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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.00-010 - FSC 00-09 - Exclusion of Census Income

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The Department of Human Services has agreed to participate in a
				federal demonstration project under which income from compensation received
				from the Bureau of Census for temporary employment in the 2000 decennial census
				will be excluded as income in the Food Stamp Program. This exclusion will apply
				at initial application, at recertification, when a quarterly report is
				processed or when a reported change is processed during the period beginning
				February 1, 2000, and ending December 31, 2000.
The exclusion is effective immediately and will apply
				retroactively to any earnings from temporary employment in the 2000 census
				received on or after February 1, 2000. The household must provide verification
				of his or her status as a temporary census worker. The notation "Census 2000"
				will appear on the pay statement of temporary employees hired by the Bureau of
				Census. Once a household has established the status of a household member as a
				temporary census worker, it will not be necessary to verify monthly earnings
				from the Bureau of Census. However, the household should be asked to report
				when such employment ends.
Bureau of Census Offices have opened at Fort Smith, Jonesboro,
				Little Rock and Pine Bluff.
* In Fort Smith, the main telephone number is (501) 648-3824
				and the recruitment number is (501)648-1567.
* In Jonesboro, the main telephone number is (870) 268-4150 and
				the recruitment number is (870)268-4130.
* In Little Rock, the main telephone number is (501) 219-8016
				and the recruitment number is (501)219-8023.
* In Pine Bluff, the main telephone number is (870) 536-3425
				and the recruitment number is (870) 536-2137.
Temporary employment with the Bureau of Census will:
* Exempt the household from the work registration requirements
				of FSC 3110 if the employment is for 30 hours or more per week;
* Satisfy the Food Stamp Program requirement to work (FSC 3500)
				if the employment is for 20 hours or more per week; and
* Allow a student to meet the criteria in FSC 1622.2 if the
				employment is for a minimum of 20 hours per week.
If temporary earnings were included in a food stamp budget
				after February 1, 2000, but prior to the receipt of this directive, the
				earnings will be removed from the budget. Food stamp benefits lost by the
				household as a result of counting the earnings will be restored to the
				household. See FSC 13300 - 13320 for instructions on restoring benefits.
This income exclusion will also apply in the TEA Program.
				Separate instructions are being developed for handling TEA cases.
Inquiries to: Betty Helmbeck, Food Stamp Section, (501)
				682-8284
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1. ARKANSAS
			 ATHLETIC COMMISSION
a. Amended Rules and
			 Regulations
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.00-016 - Revision to ARKids First Medicaid Application and Annual Review Form

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ARKids First
Mail-In
Application
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ARKids First
Annual Renewal Notice and Eligibility Report Form If you need
				this material in a different format, such as large print, please call 1-888-543
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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.00-017 - TEA 50000-501000: Local TEA Coalitions - Conflict of Interests

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50000
Local
			 TEA Coalitions
50100
Conflicts of interest
Arkansas Code Ann. §
									20-76-108, as amended by Section
				9(a)(4) of Arkansas Act 1567 of 1999, addresses potential conflicts of interest
				by Board members. It specifically prohibits any member of the Local TEA
				Coalition Board from voting on any matter regarding the provision of services
				which would provide a direct financial benefit to the member, his or her
				immediate family, or employer. It also specifies that local TEA Coalition
				Boards shall not engage in any activities which would constitute a conflict of
				interest under any federal, state, or municipal law.
To ensure that local TEA Coalition activities are operated in
				compliance with this prohibition against conflicts of interest, the following
				policy is established.
[GREATER THAN] No member of the decision-making body for TEA
				funds shall vote on a matter under consideration by that body regarding the
				provision of services by the member that would provide direct financial benefit
				to the member or the immediate family of the member, or an organization that
				employs the member.
[GREATER THAN] The local TEA Coalition fiscal agent may not be
				a service provider paid by the Coalition.
[GREATER THAN] The Coalition's fiscal agent may not serve as
				the Chairperson of the decisionmaking body for TEA funds.
[GREATER THAN] The Chair of the decision-making body for TEA
				funds may not be a service provider paid by the Coalition nor the Coalition's
				fiscal agent.
The intent of this policy is to prevent any real or perceived
				conflicts of interest among fiscal agents and the local decision-making bodies
				and the provision of services contracted for by the TEA coalitions. In addition
				to the above restrictions, any other potential conflicts of interest are to be
				avoided.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.00-020 - FSC 00-13: Request for Information (DCO-191) - will be used with the combined Medicaid, Food Stamp and TEA Application (DCO-180P)

