The purpose of this section is to make the most current policy and procedures readily available via a single resource. Memoranda containing policy or procedural information will be placed on this list at the time of distribution. They will remain on the list until the information contained is completely incorporated into the handbook.
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Release
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Bulletin
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03-12-12 |
12-08 |
1.Birth Verification System (BVS) Updates
2. Children Residing in General Residential Operations Facilities
3. Community Partner Electronic Application Submissions
4. Managed Care Changes |
02-01-12 |
12-07 |
1. 2012 Federal Poverty Income Limits (FPIL)
2. Texas Works Manager's Guide and TW Case Reading Guide Updates |
01-20-12 |
12-06 |
1. Change in Quality Control (QC) Error Tolerance Threshold and Penalty Period End Date for Refusing to Cooperate
2. Medicaid Managed Care Changes
3. Changes in CHIP and Children's Medicaid Dental Services
4. Refugee Medical Assistance Policy and Processes |
12-21-11 |
12-04 |
2012 Federal Cost-of-Living (COLA) Adjustments
Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Railroad Retirement (RR) Benefits
Medicare Part B Premiums |
12-02-11 |
12-05 |
1. Clarification - Using the Late Determination Date (LDD) for SNAP
2. Housing Subsidies
3. Customized Redetermination Driver Flow
4. 1010R Addendum Page Clarification
5. Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA)
6. Medical Benefits for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
7. Newborn Interface Process Creates MA – Newborn Children Coverage |
11-09-11 |
12-03 |
1. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) County Change
2. Change in Residential and Shelter Costs |
10-13-11 |
12-02 |
1. Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card Issuance for Authorized Representatives (AR) for Residents of Drug and Alcohol Centers and Group Living Arrangement (GLA) Facilities
2. Mileage Rate Increase
3. Use of Data Broker and Credit Reports |
09-16-11 |
12-01 |
Implementation of Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for Bastrop County Residents |
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Attachment - Extra SNAP food benefits due to a disaster |
09-02-11 |
11-15 |
1.Desk Reviews for Certain SNAP Recertifications
2. New Data Mart Report Instructions
3. Revised SNAP Income Limits and Deductions
4. Revised TANF Maximum Grant Amounts and TANF Chart
5. Medicaid for Breast and Cervical Cancer (MBCC) into Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS)
6. Update to Form H3038, Emergency Medical Services Certification |
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Attachment - SNAP Allotment Charts |
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Attachment - SNAP Desk Review Screening Sheet |
08-17-11 |
11-14 |
Elimination of Finger Imaging Requirements, Identifying Applicants, and Prevention of Duplicate Participation |
07-25-11 |
11-13 |
1. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Children's Medicaid (CMA) Renewal Alignment
2. Updated Form H1805, SNAP Food Benefits: Your Rights and Program Rules
3. Redesigned Texas Works Application Form
4. Changes in Residential and Shelter Costs |
06-14-11 |
11-12 |
Desk Reviews for Certain SNAP Recertifications |
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Attachment - Desk Reviews Log |
05-18-11 |
11-10 |
1. Correct Assignment of Time-Limited Months for Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD)
2. Requesting Merge and Separate in Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) |
04-06-11 |
11-09 |
Self-Service Portal Enhancements for Community Based Organization (CBO)- Interviewed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications |
03-07-11 |
11-08 |
1. Women's Health Program Applications Address Change
2. New Income Verification and Budgeting Policy on Fluctuating Income (for Programs other than Children's Medicaid) |
12-31-10 |
11-06 |
1. Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Cards Mailed to Clients Interviewed By Telephone
2. SNAP Renewal Packet Mail-Out Date (TIERS)
3. Using Wire Third Party Query (WTPY) to Verify Citizenship for Medicaid and CHIP Applicants
4. Reasonable Opportunity
5. Verification Requirement for Households Applying in Border Counties
6. DG-010 Disposition Timeliness Report, Instructions
7. Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinatal Newborns Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) |
12-03-10 |
11-05 |
1. Workforce Investment Act Income Changes
2. Medicaid Buy-In for Children
3. Remove TIERS Application Registration and Scheduling as a Vendor Function
4. Self-Service Portal Integration in TIERS
5. Annual Medicare Premium Processing for 2011 and Cost of Living Adjustment for Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance (RSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Railroad Retirement (RR) Benefits in 2011 |
10-29-10 |
11-04 |
1. Federal Poverty Income Limits Unchanged for Medical Programs
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New Birth Certificates for Residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
3.
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Deeming Policy and Procedures
4.
Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) Automated Denials for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Missed Appointments |
09-09-10 |
11-01 |
1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Maximum Grant Amounts
2. Revised Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Deductions
3. Texas Works Documentation
4. Voter Registration
5. Children's Medicaid Alignment
6. (A) Adoption Assistance and (B) Permanency Care Assistance Programs
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Attachment - The Texas Works Documentation Guide for TIERS Users |
08-13-10 |
#10-13 |
1. Out-of-State Inquiries Received by the Ombudsman
2. Community-Based Organization (CBO) SNAP Interviews – Verification of Identity
3. Adding Ages Seven and Nine to the Texas Health Steps (THSteps) Medical Checkups Schedule
4. Calculating the THSteps Overdue Date
5. Changes to Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinatal Program
6. Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) Timeliness Charts
7. SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) County Change
8. Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWD) Federal Time Limit Reset
9. Revision of Form H1858-A and H1858-B for "SAVERR" Offices
10. Sources of Verification for Residence, Dependent Care, Bank Accounts, and Earned/Unearned Income
11. New Income Verification and Budgeting Policy on Fluctuating Income (for Programs other than Children's Medicaid) |
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Attachment - SNAP Applications and Untimely Recertifications Chart |
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Attachment - Timely SNAP Recertifications after a Regular Certification Period Chart
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Attachment - Timely SNAP Recertifications after a Short Certification Period Chart |
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Attachment - Able-Bodied without Dependents (ABAWD) Determination
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12-17-09 |
10-05 |
1. Mailing Form H1027, Temporary Medicaid Identification
2. Do Not Remove a Childs Existing Migrant Status
3. Exclusion of Temporary Census Income for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
4. Unemployment Insurance (UI) Additional Weekly PaymentSNAP Exemption
5. Continuation of Certification Extensions for Some Streamlined Reporting Households
6. Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Citizenship Verification
7. Reasonable Opportunity
8. Annual Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Cost of Living Adjustment
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10-08-09 |
10-02 |
1. Former Foster Care in Higher Education (FFCHE) Eligibility Procedures
2. Extension of Medical Benefits for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs)
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08-27-09 |
09-27 |
1. Processing Two SNAP Certification Periods Using One Application
2. Processing Two Medicaid Renewals Using One Application
3. Delays in Processing Applications/Redeterminations |
05-14-09 |
09-22 |
1. Payments of $250 to Social Security, Railroad Retirement, and Veterans Administration Recipients
2. COBRA Reimbursements and Credits
3. SNAP-CAP Allotment Increase Due to Stimulus
4. SAVERR Transfer of SNAP-SSI Individuals to SNAP-CAP
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04-13-09 |
09-20 |
Additional Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits |
07-11-08 |
08-18 |
1. Mileage Rate Increase
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TP 30 Application Process for CHIP Perinatal Clients |
