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Language Access in State Courts

Justice Department
This publication provides an overview of the importance of legal requirements for, and accomplishments in, providing language access services in state courts across the…

DTA Blurb 21: DTA Connect App

DTA

DTA Blurb 24: The Right to Apply

DTA
Reminding workers that clients have the right to apply for DTA services. Note:  this blurb is not dated, but was current as of 9/8/16.

DTA Blurb 27: Tracking ADA Accommodations

DTA
Reminder about ADA accommodations. Note:  this blurb is not dated, but was current as of 9/8/16.

DTA Blurbs 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36: Pathways to Self-Sufficiency

DTA
Note:  these blurbs are not dated, but was current as of 9/8/16

DTA Blurb 44: Standardizing the Standard utility Allowance

DTA
Changes as to how BEACON handles SUA.  Includes screen shots Note:  this blurb is not dated, but was current as of 9/8/16.

DTA Blurb 29: Alternative SSNs

DTA
Note:  this blurb is not dated, but was current as of 9/8/16.

DTA Blurbs 37, 38, 39 and 40: Pre-Benefit Job Search

DTA
Note:  these blurbs are not dated, but were current as of 9/8/16.

DTA Blurb 26: Multiple Expedited Benefits

DTA
SNAP clients can get expedited benefits more than once a year. Note:  this blurb is not dated, but was current as of 9/8/16.

Operations Bulletin 2016-06: Good Cause Start Date Absence Page

DTA
TAFDC staff is reminded that when entering Good Cause on the Cooperation tab of the Absence page, the Start Date field represents the start date for the initial claim of Good Cause (or the reclaiming of Good Cause if at review), not the start date for the date safety became a…

Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Regulations

Massachusetts
Final Regulations - Earned Sick Time (940 CMR 33.00) - posted on the Attorney General's website.  Also information about earned sick time. Click the "Go to Website" link below to download.

OLGT 2016-38: TAFDC – Clothing Allowance, September 2016

DTA
The Department will issue a nonrecurring clothing allowance of $250 per eligible TAFDC client under the age of 19 for September 2016.    

OLGT 2016-42: TAFDC, EAEDC and SNAP: Holiday Gift (Globe Santa Program) Verification Mailing

DTA
Each year, the Globe Santa Program provides age-appropriate holiday toys and books to eligible children who live in the geographical areas designated by the Globe Santa Program. To be eligible to participate in Globe Santa, families must be active TAFDC, EAEDC or SNAP clients, live…

OLGT 2016-47:Cross Program – LEAD Changes in SNAP

DTA
The purpose of this Online Guide Transmittal is to advise staff on certain system changes being made to support SNAP case reviews. Beginning with BEACON Build 48.5, scheduled for August 29, 2016, the following changes will occur: a new Case Review workflow and functionality…

Request for Replacement SNAP Benefits Due to Household Disaster or Misfortune

DTA
Click the links to download the forms: English SNAP-9B Spanish SNAP-9B (S) See additional materials on SNAP Replacement Benefits due to household misfortune.

OLGT 2016-39: Cross Program – Standard Utility Allowance (SUA) BEACON Changes and Updates to SNAP Reevaluation Forms

DTA
Documentation of responses on BEACON, in regards to utility questions, is an error prone area that contributes to the active SNAP error rate. It has been determined that including prefilled utility information and H-EAT dates on recertification forms confuse both clients and case…

OLGT 2016-43: TAFDC - BEACON: Absence Page Changes and Related Absent Parent Domestic Violence and/or Safety Concerns for Child Support Enforcement

DTA
A joint effort has been undertaken by DTA and the Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Division (DOR/CSE) to update the systems exchange of absent parent information and to improve the TAFDC child support enforcement requirements process. This process highlighted…

