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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.17-002 - LIHEAP - Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Block Grant, Fiscal Year 2018

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Mandatory Grant Application SF-424
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Section 1 -
			 Program Components
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			 2 - HEATING ASSISTANCE
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			 9 - Energy Suppliers,, 2605(b)(7) - Assurance 7
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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.17-005 - SNAP Requirements to Work

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Voluntary QuitlH
3500 The SNAP Requirement to Work (RTW)
Unless exempt, Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents, or
				able bodied adults, are ineligible to receive SNAP benefits if, during a
				designated 3 year period, they received SNAP benefits for at least three months
				(consecutive or otherwise} while they did not:
* Work at least 20 hours per week (or an average of 80
				hours a month); or
* Participate in and comply with a Workforce Investment
				Opportunities Act (WIOA) Program (see Note 1 below); or
* Participate in a SNAP Employment and Training (E &
				T) Program 20 hours per week (or an average of 80 hours a month unless the
				individual is assigned to Work Experience (see Note 2 below); or
* Participate in an Employment and Training Program,
				other than a job search or job search training program, operated or supervised
				by the State or political subdivision of the State that meets standards
				approved by the Governor. The program may contain job search or job search
				training as a subsidiary component as long as such component is less than half
				the requirement; or
* Participate in and comply with a Workfare Program (see
				Note 2 below); or
* Participate at least half-time [as defined by the
				program) in a recognized refugee training program approved, funded, or operated
				by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) under section 236 of the Trade
				Adjustment Act of 1974.
NOTE 1: WIOA is a qualifying component for an Able
				Bodied Adult, therefore if the individual Is participating in any WIOA
				component, he or she is considered to meet the RTW.
NOTE 2: For E&T Work Experience and Workfare
				Programs, the household's obligation of work hours required to meet the RTW
				will be calculated by dividing the household's authorized monthly SNAP benefit
				amount (before recoupment) by the current state or federal minimum wage,
				whichever is greater. Fractions are rounded down
EXAMPLE: The household receives $194 monthly SNAP
				benefits. 194 -r $8.50(2017 State Minimum Wage) = 22.82 The individual needs 23
				hours per month to meet the RTW rather than 80,
An individual who is self-employed and actually works at
				this enterprise for an average of 80 hours per month or more, meets the RTW.
				There is no requirement that the self-employment
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.18-002 - Medical Services Policy I-325, TEFRA Renewal

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TEFRA Waiver cases will be renewed every 12 months. To insure
				that renewals are completed by the end of the twelfth month, the renewal
				process should be started in the 9th month from the date of the last approval
				or renewal. The eligibility worl[LESS THAN]er will generate the appropriate
				renewal forms and send the packet to the individual's guardian or authorized
				representative. The due date for return of the TEFRA renewal packet will be the
				last day of the lO'*' month.
If the child's SSI eligibility has fluctuated due to changing
				parental income since the last certification or renewal, medical necessity and
				appropriateness of care will not be determined until the case is in, or
				nearing, the 9th month since completion of the last TEFRA renewal or
				certification.
At renewal, all eligibility factors including appropriateness
				of care will be redetermined. A MRT disability redetermination may or may not
				be necessary at the time the TEFRA case Is reevaluated. A reexamination by MRT
				is necessary when indicated on the DCO-109, or one year after the initial
				certification for TEFRA when the certification was made based on a previous SSI
				determination of disability and there has been no SSI payment or subsequent
				redetermination bySSA.
Example:
A child received SSI for 6
				months in 2013 and then lost SSI due to increased parental Income. The parent
				applies for TEFRA in September 2013 and the case is certified in November 2013
				based on the previous SSI disability determination. The child has not received
				SSI benefits since certified. At the annual renewal in 2014, a MRT disability
				determination is required.
A review by MRT is also necessary if the caseworker becomes
				aware of significant improvement and/or employment at or near the SGA level
				(Re.
MS F-124}
.
All forms completed for the initial application, including the
				DMS-2602 and DCO-2603, must be completed at renewal. In addition, the premium
				amount will be redetermined at renewal. If the premium changes, the parent will
				be notified of the new amount by the TEFRA Premium Unit.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.18-005 - Medical Services Policy K-111

