Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACIN I-91-10: Adoptions Approval Process – Revisions To The Application For Adoption Of A Child (AD 521) Form Criminal History Question (11/16/10)
New form to reflect that certain marijuana-related offenses covered by the Marijuana Reform Act of 1977 do not need to be disclosed. [Download]
ACL 10-48: CalWORKs Program: Implementation Of Homeless Assistance Program Regulations And Revised Homeless Assistance Denial Notice Of Action (11/8/10)
This letter sends on the final regulations that amend the CalWORKs Homeless Assistance (HA) Program, to comply with AB 1808 from 2006! Changes include:
- Daily rate goes from $40 to $65, with $15 for families larger than 4
- Expands “homeless” to those who got a 3 day pay rent or quit notice
- Changes the threshold for permanent HA from 80% of the MAP to 80% of the total monthly household income
- Includes eviction prevention through payment of up to 2 months rent.
ACL 10-51: Beckwith v. Wagner: IHSS Provider Disqualifying Convictions (11/12/10)
The latest information and instructions regarding the Beckwith and the IHSS provider disqualifications. It also corrects the answer in ACL 10-05 regarding the impact of expungements. The state decided that since the disqualification statute refers to “conviction,” that they would disqualify those with expunged records. Counties further are instructed to retain copies of all criminal offender record information (CORI) responses received from the California DOJ pending final resolution of this litigation. These records are required to be stored in a confidential manner with access only to authorized personnel. Upon final resolution of this litigation, counties can return to the usual practice of destroying the CORI responses once the county’s business need is fulfilled. [Download]
ACIN I-92-10: Revisions To Interim Assistance Reimbursement (IAR) Forms (11.10.10)
Transmits the new SSP 14 (Authorization For Reimbursement Of Interim Assistance Initial Claim Or Posteligibility Case) And SSP 18 (Notice Of Action And Right To Request A State Hearing On Interim Assistance) And Discontinuance Of The SSP 17 (Notice Of Action And Right To Request A State Hearing On Interim Assistance). These revisions reflect the method in which Interim Assistance agencies and the client receive the retroactive benefit, to clarify language and improve readability for the client using the SSP 14 authorization form. IA agencies will no longer receive the full retroactive benefit. [Download]
ACIN I-74-10: CalWORKs – Efforts To Reduce Erroneous Payments (10/10/10)
The ACF has issued an Information Memorandum (TANF-ACF-IM-2010-02) providing guidance to the states on best practices for reduction of improper payments. Also, the federal Office of the Inspector General 2007 review of 30 counties identified several improper payments in California. The causes of the improper payments included: recipient families did not fully disclose information during their application or redetermination or did not notify the county of changes affecting eligibility; not all information provided to support the application was verified; or the appropriate documentation was not available or maintained in the case file. The ACIN goes over what to do to avoid these problems. [Download]