Counties are required to inform parents and providers regarding child care subsidies. Here are two pamphlets (use optional), via CDSS. One focuses on parents, and discusses Trustline Registry, including the parent/guardian’s responsibility in the registration process. The other pamphlet is focused on information for child care providers, and includes information about crimes that may result in denial of their Trustline registration. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACL 08-28: CalWORKs 60-Month Time Limit Exemption: Living In Indian Country Where Unemployment Rate Is 50% Higher (6/10/08)
The latest list of areas which qualify for the time limit exemption. [Download]
ACIN I-38-08: Child Care Fraud Indicators Tool (6/12/08)
This Notice provides counties with a “child care fraud indicators tool” that can be used when reviewing documentation for child care services (Stage 1). Comes with the caveat that: “The indicators are not proof that fraud exists; they merely identify situations that may warrant further attention.” Comes in in-depth and condensed flavors. [Download]
ACIN I-46-08: Revisions To Interim Assistance Reimbursement (IAR) Forms (6/12/08)
Two years ago, CDSS and the Social Security Administration entered an agreement to modify the IGAR forms. And, viola (2 years late) is the new form. The ACIN also provides clarification regarding the IAR reimbursement process. The new forms are effective immediately.
A federal law change in 2006 requires that any past due monthly SSI/SSP benefits that exceed three times (formerly twelve) the maximum monthly SSI/SSP payment must be paid in installments. The revised SSP 14 form now includes language that speaks to the alternate IAR procedure for these cases. The new form also: clarifies that an IA agency cannot use the same signed IAR authorization form for both an initial and a post-eligibility payment of SSI/SSP benefits; provides definitions; clarifies that the IA agency can reimburse itself for the months up to and including the month the individual’s SSI/SSP benefits begin; clarifies how the form serves as a protective filing; specifies that the authorization will be void if it is not received by SSA from the IA agency within a specific time period and that it must be signed and dated; and clarifies applicants’ appeal rights. [Download]
ACL 08-24: Minor Dependent Parents In Foster Care (6/9/08)
This letter describes the changes resulting from SB 720, to encourage the joint placement of infants and their teen parents when both are in foster care. The main changes are the expanded definition of a “whole foster family home” (WFFH). The new definition includes the home of 1) a nonrelated legal guardian when the guardianship is established by the dependency court, not the probate court; 2) ward of a nonrelated legal guardian whose guardianship is established by the dependency court, not the probate court; 3) related guardian’s home under the KinGAP Program for relatives who were previously designated as WFFHs while the child was in foster care. It also clarifies the rate paid to previously designated WFFH KinGAP relatives and the board and care rates. Includes a reminder to counties that when court ordered reunification services are terminated and the minor dependent’s child is no longer under the placement and care of the county welfare and/or probation department, the child is no longer eligible for a Title IV-E payment. In that case, a provider would be entitled to the infant supplement amount only.
For those of you into coding, a listing of new codes is included. [Download]
ACL 08-20: Notice Of Missed Interview When A Household Has Not Submitted An Application For Recertification (June 4, 2008)
ACIN I-05-08 had instructed counties to send a Notice of Missed Interview (NOMI) only when the household had already submitted their recertification application. This letter sets forth new policy (thanks to FNS) clarifying that the notice must go out to the household if they miss their scheduled interview regardless of whether the household mails back a completed application. This new policy must be completed by counties no later than August 1, 2008. [Download]