Provides the 2006 federal poverty levels for most of the Medi-Cal percentage programs. [Download]

Provides the 2006 federal poverty levels for Medicare Savings Program beneficiaries. For one person, the limits for each MSP are as follows: QMB: $817/mo; SLMB: $980/mo; QI-1: $1103/mo. [Download]

Informs that California’s § 1115 Waiver Application was approved by CMS, providing Medi-Cal coverage to Hurricane Katrina evacuees and superseding ACWDL 05-30 and 05-30E. The letter also explains that evacuee status is good for five consecutive months, for application dates of August 24, 2005, and January 31, 2006. The period of August 24-31, 2005, does not count toward the five-month period, but no applications dated on or after February 1, 2006, will be approved under the waiver. Regular Medi-Cal eligibility requirements still must be satisfied; that is, the waiver does not cover adults aged 19-64 who are not disabled and have no dependents. If the applicant would have been eligible for regular Medi-Cal without the waiver, he or she does not have to reapply; if not otherwise eligible under any of the waiver’s seven eligibility groups, applicants must receive a Notice of Action informing them of the temporary status of their eligibility and their needs to reapply for permanent benefits. [Download]

Announces the discontinuance of Medi-Cal eligibility codes 18, 28, and 68 after January 31, 2006. [Download]

Updates the income standards and resource limits for Medi-Cal’s tuberculosis program, now at $1291 in income per month and $2000 in resources for an individual (if the applicant is married, this limit applies to all of the applicant’s separate property and half of the community property). [Download]