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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.00-022 - FSC 00-14: New Issuance Table - To implement the new income and deduction limits

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'REGULAR HOUSEHOLDS
are subject to
				gross income pretest and the maximum net income.
AGED/DISABLED HOUSEHOLDS
are subject
				only to the maximum net income limit for their household size.
				*
*MINIMUM BENEFITS
- For one or two person households
				the minimum monthly benefit allotment is $10. *'*INCAPACITATED/AGED - LIVING
				WITH OTHERS - See Policy FSC 1630 number 4. See reverse aide for
CATEGORICALLV ELIGIBLE
household (Exhibit B),
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****CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS dD not have to meet
				regular households net income levels. Categorically eligible households with
				three or more members will be entitled to benefits of at least $2 if the
				Thrifty Food Plan reduced by 30% of their net income is at least $1. ($1.00
				benefit allotments are automically rounded to $2.00 before issuance.) See
				Categorically Eligible FSC Policy for details.
APPENDIX D
CURRENT STANDARDS
CURRENT STANDARD
				DEDUCTIONS
Type of Deduction
Amount
Effective Date
1. Earned Income
20%
05-01-86
2. Standard
$134
12-01-95
3. Utility Standard
$172
10-01-99
4. Maximum Excess Shelter
$300
10-01-00
5. Maximum Per Dependent
(Under Age Two)
$200
09-01-94
6. Maximum Per Dependent
(Age Two and Older)
$175
09-01-94
Current SSI Maximum
				Payments
Type of Payment
Amount
Effective Date
SSI Only-Individual
$512
01-01-00
SSI Only-Couple
$769
01-01-00
SSA/SSI-Individual
$532
01-01-00
SSA/SSI-Couple
$789
01-01-00
SSI Only-Individual Reduced
$341
01-01-00
SSI Only -Couple Reduced
$512
.
' 01-01-00
SSA/SSI-Individual Reduced
$361
01-01-00
SSA/SSI-Couple Reduced
$532
01-01-00
Current Medicare Premium
-
$45.50 (Part B Only)
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.01-006 - TEA Form DCO-1412 - TEA Child Care Notice of Action

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INSTRUCTIONS DCO-1412
Purpose
Form DCO-1412, TEA Child Care Notice of Action, is used to
				notify a TEA recipient or a former TEA recipient of any action or change made
				regarding TEA child care assistance.
Completion
Sections
I.
and
II.
The Case Manager will indicate the action taken by checking ()
				and completing the appropriate item.
In the appropriate spaces, the following dates will be
				entered:
1. The actual date on which
			 the action will be or has been taken.
2. The date which is 10 days following the
			 date the DCO-1412 is sent. In cases in which a 10 day advance notice is given,
			 this date will be the same as the actual date on which the action will be
			 taken.
A clear and concise statement as to the reason for the action
				will be shown in the space provided. This statement should be specific and in
				language which the recipient can be expected to understand. The specific TEA
				manual policy reference will be shown.
Filing
The original copy will be mailed to the recipient. For counties
				that are using the Generic Six part file folder for all programs, a copy will
				be file in the TEA section. For all other counties, a copy will be filed in the
				Supportive Services section of the TEA case record.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.01-009 - MS Policy Directive MS 01-05: Dropping the Resource Test from ARKids A (Medicaid Categories 61, 52, & 63); Revision of forms DCO-995 - ARKids First Mail-In Application; DCO-975 - ARKids First Annual Renewal Notice

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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.05-002 - FSC 05-02 - Food Stamp Program - Exclusion of Combat Pay

