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Rule Change |
| Counting Client Assets | Updated FS policy as it relates to the treatment of lodger income. | B.42 | 461-145-0340 |
| Amended to reflect that the total exclusion for self-employment costs cannot exceed the gross self-employment income for the month that the exclusion is taken. | C.3 | 461-145-0930 | |
| Food Stamps | Note: Please remember to review the CAF Family Service Manual letters for FS related policy changes. | N/A | N/A |
| General Assistance | Program terminated effective October 1, 2005. | N/A | |
| Generic Program Elements | Amended to specify the rounding process for FS if the proration for partial month benefits is not a whole dollar amount. | C.16 | 461-160-0070 |
| Added a section on the semi-annual reporting system (SRS). | E.2 | N/A | |
| Added policy stating when to establish an overpayment in the initial month of eligibility. | G.2 | 461-195-0531 | |
| Amended to expand the list of who is liable for repayment of a FS overpayment and conform to federal regulations. Adds the authorized representative and noncitizen sponsor to the list of individuals who are liable. In addition, trafficking is introduced per federal law. |
G.3 | 461-195-0501 461-195-0541 |
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| Rule adopted to implement temporary special provisions for providing benefits to the Hurricane Katrina evacuees. | N/A | 461-105-0004 | |
| Glossary | Added LIS and EPD program definitions. | N/A | N/A |
| Low Income Subsidy | Rules adopted to incorporate the federal regulations that apply to Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) applications, eligibility determinations, and redeterminations. | N/A | 461-135-1185 461-135-1186 461-135-1187 |
| OHP | Updated denial notice procedures per PT-05-019 and removed all references to GA(M). | WG-1 | N/A |
| OSIP | Corrected the noncitizen status policy . | D.2 | N/A |
| Amended to detail the process used to determined an individual disabled for both presumptive and EPD. | D.6 | 461-125-0370 | |
| Amended to clarify that an individual who is assumed eligible for OSIP(M) is not eligible for EPD. | D.11 | 461-135-0725 | |
| Revised to add policy stating that disabled adult children are exempt from waivered service payments (effective July 1, 2005). | E.5 E.6 |
461-160-0610 461-160-0620 461-185-0050 |
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Added policy related to allowable costs and prorated standards (no change in policy). |
461-160-0030 461-160-0055 |
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| Updated calculations to reflect the new FS full utility standard. | WG.2 WG.6 |
461-160-0420 | |
| Removed all references to GA(M) . | WG.4 | 461-135-0701 | |
| QMB | Updated to include references to Medicare Part D and the Low Income Subsidy Program (begins January 2006). | 461-135-1185 461-135-1186 461-135-1187 |
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| SPD Worker Guide | Alternate format clarifications. | A.2 | N/A |
| Updated the eligibility flowcharts to reflect the termination of the GA program. | A.3 | N/A | |
| Added the definition of minimum active duty to the noncitizen chart. | D.1 | N/A | |
| Added CFA/PAL to the noncitizen chart. This code on the I 94 card indicates permanent nonimmigrant status for citizens of Compact of Free Association countries. CFA/ PAL is used for a citizen of Palau. | D.1 | N/A | |
| An on-line application is now available for the Oregon Telephone Assistance Program | D.6 | N/A | |
| Added a link to the HCBC and NF rate schedule. | E.5 | N/A | |
| Added additional procedural information in the WG on child support screens. | E.6 | N/A |
