M E M O R A N D U M

IM-155  11/21/02  TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE/CASE MANAGEMENT MANUAL REVISION #38
CHANGES TO THE NEEDS AND INCOME SECTIONS


SUBJECT:
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE/CASE MANAGEMENT MANUAL REVISION #38:
CHANGES TO THE NEEDS AND INCOME SECTIONS
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this memorandum is to inform staff of updates to the Temporary Assistance/Case Management Manual.  Policy references to the Medical Assistance for Families and MC+ (MAF/MC+) have been removed.  Refer to the Family Healthcare Manual for policy on these programs.  Other changes that have been made are:
  • Definitions of Suspended Imposition of Sentence and Suspended Execution of Sentence have been added.
  • Lutz vs. Reagen has been removed.
  • 18 Not Cash Eligible/SSI Child Under 19 has been removed.
  • Only Cash Eligible Child(ren) Receives SSI has been removed.
  • Medicaid-18 Not Cash Eligible/Medicaid-SSI Child Under 19 has been removed.
  • References to JTPA have been removed.
  • Sale of plasma has been added to Sources of Earned Income.
  • Treatment of child support on approval has been changed to include DCSE interception on month of approval.
  • Treatment of scholarship monies, Welfare to Work (WtW), Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Chaffee Foster Care Independence Program and the Crime Victims Fund income has been added to Income Excluded.
  • Appendix L (Temporary Assistance Sanction Amounts) has been added and linked to the correct section.
  • Payment and Grant Amount has been expanded to cover the Grandparents As Foster Parents (GAFP) Program. 
The revised pages are attached.
NECESSARY ACTION:
  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.
  • Destroy the old manual pages and file the revised manual pages in the Temporary Assistance/Case Management Manual.
DC/GZ
Distribution #6

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