Manual

Change

Section/Item

Rule Change (may not be updated immediately)

Food Stamps

Increased the income and payment standards.

E.2

E.18

E.21

461-110-0370

461-155-0190

461-160-0420

Added eligibility group examples.

C

N/A

Expanded the definition of a dwelling.

C.1

N/A

Clarified the policy regarding noncitizen income.

FS WG-10

N/A

General Assistance

Increased the grant amounts.

A.2

E.3

461-155-0210

Specific requirements rewritten.

D.8

461-135-0705

SSI referral policy rewritten.

D.17

461-135-0705

Cooperation with medical treatment policy has been rewritten.

D.18

461-125-0660

The penalty for not participating in medical treatment policy has been rewritten.

D.19

461-125-0690

Changed the effective date for the initial month cash benefits.

F.5

461-180-0070

Generic Program Elements

Overpayments are to be computed within 90 days of the date of discovery.

G.1

N/A

OHP

Added the statement that a pregnant woman found eligible for the HPP program is not assigned a certification period.

B.3

461-115-0530

Only the individual who fails to pursue an assets loses medical coverage.

D.4

461-120-0330

Added the procedure for adding an individual to an OHP case when a premium arrearage has been paid.

D.13

N/A

OSIP

Removed repealed widows info (repealed 12/1/99)

N/A

N/A

Worker Guide

Added the 2001 dollar amounts for calculating qualifying quarters.

B.2

N/A

Revised footnote #23 of the noncitizen chart.

D.1

N/A

Update the standards chart with the new GA and FS standards.

E.5

Various