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DHS home | APD Staff Tools | APD Manual Letters | Manual Letter #60 |
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. Check the above listed reference for all policy updates.
Food benefit program updates are covered specifically in the Family Services Manual.
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Rule Change (available 7-2013) |
| OSIPM | Added language that pending PMDDT cases, when the client has moved, should be transferred to the appropriate branch. Special Need:Diversion and Transition services no longer need to be approved by central office WG-6 updated with new standards
Removed the term 'Waivered Services' from OAR's. Replaced with 'home and community based care'.
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Added: Eligibility for any other program that provides OHP Plus benefits must be determined prior to REFM Client's actual self-employment income is annualized retrospectively when calculating an overpayment |
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| Counting Client Assets | Income Producing Property: In SNAP, exclusions from one property can not be used to offset income from another property |
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| SNAP | Client's actual self-employment income is annualized retrospectively when calculating an overpayment Veterans' aid and attendance payments are not considered income if used to reimburse the cost of attendant care in the home |
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| OHP | Added: private major health insurance must be considered accessible to client |
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| QMB | Changed procedure to have staff contact buy-in unit when inmate is released without Medicare Part B |
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| Worker Guide | Added CFR and text to narrate residency, if another State will not end benefits | WG B.5 | |
| Generic | Hearing Request Protocol and Procedures- Entire section updated Staff Tools Directory added for quick tips on using Staff Tools Website. This link can be found at the upper right corner of staff tools home page. |
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