OLGT 2016-37: TAFDC – Self-Sufficiency Specialists Changes

DTA
The position of Self-Sufficiency Specialist (SSS), created as a result of Chapter 158 of the Acts of 2014 is designed to assist teen parents and certain other TAFDC clients to become economically self-sufficient. Self-Sufficiency Specialists provide intensive case management and…

OLGT 2016-40: Cross Programs – DTA Connect

DTA
The Department continually seeks to offer new ways for clients to access DTA information. These innovations are intended to provide more resources to clients and to allow staff more time to assist them. Scheduled for Monday, August 29, 2016, the Department will launch a mobile app…

OLGT 2016-46: Cross Programs State Verification Eligibility System (SVES) Automated Inquiries

DTA
One of the largest contributors to the active SNAP error rate is unreported Social Security Administration (SSA) income, primarily missing RSDI records. To consistently obtain accurate RSDI information, SVES inquiries will automatically be run daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly for…

Child Welfare Title IV-E Waiver Demonstrations Interim Evaluation Report

Department of Children and Families
Through the Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Department of Mental Health (DMH) embarked on a joint undertaking to create an integrated service delivery…

SI 02260.025 SSI Overpayment Recovery is Against Equity and Good Conscience

SSA
SSA updated its POMS to clarify the policies regarding when collection of an SSI overpayment is against equity and good conscience. In response to advocates’ concerns for youth and adults transitioning from SSI to self-support, SSA is providing additional guidance to technicians for…

Representative Payment Home Page on SSA's Website

SSA

When a Payee Manages Your Money (SSA Publication)

SSA

OLGT 2016-44: TAFDC – PSS Assessment Appointment Change

DTA
The Pathways to Self-Sufficiency Assessment workflow was implemented on June 27, 2016. The goal of Pathways to Self-Sufficiency (PSS) is to improve client outcomes by connecting them to the necessary supports and opportunities that will lead to appropriate job placements and…

OLGT 2016-35: SNAP – Outbound Auto Dialer Calls from the DTA Assistance Line

DTA
Scheduled for August 11, 2016, the DTA Assistance Line will be equipped with the functionality to place automated outbound calls. SNAP clients with scheduled telephone appointments will receive a phone call at their scheduled appointment time. This functionality will be…

Dear Colleague Letter and Resource Guide on Children with ADHD

US DOE
The US Department of Education receives many complaints about evaluations and FAPE for students with ADHD.  This Dear Colleague Letter and 35 page Resource Guide provide information on evaluating students with adhd and ensuring that school do not discriminate against them as required by Section…

Link to forms on SSA's Website

SSA

SSA Rulings and Acquiescence Rulings, By Subject

SSA

SSA Rulings and Acquiescence Rulings, By Year

SSA

PS 16-1: Scheduling Consultative Examinations (CTEs): CLient Temporarily Absent from the Commonweath

DES

OLGT 2016-33: SNAP Residents of Institutions

DTA
Residents of institutions that provide more than 50% of three meals daily are ineligible for SNAP benefits. However, there are five exceptions to this rule. When a client verifies his/her residence and it falls under one of the five exceptions, the client must not be denied SNAP…

OLGT 2016-31: Migration of Special Services Payment System (SSPS) to BEACON

DTA
Effective with BEACON Build 48.4, the Special Services Payment System (SSPS) - the system used for vendor payments, funeral payments, relocation benefits - was integrated into BEACON: the SSPS mainframe system was integrated into BEACON effective Tuesday, 7/5/2016. DTA…

Guardianship of Incapacitated Persons

Massachusetts Trial Court Website
Information and forms about guardianships of incapacitated persons. Click the "go to website" link below to access these materials from the Massachusetts Trial Court website.

