MANUAL TRANSMITTAL
Arkansas Department of Health
and Human Services
Division of
Policy Issuance Number: FSC 06-01
Food Stamp Certification Manual Issuance Date: 01/01/06
From: Joni Jones, Director Expiration Date: Until Superseded
Subj: Medical Deductions - Medicare Part D
Pages
to be Deleted Pages to be Added
Front 6524 to 6525 6524
to 6524.1
Back 6524.1 to 6524.1 6524.1
to 6524.2
Front 6524.1 to 6524.1 6524.2
to 6524.2
Back 6524.2 to 6524.2 6524.3
to 6524.3
Front 6524.2 to 6524.2 None
Back 6524.3 to 6524.3 None
Front 6525 to 6525 6525
to 6525
Back 6525 to 6525 6525
to 6525
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Front 11550 to 11560 11550
to 11560
Back 11560 to 11560 11561
to 11570
Front 11561 to 11570 11571
to 11571
Back 11571 to 11571 None
Summary of Changes
1.
FSC 6524.1– This section has been re-titled
“Medicare-Part D.” It now contains
information about Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and how these plans will
affect food stamp recipients.
2.
FSC 6524.2 – This section has been re-titled
“Medicare Approved Drug Discount Cards.”
It now contains information about those households that will continue to
have coverage under a Medicare-approved drug discount card until May 15, 2006.
3.
FSC 6524.3
– The chart in this section has been updated.
4. FSC 6525 – Step 3 was updated to
specify that the Medicare Approved Drug Discount card standards may be allowed only if
the household’s certification period will begin before May 2006.
5. FSC 11560 – The IEVS procedures have
been updated to agree with the current policy in FSC 2000.
6. FSC 11562 – The information in this
section was outdated. The section was
deleted.
Inquiries
to:
Betty.Helmbeck@arkansas.gov