The ACL transmits the newly developed reporting form and instructions to report on AB 98 subsidized work. The first report month will be January 2009, with the final report month, December 2010. AB 98 provides for reimbursement to counties choosing to participate in this program. (Reimbursement is for 50% of the CalWORKs recipient’s wage subsidy, outside of the county Single Allocation, when the recipient is participating in subsidized employment.) In order for counties to claim the additional funds, the county program must limit wage subsidies to a maximum of six months for each recipient and the amount of wage subsidies claimed outside of the Single Allocation may not exceed 50 percent of the maximum aid payment for the assistance unit of which the recipient is a member. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACIN I-93-08: 2009 COLA for CAPI and Benefit Amount When Spouse Receives SSI/SSP (12/2/08)
Although the state COLA was suspended, the federal SSI COLA gets passed through. This Notice provides the COLA effective 1/09, the new standards, and a reminder how to do the calculations for various things like aid-in-kind, deeming, and coordination when the spouse receives SSI. [Download]
ACIN I-84-08: 2008 COLA That Affects The CAPI Program (11/25/08)
The notice transmits the CAPI payment standards. As a result of the SSP COLA suspension, there are no changes to the 2008 rates for the Presumed Maximum Value of In-Kind Support and Maintenance, Allowance for Ineligible Children in Deeming Situations, Sponsor’s Allocation in Deeming Situations or COLA Coordination When One Spouse Receives SSI/SSP. [Download]
ACIN I-89-08: Revised SOC 824 Quarterly Report And Instructions (11/26/08)
Some instructions to address two issues with the Quarterly Report on Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) for Personal Care Services Program (PCSP), IHSS Plus Waiver (IPW) and IHSS Residual (IHSS-R) Program. (Let’s hear it for shorter program names!) 1. Reviewed cases for which a final determination of status was not completed within the reporting quarter – accounting for those cases lacking a final determination caused a discrepancy in the math. 2. Federal reporting requirements mandate that counties be allowed to report their level of compliance with the Individual Emergency Back-Up Plan (see ACL 07-08). The SOC 824 was revised to allow for this accounting/reporting. [Download]
ACIN I-76-08: Publication Of Social Security Income Pamphlets (11/7/08)
Assembly Bill 1633 required CDSS to convene a workgroup to develop Best Practice Guidelines to assist foster children to receive all RSDI or SSI/SSP benefits to which they are entitled. One best practice was to develop brochures to inform parents and youth about the SSI/SSP program. The brochures are now available online, with the addresses in link form in the ACIN. [Download]
ACIN I-82-08: Outcome Indicator On Health And Dental Assessments (10/8/08)
Information to help counties meet Child Welfare Services (CWS) program documentation, data reporting and program performance measurement requirements. The notice discusses a new measure for Health and Dental Assessments (the percent of children who meet the periodicity schedule for medical and dental assessments), required by the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program. [Download]