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K-100
Medicaid Coverage of Foster Children
K-111 Continuing Eligibility of Foster Care Children Placed for
				Adoption
MS Manual 01/01/19
Medicaid coverage for ARKids A (Cat. 61), State FC, U-18
				Related (Cat. 91) and State FC Medically Needy (Cat. 96 or Cat. 97) may
				continue until the adoption is finalized, if eligibility requirements continue
				to be met. Prospective parents' income and resources will be
				disregarded.
The Adoption Specialist or Family Service Worker responsible
				for the case will provide all information relative to eligibility,
				reevaluations and changes, and will be responsible for notifying the DCFS
				Eligibility Unit when the adoption is final.
Medicaid coverage for Title IV-E-FC (Cat. 92) children who are
				adopted or in a pre-adoptive placement may continue provided the child remains
				eligible for IV-E regardless of whether or not IV-E subsidy payments are
				actually being made. A reevaluation is not necessary for these children. The
				CHRIS system will notify the Adoption Specialist or Family Service Worker if
				the IV-E subsidy payment ends.
Once initial eligibility has been established for Title IV-E-FC
				(Cat. 92) children who are adopted or in a pre-adoptive placement, the agency
				does not have to redetermine eligibility provided the child remains eligible
				for IV-E subsidy payments. The CHRIS system will notify the Adoption Specialist
				or Family Service Worker if the IV-E subsidy ends.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.18-006 - SNAP 3000 Work Registration

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Work Registration Requirements - Summary
SNAP Manual XX/XX/XX
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 requires household members
				ages 16-59, 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)
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 or was otherwise exempt. 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.
Employment &Training Program
In certain locations the SNAP E&T Program is available to
				household members subject to the Requirement to Work. See
SNAP
				3600
.
Workfare Program
Certain non-exempt work registrants may perform public service
				activities as a condition of receiving SNAP benefits. See
SNAP
				3700
.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.19-001 - Medical Services Policy Manual Sections E-600 and E-630- Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program

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E-630 Contributions
E-600 Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program
MS Manual 12/01/19
POMS SI 01130.740
An Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account is a
				tax-advantaged account that an eligible individual can use to save funds for
				the disability-related expenses of the account's designated beneficiary. The
				designated beneficiary must be blind or disabled by a condition that began
				before the individual's 26th birthday.
An ABLE program can be established and maintained by a State or
				a State agency directly or by the State contracting with a private company. An
				eligible individual can open an ABLE account through the ABLE program in any
				State. The Arkansas ABLE program is established and maintained through a
				collaboration of the Department of Human Services, Arkansas Rehabilitative
				Services and the State Treasurer.
An eligible individual can be the designated beneficiary of
				only one ABLE account, which must be administered by a qualified ABLE program.
				A person with signature authority can establish and control an ABLE account for
				a designated beneficiary who is a minor child or is otherwise incapable of
				managing the account. The person with signature authority must be the
				designated beneficiary's parent, legal guardian, or agent acting under power of
				attorney. The designated beneficiary is considered to be the owner of the ABLE
				account regardless of whether someone else has signature authority over
				it.
Upon the death of the designated beneficiary, funds remaining
				in the ABLE account, after payment of any outstanding, qualified disability
				expense, may be transferred to the estate of the designated beneficiary, or an
				account for another eligible individual specified by the designated
				beneficiary. An ABLE account is not subject to estate recovery upon the death
				of the designated beneficiary.
E-630 Contributions
MS Manual 12/01/19
A contribution is the deposit of cash funds into an ABLE
				account. Any person can contribute to an ABLE account. A contributing "person"
				may be an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or
				corporation. However, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits the total
				annual contributions that any ABLE account can receive from all sources to the
				amount of the per-donee gift-tax exclusion in effect for a given calendar year.
				The amount of the gift-tax exclusion can be found in IRS Publication 559.
				(
MS Appendix R
)
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.21-001 - Medical Services Policy B-220 Newborns

