medi-cal
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ACL 09-05: CalWORKs Information Regarding California Registered Domestic partners (RDPs) And Same-Sex Spouses (2/27/09)
Policy direction regarding eligibility of same-sex married spouses to the CalWORKs, Food Stamp, and Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) programs, and instructions regarding eligibility for Medi-Cal. (DHCS has issued ACWDL 09-03 and ACWDL 09-04 regarding this.) The California RDP…
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ACWDL 09-34: Medi-Cal eligibility division eligibility policy and regulation center pilot website (6/29/09)
DHCS launched a pilot website, E-PARC, that is intended to make searching ACWDLs easier and to be more effective for researching Medi-Cal eligibility policy. It is up and running, but not to be solely relied upon yet as…
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ACWDL 09-33: Processing eligibility determinations for the 250 % WDP (6/25/09)
Counties must place eligible beneficiaries in the 250% Working Disabled Program when their WDP premium would be lower than their share of cost. Counties must then contact the beneficiary and explain the advantages and disadvantages of the program.…
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ACWDL 09-30: Premium assistance for COBRA continuation coverage for unemployed workers and COBRA premium reduction exemption (6/18/09)
The COBRA premium reduction is considered exempt income and property under Medi-Cal. To ensure no change in eligibility, when part of a beneficiary’s premium is being paid for by the federal government Medi-Cal still counts that as a…
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ACWDL 09-29: Addition of aid code 6G into the Medi-Cal managed care health plans (6/17/09)
As of July 1, 2009, beneficiaries in the 250% Working Diasabled Program, aid code 6G, must be in managed care in COHS counties and can choose to be in GMC and two-plan counties. [Download]
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ACWDL 09-28: Changes as a result of July 1, 2009 2.3 % payment standard reduction for the SSI / SSP program (6/17/09)
On July 1, 2009 there will be a 2.3% reduction to the SSI/SSP rate. To avoid problems with ARRA Medi-Cal will not implement the new SSI/SSP standard. This means anyone who is now eligible for certain programs such…
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ACWDL 09-27: Medi-Cal for otherwise eligible U.S. Citizen and U.S. National Applicants and new Native American triabal documents acceptable for deficit reduction act authorized under CHIPRA (5/21/09)
This letter lays out some changes CHIPRA makes to Medi-Cal citizenship documentation requirements. The letter goes into detail regarding two changes: 1) During the reasonable opportunity period, while they are obtaining citizenship and identity documentation, otherwise eligible Medi-Cal…
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ACWDL 09-26: 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act protections for Indians under Medi-Cal (5/15/09)
ARRA introduces new property exemptions for calculating the eligibility of Native Americans seeking medical assistance. The letter spells out the exemptions and lists the federally recognized tribes as of 2008. [Download]
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ACWDL 09-25: Elimination of the health insurance questionnire (HIQ) (5/5/09)
The HIQ form is being eliminated in pursuit of total electronic communication. [Download]
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ACWDL 09-24: Medicare operations unit (MOU) email system to report State Medicare buy-in problems (5/5/09)
Counties can now e-mail DHCS a fill in form when there are problems with the buy in system. The e-mail is only checked weekdays from 8 to 5. [Download]