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Manual Letter #52

Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Reference: SS-PT-11-012, SS-PT-11-013, SS-PT-11-014,

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.

Manual

Change

Section/Item

Rule Change

(available 7/2011)

OHP

Increased OHP-OPU pell grant income requirement to less than $5,274

D.10

461-135-1110

SSAM

Community-based care provider payment system updated (512 system)

Updated Postage Machine Information

Voter Registration section updated

State Vehicle section updated

III.C


VII.E

VIII.C

VII.G

 

MMIS Desk Manual

Added training screens for adding managed care enrollment exemptions

MMIS manual- adding managed care enrollment exemptions


 

QMB

 

 

 



OSIPM

OSIPM WG 9 Updated. Clarification that widows/widowers benefits include ex-spouses.

Clarification on life insurance policies that have been irrevocably assigned to a funeral home.

 

Removed exception that PACE clients did not have to designate the facility as payee for LTC insurance payments or turn payments over to the facility when received.

Community spouse allowance amount updated


Clarification that reverse mortgage can be received as monthly payment, lump sum or line of credit and how to treat if received as line of credit.

WG 9-4


Counting Client Assets B.9

WG 10

 


WG 6
, E.4

 

Counting Client Assets B.46

 

 

 

 

461-120-0315



461-160-0620

 

SPD Hearings Added decision notice retrieval website and decision notice power point.

website:

Powerpoint


 

SPD Worker Guide      
Generic Program Elements

OHP premiums past due or in arrears, must be paid before re-certifying

 

G.3

 

461-135-1120

 

Counting Client Assets MWP tax credit can no longer be received monthly. $33 earned income exclusion for MWP received monthly has been removed.(was filed as temp rule)

B.22

 

461-145-0140

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