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I.
Legal Authority
On December 8, 2004, the President signed the Consolidated
				Appropriations Act, 2005,
				Public
				Law 108-447. This law contains a provision that
				excludes from consideration as income in the Food Stamp Program additional pay
				received by military personnel as a result of deployment to a combat zone.
				Public
				Law 108-447 reads in pertinent part:
"Notwithstanding section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of
				1977, any additional payment received under chapter 5 of title 37, United
				States Code, by a member of the United States Armed forces deployed to a
				designated combat zone shall be excluded from household income for the duration
				of the member's deployment if the additional pay is the result of deployment to
				or while serving in a combat zone, and it was not received immediately prior to
				serving in the combat zone."
Due to legislative requirement, this policy is retroactive to
				October 1, 2004.
II.
Definitions
A.
Combat Pay
The definition of combat pay under
				Public
				Law 108-447 is: Any additional payment
				received...by a member of the United States Armed forces deployed to a
				designated combat zone...if the additional pay is the result of deployment to
				or while serving in a combat zone, and it was not received immediately prior to
				serving in the combat zone.
The law also stipulates that the additional combat pay must be
				received under chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code. Combat pay received
				under this law includes:
Section of the Law
Type of Pay
§ 301
Incentive pay: hazardous duty
§ 305
Special pay: hardship duty pay
§ 310
Special pay: duty subject to hostile fire or imminent
						  danger
B.
Combat Zones
Combat zones are designated by law or by executive order. See
Attachment I
for a list of designated
				combat zones.
C.
Establishing Deployment to a Combat Zone
Deployment to a combat zone may be established by any of the
				following methods:
Public record - Frequently, entire units are deployed to a
				combat zone and the deployment is a matter of public record. In this case, it
				would only be necessary to document in the case record pertinent information
				about the deployment -e.g., the name of the deployed household member and his
				or her relationship to the head of the household, the name of the unit, and the
				date of deployment.
Copies of orders issued to the deployed household member by
				the military.
A copy of the deployed household member's Leave and Earnings
				Statement (LES). When the household back home has a copy of the LES, it will
				identify combat pay being received and may be used by the household to
				establish deployment to a combat zone.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.05-003 - MS 3336.9 - Revised to Drop the Income Cap for Income Trusts

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6. Hardship
If it is determined that denial of eligibility due to the
				transfer of assets into a trust would work an undue hardship on an individual,
				the hardship provisions at MS 3335.2, #4 may be applied.
7. Inquiries to the Office of Chief Counsel
When a county worker becomes aware of the existence of a trust
				or of the transfer of assets into a trust, whether made by an individual,
				spouse, court of law, etc., the trust document along with other pertinent
				documents and a cover memorandum giving all information available will be sent
				to the Office of Program Planning and Development, P. O. Box 1437, Slot S332,
				Little Rock, AR 72203, with a request for review by the Office of Chief
				Counsel.
3336.9
Income Trusts
1.
			 Terms and Other Conditions
The trust must be irrevocable. It can be terminated or amended
				only by mutual agreement between DHS and the trustee.
The trust may be used to establish Medicaid eligibility only
				for individuals determined to be medically in need of nursing facility
				care.
The trust must have been established on or after August 11,
				1993.
The trust can only be funded from Social Security, pension, and
				all other income payable to an individual, including income earned by the trust
				account. If assets other than income, such as real or personal property, are
				placed in the trust, the individual cannot be eligible for facility services
				under the income trust provisions.
The trust must contain a provision that all assets remaining in
				the trust at the individual's death will be transferred to DHS up to an amount
				equal to medical payments made by DHS on behalf of the individual subsequent to
				establishment of the trust.
2. Consideration of Income
Only individuals with gross monthly countable income, excluding
				VA A&A and CME/UME, which exceeds the federal cap of 3 times the SSI
				payment for an individual living in his own home, may establish eligibility
				through income trusts.
All of an individual's income must be placed in the trust,
				except VA A&A and/or CME/UME.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.06-004 - Medical Service Policy Directive MS 06-09: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 - Long Term Care Changes

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I.
BACKGROUND
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) signed into law by
				President Bush on February 8, 2006, contains provisions that impact eligibility
				for Medicaid long term care services. Implementation of the provisions will be
				effective 10-1-06. The following guidance provides a synopsis of the changes
				and gives procedures in implementing the changes.
II.
ELIGIBILITY
			 CHANGES
A.
Uncompensated Asset Transfer
- The date of the
			 transfer governs what policy the eligibility worker will apply. For any
			 transfer prior to 2-8-06 the eligibility worker will apply current policy. The
			 DRA provisions apply to transfers made on or after 2-8-06.
1.
Asset transfers made prior to 2-8-06
			 - pre-DRA policy
a.
Penalty period
(MS 3336.10) Penalty
			 period will begin on the first day of the first month when the transfer
			 occurred.
b.
Consecutive Penalty Periods
(MS 3336.10)
			 Multiple transfers resulting in overlapping and not overlapping penalties will
			 apply to transfers that occur prior to 2-8-06 for less than fair market
			 value.
c.
Partial
			 Months
(MS 3336.10) Drop the fractional amount in the
			 calculation of the penalty period.
d.
Undue
			 Hardship
(MS 3335.2) The applicant/recipient or his or
			 personal representative may apply for an undue hardship waiver upon denial of
			 an application or closure of an existing long term care case.
To ensure consistency with the decisions of what constitutes a
				hardship, applications (LTC and HCBS Waiver) for an undue hardship waiver will
				be routed to OPPD, Medicaid Eligibility Unit, Slot S333.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.07-002 - FSC 07-03 and FSC 07-04: Racial/Ethnic Data Collection - DCO-215 - Revised Forms Request for Assistance; DCO-268 - Application for Recertification/Medicaid Review

