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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:

LetterDate 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 23-03January 26, 2023

2023 FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS

ACWDL 23-04February 13, 2023SOFT PAUSE AND ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FUNCTIONALITY UPDATES IN THE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED WELFARE SYSTEM (SAWS) AND CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE ELIGIBILITY, ENROLLMENT, AND RETENTION SYSTEM (CalHEERS)
ACWDL 23-05February 24, 2023NEW MEDICARE PART B IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUG BENEFIT
ACWDL 23-06March 2, 20232023 STATEWIDE AVERAGE PRIVATE PAY RATE FOR NURSING FACILITY SERVICES
ACWDL 23-07March 7, 2023

Information and Instructions Regarding the Home and Community-Based Alternatives Waiver and the Role of the County Eligibility Worker

ACWDL 23-08April 12, 2023FULL SCOPE MEDI-CAL EXPANSION FOR PERSONS 26 THROUGH 49 YEARS OF AGE
ACWDL 23-09April 17, 2023DISCONTINUATION 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 23-11May 16, 2023ALTERNATE METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE APPLICANT/BENEFICIARY INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
ACWDL 23-12June 15, 2023

2023/2024 FAMILY MEMBERS BASE ALLOCATION AMOUNT

ACWDL 23-13July 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 23-14July 18, 2023MEDI-CAL ELIGIBILITY DATA SYSTEM (MEDS) ALERTS HIERARCHY PROCESSING GUIDELINES  
ACWDL 23-14EOctober 23, 2024ERRATA TO: MEDI-CAL ELIGIBILITY DATA SYSTEM (MEDS) ALERTS HIERARCHY PROCESSING GUIDELINES 
ACWDL 23-15July 20, 2023CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE POLICY 
ACWDL 23-16August 1, 2023SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT UNDER ELIMINATION OF ASSET LIMITS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024
ACWDL 23-17August 18, 2023ASSET ELIMINATION AND OVERPAYMENTS DUE TO EXCESS PROPERTY
ACWDL 23-18October 3, 2023VERIFICATION 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 23-20October 26, 2023Treatment of Income-Producing Assets after January 1, 2024
ACWDL 23-21October 31, 2023Treatment of Interest and Dividend Payments from Assets after January 1, 2024.
ACWDL 23-22October 31, 2023Treatment of Trusts after the January 1, 2024, Elimination of Assets
ACWDL 23-22ENovember 17, 2023ERRATA TO: Treatment of Trusts after the January 1, 2024, Elimination of Assets
ACWDL 23-23November 9, 2023MEDI-CAL JUSTICE-INVOLVED REENTRY INITIATIVE-RELATED STATE GUIDANCE RELEASED
ACWDL 23-24November 20, 20232024 MEDICARE CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE ACT SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT CAPS
ACWDL 23-25November 20, 20232024 MEDICARE PREMIUMS AND SOCIAL SECURITY TITLE II COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS
ACWDL 23-26November 20, 2023JANUARY 2024 SOCIAL SECURITY TITLE II COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
ACWDL 23-27November 20, 20232024 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME/STATE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENT CASH GRANT LEVELS FOR DETERMINING PICKLE ELIGIBILITY AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION
ACWDL 23-28November 30, 2023TRANSFERS OF ASSETS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024, AND TREATMENT OF TRANSFERS OCCURRING PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2024.
ACWDL 23-29December 12, 2023ASSET VERIFICATION PROGRAM OPERATIONS AFTER JANUARY 1, 2024
ACWDL 23-31(Obsolete)December 22, 2023SHARE OF COST (SOC) REFORM
ACWDL 23-32December 27, 2023Update to Health Care Options (HCO) Program