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Manual Letter #44

Effective Date: July 1, 2009
Reference: CAF Administrative Rules Manual Letter #54

Manual changes are summarized below. Click on the related links and the change will be indicated with red text or a red line to the right of the text (you may need to scroll to find the related policy change). There is no red indication for the corresponding changes to the Administrative Rules.

Food benefit program updates are covered specifically in the Family Services Manual.

Manual

Change

Section/Item

Rule Change

Counting Client Assets Clarified the criteria for the exclusion of pension and retirement plans. B.50

461-145-0380

 

Generic Program Elements WG G.1 is obsolete. Information on personal injury liens can now be found in GPE section H. GPE H N/A
  WG G.4 is now obsolete. Information on completing hearing requests can now be found in GPE section I. GPE I N/A
Glossary To be considered an eligible dependent for long-term care purposes, an individual must be claimed as a tax dependent by the client or the community spouse. Eligible dependent 461-001-0030
  Clarified that when an individual is in a Medicare skilled nursing facility they are not considered to be in a non-standard living arrangement (no disqualification due to an asset transfer for these clients). Non-standard living arrangement 461-001-0000
OSIP A new application is not required when a client's case is closed in the previous month due to failure to pay the liability or the participant fee. B.1 461-115-0050
 

Moved the policy related to when deeming applies to the policy on financial groups. Also, two calculation worksheets for allocation and deeming have been created:
-DHS 3510, Income Allocation and Deeming - Deeming income when an adult is applying
-DHS 3511, Income Allocation and Deeming - Deeming income when a child is applying

C.3

461-110-0530
461-110-0630

  Community spouse standards. Updated the minimum maintenance needs allowance and shelter allowance for a community spouse. E.4
WG.1
WG.2
WG.6
WG.12
461-160-0620
 

Clarified when to put an individual into retrospective budgeting.

E.14 461-150-0050
  Clarified how to calculate the accommodation allowance amount for an individual refinances a mortgage. H.11 461-155-0660
Pay-in Added Reopening Case that was Closed due to Failure to Pay the Liability section. Payments 461-115-0050
QMB Overall review and clean-up of QMB manual.

A
B.1
F.3
WG.1
WG.2
WG.3

N/A
  Clarified when to put an individual into retrospective budgeting. E.5 461-150-0050
SPD Worker Guide Worker Guide A.1, Titles of the Social Security Act has been removed. The titles can be accessed on the SSA web site. N/A N/A
  Qualifying Quarters. Worker Guide B.2 now links to the CAF-SSP Family Services Manual. Moved link to Worker Guide D.4 with the other noncitizen guides. N/A N/A
  Update to the DD/MH worker guide. D.8 N/A
  WG G.1 is obsolete. Information on personal injury liens can now be found in GPE section H. GPE H N/A
  WG G.4 is now obsolete. Information on completing hearing requests can now be found in GPE section I. GPE I N/A

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