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ACWDL 08-12: Economic stimulus act of 2008 (4/3/2008)
Any credits or refunds from the stimulus package are not to be counted as income or resources for the month of receipt and the following two months. Woohoo! [Download] Also please note, for anyone who regularly checks for…
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ACIN I-20-08: Psychotropic Medications (3/26/08)
Part of an ongoing series of letters to ensure correct data reporting and documentation in child welfare cases. This one pertains to Authorized Psychotropic Medication, which must be reported under W&IC § 16010’s requirement to maintain a health…
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ACIN I-26-08: 2008 Cost-Of-Living Adjustments That Affect CAPI (4/1/08)
With love from the state, a CAPI Payment Standards chart with the grant that will be effective on October 1, 2008. There are no changes to the 2008 rates for the Presumed Maximum Value of In-Kind Support and…
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ACL 08-16: Vu Settlement Agreement And Survey Of Languages Requiring Translation Of Food Stamp Program and CalWORKs Joint Forms (3/25/08)
Pursuant to court settlement, the state needed to survey county food stamp service area language populations and then translate forms into any newly identified languages. This letter informs counties that all Food Stamp Program (FSP) forms and specified…
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ACL 08-17: Dual Agency Care Rates For Children With Developmental Disabilities Who Receive Foster Care Or Adoption Assistance Program Benefits (3/28/08)
The latest rates for children who are served by both California Regional Centers and California Child Welfare and Probation Agencies. The letter throws in a few definitions for clarity. [Download]
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ACL 08-13: Reporting And Public Release Of Records In Cases Of Child Fatality Or Near Fatality As A Result Of Abuse Or Neglect (3/14/08)
This letter clarifies the implementation of SB 39, pertaining to the disclosure of child fatality information, and includes a revised reporting form. This policy is not retroactive for cases prior to January 1, 2008. SB 39 requires that…
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ACL 08-09: California Adoption Facilitators Registry (3/20/08)
California requires all Adoption Facilitators to register with the CDSS. (Adoption facilitators put birth mothers in touch with prospective adoptive parents, and are to disclose that they are not adoption agencies.) This ACL discusses the standards for registration,…
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ACL 08-10: Title IV-E Foster Care Overpayment And Collections (3/21/08)
HHS told CDSS it was out of compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) (read “overpayments”) of 2002 and that the state’s practice of repaying the federal share of overpayments only upon collection is not acceptable. (CDSS…
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ACL 08-12: Implementation Of Assembly Bill 1331 (3/19/08)
AB 1331 requires counties to screen all foster youth for potential SSI/SSP eligibility when foster youth are at least 16.5 years of age and no more than 17.5 years of age. The statute also addresses the problem with…
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ACWDL 08-08: The extension of the Qualified Individual 1 program sunset date to June 30, 2008 (2/28/2008)
The QI-1 program provides the state payment of the Part B premiums for Medicare beneficiaries with income below135% FPL. The sunset date for this program has been extended to June 30, 2008. Counties will continue accepting applications and…