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Racial/Ethnic Data Collection
Racial/Ethnic data is reported to FNS via the report, FNS-101,
				which is based upon participation in the food stamp program during July of each
				year. The FNS-101 is prepared automatically.
The ethnic categories are:
Flispanic or Latino Not Flispanic or Latino
The racial categories are:
American Indian or Alaska Native Asian
Black or African American Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian .
				White
Applicants will be asked to voluntarily indicate their race or
				ethnic background on the
Request for Assistance
(DCO-215) or
				the
Application for Recertification/Medicaid Review
(DCO-268).
				The application clearly states that providing such information is voluntary,
				that it will not affect eligibility or benefit amount, and that the information
				is requested to assure that benefits are distributed without regard to race or
				ethnic background. If the applicant declines to indicate his race or ethnic
				background, the county office worker will determine the proper category during
				the face-to-face interview if possible. If a telephone interview is utilized
				and the applicant has declined to indicate his race or ethnic background, the
				county office worker will
not
attempt to determine the proper
				category by questioning the individual. However, the worker may check the case
				history for previous ethnic/racial indicators when attempting to assign a valid
				category during a telephone recertification. If a case history search does not
				yield satisfactory results, then the worker will select the category "Unknown"
				for the ethnicity question and "Other" for the race question.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.07-005 - Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) State Plan FY 2008

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(1) use the funds available under this title
			 to-
(A) conduct outreach activities and
			 provide assistance to low income households in meeting their home energy costs,
			 particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of
			 household income for home energy, consistent with paragraph (5);
(B) intervene in energy crisis
			 situations;
(C) provide low-cost
			 residential weatherization and other cost-effective energy-related home repair;
			 and
(D) plan, develop, and
			 administer the State's program under this title including leveraging programs,
			 and the State agrees not to use such funds for any purposes other than those
			 specified in this title;
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.08-004 - Food stamp Certification FSC 6400 - Dependent Care Deduction

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6400
The Dependent Care Deduction
Dependent care costs are payments for the actual care of a
				child or other dependent person (e.g. an incapacitated adult). Payments are
				deductible only when necessary for a household member to:
1. Accept or continue employment;
			 or
2. Pursue education preparatory
			 for employment; or
3. Comply with
			 the Food Stamp Employment and Training (E & T) Program requirements;
			 or
4. Seek employment.
The dependent care deduction will include costs such as baby
				sitter or day care fees or the cost of an attendant for an incapacitated adult.
The amount of the deduction will be the total cost of dependent care,
				there is no maximum deduction amount.
Example: A household reports that a member is employed. This
				member pays $45 per week per child to a day care center for two
				children.
Calculated prospectively, dependent care costs would be $45 x
				4.334 = $195 per child $195 x 2 = $390 total dependent care costs.
Child care expenses that are reimbursed or paid by the Division
				of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, TEA Program or other similar
				programs are not deductible. A deduction will be allowed
only
for the portion of child care expenses
not paid or reimbursed
by such a program.
Any reimbursements made by the DCCECE, TEA Program or other
				similar program to the household will not be counted as income (FSC 5411
				#3).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.08-005 - Food Stamp Certification FSC 4410 and 4460 - Retirement and Educational Accounts

