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Manual Letter #24

Effective Date: April 1, 2004
Reference: CAF Administrative Rules Manual Letter #30

Manual

Change

Section/Item

Rule Change

General Assistance Added an application flowchart. B.1 N/A
  Added new policy that allows an individual to meet the GA impairment criteria by equaling a listing.

D.9
D.10

461-125-0510
Generic Program Elements

Added confidentiality policy for HIV/AIDS information.

A.11 ORS 433.045(3)
  Rule was amended to remove a typographical error that results in the wrong life estate table being referenced. K.8 461-135-0845
OHP Updated premium standards. D.10 461-155-0235
  Identified clients who pay premiums by the 20th of the month for which the premium was billed. D.10 461-135-1120
  Updated income standards with FPL increase. E.7 461-155-0225
  Updated the "OHP Program Quick Reference Guide". WG.4 N/A
OSIP This policy has been clarified due to increased scrutiny from federal reviews.
H.3 461-155-0526
  Clarified the examples in the HUD chart related to shelter exceptions. HUD Standards

N/A

  Updates to the Presumptive Medicaid Procedures WG. W.4 N/A
  New Worker Guide: Choosing Between LAG and FOG or LDS. WG.6 N/A
  Removed all references to the Medically Needy program. Various Various
QMB Update to the Program Overview. A N/A
  QMB-SMF program has been capped effective 4/1/04.

D.6
WG.2

461-135-0730
  Updated standards with FPL increase. E.2

461-155-0290
461-155-0291
461-155-0295

  Updated examples to remove references to Medically Needy and added new coding information. WG.1 N/A
SPD Worker Guide Translation procedures have been updated. A.2 N/A

 

Added a worker guide on "The Work Number". A resource available to verify earned income. E.4

N/A

  Updated OHP, EPD and QMB standards. E.5 Various

 

Updated the CMS coding chart with the new GA and presumptive OSIPM codes. G.3

N/A

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