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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL, SECTION B
B-200 Families and Individuals Group (MAGI)
B-220 Newborns
B provides a more limited range of services with limited
				co-pays for some services. (See Appendix G) ARKids B was authorized by Arkansas
				Act 407 of 1997 (the ARKids First Program Act) and was implemented as a Section
				1115 Medicaid expansion program effective September 1, 1997. The program is
				currently funded by the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) under Title
				XXI of the Social Security Act.
Because ARKids A and ARKids B have different benefit packages
				and have different federal funding match rates, it is necessary to designate
				separate categories of coverage for them.
Please see PUB-040, Arkansas Medicaid, ARKids First & You
				for a summary of the benefit packages which highlights the differences in the
				two packages.
B-220 Newborns
MS Manual 11/01/21
This group consists of newborns up to age one (1) whose mothers
				were Medicaid eligible at the time of their births. Newborns in this group are
				guaranteed Medicaid coverage for the first year of life regardless of income
				changes that may occur during that first year. Newborns receive the full range
				of Medicaid services.
Although this group is considered part of the ARKids First
				group, Newborns also have a separate category of coverage to ensure no change
				in household circumstances affects their one-year of guaranteed coverage. At
				age one (1), eligibility for ARKids First (A or B) is determined as for any
				other child (See MS I-230).
Newborns born to pregnant women approved under the Unborn child
				category (See MS B-250) are also eligible for the Newborn category.
B-230 Parents/Caretaker Relatives
MS Manual 08/15/14
This group consists of adults who have related minor children
				living in the home for whom the adult exercises care and responsibility (MS
				F-110) and whose household income is below the income limit for this group (See
				MS E-110).
Both natural or adoptive parents may be living in the home with
				the child. There is no "deprivation of parental care or support" requirement
				for the parents to be included in this group.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.95-003 - Food Stamp Quarterly Reporting

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SECTION: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SUBJECT: REQUIRED
				CHANGES
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Summary
Ongoing food stamp eligibility and allotment size are
				based on a household's current situation. To ensure current information about a
				household is available, reporting requirements are imposed on all households
				which apply for food stamps and all households which receive food
				stamps.
There are two types of reporting requirements -
				occasional reporting and quarterly reporting. Occasional reporters must report
				specified changes within 10 days of the date the change becomes known.
				Quarterly reporters must submit a report
ewery
third month but have no additional reporting
				requirements.
11200
Changes Required to be Reported
Both occasional reporters and quarterly reporters must
				report the following changes.
1.
Chances In Residence and/or Address
All changes in residence and/or address must be reported.
				If a change In residence results In a change in the household's shelter cost,
				the new shelter costs must be reported.
2.
Changes In Household
			 Composition
The addition or loss of any eligible or ineligible
				household member must be reported.
3.
Changes in
			 Resources
The acquisition of any licensed vehicle must be
				reported.
Total liquid resources (cash on hand, bank accounts,
				stocks, bonds, etc.) which reach or exceed $2,000 must be
				reported.
4.
Changes in Income
Quarterly reporters must report and verify all earned
				income when the quarterly report is submitted. (Exception: Self-employment
				income which has been annualized need not be reported and verified each time a
				quarterly report is submitted.) Quarterly reporters must report changes of more
				than $25.00 in unearned income and changes in sources of unearned income on the
				quarterly report.
The following changes in both earned and unearned income
				must be reported by occasional reporters.
Changes In a source of income. This includes new income
				from any source or income from any source which has stopped.
Changes of more than $25 In the household's total gross
				monthly income. This includes both increases and decreases in
				income.
The following changes in income need not be
				reported.
Changes In AFOC grants including new AFDC grants and AFDC
				grants which stop.
Changes in child support refunds paid to AFOC recipients
				under the DEFRA provisions of 1984.
These changes must be reflected In the household's food
				stamp allotment. (This applies to both quarterly reporters and occasional
				reporters.) AFDC grant changes must be completed manually by a caseworker. See
				FSC 12510 -12520. DEFRA child support refunds are automatically added to the
				food stamp budget. See FSC 5704.1.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.95-012 - Food Stamp Basis of Issuance Tables

