Manual

Change

Section/Item

Rule Change

(available 10-1-2014)

OSIPM

Rule change to allow presumptive OSIPM recipients served in certain counties to receive free assistance with applications for SSDI benefits

Rule change to include MAGI Medicaid recipients receiving long-term-care services in the disqualifying asset transfer and resource assessment provisions (see APD-PT-14-030)

Rule change to allow an employee of a public institution witness the mark of an inmate applying for OSIPM when the inmate is unable to sign.

Rule change regarding the treatment of the proceeds from the sale of a resource other than a home on or after 10/1/12 to clarify when proceeds are counted as income, resource, or excluded

OSIP E.8, OSIP E.10, OSIP WG-2

OSIP B.2

CCA.68

461-125-0370

411-015-0010, 411-015-0100, 411-030-0040, 411-300-0120, 411-308-0060, 411-325-0390, 411-328-0790, 411-330-0110, 411-340-0130, 411-350-0030, 411-355-0020, 411-360-0190

461-115-0071 (Eff. 7/16/14)

461-145-0460

REF

Screen shots were added to the Veterans' Benefits section to illustrate how to calculate the amount a client must pay the Department out of retroactive Aid and Attendance benefits

Change regarding the treatment of the proceeds from the sale of a resource other than a home

Specific Assets #83

Specific Assets #68

Annual increase in standard deduction

Annual increase to shelter deduction as well as temporary rule stipulating LIHEAP assistance must be greater than $20 per year in order to be eligible for FUA if not otherwise eligible.

Annual increase to SNAP income standards

Non-citizen chapter now in the SNAP section of the Family Services Manual and has been completely re-written and reformatted with a new formatting style.

Reference link to instructions added for processing reported changes.

Rule change to increase the resource limit for some SNAP households from $2,000 to $2,250.

SNAP-G,H

SNAP-G,H

SNAP-G,H

SNAP-D

SNAP-I

SNAP-G

461-160-0430

461-160-0420

461-110-0370, 461-155-0190, 461-160-0430

461-160-0015

The MAGI New Procedure Document was updated. This document will continue to be updated. Check back frequently.

APD policy - Helpful Charts - ACA Information and Help

Rule change regarding the treatment of the proceeds from the sale of a resource other than a home on or after 10/1/12 to clarify when proceeds are counted as income, resource, or excluded.

CCA.68

461-145-0460

The Decision Notice Preparation Tips section of the APD Worker Guide was updated to reflect current Medicaid procedures set forth in APD-IM-028. Scenarios were also added to address closures, reductions, and denials of certain special needs payments as well as denial due to withdrawal of an application by a client.

G.9 Decision Notice Preparation Tips