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FYI: Paystubs with Flexible Credits

DTA
Flex benefits or credits that show up on paystubs are not countable for cash or Food Stamp programs if the employee would not have the option of taking them as cash. Explains how to read paystubs and when caseworker must follow up for more details. Also attached is October 1991 guidance from FNS,…

MassHealth Pharmacy Notice re Emergency Part D drug coverage

MassHealth
Notice to pharmacies explaining how to bill MassHealth when they cannot access Part D coverage for dual eligibles

Field Ops Memo 2006-08: DTA Recertification of Bay State CAP AUs

DTA
Recertification of Bay State CAP Assistance Units (AUs) will occur either when the Social Security Administration (SSA) redetermines eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or when the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) recertifies the AUs. It is expected that the majority of Bay…

Field Ops Memo 2006-02: 2006 Social Security/SSI COLA Update for TAFDC, EA, EAEDC and the Food Stamp Program

DTA
Effective January 2006, Social Security benefits and SSI payments increased by 4.1 percent. The base level Medicare Part B premium increased from $78.20 to $88.50. The Medicare Part B penalty premium also increased, as identified in the 2006 Medicare Part B Surcharge Premiums chart (page 5 of this…

Field Ops Memo 2006-07: TAFDC, EAEDC, EA and Food Stamp Program RSDI Claim Number Edits in BEACON and BEACON-Generated Clean Up

DTA
Modifications have been made to BEACON to reduce errors in processing Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance (RSDI) income changes. Inconsistency in the format of claim numbers across SSA, SDX and BENDEX has resulted in income duplication in BEACON, which leads to TAFDC, EAEDC, EA and Food…

Field Ops Memo 2006-05: Presumtive Eligibility Data

DTA
EA presumptive eligibility began in August 2005. This memo addresses two areas: Capturing an actual date the last verification is received and the EA AU’s eligibility stops being presumptive eligibility; and Ensuring the Yes or No indicator in the presumptive eligibility field is set accurately.

Field Ops Memo 2006-06: No Increase in FS as a Result of Cash Program Sanction BEACON Automation on Riverside Rule

DTA
With the deployment of Increment 2.1.18 the Department will automate the FS Attributed Amount (“Riverside Rule”) function in BEACON. The Riverside Rule requires that the Department not increase Food Stamp benefits when an AU’s benefits under another federal or state means-tested program as defined…

Field Ops Memo 2006-04: EA - Frequently Asked Questions Regarding EA Eligiblilty

DTA
In an effort to achieve consistency as it relates to processing Emergency Assistance applications, as well as to ensure program integrity on a statewide level, a series of frequently asked questions relative to EA eligibility has been developed. The following questions and answers are intended to…

2006 Children's SSI Payment Charts and Income Guides

2006 SSI payment charts and income eligibility guides for children. Also info about the SSI Student Earned Income Exclusion.  Prepared by Gail Havelick, MA Department of Public Health,  Bureau of Family and Community Health, Division for Perinatal, Early Childhood…

Field Ops Memo 2006-03: The Medicare Part D Program

DTA
In late 2004, many Food Stamp recipients who also receive Medicare benefits began participating in the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Program (MPDDP). In January 2006, MPDDP will be phased out and Medicare Part D will replace it. Medicare Part D will be available to all persons who receive RSDI…

Proposed PCA rules

MassHealth has proposed rules to exclude only family members who are legally liable for the support of the MassHealth recipient, such as a spouse or the parent of a minor child,  from being personal care attendants.  This is a liberalization of the current rule which excludes family members who are…

2006 - DTA Transitions Newsletters From 2006

DTA
DTA Transitions newsletters for 2006: December 2006:  TAFDC: ESP component Job Search/  Job Readiness, new 5 year (60 month) period; Food Stamps: eliminating rights and responsibilities penalty page as separate signature page, new inititiative on education and training for Food Stamp…