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STANDARD DEDUCTION
6210
Farm Loss
			 Deduction
The losses from a farming enterprise operated by a
				household member may be deducted from the household's other countable income.
				FSC 5640.1 contains instructions for applying the Farm Loss
				deduction.
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The Standard Deduction
A uniform standard deduction is mandated by Federal law
				and is applied to all households regardless of size, type of income or
				household composition. See Appendix D for the current standard
				deduction.
The standard deduction is applied in the following manner
				on the Food Stamp Authorization document, EMS-233, when there is both earned
				and unearned income in the household.
1.
Calculate the net earned income
			 (field 37) by applying the earned income/deduction as described in FSC 6200
			 above.
2.
Total all
			 unearned income. Enter this figure in field 49.
3.
Calculate gross income by adding
			 together net earned income and total unearned income. Enter this figure in
			 field 51.
4.
Subtract
			 the standard deduction in field 52 from the
gross
income (field 51). The figure obtained will be adjusted
			 gross income. Enter this figure in field 53.
Example - The household has one member with gross
				earnings of $795. Two members each receive an AFDC grant of $142. The
				calculations which follow are based on deduction amounts in effect
				10-1-95.
1.
Calculate net earned income
(field 37). Gross
			 earned income $795 x 20% = $159 earned income deduction. $795 gross earned
			 income - $159 earned = $636 net earned income.
2.
Calculate total unearned
			 income
(field 49). $142 AFDC + $142 AFDC = $284
3.
Calculate total gross
			 income
(field 51). $636 net earned income + $284 total unearned
			 income
=
$920 gross income.
4.
Subtract the standard
			 deduction
(field 52). $920 total gross income - $138 standard
			 deduction =
$78Z
adjusted gross
			 income.
When there is only earned income in the food stamp
				budget, the gross income (field 51) will consist of the amount calculated as
				the net earned income in field 37.
Example: The household reports only earned income of
				$795. The caseworker calculates the earned income deduction as $159 and $636 as
				the net earned income in field 37. $636 will be entered as the total income in
				field 51 and the $138 standard deduction will be subtracted from this figure
				($636 - $138 = $498) to obtain the adjusted gross income in field
				53.
When there is only unearned income in the food stamp
				budget, the gross income (field 51) will consist of the amount calculated as
				the total unearned income in field 49.
Example: The household reports only unearned income of
				two AFDC checks. They total $284. $284 will be entered as the gross income in
				field 51 and the $138 standard deduction will be subtracted from this figure
				($284 - $138 = $146) to obtain the adjusted gross income in field
				53.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.95-020 - 1996 Cost of Living Increase

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The Cost of Living Increase for Social Security recipients in
				1995 will be 2.6 percent.
Therefore, the following amounts will be effective January 1,
				1996:
1. The Long Term Care (LTC),
			 TEFRA, and Home and Community Based Waiver income limits will be
			 $1410.00.
2. The SSI/SPA full
			 benefit level for an individual will be $470.00 and for a couple it will be
			 $705.00.
3. The 1/3 reduction for
			 living in the household of another is $313.34 for an individual and $470.00 for
			 a couple.
4. The living allowance
			 for an ineligible spouse or an ineligible child in the deeming procedures is
			 raised to $235.00,
5. Presumed
			 value of in-kind support and maintenance will be $176.65 for an individual and
			 $255.00 for a couple.
6. The
			 Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance on the DCO-712 will be increased to
			 $1919.00.
7. The Spousal Minimum
			 Resource Standard on the DCO-713 will be increased to $15,348.00 and the
			 Maximum Resource Standard will be increased to $76,740.00.
The January 1996 revised DCO-712 and DCO-713 should be
				available in Central Supply by mid-December.
The memorandum of instructions for processing these changes for
				Long Term Care and other Medicaid applicants/recipients will be issued in
				December.
Inquiries to: Carol McKnight, 682-8259 Terri Wright, 682-8258
				Ann Dawson, 682-8254 Boyce Lovett, 682-1552
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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.96-001 - Changes to the Application for Assistance with Long Term Care and Other AABD Categories

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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.96-005 - Procedures Regarding the Recovery of Medical Payments from the Estates of Deceased Individuals

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Disposition of Medicaid Case Records
AABD category Medicaid case records may be destroyed when the
				case has been closed continuously for a period of three years.
AFDC and U-18 category Medicaid case records may be destroyed
				when
1. The case has been closed
			 continuously for five (5) years or,
2. The case has been closed continuously for
			 three years and the y?mn§esi child is over 18 years old.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.97-031 - Policy Directive TEA 97-3 - AFDC Intentional Program Violation Disqualifications

