Uncategorized
-
ACWDL 05-32: Section 1115 Demonstration Application Template – Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina (10/5/05)
Reminds counties that, pursuant to the Lynch v. Rank lawsuit, every potentially eligible Pickle person must receive a Pickle Medi-Cal notice for three consecutive years. The letter also announces that individuals listed during years previous to the most…
-
ACWDL 05-28: Medi-Cal Changes Due to a Property Change in the SSI program (8/29/05)
Effective April 1, 2005, all Medi-Cal programs that use SSI property rules (Pickle, Disabled Adult Child, Disabled Widow(er), and 250% Working Disabled) are to adopt the following changes: · The definitions of “Household goods” and “personal effects” have…
-
ACWDL 05-24: Processing Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Cases When Eligibility Has been Erroneously Discontinued (8/5/05)
Directs counties how to reinstate eligibility for Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program (QMB) cases that are erroneously discontinued through no fault of the beneficiary. Eligibility can be reinstated for months when the beneficiary should have been receiving benefits. Medi-Cal…
-
Block Transfer Filings, 28 C.C.R. § 1300.67.1.3
This regulation, which became effective in August of 2005, establishes standards for redirecting enrollees to one or more contracting providers when their health plan terminates or does not renew the contract with their provider group or hospital. The…
-
Independent Medical Review System, 28 C.C.R. §1300.74.30
This regulation, which became effective in September 2005, provides a mechanism for health plan enrollees to challenge their plans’ denials of coverage. The regulation details how applications for Independent Medical Review should be submitted and what supporting materials…
-
HUD PIH Notice 2006-5(HA) – Implementation of the 2006 HUD Appropriations Act (Public Law 109-115); Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (January 13, 2006)
“This Notice implements the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding provisions resulting from enactment of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2006 HUD Appropriations Act … signed into law on November 30, 2005.” Among other things, this Notice describes…
-
70 Federal Register 77742, et. seq. – Final Rule Eligibility of Students for Assisted Housing Under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (December 30, 2005).
This rule implements a new law, enacted as part of HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 appropriations (Public Law 109-115, 199 Stat. 2936), that restricts certain students enrolled in institutions of higher education from receiving assistance under Section 8…
-
ACIN I-02-06 – CalWORKS Domestic Abuse Protocols And Waivers (January 9, 2006)
The long-awaited for, yet not quite what we hoped, DV Q & A. Highlights include specifically mentioning that the MFG rule can be waived, that counties must have written standards for their waivers, and that the waivers must…
-
ACL 05-38 – The Emergency Assistance Program (December 5, 2005)
An overview of the Foster Care Emergency Assistance (EA) Program, complete with Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Ready for the acronyms? EA is funded by TANF, and provides FFP (federal financial participation) for short term aid to children/families in…