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FSC - RESOURCES
Home and Lot/Household and Personal Goods/Life
				Insurance
If the other structure is a building that is not a traditional
				house, it will be considered as an excluded resource - i.e., tool-sheds,
				corncribs, woodsheds, barns, etc. If these structures produce income (i.e.
				rental payments), this
income is not excluded
, and is
				treated in accordance with FSC 5715.
The residence and surrounding property remain excluded when
				temporarily unoccupied for the following reasons:
*
Employment
*
Training for future employment
*
Illness of a household member
*
Inhabitability caused by casualty or natural
				disaster, if the household plans to return to the residence
A household that does not currently own a home receives an
				exclusion if a) the household owns or is purchasing a lot on which they intend
				to build or are building a home, and b) they plan to reside in the home. The
				exclusion applies to the value of the lot and home if partially completed.
				There is no limit to the partial completion of the home. There is no limit to
				the size of the lot if the lot is not separated by intervening property owned
				by others, nor are there any limits to the period of time in the future when
				the household plans to build the home.
Verification of the value of the home and lot must be obtained
				if the information given by the household about the home and lot affects
				eligibility and is questionable. All circumstances surrounding this decision
				must be documented.
4420
Household and Personal Goods/Life
			 Insurance
The following items will be excluded when determining countable
				resources:
1. Household goods such as,
			 but not limited to, appliances, microwaves, lawn mowers, garden tractors,
			 furniture and TV satellite dishes.
2. Personal effects such as, but not limited
			 to, tools, jewelry and clothing.
3.
			 The cash value of life insurance policies.
4. Prepaid burial policies and plans to the
			 extent the funds in such a plan are inaccessible.
NOTE: Any amount that can be withdrawn (less a $1,500 per
				person disregard) from prepaid burial plans without a contractual obligation to
				repay will be counted as a resource for FOOD STAMP PROGRAM purposes. See FSC
				4602.
5.
			 Livestock.
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4410
If the other stmcture is a building that is not a traditional
				house, it will be considered as an excluded resource - i.e., tool-sheds,
				comcribs, woodsheds, bams, etc. If these structures produce income (i.e. rental
				payments), this
income
is not
excluded
, and is treated in accordance with FSC
				5715.
The residence and surrounding property remain excluded when
				temporarily unoccupied for the following reasons:
* Employment
* Training for future employment
* Illness of a household member
* Inhabitability caused by casualty or natural disaster, if the
				household plans to return to the residence
A household that does not currently own a home receives an
				exclusion if a) the household owns or is purchasing a lot on which they intend
				to build or are building a home, and b) they plan to reside in the home. The
				exclusion applies to the value of the lot and home if partially completed.
				There is no limit to the partial completion of the home. There is no limit to
				the size of the lot if the lot is not separated by intervening property owned
				by others, nor are there any limits to the period of time in the future when
				the household plans to build the home.
Verification of the value of the home and lot must be obtained
				if the information given by the household about the home and lot affects
				eligibility and is questionable. All circumstances surrounding this decision
				must be documented.
4420
Household and Personal Goods/Life
			 Insurance
The following items will be excluded when determining countable
				resources:
1. Household goods such as,
			 but not limited to, appliances, microwaves, lawn mowers, garden tractors,
			 furniture and TV satellite dishes.
2. Personal effects such as, but not limited
			 to, tools, jewelry and clothing.
3.
			 The cash value of life insurance policies.
4. Prepaid burial policies and plans to the
			 extent the funds in such a plan are inaccessible.
NOTE: Any amount that can be withdrawn (less a $1,500 per
				person disregard) from prepaid burial plans without a contractual obligation to
				repay will be counted as a resource for FOOD STAMP PROGRAM purposes. See FSC
				4602.
5.
			 Livestock.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.08-007 - Food Stamp Policy 6400 - Dependent Care Deduction

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6400
The Dependent Care
			 Deduction
Dependent care costs are payments for the actual care of a
				child or other dependent person (e.g. an incapacitated adult). Payments are
				deductible only when necessary for a household member to:
1. Accept or continue employment;
			 or
2. Pursue education preparatory
			 for employment; or
3. Comply with
			 the Food Stamp Employment and Training (E & T) Program requirements;
			 or
4. Seek employment.
The dependent care deduction will include costs such as baby
				sitter or day care fees or the cost of an attendant for an incapacitated adult.
The amount of the deduction will be the total cost of dependent care,
				there is no maximum deduction amount.
Example: A household reports that a member is employed. This
				member pays $45 per week per child to a day care center for two
				children.
Calculated prospectively, dependent care costs would be $45 x
				4.334 = $195 per child $195 x 2 = $390 total dependent care costs.
Child care expenses that are reimbursed or paid by the Division
				of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, TEA Program or other similar
				programs are not deductible. A deduction will be allowed
only
for the portion of child care expenses
not paid or reimbursed
by such a program.
Any reimbursements made by the DCCECE, TEA Program or other
				similar program to the household will not be counted as income (FSC 5411
				#3).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.09-004 - Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) State Plan FY 2010

