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Manual Letter #46

Effective Date: January 1, 2010
Reference: CAF Administrative Rules Manual Letter #55

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 Economic Recovery Payment. Updated standards to reflect 2010 earned income exclusion. B.22 461-145-0143
  Home. Added provision to exclude the home when it is occupied by a child and the equity is less than $500,000. B.32 461-145-0220
 

Unemployment Benefits. The $25 supplemental payment authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is now excluded from income for SNAP eligibility. Effective 11/1/09.

B.75

461-145-0550

Generic Program Elements Overpayments. G

461-195-0501
461-195-0521
461-195-0541
461-195-0551
461-195-0561

  Estate Administration. QMB benefits are no longer recoverable from estate. K 461-135-0835
OSIP

Removed reference to SIP and SIP standards. See SPD-PT-09-023. Also see the Frequently Asked Questions.

D.5
D.6
E.2
F.3

461-155-0250
461-155-0270

 

Client Liability. Clarifies that in the initial month of placement, the Department may make the client's service contribution if the client's income has been exhausted prior to placement.

E.3 461-160-0610
  Pickle. There is no multiplier for clients who lose their SSI in 2009 because there was no Social Security COLA in 2010. Clients are not eligible for the Pickle calculation unless they have experienced a COLA. G.4
WG.9
N/A
 

Special Needs. Added provisions to allow presumptive clients to receive special needs payments.

 

H

461-155-0530
461-155-0580
461-155-0640
461-155-0660
461-155-0670
461-155-0680

  Special Needs. Moved spousal facility allowance policy for couples who receive SSI and reside in a community based care facility from 461-155-0250. H.9 461-155-0630
  Special Needs. Added Prescription co-pay coverage and Transportation Services Payment policies. See SPD-PT-09-023. H.16
H.17
461-155-0688
461-155-0693
QMB Updated resource limits.

E.4
SPD WG E.5

461-160-0015
  Effective Dates. Certain applicants who apply for LIS will have their data forwarded on to DHS for a Medicaid eligibility determination. See SPD-PT-09-026. F.3 461-180-0090
SPD Worker Guide Updated 10-Day Notice WG. G.7 N/A

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