Author: Patrick Ellison

IM-113 UPDATES TO REQUEST FOR EMPLOYMENT SECURITY INFORMATION – OUTSIDE STATE OF MISSOURI (IM-39) AND INSTRUCTIONS

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  UPDATES TO REQUEST FOR EMPLOYMENT SECURITY INFORMATION – OUTSIDE STATE OF MISSOURI (IM-39) AND INSTRUCTIONS

FORM REVISION #
IM-39
Instructions

 

DISCUSSION:

The Request for Employment Security Information – Outside State of Missouri (IM-39) has been updated to simplify the form, provide updated return options for the receiving state, and convert the form to PDF format for easier accessibility.

The IM-39 Form Instructions have been updated to reflect the changes made to the IM-39.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/cj

IM-112 AFGHAN HUMANITARIAN PAROLEE UPDATES FOR ALL PROGRAMS

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  AFGHAN HUMANITARIAN PAROLEE UPDATES FOR ALL PROGRAMS

 

DISCUSSION:

Due to updated guidance individuals with an immigration status of Humanitarian Parolee are now considered Qualified Non-Citizens and are not subject to the five-year waiting period for MO HealthNet (MHN), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance (TA) and Child Care (CC).

Humanitarian Parolees are treated like those with Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) and are eligible for benefits. Policy guidance regarding Afghan Humanitarian Parolees contained in Email Memorandum #53 Afghan Parolees or Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Updates for All Programs is now obsolete.

Afghan Humanitarian Parolees:

  • Will have form I-94 noting Humanitarian Parolee- SQ4, SQ5, CQ1, CQ2, CQ3, OAR, PAR Class of Admission (COA);
  • Foreign passport with Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Borders (DHS/CBP) admission stamp noting Operation Allies Welcome (OAW);
  • Foreign passport with DHS/CBP with a stamp admitting them with an SQ1, SQ2, SQ3, SQ6, SQ7, or SQ8 COA; or
  • Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting Parolee (DT).

NOTE: Applications received for Afghan SI Parolees, Humanitarian Parolees (also known as Afghan non-SI Parolees), Afghan SI CPRs, and Afghan SI LPRs must be sent to the FSD Refugee Unit at: FSDREFUGEE@ip.sp.mo.gov. Special entry is required to allow this population to be coded correctly. Do not process these applications.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/kg

IM-111 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT UPDATED

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT UPDATED

MANUAL REVISION #
1102.015.50
1102.030.00
1115.090.00
1120.045.00

 

DISCUSSION:

Requirements for exploring management on SNAP Applications have been updated. Management must be discussed with households when the allowable reported expenses exceed the reported income. When the eligibility system shows the expenses exceed income, a management comment must be made.

In most instances, the household’s explanation of management should be considered acceptable.

EXAMPLE: At initial application if a household states they are behind on their bills and are looking for work or have applied for another source of income, such as disability, this is an acceptable statement.

When a household claims expenses that exceed their income at recertification and this was claimed at last application, review the prior management comment and have further discussion with the household to determine if their management explanation at recertification is reasonable.

NOTE: Staff should not ask households how they obtain personal hygiene products, diapers, etc.

FAMIS Resources and the SNAP Caseworker Reference Guide have been updated with the above management guidelines.

Manual Section 1115.090.00 named Very Low Income has been renamed Management. The SNAP Manual table of contents page has been updated to show this change.

Hot Tip, Explaining Management for SNAP, dated 09/30/2020, is obsolete.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff

 

KE/lb

IM-110 INCOME MAINTENANCE (IM) MATERIALS UPDATED TO COMPLY WITH 10-DIGIT MANDATORY DIALING CHANGE

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  INCOME MAINTENANCE (IM) MATERIALS UPDATED TO COMPLY WITH 10-DIGIT MANDATORY DIALING CHANGE

 

DISCUSSION:

Effective October 24, 2021, 10-digit phone number dialing is mandatory in states with certain area codes. Phone numbers on forms located in the DSS Manuals IM Forms Manual and FSD Intranet IM Forms Manual, eligibility system notices, and IM flyers and brochures are being updated.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/sh/bl

 

IM-109 MO HEALTHNET FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED (MHABD) POLICY MANUAL APPENDICES J AND K UPDATE AND OBSOLETE APPENDIX L AND M

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  MO HEALTHNET FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED (MHABD) POLICY MANUAL APPENDICES J AND K UPDATE AND OBSOLETE APPENDIX L AND M

MANUAL REVISION #
APPENDIX J
APPENDIX K

 

DISCUSSION:

The MO HealthNet for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (MHABD) policy manual has several appendices that contain useful information for staff, participants, and other community stakeholders. Updates to these appendices are described below.