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If the disqualified adult completes the assessment to the
				County Office's satisfaction and all other program requirements are met, the
				adult will be added to the TEA payment and will be treated as any other adult
				included in the unit. (Note: If the disqualified adult refuses or fails to
				complete the assessment, then appropriate action to close the case will be
				initiated.)
AFDC IPV Disqualification Decisions Received
				in the Future
The Appeals and Hearings Section will continue to conduct AFDC
				IPV Hearings and will continue to make and issue disqualification decisions.
				Upon receipt of an AFDC IPV disqualification decision, the County Office will
				file the decision in the case record but will not take action to drop the adult
				from the TEA payment. However, the County Office will notify the casehead of
				the disqualification decision via Form DCO-1. (Do not send Form DCO-120.) The
				notice will simply advise the casehead of the decision, that no payment
				sanction is being imposed, but that the disqualification will count for
				purposes of any future disqualifications against the TEA program.
Please note that these procedures apply only to
				disqualifications resulting from an Intentional Program Violation against the
AFDC
program. Any disqualifications resulting from an
				IPV against the TEA program will be handled in accordance with TEA policy -
				sections TEA 8102 and 8130.
Inquiries to: Linda Greer, TEA Policy Unit, 682-8257
Lorie Williams, TEA Policy Unit, 682-8256 Ron Johnson, TEA
				Policy Unit, 682-8182 Renee Green, TEA Policy Unit, 682-8266
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.97-033 - Emergency Regulation: MS 98-1 - 1998 Cost of Living Increase for Social Security recipients of 2.1 percent

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The following amounts are effective January 1, 1998 based
				on this increase:
1.
The
			 Long Term Care (LTC), TEFRA, and Home and Community Based Waiver income limit
			 is $1482.00.
2.
The
			 SSI/SPA full benefit level for an individual is $494.00 and for a couple,
			 $741.00.
3.
The 1/3
			 reduction for living in the household of another is $329.34 for an individual
			 and $494.00 for a couple.
4.
The living allowance for an ineligible spouse or an ineligible child in
			 the deeming procedures is raised to $247.00.
5.
The presumed value of in-kind
			 support and maintenance is $184.66 for an individual and $267.00 for a
			 couple.
6.
The Minimum
			 Monthly Maintenance Needs Al1owance on the DCO-712 is increased to
			 $2019.00.
7.
The
			 Spousal Minimum Resource Standard on the DCO-713 is increased to $16,152.00 and
			 the Maximum Resource Standard is increased to $80,760.00.
The January 1998 revised DC0-712 and DCO-713 should be
				available in Central Supply by mid-December.
The memorandum of instructions for processing these
				changes for Long Term Care and other Medicaid applicants/recipients will be
				issued in December.
Inquiries to: Terri Wright, 682-8258 Ann Dawson, 682-8254
				Boyce Lovett, 682-1562
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.98-012 - Transitional Employment Assistance

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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.98-028 - TEA Overpayment Policy 9000-9253.2 and Form DHS-199, Benefit Overpayment Report

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9000
			 Overpayments
9010
Definition
			 of Overpayment
Any payment received by or for a recipient which is in excess
				of the amount that should have been paid is an overpayment. However, only those
				overpayments described in the following sections will be reported and
				collection pursued.
An overpayment may result from the recipient having given
				fraudulent information, having withheld information, having failed to report
				information, or having failed to report a change in circumstances. An
				overpayment may also occur from the agency having made an error or having
				failed to take action, or from a combination of client and agency.
Notes:
1.
			 By definition, no "overpayment" exists if the recipient does not present the
			 warrant or check for payment or does not access any portion of a month's
			 payment added to his or her EBT account; and
2. Calculations to determine overpayments
			 must be in accordance with eligibility requirements and budgetary procedures
			 and allowances in effect at the time of such overpayment, not the time of
			 discovery and computation.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.98-031 - TEA Policy 3201 - Work Activity Participation Requirement

