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Proposed Durable Medical Equipment Rules

MassHealth has proposed many changes to DME rules. Comments due May 23, but Office of Medicaid plans to issue new notice May 30 with public hearing later in June.

2008 SSA Red Book on Work Incentives

Social Security Administration

Tax Rebate Info for SSDI and VA pension beneficiaries

IRS flyer with info on tax rebates. Nontaxable SSDI & VA pension benefits count as "qualifying income" entitling benefiaries to rebate IF they file tax return.

Public Housing Notice 2008-01: Trespass Notices and Policies

DHCD

603 CMR 23.07 -- Access to Student Records

These DOE regulations define the access that non-custodial parents have to their children's school records.

Proposed rules on individual mandate tax penalty

Dept. of Revenue notice of public hearing on Feb. 4, 2008 on proposed regulations on individual mandate tax penalty with link to text of proposed rules

Executive Order No. 495

Deval Patrick, MA Governor
Executive Order issued by Gov. Patrick on January 11, 2008. Among other things, the EO directs state agencies to change their hiring practices to allow people with CORIs to compete for jobs, and seeks to simplify rules for considering the CORIs of people who are seeking public housing.

Social Security Administration Website

SSA

SSA Redbook on Work Incentives, 2008 edition (with link to 2007 Red Book in Spanish)

SSA
A Summary Guide to Employment Supports for Individuals with Disabilities under the SSDI and SSI programs.  Includes work incentives, work expenses, trial work, ticket to work, PASS, subsidy, IRWE, substantial gainful activity.

2008 SSI Payment Levels and SSI/SSDI Thresholds

Charts with 2008 SSI payment level and SSDI and SSI thresholds are attached.  Also attached, courtesy of Gail Havelick at the Department of Public Health, are kids' SSI eligibility charts. 

Translation Woes: Language Barriers at New York City’s Human Resources Administration

Amy Taylor and Dimple Abichandani, Legal Services for New York City
Overview In New York, Limited English Proficiency (“LEP”) communities are growing at a rapid pace. The report observes that nearly 50 percent of New Yorkers do not speak English at home. Language access at agencies providing vital public benefits is of paramount importance as LEP…

Public Housing Notice 2007-10: Clarification of Allowable Medical Expenses

DHCD

Public Housing Notice 2007-09

DHCD

Justice Department OKs Benefits for Lesbian Couple's Child

U.S. Dept. of Justice
On June 9, 2008, U.S. Department of Justice released a 2007 opinion from the Office of Legal Council (OLC) that stated that the federal government will not recognize same-sex couples but can pay benefits to their children.According to the opinion, federal law does not prohibit the Social Security…

Health Safety Termination Notice to Unenrolled Commonwealth Eligible Individuals

Approximately 45,000 Health Safety Net enrollees who have been determined eligible for the Commonwealth Care Program will receive this notice, terminating their HSN coverage sometime in December 2007.

Commonwealth Care Administrative Bulletin # 1 with Forms for Premium Waivers and Appeals

Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority
Pursuant to 956 CMR 3.18, the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority (the “Connector”) is issuing this administrative information bulletin (“Bulletin”) to clarify procedures for the Commonwealth Care Health Insurance Program (“Commonwealth Care”). The…

DOR Health Reform Pages

Including Schedule HC, and other related DOR material. Because enforcement of the Individual Mandate occurs through tax filing, the Department of Revenue is now in the Health Reform enforcement business.

MassHealth instructions to pharmicies on dual eligibles

Medicaid Office publication for pharmacies describing state assistance for MassHealth members with Medicare drug coverage: up to 72-hour emergency supply of drugs if Medicare drug plan doesn't pay & copay subidy so copays do not exeed $1 for generic $3 for brandname plus Medicare "point of…

Connector Representative Form

Affordability Info Sheet from the Health Insurance Connector

Health Insurance Connector
A worksheet developed by the Health Insurance Connector to give people an idea whether insurance will be deemed affordable to them under the Individual Mandate. An interactive version of this worksheet and a Spanish version are posted at www.mahealthconnector.org.

