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Section/Item |
Rule Change |
| CAWEM | Clarified that a client whose CAWEM eligibility is based on the OHP-OPU program is subject to the program closure effective July 1, 2004. | CAWEM | 461-135-1070 |
| Counting Client Assets | All adoption assistance is now counted as unearned income for FS. | B.1 | 461-145-0001 |
| Clarified that a foster care payment includes the service payment. | B.26 | N/A | |
| Ongoing special needs payments for special diet or meal allowance are considered unearned income for FS. | B.51 | 461-145-0410 | |
| Corrected the policy on the amount of the representative payee payment fee that can be excluded from SSI income. The correct amount is $25. | B.66 | N/A | |
| General Assistance | The policy for disqualifying transfers was corrected to state that a transfer may be disqualifying if occurs after the date of application. | E.8 | 461-140-0210 |
| Updated the resource transfer disqualification amount for applications filed after 10/04. | E.14 | 461-140-0296 | |
| Eligibility for a community-based care special need is intended for any community-based care facility that is licensed by the Dept. Also, the payment is limited to the month of admission. | G.7 | 461-155-0630 | |
| Generic Program Elements | Removed all references to the DHS 2098 which is now obsolete and replaced by the revised DHS 2099. | A.2 | N/A |
| Change in policy related to the issuance of FS benefits of less than $10 (SS PT-04-018). | C.6 | 461-165-0060 | |
| Policy added on what a mass-change decision notice must include and when it is used. | 461-175-0010 | ||
| Income verification should be provided when referring overpayments to the overpayment writer. Also, wage match printouts are now analyzed by staff in the Overpayment Unit instead of the local office. | G.2 | N/A | |
| OHP | A client with a disability may request a reasonable modification to the OHP premium requirement (SS PT-04-011). |
D.11 | 461-135-1120 |
| The resource limit for OHP-CHP is now $10,000. | E.3 | 461-160-0015 | |
| Updated the WG on the agreement between SPD/AAA and SSP/OHP Statewide Processing Center (5503). | WG.1 | N/A | |
| OSIP | Added policy that allows the application time frames for OSIPM-presumptive to go beyond 90 days. | B.4 | 461-115-0190 |
| Clarifies that parents are included in child's filing group only if the child does not receive SSI. | C.2 | 461-110-0410 | |
| Clients who are determined to be presumptively eligible will continue eligibility until they are denied by SSA at the Appeals Council level. | D.6 | 461-125-0370 | |
| Added policy stating that a community spouse resource assessment must be completed even if the couple does not live together. | E.8 | 461-160-0580 | |
| Clarified that when determining the community spouse monthly maintenance needs allowance, the community spouse's income must be considered first. | E.8 | 461-160-0580 | |
| The policy for disqualifying transfers was corrected to state that a transfer may be disqualifying if occurs after the date of application. | E.10 | 461-140-0210 | |
| Updated the resource transfer disqualification amount for applications filed after 10/04. | E.14 | 461-140-0296 | |
| Eligibility for a community-based care special need is intended for any community-based care facility that is licensed by the Dept. Also, the payment is limited to the month of admission. | H.10 | 461-155-0630 | |
| Updated WGs with the increased FS utility standard ($287). | WG.1 WG.2 WG.6 |
461-160-0420 | |
| Procedure on referrals from the OHP Statewide Processing Center moved to OHP WG.1. | WG.4 | N/A | |
| QMB | Clarifies that parents are included in child's filing group only if the child does not receive SSI. | C.3 | 461-110-0410 |
| The policy for disqualifying transfers was corrected to state that a transfer may be disqualifying if occurs after the date of application. | E.10 | 461-140-0210 | |
| Updated the resource transfer disqualification amount for applications filed after 10/04. | 461-140-0296 | ||
| SPD Worker Guide | Updated the contacts for statewide verification of assistance. | B.5 | N/A |
| Reviewing for multiple medical programs worker guide added. | B.7 | N/A | |
| OHP-CHP program increase in the resource limit to $10,000. | E.5 | 461-160-0015 | |
| Corrected the hand-delivered cut-off dates for July and October. | G.7 | N/A |