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Employment Services
Engaging the Client in Work Activities
Work Activity Requirements
3200 Engaging the Client in Work Activities
Based on information gathered during the assessment and
				employment planning, the client is immediately engaged in work or one or more
				work related activities designed to move him or her into full-time employment
				in the shortest possible time.
When a TEA recipient is referred to another agency for
				services, or is already engaged in activities with another agency, the worker
				should show the recipient to be in a TEA work activity that appropriately
				reflects the services being provided by the other agency (ESD-Job Club;
				JTPA-Job Skills Training; Re-hab-OJT; etc.).
3201
Work Activity
			 Requirements- Minimum Hours
The adult will engage in work or work related activities for
				the number of hours, up to 40 hours per week, which are deemed appropriate
				based on the work activity and the customer's individual circumstances.
				However, a TEA single parent must be engaged * in work activities a minimum of
				25 hours per week.
In two-parent families, one parent must be engaged a minimum of
				35 hours per week. If the second parent is not deferred, then both parents must
				be engaged in work activities - one for a minimum of 35 hours per week and the
				other for a minimum of 20 hours per week. (See the Note below.) An exception to
				the 35 hour rule is made when * one parent is disabled. In such cases, the
				minimum hours is 25 hours per week for the non-disabled parent.
Note:
The minimum two-parent work requirement
				hours (i. e., 35 or 55 per week as applicable) may be shared between the two
				parents. Please see the examples below.
EXAMPLE # 1
- (55 hour rule - neither parent
				deferred) One parent could be involved in 40 hours of work activities, while
				the second parent would only be required to do 15 hours per week.
EXAMPLE # 2
- (35 hour rule - neither parent
				disabled but one can be deferred) Both parents are job ready but child care is
				needed. While the first parent is
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.98-037 - Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) Program Policy 3700-3740: To refer individuals who request a deferral from participation in TEA work activities because of an alleged long-term disability to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services for an assessment and services - Work Participation Exemptions / Deferrals

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Work Participation Deferrals
A
temporary
deferrals
from
				participation may be allowed if an individual states
he
or she
				is unable to participate due to one of the following situations:
1. The person is medically incapacitated due
			 either to illness, injury, or long-term disability.
Note:
If a
			 person alleges a long-term disability, he or she is required to apply for
			 Social Security or SSI disability benefits. (See TEA 2320) A referral will also
			 be made to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (See TEA 3700 - 3740).
2. A woman is in the third trimester of
			 pregnancy.
3. The person is needed
			 in the home to care for a seriously ill or incapacitated family member.
Note:
If the family member will require care for an extended
			 period of time, explore other resources or available services (e.g. a home
			 health aide) which would enable the customer to participate.
4. Supportive services necessary to engage in
			 an activity are not available (e.g. child care, transportation). The County
			 Office will make the determination as to whether a particular supportive
			 service is necessary for participation.
5. The person is unable to participate in
			 work activities due directly to the immediate effects of domestic
			 violence.
6. The person is unable to
			 participate due to extraordinary circumstances. This decision will be made at
			 the county office level.
7. In
			 two-parent families, one parent may be deferred from participation to care for
			 the minor child(ren), when appropriate.
If an otherwise required participant meets one of the above,
				verify, to the extent possible, the reason for deferral and document the case
				record accordingly.
For short-term medical deferrals, a doctor's statement or other
				medical documentation should be obtained. The statement should clearly state or
				othenwise Indicate that the person is unable to engage in work activities
				because of the medical condition and, whenever possible, give an estimated
				length of incapacity.
If the individual alleges a long-term disability, a referral
				will be made to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services for an assessment. If
				otherwise eligible, the application will be certified and the individual may be
				deferred pending the ARS assessment. (See TEA 3700). The individual will also
				be required to apply for SSA/SSI disability benefits.
NOTE:
A
				medical statement will not suffice as documentation for continued deferred
				following the ARS assessment. Only the ARS assessment will be accepted for
				deferred purposes.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.98-041 - TEA Policy 2352-2362, 4120.1, 9041.1 and Title IV-A State Plan page 2 Sec. 3 Work Incentive Deduction and form DCO-7