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Modified LIHEAP FY 2009 Application
Please list all changes made from your most recent detailed
				plan.
Page
Subject
Modification
Please specify whether you are using calendar year 2009 poverty
				level or FY 2010 median income estimates in determining eligibility:
2009 poverty level ________
150
%
OR
FY 2010 median income___________%
Please describe how you obtained public participation in the
				development of your 2010 plan. (For States, please also provide information on
				your public hearings.):
July 13, 2009 - De Queen. Arkansas
July 14, 2009 - Jonesboro, Arkansas i
July 15, 2009 - Bentonville, Arkansas
July 16, 2009 - Lonoke Arkansas
Date Carryover and Reallotment report submitted:
July 30. 2009
________________
Submit Continuation Pages as Necessary
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Attached are additional certifications required as
				follows:
*
Lohhviriti certiUcation
, which must
				be filed by all States and territories. If appiicahle. Form LLL, which
				discloses lobbying payments, must be submitted.
(Tribes and tribal
				organizations are EXEMPT.)
*
Dchanncnt ;ind susDciisioii
				certification
, which must be filed by all grantees.
* Drug-free
\vork|)lace rcduircmciit
				certification
, which must be filed by all grantees, unless the
				grantee has filed a statewide certification with, the Department of Health and
				Human Services.
STATES ONLY:
If you have filed a statewide
				certification for the drug-free workplace requirement, please check
				here:______
* One of the requirements included in the 1994 reauthorization
				of the statute is that grantees must include in their annual application for
				ftinds a report on the number and income levels of households applying for and
				receiving LIHEAP assistance, and on the number of recipient households that
				have members who are elderly, disabled, or young children.
All Tribes and those territories with allotments of less
				than $200,000
need only submit data on the number of households served
				by each component (heating, cooling, weatherization and crisis). The approval
				for the collection of information contained in the
LIHEAP Household
				Report
is covered by 0MB approval number 0970-0060.
* Though not a part of this application, the report on funds to
				be carried over or available for reallotment as required by section 2607(a) for
				the preceding year must be submitted by August 1 of each year. A grant award
				for the current fiscal year may not be made until the carryover/reallotment
				report is received. The approval for the collection of information contained in
				the
LIHEAP Carryover and Reallotment Report
is covered by OMB
				approval number 0970-0106.
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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.11-007 - Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) State Plan FY 2012

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ATTACHMENT 4 LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (
				Pub.
				L. 104-13 )
Use of this model plan is optional. However, the
				information requested is required in order to receive a Low Income Home Energy
				Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grant in years in which a grantee is not required
				to use the detailed model plan. Public reporting burden for this collection of
				information is estimated to average 20 minutes per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
				gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of
				information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
				to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
				OMB control number.
GRANTEE
ARKANSAS
____________________
				FFY
2012
__________
Assurances
The
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
				SERVICES
_______________________agrees to:
(Grantee Name)
(1) use
			 the funds available under this title to-
(A)
			 conduct outreach activities and provide assistance to low income households in
			 meeting their home energy costs, particularly those with the lowest incomes
			 that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, consistent with
			 paragraph (5);
(B) intervene in
			 energy crisis situations;
(C)
			 provide low-cost residential weatherization and other cost-effective
			 energy-related home repair; and
(D)
			 plan, develop, and administer the State's program under this title including
			 leveraging programs, and the State agrees not to use such funds for any
			 purposes other than those specified in this title;
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.13-003 - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) State Plan FY 2014

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ATTACHMENT 3 LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
				(LIHEAP)
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THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (
				Pub.
				L. 104-13 )
Use of this model plan is optional. However, the information
				requested is required in order to receive a Low Income Home Energy Assistance
				Program (LIHEAP) grant io years in which the grantee is not permitted to file
				an abbreviated plan. Public reporting burden for this collection of information
				is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing
				instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the
				collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person
				is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
				currently valid 0MB control number.
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(1) use the
			 funds available under this title to-
(A)
			 conduct outreach activities and provide assistance to low income households in
			 meeting their home energy costs, particularly those with the lowest incomes
			 that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, consistent with
			 paragraph (5);
(B) intervene in
			 energy crisis situations;
(C)
			 provide low-cost residential weatherization and other cost-effective
			 energy-related home repair; and
(D)
			 plan, develop, and administer the State's program under this title including
			 leveraging programs, and the State agrees not to use such funds for any
			 purposes other than those specified in this title;
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.13-007 - Medical Services Policy Sections C-112 and D-370

