medi-cal
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ACIN I-39-10: Therapeutic Behavioral Services (4/29/10)
Information regarding the availability of Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS). TBS is included under Medi-Cal as an Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) supplemental service. This letter goes over the 9-point access plan and eligibility, and strongly…
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ACWDL 10-07: Treatment of child support disregards for current, delayed, and arrearage payments received by the beneficiary (3/ 9/10)
All current, delayed, and arrearage non-exempt child support payments provided either voluntarily or by court order is to be considered unearned income. Child support is not considered to be a nonrecurring lump sum social insurance payment. The letter,…
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ACWDL 10-06: Suspension of Medi-Cal benefits for incarcerated juveniles (3/23/10)
SB 1147 requires the suspension of Medi-Cal, rather than the termination of Medi-Cal eligibility, for individuals under age 21 who were Medi-Cal beneficiaries at the time that they became inmates of a public institution. Effective January 1, 2010,…
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ACWDL 10-05: PARIS update (1/21/10)
This letter updates information provided in ACWDL 09-41 regarding the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) Interstate match. Some of the updates are: 1) When DHCS discontinues a beneficiary as a result of the residency verification program and…
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ACIN I-03-10: Conlan II Reimbursement Process (1/21/10)
More clarification on the Conlan reimbursements. DHCS is required to provide recipients reimbursement for medically necessary services received and paid for during the following time periods: 1) the retroactive period (up to 3 months prior application for Medi-Cal,…
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ACWDL 10-04: Low income subsidy data exchange update (1/13/10)
A data exchange between SSA and DHCS started on a daily basis on January 1, 2010. Counties will receive two types of applications from SSA. The first will be LIS Extra Help applications where SSA has completed a…
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ACWDL 10-03: Language access services for LEP and non-English proficient individuals (1/12/10)
This ACWDL delineates the responsibilities of counties when providing language services to Limited-English Proficient (LEP) and non-English proficient applicants/beneficiaries, and it establishes procedures to ensure that LEP and non-English proficient applicants/beneficiaries are informed that free interpreter services are…
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ACWDL 10-02: Lynch v. Rank annual stuffer, 2009 (1/7/10)
This ACWDL includes a stuffer which was sent to individuals in aid codes 14, 17, 24, 27, 64 and 67 in January of 2010. [Download]
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ACWDL 10-1: Pickle – tickler system (1/4/10)
DHCS mailed out the Pickle Tickler NOAs the first week of January 2010 to individuals who currently receive Title II benefits; have been discontinued from the SSI/SSP since December 2004 (for any reason); and were determined ineligible during…
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ACWDL 09-65: Social security number data match for verification of citizenship and indentity for purposes of Medi-Cal eligibility (12/31/09)
Effective January 4, 2010, DHCS implemented a Social Security Number matching process to verify the citizenship and identity of Medi-Cal applicants and beneficiaries who are subject to the citizenship/identity requirements of the DRA. A successful match fulfils the…