Medi-Cal
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ACWDL 12-05: Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act Spousal Impoverishment Caps
For Medi-Cal Long Term Care (LTC) Eligibility: For 2012 the community spouse resource allowance (CSRA) increased to $113,640 and the maximum spousal income allocation/minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA) increased to $2,841 per month. Download
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ACWDL 12-02: MC 223C – Supplemental Statement of Facts For Medi-Cal Child Only Under Age 18
A new form, the MC 223C, is now required for applicants under the age of 18 filing for Medi-Cal based on a disability. The MC 223C supplements the regular Medi-Cal application and is available in threshold languages. Download
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ACWDL 12-01: 2012 Medicare Premiums and Supplemental Security Income Standard and Parent Allocations and Property Limits for the Medicare Savings Programs and Other Programs
This letter provides updated information to Counties for 2012 regarding: SSI standard/parent allocation amounts, Medicare Part A and Part B premiums, Medicare Savings Programs property limits, and Title II cost-of-living-increases (COLAs). Counties must disregard the Title II COLAs…
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ACWDL 11-31: Lomeli Litigation Settlement Updates Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Income (SSI/SSP) Applicant and Recpient Medi-Cal Information Notices and Retroactive Eligibility Processing (08/17/11)
The Lomeli settlement agreement requires Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to send written notice to SSI/SSP applicants and recipients about the opportunity to receive retroactive Medi-Cal coverage for the three month period prior to the SSI/SSP application…
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ACWDL 11-32: 2011/2012 Family Member Base Allocation Amount (08/16/11)
The letter provides the updated family member “base allocation amount,” which is used to determine how much a long-term care (LTC) Medi-Cal beneficiary may allocate to family members. Effective July 1, 2011, the base allocation amount is $1839…
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ACWDL 11-33: Deemed Eligibility and Continued Eligibility for Infants (08/25/11)
This letter modifies policies for deemed eligibility (DE) and continued eligibility (CE) for infants. This letter supersedes ACWDL 09-17. An infant born to a Medi-Cal eligible woman at the time of birth has deemed eligibility for Medi-Cal until…
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ACWDL 11-34: Section 1931(b) and new CalWORKs Time Limits As a Result of Senate Bill 72 (08/17/11))
This letter clarifies that beneficiaries experiencing a CalWORKs reduction or termination as a result of SB 72 should maintain Medi-Cal eligibility. SB 72 reduced the CalWORKs time-on-aid for adults from 60 months to 48 months. If any beneficiary…
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ACWDL 11-36: The Extension of the Qualifiying Individual (QI) Program Sunset Date to December 31, 2011 (09/16/11))
This letter extends the sunset date for the Qualified Individual (QI) program to December 31, 2011. The QI program pays the Medicare Part B premium for those with income below 135 percent of the federal poverty level. [Download]