DTA Brochure: Your Right to Know

DTA
Your Right to Know brochure (YRTK) in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Haitian Creole. This brochure explains your rights and responsibilities if you receive Department benefits including Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC), Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and…

OLGT 2016-25: Cross Programs - Revision to Voter Registration Option (“Declination”) Form

DTA
The Voter Registration Option (“Declination”) Form was revised in 2015 and is now known as the Voter Preference Form. The Voter Preference Form must continue to be included in the Voter Registration packet provided to clients when they apply, recertify, are…

OLGT 2016-29: TAFDC – Pre-Benefit Job Search and Pathways to Self-Sufficiency

DTA
One of the Department’s goals is to assist all clients in moving toward economic self-sufficiency and an improved quality of life. For TAFDC work program required clients, ESP required clients as well as those who are eligible to volunteer to participate in an ESP activity,…

OLGT 2016-27: TAFDC – Teen Parent Eligibility Reason Change

DTA
The purpose of the Online Guide Update is to advise DTA staff about changes to BEACON functionality: A teen parent who is eligible as a pregnant client with no other dependent children will have a new Required status reason on the Work Requirements TAFDC page: Teen Parent -…

OLGT 2016-32: TAFDC, EAEDC and SNAP – Policy Reminder: Language Access

DTA
This Online Guide transmittal serves as a reminder about DTA’s responsibility to provide interpreters at no cost to clients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) for the conduct of Department business. All DTA staff who interact with the public must advise LEP clients of the…

OLGT 2016-28: TAFDC – Self-Sufficiency Specialist (SSS) Narrative Tab Icon

DTA
The purpose of the Online Guide Update is to advise DTA staff about changes to SSS BEACON functionality and a procedural change: If an SSS makes an entry in the Narrative tab, the Narrative will be marked with a yellow circle icon with an SSS in the circle; and Prior to using the…

OLGT 2016-34: Cross Programs – DTA Assistance Line Enhancements

DTA
This Online Guide Transmittal advises DTA staff of enhanced functionalities to the DTA Assistance Line. The following Assistance Line enhancements are scheduled for implementation on June 27, 2016: Customer Survey and Address Change.

UIPP 2016.06: School Employees, G.L. c. 151A, §28A

Jennifer Lavin, Director, UI Policy and Performance
To discuss the concept of 'reasonable assurance' as it applies to claims based on services performed for, and wages earned from, an educational institution as set forth in G.L. c. 151A, §28A. 

MassHealth Regulations, Operations Memos, Eligibility Memos and Subregulatory Materials

MassHealth
MassHealth maintains a "MassHealth Member Library," which includes regulatory and subregulatory materials, including  the following resources: Member Eligibility Regulations Eligibility Letters Eligibility Operations Memos Coverage Updates Applications Desk…

Senior Medical Benefit Request Form

MassHealth
Link to application form for seniors and those needing long term care on MassHealth website

MassHealth applications and forms

EOHS
Link to applications and forms section of MassHealth website includes application forms and supplements, member book, enrollment guide, adult and child disability supplements, eligibility representative forms etc. All forms in English and Spanish

Combating Discrimination Against AANHPI and MASSA Students

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT) and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforce federal civil rights laws in public and federally funded schools at all educational levels. These laws protect all students, including Asian American,…

Landlord Verification Form LL-VR

DTA
The form does not ask the landlord to list all the household members or other questions irrelevant to receipt of benefits, but instead focuses on specific information needed for residence and shelter costs. It also advises the client of many alternative verifications instead of the form on the…

DHCD Tenant Selection Review Decision Index No. 39

DHCD
All decisions made between November 16, 2015 and May 21, 2016.

OLGT 2016-26: Cross Programs – DTA Assistance Line Enhancements

DTA
The following Assistance Line enhancements have been implemented: Auto-dialer call reminders for recertification and appointments are fully functional. A BEACON narrative is created to document DTA’s attempts to contact the client.

OLGT 2016-24: TAFDC - Changes to the Reevaluation Automation Process

DTA
The Department is making a number of changes to the TAFDC Reevaluation process. Enhanced automated processes have been designed to ensure the timely eligibility reviews of TAFDC cases. The automated TAFDC reevaluation process sending clients pre-filled Reevaluation forms 45 days before the end of…