, such as increased hours and/or earnings. [Download]
ACIN I-17-12: Work Participation Rate (WPR) Validation Review Plan For FFY 2010 Cases (4/5/12)
As California enters its 2nd WPR validation, here is the current plan for WPR data validation reviews and answers commonly asked questions about the review process. [Download]
ACL 12-17: IHSS) Fraud Data Reporting Form SOC 2245 (4/6/12)
A fall out of the 2009-10 budget allocating IHSS fraud money…one condition was the provision of fraud data (when there is “reliable evidence” fraud occurred). After seeing consistent gaps in county reporting, a group formed to retool the form. Here it is, with instructions on completion. [Download]
ACL 12-13: Relative And Nonrelative Extended Family Member Assessment/Approval; Revised And New SOC Forms For Nonminor Dependent Placement (3/27/12)
This letter conveys instructions regarding the forms used for the assessment of a prospective or existing relative or nonrelative extended family member (NREFM) caregivers for the new extended foster care program. (That program allows a foster youth over age 18 and up to age 20 to receive foster care benefits and services.) [Download]
ACIN I-11-12: CalWORKs: New Regulation Clarifying The Exclusion Of Adoption Assistance Program Payments As Income (3/23/12)
Notice of the promulgation of regulations pursuant to Cadaret v. Wagner, to specifically list Adoption Assistance payments as excluded income. DSS had issued an ACL in 1990, but since no one could find it, counties didn’t have the right information. Now they do. [Download]