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C-112 Authorized Representatives
MS Manual 01/01/14
An authorized representative is:
1. An individual or facility designated by
			 the client, in writing, as authorized to request and receive confidential
			 information that would otherwise be disclosed only to that client; or
2. An individual or facility identified by
			 the court when the client is mentally, physically or legally unable to
			 designate a representative; or
3.
			 An individual designated by an inmate of the Department of Corrections,
			 Community Corrections or a local correctional facility for purposes of filing a
			 Medicaid application and complying with Medicaid requirements for determining
			 eligibility; or
4. The Department
			 of Corrections, Community Corrections or a local correctional facility when an
			 inmate who has received medical services that meet the criteria for Medicaid
			 coverage does not designate a representative within three business days
			 following a request to designate a representative or the inmate's assigned
			 representative does not file a Medicaid application within three business days
			 after appointment as that inmate's representative.
See
MS A-131
for more information
				regarding when information can be released to an Authorized
				Representative.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.13-008 - Gross Income Pretest

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SNAP Certification Manual - Section 1000
1600
Process 4 - Determining Household
			 Composition
1610 Declaration
			 of Household Members
SNAP Manual 12/01/00
The county office worker will carefully review the household
				members listed on the application.
If the actual presence of any declared member is questionable,
				verification of household composition will be requested. Verification of
				household composition is normally accomplished through collateral contact. See
				the Glossary, definition of "
Collateral
				Contact
/'
1620
			 Evaluating Eligibility of Members
SNAP Manual 01/01/14
The county office worker will evaluate each household member
				listed on the application to determine if that member is eligible to
				participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The categories of
				individuals who are not eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition
				Assistance Program are listed below.
1.
Ineligible Aliens-Undocumented
			 aliens
- See
SNAP 1621
for details
			 regarding qualified aliens.
Note:
Ineligible-Undocumented aliens
				are those who are unable or unwilling to verify immigration
				status.
2.
Certain Students Enrolled in an Institution of Post Secondary
			 Education
- See
SNAP 1622.2
for an
			 explanation of which students are ineligible to participate in the
			 program.
3.
Disqualified
			 Individuals
- This includes people disqualified for any of the
			 following reasons:
a. An intentional program
			 violation (IPV) as defined in
SNAP 15410
b. Failure to comply with the social security
			 number (SSN) requirement as explained in
SNAP
			 2100
c. Failure or
			 refusal to comply with the work registration requirements explained in
SNAP 3400
d. Noncompliance with the Workfare
			 requirement explained in
SNAP 3700
e. Having committed a certain type of
			 drug-related felony as explained in
SNAP
			 1622.20
f. Being
currently
classified as a fleeing felon as explained
			 in
SNAP 1622.10
4.
Boarders
- See
SNAP 1624
for an explanation of boarder
			 policy.
5.
Residents of
			 Institutions
- See
SNAP 1800
for a
			 definition of an institution and the exceptions to this rule.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.14-002 - Resource Limit Increase for Regular Households (2014)

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1600
Process 4 - Determining Household
			 Composition
1621
Citizenship Status
3. Add the
			 sponsor's deemed resources to any resources declared by the alien's
			 household.
4. Compare the total
			 resources (the deemed portion of the sponsor's resources and the resources
			 declared by the alien's household) to the maximum resource limits, which are
			 $2,250 for households without a member age 60 or older and $3,250 for all
			 households with at least one member age 60 or older.
5. Deny the application if the household's
			 total resources exceed the appropriate maximum resource limit.
Note:
For individuals who
				sponsor more than one alien, the deemed resources will be prorated among the
				aliens who have applied to participate or who are actually participating in the
				Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
If the sponsored alien's household is eligible based upon
				resources, determine the amount of the sponsor's income by completing the
				following actions:
1. Determine the
			 sponsor's total gross monthly-earned income. Include net self-employment
			 income. Include SSI and other public assistance payments. Include the earned
			 income of the sponsor's spouse if the sponsor and his/her spouse are living
			 together. (This income must be included even if the sponsor and spouse were not
			 married at the time the agreement to sponsor was signed.) To determine gross
			 monthly income, follow the instructions in
SNAP 7500.
2. Calculate the
			 earned income deduction and subtract it from the sponsor's gross earned income.
			 (See the
Current Standards Appendix
for the current percentage used to calculate
			 the earned income deduction.) The result is the sponsor's net earned
			 income.
3. Add together all the
			 unearned income of the sponsor and his or her spouse. Do not include income
			 excluded under
SNAP 5400.
The result is the sponsor's total unearned income.
4. Add together the sponsor's net earned
			 income and total unearned income. The result is the sponsor's net
			 income.
5. Subtract from the
			 sponsor's net income the maximum gross SNAP income allowable for the sponsor's
			 correct household size. To determine the sponsor's correct household size,
			 include all individuals who could be or who are claimed as tax dependents even
			 those not actually living with the sponsor.
6. Use the resulting amount as unearned
			 income in the sponsored alien's SNAP budget. (If the sponsor actually provides
			 money to the sponsored alien, any money in excess of the deemed income amount
			 will be shown in the alien's SNAP budget in addition to the deemed
			 income.)
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.15-003 - CSBG State Plan 2016