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Income/Payment Determination Income Eligibility Standard
TEA 2350-2352 Earned Income Deductions
2350
Income Eligibility
			 Determination
Once the family's countable monthly gross income is computed,
				then their income eligibility can be determined.
2351
Income Eligibility Standard
The Income Eligibility Standard is 25% of the amount a
				full-time worker would earn at the September 1997 minimum wage of $5.15 per
				hour. It is the same amount for all family sizes and is used to determine both
				initial and on-going income eligibility. Countable unearned income plus net
				earned income (gross minus certain deductions specified in TEA 2352) is
				compared to the Income Eligibility Standard. If the total countable income
				exceeds the Standard, the family is ineligible for TEA benefits.
The Income Eligibility Standard is $223 per
				month.
2352
Earned
			 Income Deductions for Income Eligibility
Before the monthly income is compared to the Income Eligibility
				Standard, certain deductions are allowed from the monthly gross earnings. These
				deductions are:
1.
Work-Related Deduction (20%)
- This deduction is to
			 account for withholding taxes and other mandatory work-related withholdings
			 from gross earnings. Applicants receive
only
this
			 deduction.
2.  Work Incentive
			 Deduction - Recipients who start or continue work while receiving TEA benefits
			 receive both the 20% work-related deduction and this 60% incentive deduction.
			 The purpose of the incentive deduction is to encourage recipients to find
			 employment or to increase their earnings while receiving
			 assistance.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.98-042 - FSC 99-4: Changes to section 8000 of the Food Stamp Certification (FSC) Manual - Updated to remove all statements referring to mailing food stamps, the word benefits has been substituted for the word allotment and the deleting of the policy allowing a ten day processing of initial applications

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SECTION: INITIAL CASE ACTIONS
8100
Initial Application
			 Process - Summary
An initial application for food stamp benefits is one of
				the following:
A.
An
			 application from a household that has never before participated in the Program;
			 or
B.
An application
			 from a household whose case has been closed or expired when the household did
			 not submit an application for recertification before the end of the last month
			 of certification.
The determination of initial application status is
				important because the first month's food stamp benefits are usually prorated to
				the date of application.
The initial application process begins the day an
				application is submitted to the county office and ends when the application is
				approved or denied. Eligible households that complete the application process
				will be allowed to participate in the Program as soon as possible, but no later
				than 30 days from the date of application. Applications not approved or denied
				by the 30th day must be evaluated to determine if the household or the county
				was at fault for the delay in processing the application. If the county office
				is at fault, the application will continue to be processed. If the household is
				at fault, the application will be denied.
The application process consists of the following
				actions:
1.
Registering the Application
The date of application is the date the application was
				received in the county office. The date of application will be entered on page
				1 and/or page 4 of the application form on the day the form is received in the
				county office.
2.
Providing each adult household member with voter registration
			 application assistance as explained in Appendix
			 V
.
3.
Interviewing the applicant
.
4.
Insuring declared
			 household composition is correct and if all members are
			 eligible
.
5.
Work registering members not exempt from this
			 requirement
.
6.
Determining that all members have declared or applied for an
			 SSN
.
7.
Determining if the household is eligible based on income and
			 resources
.
8.
Obtaining all necessary
			 verification
.
9.
Completing all necessary
			 forms, routing them as required bv the local office and organizing the case
			 record as specified
.
10.
Issuing forms and
			 notices to the household as specified
.
FSC 8000 explains the processes of filing an application,
				registering an application, interviewing a household and determining fault when
				an application is delayed. The time frames for completion of the application
				are also explained. The actual process used to determine eligibility is covered
				in FSC 7000.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.99-004 - MS PD 99-1: 1999 Cost of Living Increase - Cost of Living Adjustment for Social Security recipients in 1999 is 1.3 percent

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The Cost of Living Adjustment for Social Security recipients in
				1999 is 1.3 percent.
The following amounts are effective January 1, 1999 based on
				this increase:
1. The Long Term Care
			 (LTC), TEFRA, and Home and Community Based Waiver income limit is
			 $1500.00.
2. The SSI/SPA full
			 benefit level for an individual is $500.00 and for a couple, $751.00.
3. The 1/3 reduction for living in the
			 household of another is $333.34 for an individual and $500.67 for a
			 couple.
4. The living allowance for
			 an ineligible spouse or an ineligible child in the deeming procedures is raised
			 to $251.00.
5. The presumed value
			 of in-kind support and maintenance is $185.66 for an individual and $270.00 for
			 a couple.
6. The Minimum Monthly
			 Maintenance Needs Allowance on the DCO-712 is increased to $2049.00.
7. The Spousal Minimum Resource Standard on
			 the DCO-713 is increased to $16,392.00 and the Maximum Resource Standard is
			 increased to $81,960.00.
The January 1999 revised DCO-712 and 0C0-713 should be
				available in Central Supply by mid-December.
The memorandum of instructions for processing these changes
				for-Ltjng TernrCare and other Medicaid applicants/recipients was issued to
				County offices on December 8, 1998.
Inquiries to: Jack Tiner, 682-8259
Terri Wright, 682-8258
Ann Dawson, 682-8254
Boyce Lovett, 682-1562
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.99-018 - Income Maintenance Form (IMF) 99-8: Revised Form DCO-116 - Client Statement Regarding Absent Parent

