Recent Policy Issuances

Recent Policy Issuances

Screen Message Clarification Issued To Program Policies

Screen Message Clarification

Issuance Date	Issuance	Refer to Screen Message #
03/28/07	Clarification of Policy Directive MS 06-09	#1880

Refugee Policy

Issuances Not Yet Posted

Issuance Date	Issuance	Refer to Screen Message #
06/02/10	MS 10-09 Medicare Savings - Eligibility Requirement	#2152
08/01/10	MS 10-11 Residential Care Facility (RCF) Residents, Applying for Waiver Services	#2157
08/01/10	MS 10-12 Newborn Medicaid	#2158

Posted Issuances

Food Stamp Certification Manual

Food Stamp Record of Manual Transmittals

Issuance Date	Posting Date	Link to Manual Transmittal
04/01/10	04/06/10	FSC 10-02 Revised FSC 1622.2-1622.2
03/01/10	03/02/10	FSC PD 10-01 Implementation of Electronic Case Records
10/01/09	10/29/09	FSC PD 09-19 SNAP Regular Basis of Issuance
07/20/09	07/23/09	*FSC 09-09 Revised FSC 1622-1623.1*
03/09/09	03/13/09	FSC/PD 09-06 SNAP Requirement to Work (RTW) Waiver – Annual Update
04/01/09	03/26/09	*FSC 09-05 Revised FSC 10520: Failure to Attend Scheduled Interview*
04/01/09	03/23/09	FSC/PD 09-04 SNAP Stimulus Basis of Issuance
02/06/09	03/05/09	FSC 09-01 Notice of Missed Appointment and Waiving SNAP In-Person Interviews Due to Household Hardship
10-01-08	10-07-08	FSC 08-13 2008 Farm Bill SNAP (Food Stamp Certification) Policy Issuance
10-01-08	10-07-08	FSC 08- 09 2008 Farm Bill SNAP (Food Stamp Certification) Policy Issuance
10-1-08	10-07-08	FSC 08-08 Farm Bill SNAP (Food Stamp Certification) Policy Issuance
10/01/08	09/08/08	SNAP Basis of Issuance effective date 10/01/08
07/31/08	08/05/08	FSC 08-05 Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) Program
08/01/08	07/29/08	FSC 08-04 Food Stamp Requirement to Work (RTW) Waivers – Annual Update
05/06/08	05/08/08	FSC 08-03 Social Security Enumeration Requirement
01/01/08	07/07/08	FSC 08-01 Appendix D
10-01-07	01/08/08	FSC 07-06 Food Stamp Requirement to Work (RTW) Waivers – Annual Update
10/01/07	10/01/07	FSC 07-05 Food Stamp NBI Chart
04/01/07	04/24/07	FSC 07-03 Racial/Ethnic Data Collection
02/09/07	02/16/07	FSC 07-02 Revised Drug Conviction Chart
01/01/07	01/18/07	FSC 07-01 Corrections and Clarifications
01/01/07	01/05/07	FSC 06-16 Appendix D
10/01/06	01/11/07	FSC 06-14 Food Stamp Program Basis of Issuance
07/01/06	01/11/07	FSC 06-11 Food Stamp Program – Recertification Changes
10/01/06	01/11/07	Food Stamp Benefits Basis of Issuan e 2006
07/01/06	12/29/06	FSC 06-05 Telephone Interviews at Recertification
07/01/06	01/11/07	FSC 06-04 Food Stamp Recertification Forms
02/07/06	06/02/06	FSC 06-02 Appendix D
01/01/06	06/02/06	FSC 06-01 Medical Deductions – Medicare Part D

