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The following are All County Welfare Directors’ Letters (ACWDLs) for 2021:

Letter	Date	Title
ACWDL 21-01	January 27, 2021	2021 FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS
ACWDL 21-02	February 9, 2021	2021 Medicare Savings Program Property Limit
ACWDL 21-03	February 17, 2021	PROVISIONS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021
ACWDL 21-03E	April 17, 2023	PROVISIONS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021
ACWDL 21-04	February 19, 2021	DETERMINING MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (MAGI) MEDI-CAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
ACWDL 21-05	March 15, 2021	FEDERAL PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
ACWDL 21-06	April 6, 2021	New Limits for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Federal Poverty Level Program for 2021 – Beginning April 1, 2021
ACWDL 21-07	April 19, 2021	FORMER FOSTER YOUTH FLAG IN THE MEDI-CAL ELIGIBILITY DATA SYSTEM
ACWDL 21-08	April 23, 2021	2021 Statewide Average Private Pay Rate for Nursing Facility Level of Care
ACWDL 21-09	April 28, 2021	Introduction to Eligibility Review through the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS) and the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS)
ACWDL 21-10	May 18, 2021	Provisions from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
ACWDL 21-11	July 2, 2021	Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Franchise Tax Board (FTB) Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Reporting and Form 1095-B
ACWDL 21-12	July 2, 2021	TELEPHONIC SIGNATURES FOR AFFIDAVITS SIGNED UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY
ACWDL 21-13	July 22, 2021	FULL SCOPE MEDI-CAL EXPANSION FOR PERSONS 50 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
ACWDL 21-14	July 29, 2021	GOLDEN STATE STIMULUS AND GOLDEN STATE GRANT PAYMENTS
ACWDL 21-14E	March 28, 2022	ERRATA TO ALL COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS LETTER 21-14
ACWDL 21-15	August 6, 2021	Postpartum Care Extension
ACWDL 21-16	September 14, 2021	Case Processing Actions Allowed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE)
ACWDL 21-17	September 16, 2021	2021/2022 Family Members Base Allocation Amount
ACWDL 21-18	September 28, 2021	Screening Tool for Applying Spousal Impoverishment Provisions to the Home and Community-Based Services Population
ACWDL 21-19	October 18, 2021	Pacific Gas and Electric Company Settlements
ACWDL 21-20	October 18, 2021	PROPOSITION 22 GUIDANCE FOR TREATMENT OF APP-BASED DRIVER’S HEALTHCARE SUBSIDY
ACWDL 21-21	October 22, 2021	January 2022 Social Security Title II Cost of Living Adjustment
ACWDL 21-21E	January 14, 2022	Errata to All County Welfare Directors Letter 21-21
ACWDL 21-22	October 28, 2021	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE “SUPPORT ACT” – SUSPENSION OF MEDI-CAL BENEFITS FOR “ELIGIBLE JUVENILES”, UNDER AGE 21 OR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH UNDER AGE 26, AND OTHER SUSPENSION REQUIREMENTS
ACWDL 21-23	October 29, 2021	FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT NOTICE OF ACTION GUIDANCE
ACWDL 21-24	November 2, 2021	NON-MAGI ASSET VERIFICATION AT APPLICATION, REPORTED CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCE, AND SPECIAL CASE (RESPONSIBLE RELATIVE) SEARCHES
ACWDL 21-25	November 5, 2021	Interim Instructions for Collecting Applicant and Beneficiary Gender Identity
ACWDL 21-26	November 16, 2021	Medicare Set-Aside Accounts
ACWDL 21-27	November 16, 2021	TRANSITIONAL MEDI-CAL, FOUR-MONTH CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY AND CALIFORNIA WORK OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR KIDS DENIALS AND DISCONTINUANCES
ACWDL 21-28	November 16, 2021	Out of State Medi-Cal Coverage for non-Title IV-E Foster Care Children (AFDC-FC State only) placed into California
ACWDL 21-29	November 17, 2021	2022 Medicare Premiums and Social Security Title II Cost of Living Adjustments
ACWDL 21-30	November 16, 2021	2022 Supplemental Security Income /State Supplementary Payment Cash Grant Levels for Determining Pickle Eligibility and Other Related Information
ACWDL 21-31	November 19, 2021	INCREASES TO THE ASSET LIMITS FOR NON-MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME MEDI-CAL PROGRAMS
ACWDL 21-32	November 17, 2021	EXPANSION OF ACCELERATED ENROLLMENT TO ADULTS
ACWDL 21-33	November 30, 2021	COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION MEDI-CAL ELIGIBILITY
ACWDL 21-34	December 23, 2021	2022 Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act Spousal Impoverishment Caps