Appendix J is now Appendix J: Eligibility Standards for MHABD. The information provided in this appendix is only used for MHABD eligibility determinations. Appendix J includes information for all MHABD programs with related programs grouped together. An asset maximum effective date column was added.

Appendix K is now Appendix K: MO HealthNet eligibility for people who are Aged (65 and Over), Blind, Disabled, or need treatment for Breast or Cervical Cancer. It contains basic eligibility information, including all income and asset information, about all MHABD programs and the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment (BCCT) program.

Appendix L is now obsolete. Appendix L contained income and asset information only and was combined with Appendix K.

Appendix M is now obsolete. Appendix M contained information for Medicare Cost Savings Programs, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary and Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary. The policy information for QMB is in 0865.010.00 Eligibility Requirements and for SLMB is in 0870.010.00 Eligibility Requirements. The resource limits and income limits can be found in Appendix J and Appendix K.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Discard any printed or saved appendices.
  • Immediately use versions showing a 10/2021 revision date.
  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/cj

IM-108 MYDSS CHANGE REPORT UPDATED FOR FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION (FSD) INCOME MAINTENANCE (IM) PARTICIPANTS

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  MYDSS CHANGE REPORT UPDATED FOR FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION (FSD) INCOME MAINTENANCE (IM) PARTICIPANTS

 

DISCUSSION:

On October 25, 2021, the change report available on https://mydss.mo.gov/ will be updated. This update allows participants to report household changes (such as income, address, or changes in household members) without requiring a MO Login Account or a Benefit Change Reporting Account.

The change report can be accessed by participants by clicking on “Report a Change” on the mydss.mo.gov home page. Participants complete the form with changes, attach available verification, and submit electronically. The participant then goes to a thank you page and has the option of printing or saving a PDF of the change report.

The submission page and the copy of the change report will contain a change request document number that the participant can reference when contacting FSD. The change report and attached verification will be electronically sent to FSD to be added to the electronic case file and processed as a change for all IM programs.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/cj

IM-107 LUMP SUM SECTION ADDED TO THE DECEMBER 1973 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MANUAL

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  LUMP SUM SECTION ADDED TO THE DECEMBER 1973 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MANUAL

MANUAL REVISION #
1030.015.05

 

DISCUSSION:

1030.015.05 Lump Sum Payments has been added to the December 1973 Eligibility Requirements manual. This section clarifies how lump sum payments are to be considered when determining initial and/or ongoing eligibility for MO HealthNet for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (MHABD) programs.

For MHABD programs, lump sum payments received are counted as income in the month of receipt. The amount of funds retained until the first of the following month, are then counted as a resource.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/sh

IM-106 SALE OF HOMESTEAD SECTION ADDED TO THE DECEMBER 1973 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MANUAL

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  SALE OF HOMESTEAD SECTION ADDED TO THE DECEMBER 1973 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MANUAL

MANUAL REVISION #
1030.010.35

 

DISCUSSION:

1030.010.35 Sale of Homestead as an Excluded Resource has been added to the December 1973 Eligibility Requirements manual. This section provides guidance to help staff determine if the sale of a homestead is an excluded resource when determining initial or ongoing eligibility for MO HealthNet for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (MHABD) programs.

When a participant sells an excluded home, the proceeds of the sale are an excluded resource if the participant:

  • plans to use the funds to buy another excluded home, and
  • does so within 3 full calendar months of receiving them. “Within 3 full calendar months” means by the end of the last day of the third month after the month in which the funds are received.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/sh

IM-105 NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993 MANUAL REVISION

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993 MANUAL REVISION

MANUAL REVISION #
2100.000.00
2100.010.00
2100.020.00
2100.020.10
2100.020.20
2100.020.30
2100.020.40
2100.020.50
2100.020.60
2100.020.70
2100.030.00
2100.040.00
2100.050.00
2100.060.00
2100.070.00

 

DISCUSSION:

The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) requires that participants be given the opportunity to register to vote (or change their voter registration) in elections for Federal Office when applying for or receiving public assistance or services.

Section 0105.026.00 has been moved out of the General Manual and into its own National Voter Registration (NVR) Manual. The NVR Manual can by found under “Other IM Manuals” on DSS Manuals and on the FSD Intranet Voter Registration Page.

The NVR Manual shows updated terms (when appropriate), such as:

  • References to “Local office” & “county office” were changed to “location” & “Family Support Division (FSD) location”
  • References to an “individual” were changed to “participant”
  • References to Survey Monkey were changed to ITrackRS

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/mc