ACIN I-32-13: Translated Recipient/Provider Education Videos (6/17/13)
The following videos, Introduction and Services, Hiring a Provider, Supervising Your Provider, and How to Correctly Complete a Timesheet in the New CMIPS II system, are now translated into the “state threshold languages” for the IHSS population: Spanish, Armenian, and Chinese. [Download]
ACL 13-44: Private Adoption Agency Reimbursement Program (PAARP) (6/17/13)
Just a reminder that although local assistance funds for PAARP were realigned to counties, the process remains the same (and a review of the process.) [Download]
ACIN I-29-13: Extended Foster Care (EFC) Update (6/6/13)
Info on new law requirements (ok, since last year) for the “after 18″ program (EFC). Most of the changes are to apply existing Foster Care rules to this older population. The SB 1013 removed the phased-in maximum age limits for…
ACL 13-48: CalWORKs: COLA Increase To The Minimum Basic Standard Of Adequate Care (MBSAC) Levels (6/11/13)
Announcing this year’s COLA will increase the MBSAC and Income-In-Kind (IIK) levels by 2.65 percent. The new MBSAC levels are to be used in determining applicant financial eligibility for those families that apply for CalWORKs on or after July 1,…
ACL 13-46: CalWORKs Program And CalFresh: Changes In The Treatment Of Federal Tax Credits And Refunds (6/10/13)
As a result of passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, there are two major changes for counties: 1) federal tax credits and refunds received on or after January 1, 2013, are permanently excluded as income when determining…
ACL 13-45: California CalFresh Alert Case Process (6/7/13)
This letter outlines the steps the state and the county will be taking when the state gets an “Alert” from FNS regarding people with “unusual” transactions at retailers closed down or penalized for fraud. Includes the California “Integrity Plan.” [Download]
ACL 13-47: Implementation Of SB 67 As It Relates To Service Reductions In The In-Home Supportive Services Program (6/7/13)
A must read for IHSS advocates… this letter implements the new 6.4% cut to IHSS hours (on top of the existing 3.6%). [Download]
ACL 13-41: Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Eligibility (6/7/13)
Instructions to ensure compliance with federal law. Yes you too can now qualify for AAP if receiving Kin-Gap for a child you are adopting. The Kin-Gap benefits are not considered for purposes of determining eligiblity or negotiating an AAP amount….
ACIN I-26-13: Katie A: Implementation Of The Core Practice Model Through A Learning Collaborative Model (5/29/13)
An announcement to counties of a statewide learning collaborative that will focus on implementation of the Core Practice Model and the Katie A settlement, and to describe how the Readiness Assessment tool and Service Delivery Plan will help the State…
ACL 11-06E: Continuing Of All County Letter (ACL) 11-06 Sponsor Deeming, Indigent Noncitizen Determination And Sponsor Income Verification (5/23/13)
This errata is more like a new ACL, as it is a continuation of an ACL from 2011 (yes, 2 years ago), ACL 11-06. This letter reviews (1) the procedure for reviewing sponsor deeming when a child receiving benefits turns eighteen…