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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​2023 All County Welfare Directors' Letters

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The following are All County Welfare Directors' Letters (ACWDLs) for 2023:

​Letter
​Date 
​Title
ACWDL 23-01​

​January 25, 2023

​2023 MEDICARE CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE ACT SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT CAPS

ACWDL 23-02

​January 26, 2023

​GUIDANCE FOR COUNTIES ON TRIBAL FOSTER CHILDREN

ACWDL 23-03​
​January 26, 2023

​2023 FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS​

ACWDL 23-04​

​February 13, 2023
​SOFT PAUSE AND ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FUNCTIONALITY UPDATES IN THE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED WELFARE SYSTEM (SAWS) AND CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE ELIGIBILITY, ENROLLMENT, AND RETENTION SYSTEM (CalHEERS)
ACWDL 23-05​
​February 24, 2023
NEW MEDICARE PART B IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUG BENEFIT
​ACWDL 23-06​​
​March 2, 2023
2023 STATEWIDE AVERAGE PRIVATE PAY RATE FOR NURSING FACILITY SERVICES
​ACWDL 23-07​​

​March 7, 2023

​Information and Instructions Regarding the Ho​me and Community-Based Alternatives Waiver and the Role of the County Eligibility Worker​

ACWDL 23-08​
​April 12, 2023
​FULL SCOPE MEDI-CAL EXPANSION FOR PERSONS 26 THROUGH 49 YEARS OF AGE​
ACWDL 23-09​
​April 17, 2023
​DISCONTINUATION OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UNINSURED GROUP PROGRAM​

​ACWDL 23-10​

​May 12, 2023

​MEDI-CAL APPLICANT/BENEFICIARY’S AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION (CBO) IN BENEFITSCAL​

​ACWDL 23-11​
​May 16, 2023
​ALTERNATE METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE APPLICANT/BENEFICIARY INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
​ACWDL 23-12​
​June 15, 2023

​2023/2024 FAMILY MEMBERS BASE ALLOCATION AMOUNT​​​​

​ACWDL 23-13​
​​July 12, 2023

​POSSIBLE INSTITUTIONAL DEEMING OF TWO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES SPOUSES AND ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS WHEN BOTH REQUEST HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES​

ACWDL 23-14​
​July 18, 2023
​MEDI-CAL ELIGIBILITY DATA SYSTEM (MEDS) ALERTS HIERARCHY PROCESSING GUIDELINES  ​
ACWDL 23-15​
​July 20, 2023
​CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE POLICY ​
​ACWDL 23-16​​
​August 1, 2023
​SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT UNDER ELIMINATION OF ASSET LIMITS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024​
​ACWDL 23-17​
​August 18, 2023
ASSET ELIMINATION AND OVERPAYMENTS DUE TO EXCESS PROPERTY
​ACWDL 23-18​
​October 3, 2023
​VERIFICATION OF SPOUSAL INCOME ALLOCATION FOR NON-MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (MAGI) SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT CASES​
ACWDL 23-19​

​October 25, 2023

IMPLEMENTATION OF REVISED NA BACK 9 HEARING RIGHTS AND HEARING REQUEST FORM   ​​

​ACWDL 23-20​
​Octob​er 26, 2023
​Treatment of Income-Producing Assets after January 1, 2024​
ACWDL 23-21
​October 31, 2023
​Treatment of Interest and Di​vidend Payments from Assets after January 1, 2024.
​ACWDL 23-22​
​October 31, 2023
​Treatment of Trusts after the January 1, 2024, Elimination of Assets​
​ACWDL 23-22E
​November 17, 2023
ERRATA TO: ​Treatment of Trusts after the January 1, 2024, Elimination of Assets​
ACWDL 23-23​
​November 9, 2023
​MEDI-CAL JUSTICE-INVOLVED REENTRY INITIATIVE-RELATED STATE GUIDANCE RELEASED​
ACWDL 23-24
​November 20, 2023
​2024 MEDICARE CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE ACT SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT CAPS
ACWDL 23-25
​November 20, 2023
​2024 MEDICARE PREMIUMS AND SOCIAL SECURITY TITLE II COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS
​ACWDL 23-26
​November 20, 2023
​JANUARY 2024 SOCIAL SECURITY TITLE II COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
​​ACWDL 23-27​

​November 20, 2023
​2024 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME/STATE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENT CASH GRANT LEVELS FOR DETERMINING PICKLE ELIGIBILITY AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION​​
ACWDL 23-28
​November 30, 2023
​TRANSFERS OF ASSETS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024, AND TREATMENT OF TRANSFERS OCCURRING PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2024.​
​ACWDL 23-29​
​December 12, 2023
ASSET VERIFICATION PROGRAM OPERATIONS AFTER JANUARY 1, 2024
ACWDL 23-31
December 22, 2023
SHARE OF COST (SOC) REFORM
​​ACWDL 23-32
​December 27, 2023
​Update to Health Care Options (HCO) Program​


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