Moving slowly along… SB 84 (2007) required DSS to develop regulations and processes for identifying, tracking and collecting Foster Care overpayments. As a result, emergency regulations became effective July 1, 2009. This letter transmits a NOA of overpayment and a Notice of Overpayment and Request for Voluntary Repayment to be used by Counties. The latter lists the exceptions to FC overpayment collections (when it becomes voluntary to repay). [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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ACIN I-90-09: Title XX Social Services Block Grant Pre-Expenditure Report (12/16/09)
You can weigh in! This Notice attaches a report that summarizes Title XX expenditures, program responsibilities, and the population served. (These are Child welfare services, Foster Care, Community Care Licensing, Deaf Access, CalWORKs Child Care Program, CDE Child Care Programs, and DDS Regional Center Programs. It gets submitted to the federal Department of Health and Human Services. Comments due by December 31, 2009. [Download]
All County Welfare Directors Letter (12/2/09): Child Welfare Services (CWS) External Systems
This letter provides counties with the results of the survey analysis performed by the CDSS regarding CWS external systems for the purpose of augmenting functionality. In addition, this letter outlines the decisions and scope in regard to conversion and decommissioning of the CWS external systems. [Download]
Emergency Foster Care Overpayment regulations
Due to the collaborative process (CDSS and CWDA) and lack of human resources…DSS has reissued the Foster Care emergency regulations, with some modifications for clarity and to comply with federal requirements. [Download]
ACIN I-83-09: Caregiver Recruitment And Retention Pilot (11/24/09)
Notice of the opportunity to participate as a pilot site for a Caregiver Recruitment and Retention Pilot project. The pilot is a collaborative effort between the CDSS, Youth Law Center, and the CWDA. [Download]
ACL 09-73: 2009-10 Allocation Of Funds For The Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP) And Transitional Housing Program-Plus (11/25/09)
Here aer the 2009/2010 allocations to counties participating in the THPP and/or the THP-Plus programs, to reflect the reduction in Child Welfare Services funding this fiscal year. [Download]