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ACWDL 08-60: 2009 Tuberculosis income standard and related issues (12/23/2008)
$1,433 is the 2009 TB income standard for an individual. $2,000 is the 2009 resource limit for an individual. If the applicant is married counties count only income in their own name, and only separate property plus half…
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ACWDL 08-59: Removal of the other health coverage codes from the MEDS for adults and children who have left homes where they have been victims of domestic violence (12/23/2008)
This letter clarifies the procedures counties need to follow to have an other health coverage code removed from a beneficiary’s account when he or she has survived domestic violence and the abuser is the person who has the…
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ACWDL 08-58: Documentation needed when referring applications to the Healthy Families Program (12/22/2008)
This letter reminds counties which children should be bridged to Healthy Families, what documentation should be provided to Healthy Families, and that income verification provided to Healthy Families must be dated within 45 days. With MSRs for many…
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ACWDL 08-57: 2009 Medicare premiums and Supplemental Security Income standard and parent allocations for the Qualified Medicare/Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary/Qualifying Individuals-1 and other programs (12/18/2008)
The standard allocation increased from $319 to $337. The parent allocation is $674 for an individual and $1,011 for a couple. The 2009 Medicare Part A premium is $443 for those with fewer than 30 quarters of work…
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ACWDL 08-56: Changes to the Medi-Cal Midyear Status Report Requirements (12/3/2008)
This ACWDL combines all past rules on Midyear Status Reports (MSR) with the new rule that non-exempt children must file MSRs. All the exemptions from MSRs remain the same, except children effected by the CEC change from 12…
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ACWDL 08-55: Reduction of the continuous eligibility for children (CEC) program period from 12 to 6 months period (12/3/2008)
As of 1/1/2009 the continuing eligibility period for child will be reduced from 12 months to 6 months. Children who are currently on Medi-Cal will be able to stay on for 12 months if they have already passed…
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ACWDL 08-54: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and state-only programs (11/25/2008)
The DRA citizenship and identification verification requirements do not apply to state-only funded Medi-Cal programs. Only 5 programs are identified in the letter as state-only programs. [Download]
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ACWDL 08-53: Time limited eligibility of refugee medical assistance for Iraqi and Afghan Immigrants granted special immigrant status (11/25/08)
Effective December 26, 2007, eligible Iraqi and Afghan special immigrants (SIs) are entitled to time limited refugee medical assistance (RMA). Iraqi SIs have 8 months of eligibility for RMA, Afghani SIs have 6 months of eligibility. Eligibility begins…
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ACWDL 08-52: Change to the income limit for the A&D FPL program couples to be used from January 1, 2009, through March 31, 2009 (11/19/2008)
The A&D FPL couples income limit, currently $1,524, will be increased on January 1, 2009, to the 2009 SSI/SSP couple payment standard of $1,579. The A&D FPL income limit for an individual will remain at $1,097 as it…
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ACWDL 08-51: January 2009 Social Security Title II and Title XVI COLA and related issues (11/18/2008)
Effective January 1, 2009, the Title II COLA increase is 5.8 percent. The letter gives instructions on how to calculate the new share of cost for both those who do pay the Medicare Part B premium, and for…