2006 DTA Facts and Figures

DTA

Hotline Focus Index 2005 -- Index of 2005 Hotline questions and Forms

DTA

2005 DTA Field Ops Memo - INDEX to Memos

DTA

Field Ops Memo 2005-56: DTA Online Intranet

DTA
DTA Online, the Department’s Intranet site, has been redesigned and is being deployed in January. Staff from various units within DTA participated in redesigning the site and also in the testing and review process with the goal to develop a site that would provide current and useful information to…

Field Ops Memo 2005-58: TAFDC- OCR/DTA Agreement Regarding the Learning Disabled: Screening and Assessing Learning Disabliities

DTA
As part of a pending agreement with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Department must provide TAFDC applicants and recipients with the opportunity for screenings and in-depth assessments for learning disabilities. This agreement will help TAFDC applicants and recipients with learning…

Field Ops Memo 2005-55: F. O. R. Families Program

DTA
Over the past several years, the Department of Public Health F.O.R. Families(Follow-Up Outreach Referral) has been available to EA families in certain areas of the state. The F.O.R. Families Program provides assessment and case management services to homeless families. The primary goal of F.O.R.…

Field Ops Memo 2005-57: TAFDC, EAEDC and FS - Alternative SSN Clean-up Project

DTA

Field Ops Memo 2005-24A: HAP Referrals and Toolbox

DTA
HAP Providers work collaboratively with the DTA in homelessness prevention by providing critical housing-assistance services to eligible Massachusetts families.

Hotline Focus - 12/05

DTA
Verification procedures for victims of Hurricane Katrina; Voluntary Authorization to Release Information (Collateral contact) forms; program requirements to apply for UI.

Field Ops Memo 2005-54: 2006 Social Security/SSI COLA for TAFDC, EAEDC and FS

DTA

FNS Regional Letters Index: 2004

USDA

FNS Regional Letters Index: 2005

USDA

Field Ops Memo 2005-38A: Presumptive Eligibility in Beacon

DTA
The purpose of the memo is to instruct TAO staff on:  Identifying the EA Presumptive AUs in BEACON;  Changes to the BEACON views and the AU Composition Results window for EA Presumptive AUs;  Changes to the Verification Detail for EA Presumptive AUs; and the default setting of the Reevaluation End…

Food Stamp Eligibility for Residents of Assisted Living Facilities with Meal Options

FNS Central letter of clarification to NE Region FNS office, explaining which assisted living situations result in FS eligibility and which do not.

FNS Regional Letter 92-05: Cafeteria Plans and Flexible Benefits

USDA
FNS policy concerning how employment-related cafeteria/flex benefits are counted in the FS program.

FS Hotline Focus excerpts, June 2000 -- Oct. 2005

DTA
Collection of all Hotline Focus questions on the FS program, 6/00- 10/05, in two documents.

Field Ops Memo 2005-53: Bay State Cap - Questions and Answers: Part Three

DTA
Two previous Field Operations Memos provided information concerning issues that have arisen since the implementation of Bay State CAP. Field Operations Memos 2005-18 and 2005-33 addressed conversion issues, ongoing process issues, and outreach issues. This memo provides information concerning…

FYI: Accepting fax documents for EA, EAEDC, FS, and TAFDC verifications

DTA
From November, 2005 Transitions.

Hotline Focus 11/05

DTA
Food Stamp verification issues: no verifications needed if no changes reported at recertification and nothing questionable; procedure for requesting verification of increased rent and for zeroing expenses if not verifiied; alternate verifications for housing expenses and caseworker obligation…

AHVP Memo November 1, 2005

DHCD

Field Ops Memo 2005-52: RE TAFDC - Child Support Sanction Change

DTA
Effective with BEACON Increment 2.1.17:  a recipient who is sanctioned for noncooperation of child support (without good cause) would be removed from the grant. The grant would be reduced by 25% of the grant he or she would have received prior to not cooperating.  When the AU Manager enters the…

ISD Consent Form for tenants (Boston)

SSI Special Benefits

State Department of Transitional Assistance and Commission for the Blind
Information on 2005 SSI Special Benefits, which are benefits paid by the state to SSI recipients for disaster relief, funeral expenses, and moving expenses in some circumstances. State Assistance for Special Needs Administration State Department of Transitional Assistance and Commission for the…

FY 06 Food Stamp Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)

The federal food stamp benefit levels, shelter related deductions andsome of the gross income and net income tests increased October 1st due to the annual COLA.   Information on how this effects FS eligibility and benefits.

