ACIN I-40-08: Replacement Of Defective EBT Cards (5/29/08)

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Regs@ can’t explain why this 5/08 letter was just released on-line, but here it is…information to help ID clients with damaged or demagnetized EBT cards who need replacement cards. FNS reported that California has a high rate of manually keyed transactions by retailers. The most common reason for a manually keyed transaction is a damaged or demagnetized EBT card. Counties are strongly encouraged to replace clients’ EBT cards at the earliest opportunity and to educate clients on the importance of not storing their EBT card next to a magnet (?) or cell phone (!).

But never fear! The Office of System Integration has developed a Client Manually Keyed Transactions Report which is available through the Statewide Automated Reconciliation System. The report identifies clients who have five (5) or more transactions per month, all of which are manually keyed. (The letter ends here, but the implication is the county should check the card and reissue if needed. [Download]

ACIN I-04-09: Organization Of the Children And Family Services Division (1/27/09

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A little housekeeping over at DSS…in part to promote better continuity and oversight of county child welfare services functions, as well as to provide appropriate state staff support to counties in the delivery of child welfare services in California. A description of each of the CFSD branch’s responsibilities and staff assignments in those branches is attached. [Download]

ACL 09-08: Reserve Funding Requests For 2008/09 CalWORKs Stage One Child Care (2/19/09)

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Notice that CalWORKs child care reserve funds for FY 2008/09 are available. Counties may seek funds from the reserve if the CalWORKs allocation provided to them for FY 2008/09 will not meet their Stage One child care needs. Counties must have a deficit in both their CalWORKs Stage One child care allocation and their single allocation. Counties should seek reserve funding prior to discontinuing or placing limits on child care services, and need to submit a complete form (template attached to notice) [Download]

ACIN I-12-09: Authority Of County Appeals Representatives To Settle A Case (2/4/09)

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Just a note to the counties to confirm the authority of county appeals representatives to resolve a request for state hearing by entering into a conditional withdrawal agreement on behalf of the county prior to or during a state fair hearing. So, what’s a rep to do? “assume the major responsibility for researching, communicating with the claimant, preparing and presenting the case at the state hearing….determining the issues raised,
reviewing the applicable statutes and regulations involved, and resolving the case at the lowest possible administrative level. If the county rep thinks the county’s action was wrong, not supported by sufficient evidence, or the claimant has additional information, the county rep MUST have the authority and the responsibility to resolve the case with a conditional withdrawal. [Download]

24 CFR Parts 5, 92 and 908 – Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Proposed Delay of Effective Date (02/11/09)

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This notice proposes a temporary delay in implementing final rule HUD regulations excluding persons based upon SSN: 74 Fed. Reg. 4832 (January 27, 2009), that would have required public and assisted housing residents to provide a valid social security number to qualify for the program. Importantly, this notice also clarifies that the social security number requirement would not apply to individuals in families who do not claim eligible immigration status under HUD’s non-citizen regulations, thus alleviating some of the concerns raised by housing and immigration advocates regarding the effect the version of the rule issued on January 27 would have on so-called “mixed” families in which not all family members claim eligible immigration status. Comments on the February 11 (delay) notice are due March 13, 2009 and can be submitted either online at www.regulations.gov (search Enterprise Income Verification) or by mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410–0500. [Download.] The National Housing Law Project and the National Low Income Housing Coalition sent a memo to HUD on February 3 expressing concerns and commenting on the rule issued on January 27 prompting the proposed delay set forth in the instant notice.

ACWDL 09-04: Interim guidance same sex marriages (2/9/09)

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Medi-Cal eligibility for couples of the same sex who were married in California between June 16 and November 4 2008 will be determined according to the instructions in ACWDL 09-03. This letter also applied to couples of the same sex who were legally married in other states and are current residents of California. This interim guidance may change based on the outcomes of pending lawsuits. [Download]