Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 14 - Department of Finance (Administrative Services) › Rule 016.14.07-005 - Social Services Block Grant Program Manual

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Program Manual is a
				resource document utilized in conjunction with the SSBG Comprehensive Services
				Program Plan. Information includes, but is not limited to, eligibility
				determination; service definitions; and service chapters indicating eligibility
				categories, national goals, program components, geographic availability and
				unit definitions. The proposed revisions will update the information in the
				Program Manual effective July 1, 2007
JULY 1, 2007 CHANGES TO THE SSBG PROGRAM
				MANUAL:
Section 4123
Completion of Forms at Application
The following was
			 added :
Upon completion, the DHHS-100 will be copied. A copy of the
				DHHS-100 will be given to the applicant, guardian, or authorized representative
				as a record of the application. The original will be filed in the case
				record
Section 4231
Applicant Eligibility Status Without Regard to Income
The following was added:
Services to the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
				(DDS) needed as a result of a case plan for DDS may be provided without regard
				to income. The required documentation would be an Individual program Plan (IPP)
				and DDS eligibility determination.
Section 4231
Status
			 Eligibility
- Division of Youth Services
				(DYS).
The following was added including as eligible a referral by
				these persons or entities: .. or at risk when referred by parent or guardian,
				law enforcement, or school
The following was added regarding required documentation to
				include written referral by: a parent or guardian, school.
REVISIONS ARE MARKED WITH A CHANGE BAR IN THE MARGIN ON PAGES
				DATED 07-01-07 ONLY THE PAGES WITH REVISIONS ARE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW UNLESS
				RELEVANT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED ON THE PRECEEDING OR FOLLOWING PAGE. THE
				ENTIRE CURRENT PROGRAM MANUAL IS AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH &
				HUMAN SERVICES WEB SITE AT
http://www.accessarkansas.org/dhs/webmanuals/ssbg/ssbg_toc.htm
4121
Application
			 Interview
The tasks to be completed during the interview include:
A. Determination with the client of
			 problem(s), goal, and needed services.
B. Explanation of the provider's
			 responsibility for carrying out policy in determining eligibility, the
			 applicant's responsibility for cooperating in the establishment of eligibility,
			 the information needed to establish eligibility and the confidential way in
			 which the Department and providers treat information. [It should be noted,
			 however, that in certain cases, the responsibility of determining eligibility
			 does not rest with the provider. Examples include Day Care for Children
			 (voucher program) and those cases exempted by special contract
			 provision(s).]
C. Explanation of
			 the right to a hearing if the applicant is dissatisfied with the Department's
			 handling of:
1) his/her application; or
2) his/her case if he/she is
			 determined eligible for services. (A client must also be informed that his/her
			 application must be processed in thirty (30) days.