Medical Services Manual

Medical Services Record of Manual Transmittals

Issuance Date	Posting Date	Link to Manual Transmittal
07/13/10	07/22/10	MS 10-10 Federal Poverty Levels
05/01/10	05/10/10	MS 10-08 Implementation of Citizenship Verification through SSA
05/01/10	05/10/10	MS 10-07-TEA Related Medicaid
04/10/10	03/24/10	MS 10-06 Appendix R, Transfer of Assets Divisor
03/01/10	03/11/10	MS PD 10-05 Implementation of Electronic Case Records
03/01/10	02/26/10	MS 10-04 Changes in DDS Alternative Community Services (ACS) Waiver Services
02/10/10	02/19/10	MS 10-03 Family Planning Waiver - Sterilization
01/01/10	01/19/10	MS 10-02 Medicare Savings – Resource Limits
01/01/10	03/11/10	MS 10/01 2010 Appendix S (SSI and Quarters of Cover Charts)
07/06/09	07/10/09	MS-PD 09-16 AAPD Waiver Waiting List
06/26/09	07/06/09	MS 09-15 AAPD Waiver – Choice of Coverage No Longer an Option Recipients age 65 and older
04/01/09	04/08/09	MS 09-14 Arkids – Removal of the Option Various Revisions
04/01/09	03/27/09	MS 09-13 2009 Federal Poverty Levels
04/01/09	04/08/09	MS 09-12 Revised Policy – Medicare Saving Reevaluations
04/01/09	03/27/09	*MS 09-11 Appendix R, Transfer of Assets Divisor*
03/09/09	03/12/09	MS 09-10 Citizenship Requirement-Correction
03/09/09	03/13/09	MS 09-09 Working Disabled Eligible to Receive AAPD Services
03/09/09	03/13/09	MS PD 09-08 Working Disabled Eligible to Receive AAPD Services
03/02/10	07/14/10	MS PD 09-07 Implementation of ARKids Online Application Access Arkansas
02/06/09	02/24/09	MS 09-06 Twelve Month Filing Deadline on Medicaid Claims
10/01/08	02/13/09	MS 09-05 ElderChoices – Adult Home Service
01/16/09	02/02/09	MS 09-04 Adult Family Home – Service within ElderChoices
01/15/09	02/13/09	MS 09/03 Disability Decision – (SSA vs. MRT)
01/13/09	02/13/09	MS 09/02 Family Planning Waiver
01/01/09	01/15/09/	MS 09-01 2009 Appendix S (SSI and Quarters of Coverage Charts)
12/11/08	01/21/09	MS 08-16 Non-Qualified Alien Children in ARKids Budget
10/22/08	11/07/08	MS 08-15 Money Follows the Person Waiver Services
09/15/08	10/10/08	MS 08-14 Pregnant Women Eligibility – Residence Requirement
07/21/08	08/11/08	MS 08-13 PACE – Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly
07/25/08	08/27/08	MS 08-12 Student Earned Income Exclusion
07/01/08	06/25/08	MS 08-10 Long Term Care Insurance Partnership Program
05/29/08	06/02/08	MS 08-09 Closing ARKids A and B Cases
05/06/08	05/22/08	MS 08-08 Social Security Enumeration Requirement
03/19/08	04/01/08	MS 08-07 SSI Lump Sum Payment Exclusion
04/01/08	04/01/08	MS 08-06 Appendix R, Transfer of Assets Divisor
04/01/08	04/01/08	MS 08-05 2008 Federal Poverty Levels
10/01/06	01/28/08	MS 08-04 Life Estate
12/05/07	01/28/08	MS 08-03 Creditable Coverage for the Family Planning Waiver
11/16/07	01/24/08	MS 08-02 Life Expectancy Tables
01/01/08	01/09/08	MS 08-01 2008 Appendix S (SSI and Quarters of Coverage Charts)
12/19/07	01/09/08	MS 07-14 Termination of ARKids First Telephone Renewal Requirement
11-07-07	11-29-07	MS 07-13 Alternatives for Adult with Physical Disabilities Waiver (AAPD-Correction
09-01-07	10/01/07	MS 07-12 Earnings Disregard - Nursing Facility Residents
07/18/07	10/01/07	MS PD 07-11 Medical Review Team Denials and Closures – Explanation of Adverse Action
06/20/07	06/28/07	MS 07-10 Family Planning Policy - Correction
07/01/07	10/01/07	MS 07-09 Changes to the Alternatives for Adult with Physical Disabilities Waiver (AAPD)
04/04/07	05/04/07	MS 07-08 Creditable Coverage for the Family Planning Waiver
04/01/07	05/02/07	MS 07-07 Pregnant Women Income Verification
04/01/07	05/01/07	MS 07-06 SSA/SSI Retroactive Payment Exclusion
04/01/07	04/25/07	MS 07-05 Policy Appendix R Transfer of Asset Divisor
04/01/07	04/25/07	MS 07-04 Policy Appendix F 2007 Federal Poverty Levels
02/15/07	02/21/07	MS 07-03 Citizenship Verification Requirement Exemption-SSA Disability Recipients
01-25-07	03/21/07	MS 07-02 Allowable Trustee Fees
01/01/07	01/04/07	MS 07-01 2007 Appendix S (SSI and Quarters of Coverage Charts)
10/01/06	12/29/06	MS PD 06-09 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 – Long Term Care Changes
09/15/06	12/29/06	MS PD 06-08 Procedures Developed with the Division of Health related to Citizenship Verification for Medicaid Applications Taken at Local Health Units
09/15/06	12/29/06	MS PD 06-07 Citizenship Requirement – Secondary or Lower Verification - Verification of Identity for Adult Medicaid Applicants/Recipients
07/01/06	12/29/06	MS 06-06 ARKids B 5% Co-pay Cap
07/01/06	12/29/06	MS 06-05 Verification of Citizenship
04/01/06	05/17/06	MS 06-04 2006 Federal Poverty Levels
04/01/06	05/17/06	MS 06-03 Appendix R – Transfer of Assets Divisor
03/08/06	05/17/06	MS PD 06-02 Referrals for Independent Choices
01/25/06	05/17/06	MS 06-01 2006 Appendix S – SSI Chart

Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) Manual

TEA Record of Manual Transmittals

Issuance Date	Posting Date	Link to Manual Transmittal
03/01/10	03/02/10	TEA PD 10-01 Implementation of Electronic Case Records
12/15/09	01/12/10	TEA 09-04/Updated Drug-Related Conviction Policy
02/02/09	03/03/09	TEA 09-01 Revised Work Pays Eligibility requirements
01/01/09	03/24/09	TEA 09-02 Appendix B (Work Pays Federal Poverty Level Income Limits
11/20/08	12/11/08	TEA 08-04 Appendix B (Work Pay Federal Poverty Level Income Limits
10/07/08	12/11/08	TEA-08-03 Amended Arkansas Work Verification Plan 2008
05-06-08	07-29-08	TEA 08-02 Social Security Enumeration Requirement
01-03-08	01-15-08	TEA PD 08-01 Work Pays Reevaluations
11-01-07	10-29-07	TEA 07-04 Disposition of Records
09-28-07	10-29-07	TEA 07-03 TEA 3350-3351, TEA 3500-3524 and New TEA Forms
07/01/07	07/19/07	TEA 07-02 Arkansas Work Pays Revisions
01/29/07	04/10/07	TEA PD 07-01 Allowable Work Activities and Definitions
07/01/06	12/29/06	TEA 06-02 Arkansas Work Pays and ESS Transportation Payment
02/01/06	05/18/06	TEA 06-01 TEA 1010 Purpose of Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA)

Link to Manual Transmittal