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ACWDL 09-04: Interim guidance same sex marriages (2/9/09)
Medi-Cal eligibility for couples of the same sex who were married in California between June 16 and November 4 2008 will be determined according to the instructions in ACWDL 09-03. This letter also applied to couples of the…
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ACWDL 09-03: The Domestic Partners Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003 (2/9/09)
In 2005 AB 205 gave registered domestic partners (RDP) the rights and responsibilities of spouses under California law; this letter details how Medi-Cal eligibility will be determined for RDPs. This letter also applies to couples who have entered…
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ACWDL 09-05: 2009 statewide average private pay rate (APPR) for nursing facility services (2/2/2009)
The 2009 statewide APPR for nursing facility services is $5698. The APPR is used to calcute the period of ineligibility for transfers of nonexempt property for less than fair market value. Periods of ineligibility that began prior to…
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ACWDL 09-02: Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program (1/16/2009)
Several changes to increase the participation in the HIPP program became effective January 1, 2008 (they say, could they have meant 2009?). Some of the changes are: Having a share of cost of over $200 is no longer…
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ACWDL 09-01: Juvenile detention facility contacts for SB 1469 requirements (1/9/2009)
This letter contains the list of chief probation officer contacts for county welfare departments. These contacts are to be used by counties to carry out the requirements of SB 1469. SB 1469 required DHCS to develop a process…
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ACWDL 08-61: Medi-Cal budget calculation chart (12/31/2008)
This letter contains, as you may have guessed from the title, the updated Medi-Cal Budget Calculation Chart. [Download]
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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…