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Manual Letter #61

Effective Date: October 1, 2013
Reference: SS-PT-13-030, SS-PT-13-031,

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.

NOTE: ALL OCCS PROGRAM RULES HAVE MOVED TO 410-200 DIVISION OF OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. These rules have not yet been posted.

Effective 10-1-2013, some decision tip notices in the worker guide will be out of date. Until we can review all the notices, please make sure any reference to OHP rules, have the new 410-200 rules added to the notice and any 461 OAR's that reference OHP are removed.

Manual

Change

Section/Item

Rule Change

(available 10-2013)

OSIPM

Updated income deductions and client liability

Updated Long term care definition to accomodate K plan

EPD information added to worker guide. New procedure is to provide EPD business envelopes for cert period.

 

 

 

WG 11.5

461-160-0620

461-001-0030

 

 

REF

Effective 11-1-13, DHS Refugee Progam manual will replace the existing information in this section

Refugee Program

 

 

Counting Client Assets

 


 

SNAP

Added help sheet on canceling SNAP benefits when someone dies

 

Added help sheet on canceling EBT card when someone leaves HH

 

Added contact link for SNAP verification of assistance


Updated standard deduction

Updated Shelter Cost

Note: In the last 'in the loop', there was policy about having remaining household members reapply for SNAP if the HH dies. The information in the 'in the loop' was not accurate. Please use the checklists on staff tools when a person dies. The information on the checklists is accurate, and has been reviewed by the SNAP analysts.

Canceling SNAP benefits due to death


Canceling EBT cards when someone leaves HH


Program/Policy tools- SNAP

 

 

 

 

 

Verification of assistance

461-160-0430

461-160-0420

OHP

NOTE: All OCCS medical program rules have moved to 410-200 division of OAR's. These rules have not yet been posted.

 

DMAP Medicaid Rules


 

 

 

QMB

 

 

 
Worker Guide

Worker Guide G.9. Decision notice tips, added information required to be on cases for Medicare beneficiaries.

Added steps to verify citizenship through SSA

G.9

 

D.12

 
Generic

Added Supplemental Rate information sheet to case manangement site

Updated CMU contact information. Now includes tips/cheatsheets contact information etc.

Added DMAP transmittals

Updated TAG guide

Updated Central office APD/DD contact list

All cases that are reduced or ended must be referred to 5503. See IM-13-065 for specifics.

APD case mgmt


Client Maintenance Unit

Program/Policy tools

 


 


DMAP tranmittals

 

 

 

461-180-0085

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