Bay State CAP -- More Food Stamps for SSI recipients (updated 10/05 to include Phase II information)

 New Program which will allow many SSI recipients to apply for Food Stamps through SSA and receive higher FS benefit levels with less hassle. Attached are a description of new program, Field Ops Memo introducing and implementing it, DTA's June letter to recipients, June 22 Field Ops…

Field Ops Memo 2005-50A: Bay State Cap Outreach Plan - Notice of Supplemental Benefits

DTA
Field Operations Memo 2005-50 provided information about Bay State CAP  Phase Two Outreach activities. Instructions for processing an application for regular food stamp benefits for a pending Bay State CAP Outreach AU are found on pages 7 and 8.

Field Ops Memo 2005-51: TAFDC-Changes A Beacon Employment Windows

DTA
Effective with Increment 2.1.17, changes are being made to BEACON functionality. These changes are occurring on the Employment Status window and on the TAFDC tab of the Work Requirements window. Additionally, functionality is changing for when ESP activities are terminated. These changes are being…

Link to IDEA 2004 Resources from the U.S. Dept. of Education

Troy R. Justesen, acting director of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of Education, would like to share with you an important message about a series of topic briefs regarding the Individuals with…

Field Ops Memo 2005-50: Bay Sate CAP Outreach Plan - Phase Two

DTA
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Combined Application Project (Bay State CAP) created an easier way for eligible Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants/recipients to apply for food assistance. The Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) implemented the project on February 1, 2005. As…

Field Ops Memo 2005-49: DTA's Collateral Contact Client Information Release Form

DTA
A new form has been developed to obtain applicant/recipient permission for the Department to use collateral contact for the purpose of obtaining TAFDC, EAEDC, EA and Food Stamp verifications. The Voluntary Authorization to Release Information form (see Attachment A) is to be used in situations where…

FYI: EA SIx Month Extenstion

DTA
When an EA assistance unit's EA is extended for 6 months past termination for being over-income, a reminder notice must be sent to the AU 30 days before the end of the 6 month period.

Quality Corner: Unemployment compensation and Food Stamp reporting requirements

DTA

FYI: EAEDC/ SSI Timely Case Closing

DTA
BEACON will automatically close EAEDC cases when recipients begin receiving SSI.

FYI: Processing Unverified Food Stamps Deductible Expenses

DTA
It is only at application, redetermination, or recertification that an unverified expense must be zeroed out. The FYI provides details.

Hotline Focus 10/05

DTA
Q. How do I know if I should make a fraud referral or an overpayment referral?    A. A fraud referral is submitted only when the recipient intentionally fails to report a change. If the failure to report a change was either unintentional or our agency’s error, then submit the matter as an…

Field Ops Memo 2005-46B: Processing TAFDC, EAEDC and FS Applications for Hurricane Katrina Evacuees

DTA
This memo gives TAO Staff further instructions for processing requests for TAFDC, EAEDC and Food Stamp (FS) assistance from Hurricane Katrina evacuees. These procedures apply to evacuees at Otis Air National Guard Base (ANGB) as well as evacuees who appear at TAOs requesting assistance.

Public Housing Notice 2005-06: Mileage reimbursement

DHCD

2005 SSI Payment Levels and Other Important Amounts

SSA
Attached are the 2005 SSI payment level charts, the 2005 SSI and SSDI threshold amounts (e.g., substantial gainful activity level, earnings needed for a quarter of coverage, student earned income exclusion, etc.).