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Section 1
			 Designation of Lead Agency and Official State Designation Letter
Narrative State Community Services Block Grant Plan and
				Application FY 2016-2017 STATE PLAN AND APPLICATION
I.
This State Plan and Application will
			 cover Federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
II.
Letter of Transmittal
A cover letter is included with the final plan and will be
				submitted to the Office of Community Services (HHS/OCS) by September 1, 2015.
				The letter is addressed to the OCS Director and includes the State CSBG
				official who is to receive the CSBG Grant Award with complete address,
				telephone, email address and fax number.
III.
Executive Summary
The State of Arkansas hereby submits the Community Services
				Block Grant State Plan and Application for Fiscal Years 2016-2017. This plan
				contains the necessary provisions, which adequately describe the programs for
				which assistance is sought under this subtitle, and which are consistent with
				the requirements of the CSBG Act.
A.
CSBG State Legislation
The State of Arkansas' statutory authority for the Community
				Services Block Grant Program is the "Community Service and Community Action
				Program Act of 1985" (Act 345). See Section Two for the State Legislation.
				Through this Act, the Arkansas Legislature institutionalized the Community
				Services Program and determined that it will be carried out primarily through
				the Arkansas Community Action Agencies. The Act also determined service areas
				of these agencies to include all seventy-five counties and mandated 90 percent
				pass through of CSBG funds to these agencies. The Act limits state
				administrative expenditures of CSBG funds to five percent; the remaining five
				percent will be used as discretionary funds. The types of community services
				provided are consistent with requirements of the CSBG Federal Act.
B.
Designation of Lead
			 State Agency
Section 676 (a) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, as
				amended ( 42 U.S.C.
				9901, et seq.) (The Act), requires the Chief
				Executive of each State to designate an appropriate State agency to act as lead
				agency for administration of the Community Services Block Grant.
Under the Federal law referenced above, the Arkansas Department
				of Human
Services, Division of County Operations, Office of Community
				Services is designated as the State department responsible for administering
				the Community Services Block Grant in Arkansas. The Assistant Director of the
				Arkansas Office of Community Services is the State official designated to sign
				assurances and receive the grant award.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.16-007 - SNAP 3000 Work Requirements

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3100
			 Work Registration Requirements - Summary
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 requires all able-bodied
				participating adults, with specific exceptions, to meet certain work-related
				requirements. These requirements are prerequisites to eligibility and
				certification that cannot be waived. (See
SNAP 9443
for procedures on expedited applications.)
Work registrants must:
* Respond to any requests from an eligibility worker for
				information regarding employment status or availability for work.
* Accept a bona fide offer of suitable employment at a wage not
				less than the higher of the applicable state or federal minimum wage.
* Continue employment at a suitable job.
* Avoid reducing one's work effort to less than 30 hours per
				week.
See
SNAP 3400
for additional
				information.
Voluntary Quit
Any individual who is not otherwise exempt from the work
				registration requirements will be subject to sanction if he or she voluntarily
				quits a job without good cause or voluntarily reduces his or her work effort to
				less than 30 hours per week. See
SNAP 3401.1
.
Requirement to Work (RTW)
An Able Bodied Adult without Dependents or Able Bodied Adult
				eligibility is limited to any 3 months in a 3 year period of receiving
				benefits. Any individual subject to the Requirement to Work (RTW) will be
				ineligible to receive SNAP benefits if, during a 3 year period, he or she
				received SNAP benefits for at least three months while he or she did not work
				at least an average of 80 hours per month or participate in and comply with a
				specified work program. See
SNAP 3500
.
The 3 month time limit does not apply to individuals who are:
1) 17 or younger;
2) 50 or older;
3) medically certified as physically or
			 mentally incapacitated for employment;
4) responsible for a dependent child or
			 residing in a SNAP household where a household member is age 17 or younger;
5) pregnant or
6) otherwise exempt from the work
			 registration requirements.