DMH Human Rights Handbook (rev. 2007)

Department of Mental Healh
As described by DMH: "The Department of Mental Health's (DMH) Human Rights Handbook is a companion to the DMH Human Rights policy. The handbook defines and explains the regulations, statutes and policies that protect Children/Adolescents and Adults in facilities and programs operated…

Good news on access to the Free Care/Uncompensated Care Pool for US citizens (Updated)

Vicky Pulos, MLRI
Good news on access to the Free Care/Uncompensated Care Pool for US citizens See "Interested Parties Memo" below from the Office Of Medicaid Until now U.S. citizens who applied for health benefits could not get an eligibility determination for the Uncompensated Care Pool (UCP) until…

Public Housing Notice 2003-07: Shelter to Housing (S2N) Program Emergency Case Applicants

DHCD

Civil Monetary Penalty and Administrative Sanctions Provisions Are In Effect

In two notices  (below) in the May 16, 2007 federal register, SSA announced the operation of the  centralized computer system that was the prerequisite for imposing civil  monetary penalties for withholding information from or failing to provide information to SSA. The…

Revised Office of Medicaid Form for Massachusetts birth certificate

The Office of Medicaid has revised the form to be used to request a record of Massachusetts birth from the Vital Statistics Office. The birth record will be sent back to the Office of Medicaid not the applicant. An applicant born in Mass. who needs a copy of the birth certificates can obtain it…

Substantial Gainful Activity Thresholds for 1978 - 2007

SSA

AHVP Memo February 27, 2007

DHCD

Dependents' coverage extended to older children

MA Division of Insurance
This Massachusetts Division of Insurance Bulletin implements a provision of the 2006 health reform law requiring carriers who offer dependent coverage to continue coverage until the earlier of the child's 26th birthday or 2 years after the child loses dependent status under federal tax rules.

Public Housing Notice 2007-01: Wage Match for State Housing Program Tenants

DHCD

Earnings Required for a Quarter of Coverage (1978-2007)

From the POMS

2007 SSI Payment Levels and SSI/SSDI Thresholds

Includes SSI federal benefit and state supplement at all living arrangements, SGA threshold, Trial Work Period threshold, child allocation, and other thresholds.

Memorandum by Chief SSA Administrative Law Judge Cristaudo on UI Availability for SSDI Recipients

Frank A. Cristaudo
This memo clarifies that application or receipt of UI benefits does not mean per se ineligibility for SSDI benefits.   July 2011 Update:  advocates should be aware of a negative case on this issue, Roberts v. Astrue, Slip Copy, 2011 WL 3163257 (D.Mass.), holding that the ALJ…

SSR 82-40: THE VOCATIONAL RELEVANCE OF THE PAST WORK PERFORMED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY

Step 4.

SSR 00-4p: TITLES II AND XVI: USE OF VOCATIONAL EXPERT AND VOCATIONAL SPECIALIST EVIDENCE, AND OTHER RELIABLE OCCUPATIONAL INFOR

Step 4 and step 5.

Public Housing Notice 2006-11: Clarification on Homeless Priorities in Tenant Selection for State-Aided Programs

DHCD

Public Housing Notice 2006-10: SAPHIRE Phase I Training Registration

DHCD

AHVP Memo August 14, 2006

DHCD

SSA Form for Plan for Achieving Self-Support (SSA-545)

SSA
PASS

Public Housing Notice 2006-09: Revised Income Limits for Admission and FMRs for Continued Occupancy

DHCD

Public Housing Notice 2006-09

DHCD

CMS fact sheet on requirement that US citizens verify citizenship

CMS
The federal Medicaid agency (CMS) has published interim final rules implementing the provision of the DRA requiring US citizens to verify citizenship & identity. Unlike earlier guidance, the rules exempt citizens who are SSI & Medicare recipients from having to prove citizenship. The…

MassHealth Changes on July 1, 2006

Changes in MassHealth effective July 1 include: restoration of optional benefits to adults; new smoking cessation benefit; increase in income eligibility for children & youth under age 19 to 300% of poverty, and implementation of federal rules requiring US citizens to verify citizenship &…

Notice to Members of New & Restored Benefits

This is the notice MassHealth mailed to members telling them about the July 1 2006 benefit improvements; more detailed information for providers and emergency rules are now or will soon be posted at https://www.mass.gov/topics/masshealth

MassHealth Announcement of Verification Requirement for US Citizens

MassHealth
This is the announcement MassHealth has prepared describing how it will implement a new federal law requiring US citizens applying for Medicaid after July 1, 2006 to verify that they are citizens

Public Housing Notice 2006-06: Carbon Monoxide Alarms Required

DHCD

Public Housing Notice 2006-07: DHCD Carbon Monoxide Alarm Compliance for State-Supported Public Housing

DHCD

Public Housing Notice 2006-08: Carbon Monoxide Alarm Application Forms

DHCD

Public Housing Notice 2006-05: FAQs on purchasing energy supply contracts and reporting

DHCD

Public Housing Notice 2006-03: Contracting now for Electricity and Gas Supplies

DHCD

Public Housing Notice 2006-04: Boiler and Machinery Insurance

DHCD