MANUAL TRANSMITTAL
Arkansas Department of
Health and Human Services
Division of
Policy
Issuance Number: FSC 07-01
Food Stamp Certification Manual
Issuance
Date: 01/01/07
From: Joni
Jones, Director
Expiration Date: Until
Superseded
Subj: Corrections and
Clarifications
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Summary of Changes
1.
FSC 600, 710, 720, & 722 Addresses and telephone numbers
have been updated in this section of policy.
Also, the Department of Human Services has been changed to the
Department of Health & Human Services and DHS has been changed to DHHS.
2. FSC 980 - The
Department of Human Services has been changed to the Department of Health &
Human Services and DHS has been changed to DHHS. There are no other changes.
3. FSC 981
The policy has been revised to reflect new criteria for establishing whether residents
of a treatment center may participate in the Food Stamp Program.
4. FSC 981.2 & 981.4 - The Department of Human Services has been changed
to the Department of Health & Human Services and DHS has been changed to
DHHS. There are no other changes.
5. FSC 981.5
- The policy has been revised to reflect new criteria for establishing whether
residents of a treatment center may participate in the Food Stamp Program.
6. FSC 1622.20
Instructions for verification of drug-related felony convictions has been
added to this section. The
disqualification chart has been updated.
7. FSC 1800
Item 1 has been revised to remove references to any particular law.
8. FSC 1810
This section has been revised to remove references to any particular law.
9. FSC 1820 -
The policy has been revised to reflect new criteria for establishing whether
residents of a treatment center may participate in the Food Stamp Program.
10. FSC 1821.1
- DHS has been changed to DHHS. There
are no other changes.
11. FSC 4450
Item 8 has been revised to clarify that Disaster Unemployment Assistance is
excluded as a resource.
12. FSC 4840
A statement has been added to the beginning of the policy to clarify that at
least one vehicle will be excluded for all food stamp households.
13. FSC 4850
The policy header has been revised to clarify that this policy section applies
to non-excluded vehicles.
14.
FSC 4851 This section has been revised to reflect a boarder use of
the designated web-sites to determine the fair market value of non-excluded
vehicles.
15.
FSC 4870 The NOTE has been removed from this chart since the
procedures in the chart apply at all case actions.
16.
FSC 5405 Information about disaster relief employment was moved
from item 4 to item 17. Item 15 now
provides information about excluding FEMA funds as income. Item 16 now provides information disaster
unemployment assistance as income. Item
17 now provides information about excluding disaster relief employment as income. The numbering has been adjusted for items 18
to 28.
17.
FSC 14340 The food stamp EBT availability dates have been corrected
to agree with the current schedule.
18.
FSC 14350 The new instructions for cancellation of food stamp EBT
benefits after extract have been included in this section.
19.
FSC 15630 - DHS has been changed to DHHS. There are no other changes.
20.
FSC 15800 A statement has been added to Step 2 to clarify that
completed DCO-273s are sent directly to the Overpayments Unit.
21.
Inquiries
to: Larry Crutchfeld, Food Stamp Section,
501-682-8283
larry.crutchfield@arkansas.gov
Erica Scott, Food Stamp Section, 501-682-8286
erica.scott@arkansas.gov