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Tools | SPD Manual Letters | Manual Letter #49
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Manual changes are summarized below. Click on the related links. Most changes 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.
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Change |
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Rule Change (available 10/1) |
| OHP | Self Employment Income: Added statement to allow total excludable costs as allowed under 461-145-0920, if client is not eligible under the 50% exclusion. | C.3 | 461-145-0930 |
| Generic Program Elements | EAU: The Department has a claim against the estate of the recipient's spouse for public assitance paid to the recipient. Applies to claims asserted on or after April 1, 2010 |
K.2 |
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MRS: Eliminated monthly reporting system from all programs. Note: References to MRS and retrospective budgeting, in SPD policy manuals and worker guide will be corrected or eliminated by Nov 1. |
461-170-0100 |
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| SNAP | Determining Adjusted Income:When determining adjusted income for filing group, if there is an elderly individual or an individual with a disability, the group is not determined ineligible for benefits at step 2. |
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| Pay-In | Pay-In web site was updated with information on how to reopen a case after a client fails to make the pay-in. | Pay-In | |
| OSIPM | Disqualification due to Asset Transfer: Length of Disqualification amount added if initial month is after October 1, 2010 | E.10 | 461-140-0296 |
| Determining Financial Eligibility and Benefits: Added definitions for what would qualify as a non-waivered service client setting. | WG D.10 | 461-160-0540 | |
| Client Liability: An individual who receives services under a DD support services waiver is exempt from having a liability. | WG D.8 | 461-160-0610 | |
Qualified Partnership Policy: Clarifies that exluded resources apply only to policies purchased in a state that is participating in reciprocity. |
B.59 | 461-160-0855 | |
| Specific Assets | In all programs, a Making Work Pay (MWP) tax credit received as a portion of an indivicual's federal tax return is excluded from assets |
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Motor Vehicle: Removed reference to grandfathered financial groups. Allow exclusion of the first vehicle for any transportation, rather than just for medical or employment transportation. Also, for vehicles that are not excluded, only the equity value counts and fair market value is no longer a consideration. |
B.50 | 461-145-0360 | |
| SPD Worker Guide | Prospective and Retrospective Eligibility and Budgeting: Note: References to MRS and retrospective budgeting, in SPD policy manuals and worker guide will be elminated by Nov 1. |
