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ACL 07-49: New Federal Policy Guidelines Relating To The Foster Care Program (12/19/07)
HSS came out with new guidelines for temporary absences and linkage to the TANF program, are are implemented in California by this ACL. Full grants will be paid for brief absences of less than 14 days, after which…
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ACL 07-54: Federal Requirement To Contact Other States’ Child Abuse And Neglect Registries For Relative And Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home Approvals (12/27/07)
Title says it all. Any time after 1/1/08 that a foster care/probation placement application is made, all counties must contact the child abuse and neglect registry of each state in which a prospective foster or adoptive parent, relative…
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ACL 07-51: (CalWORKs) Notifications To The Local Child Support Agency (LCSA) (12/14/07)
This ACL addresses policy related to referrals to the LCSA, applicant/recipient cooperation requirements, good cause notifications to the LCSA and other notifications related to the county’s case actions. Reminders about how to handle the case when an applicant/recipient…
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ACIN I-75-07: 1/08 COLA for CAPI And CAPI Benefit Amount When Spouse Receives SSI/SSP (12/11/07)
COLA increase to CAPI on 1/08 (from feds) and 6/08 (delayed state COLA). Chart included, as well as how to adjust benefits based on spouse’s SSI. [Download]
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ACL 07-48: Clarifying Guidance Regarding Candidates For Foster Care (11/20/07)
Clarification on when a child is a “candidate” for foster care, for purposes of getting IV-E funds for pre-placement prevention services. The definition of “candidate” is that the child be “at serious risk of removal” as evidenced by the…
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ACL 07-27: Child Welfare Services Criminal Record Checks (10/30/07)
The letter implements AB 1774, and clarifies for whom and how a county child welfare agency or probation department obtains state and federal level criminal history information as part of the process of assessing a relative or nonrelative…
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ACIN I-71-07: Income Verification Regarding The Child And Adult Care Food Program (11/14/07)
The verification requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) require the counties to review the self-employment income of family home day care providers that receive CACFP funds in conjunction with food stamps. This letter transmits…
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ACL 07-46: Changes To The Case Management, Information And Payrolling System (CMIS) For Share Of Cost Reimbursement To Recipients For Overpaid Out Of Pocket Payment Of Medically Recognized Expenses (11/8/07)
Info on the process to allow reimbursement to a recipient for overpaid Medi-Cal Share of Cost (SOC) as the result of missing the State’s payment of medically recognized expenses (also known as Buy-Out) at the beginning of the…
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ACIN I-63-07: CalWORKs Referral To Local Child Support Agency When The Absent Parent Is Deceased (10/25/07)
Though seemingly self-evident, a reminder that when the only deprivation for a child is verified to be based on deceased parent, no referral is made to the Local Child Support Agency (LCSA). The requirements for securing absent parent…