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR DCO-116
Purpose
Form DCO-116, Client Statement Regarding Absent Parent, is used
				to collect information from the Medicaid client about an absent parent.
Completion
The DCO-116 is an optional form to be used when securing absent
				parent information through the mail.
The DCO-116 may be completed by the county office worker or by
				the client.
Retention
The DCO-116 will be filed in the forms section of the case
				record and retained for three years.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.99-020 - TEA Policy 3201 - Work Activity Participation Requirement

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3200 Engaging the Client in Work Activities
Based on information gathered during the assessment and
				employment planning, the client is immediately engaged in work or one or more
				work related activities designed to move him or her into full-time employment
				in the shortest possible time.
When a TEA recipient is referred to another agency for
				services, or is already engaged in activities with another agency, the worker
				should show the recipient to be in a TEA work activity that appropriately
				reflects the services being provided by the other agency (ESD-Job Club;
				JTPA-Job Skills Training; Re-hab-OJT; etc.).
3201 Work Activity Requirements- Minimum
				Hours
Single Parent
				Cases
The adult will engage in work or work related activities for
				the number of hours, up to 40 hours per week, which
are
deemed
				appropriate based on the work activity and the customer's individual
				circumstances. However, a TEA single parent must be engaged in work activities
				a minimum of 30 hours per week.
(NOTE:
A single parent who is
				engaged in Education or Training will not be required to participate in other
				work activities for more than 15 hours per week. See TEA 3252)
*
Two-Parent Cases
In two-parent families, one parent must be engaged a minimum of
				35 hours per week. If the second parent is not deferred, then both parents must
				be engaged in work activities - one for a minimum of 35 hours per week and the
				other for a minimum of 20 hours per week. The minimum two-parent work
				requirement hours (i.e., 35 or 55 per week as applicable) may be shared between
				the two parents. Please see the examples that follow.
An exception to the 35 hour rule is made when one parent is
				disabled. In such cases, the minimum is 30 hours per week for the non-disabled
				parent.
*
NOTE:
Two-parent families may engage in
				Education or Training; however, such families must still fulfill the 35 or 55
				hour requirement, whichever, is applicable.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.99-025 - MS 99-7: 1999 Federal Poverty Levels

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1999 FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS Monthly Levels
(April 1, 1999 through March 31, 2000)
FAMILY MEDICAID CATEGORIES
SOBRA
Children 6 & Over
Born After 9/30/82
&
AR Health Care
Access
SOBRA
Pregnant Women,
Infants and
Children up to
Age 6
&
Transitional Medicaid
ARKids First
Family Size
100%
Family Planning
133%
185%
200%
1
686.67
913.27
1,270.34
1,373.34
2
921.67
1,225.82
1,705.09
1,843.34
3
1,156.67
1,538.37
2,139.84
2,313.34
4
1,391.67
1,850.92
2,574.59
2,783.34
5
1,626.67
2,163.47
3,009.34
3,253.34
6
1,861.67
2,476.02
3,444.09
3,723.34
7
2,096.67
2,788.57
3,878.84
4,193.34
8
2,331.67
3,101.12
4,313.59
4,663.34
9
2,566.67
3,413.67
4,748.34
5,133.34
10
2,801.67
3,726.22
5,183.09
5,603.34
For each additional member add:
235.00
312.55
434.75
470.00
AABD MEDICAID CATEGORIES
QMB
Equal To or Below
100%
SMB
Between
100%
& 120%
QI-1
At least 120% but Less Than
135%
QI-2
At least 135% but Less Than
175%
QDWI
Equal To or Below
200%
Individual
686.67
824.00
927.00
1,201.67
1,373.34
Couple
921.67
1,106.00
1,244.25
1612.92
1,843.34
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.99-028 - FSC 00-02: Food Stamp Application (DCO -220) - Statement added to the application to advise food stamp applicants that failure to declare of (if requested) to verify deductible expenses will be seen by the agency as a statement that the household does not want to receive a deduction for this expense.

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