Fiscal Year 2010: DHR Documents by Control Number
Control #: 10-01
Subject: National Voter Registration Act of 1993 Update
Issue Date: 9/1/2009
Effective Date: 9/1/2009
Program(s) Affected: All Programs
Link to Document: http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/dhr/1001.pdf
The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993 became effective on January 1, 1995. The intent of NVRA is to increase the number of citizens registered to vote and establish safeguards that ensure voterˇ¦s rights for all citizens. State and Federal laws require all state agencies to offer every customer who will be 18 years of age on or before the next general election an opportunity to register to vote. These laws require the Family Investment Administration (FIA) to record and track every response given by a customer when voter registration is discussed. Staff may review on the FIPNet the following FIA Information Memo and FIA Action Transmittal for comprehension and compliance with the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993:
„« FIA Information Memo, National Voter Registration Act of 1993, Control Number 02-04, Issued August 10, 2001
„« FIA Action Transmittal, National Voter Registration Act of 1993, Control Number 08-06, Issued September 13, 2007
Control #: 10-02
Subject: Coding for Burial Assistance
Issue Date: 8/27/2009
Effective Date: 8/27/2009
Program(s) Affected: Burial Assistance
Link to Document: http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/dhr/1002.pdf
We were made aware of a correction needed in the CARES procedures for Action Transmittal (AT) 10-02 — Coding for Burial Assistance. The corrected procedures are attached. AT 10-02 has been replaced with AT 10-02 Revised. Recently we became aware that some case managers incorrectly set up burial assistance cases in CARES. Burial Assistance is a State program and funding comes from State funds. Incorrect case set up causes the assistance to be paid incorrectly from Federal funding. This Action Transmittal provides the appropriate CARES coding and procedures to use for Burial Assistance.
Control #: 10-02 Revised
Subject: Coding For Burial Assistance
Issue Date: 9/1/2009
Effective Date: 9/1/2009
Program(s) Affected: Burial Assistance
Link to Document: http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/dhr/1002rev.pdf
We were made aware of a correction needed in the CARES procedures for Action Transmittal (AT) 10-02 — Coding for Burial Assistance. The corrected procedures are attached. AT 10-02 Revised replaces AT 10-02. Recently we became aware that some case managers incorrectly set up burial assistance cases in CARES. Burial Assistance is a State program and funding comes from State funds. Incorrect case set up causes the assistance to be paid incorrectly from Federal funding. This Action Transmittal provides the appropriate CARES coding and procedures to use for Burial Assistance.
Control #: 10-03
Subject: Allowing a Telephone Allowance for a Non-Land Line
Issue Date: 8/24/2009
Effective Date: 8/24/2009
Program(s) Affected: Food Supplement Program
Link to Document: http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/dhr/1003.pdf
For over thirty years, the Food Supplement Program (FSP) has deducted the cost of telephones in determining a household's eligibility and benefit amounts, either by deducting actual telephone bills or standard telephone allowances. During this time, communications technology has expanded and FSP customers have gone beyond using traditional land-lines and are using new devices and services, like cellular telephones, pre-paid telephone cards, and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP - or internet phone service). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently provided guidance about allowing the telephone allowance for non-land-line expenses.
Control #: 10-04
Subject: Food Supplement Program (FSP) And Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) Mass Changes – October 2009
Issue Date: 9/14/2009
Effective Date: 10/1/2009
Program(s) Affected: Food Supplement Program and Temporary Cash Assistance
Link to Document: http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/dhr/1004.pdf
Each August, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) publishes the updated income standards and deductions for the year. Maximum monthly allotment tables are also updated. The income standards increased and the standard deduction for a one person household decreased while the standard deduction for other household sizes increased. The excess shelter deduction increased and the homeless shelter deduction did not change. The maximum food supplement allotments did not change because they were already increased in April with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. TCA grants will stay the same. The attached tables show the changes for the FSP and the current amounts for TCA. The attached FSP manual pages also contain the updates for October 1st. CARES automatically generates all customer notices for increases and decreases at the time of the mass change. The mass modification should take place on September 12, 2009.
Control #: 10-05
Subject: Web Enhancements for the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement (SAVE) Program System
Issue Date: 9/9/2009
Effective Date: 9/9/2009
Program(s) Affected: Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), Food Supplement Program (FSP), Medical Assistance
Link to Document: http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/dhr/1005.pdf
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement (SAVE) Program is an intergovernmental information sharing partnership developed to help case managers determine immigration status for eligibility for federal benefits. SAVE is an online system which allows case managers to directly access and verify information on a customer’s citizenship and immigration status. Effective July 12, 2009, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implemented enhancements to the SAVE program. These enhancements improve the speed and efficiency of the SAVE system and provide additional data sources that case managers can use. The conversion will transfer all data entered by the user and retain active and historical case data. This action transmittal informs local departments about the enhancements and provides a guide to accessing the system.
