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E-fax Numbers for MassHealth Updated Jan. 2015

MassHealth
MassHealth is using a new fax number for submitting applications and verifications (except for Long Term Care).  Attached is MassHealth's Tip Sheet on Where to Send Applications and Verifications  

Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP)

Department of Children and Families
Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) The CFSP is a five-year strategic plan that sets forth the vision and the goals to be accomplished to strengthen the states' overall child welfare system. It is reported by states in order to receive federal funding under Title IV-B.  The goals…

Massachusetts Trial Court Language Access Plan

Chief Justice of the Trial Court Paula M. Carey, Court Administrator Harry Spence, in cooperation with the Language Access Advisory Committee
The enclosed document serves as the plan for the Massachusetts Trial Court to provide comprehensive services for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) individuals in compliance with Massachusetts and federal law, and represents the policy of the Trial Court to provide meaningful language access for all…

MA Attorney General's Advisory Regarding the Unauthorized Practice of Law

Office of the Attorney General
Advisory information on the unauthorized practice of law.

HUD Limited English Proficiency (LEP) website

HUD
HUD's expanded Limited English Proficiency (LEP) website features factsheets, housing brochures and other forms in Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese, in addition to English  The HUD site offers brochures on…

Trial Work Period Earning Thresholds

SSA

Landlord/Tenant Information

MA Office of Consumer Affairs

DHCD Section 8 Policies 2014-2015

DHCD
The attached​ ​DHCD ​material gives the details of Housing Choice Voucher changes. ​ ​Attachments are:  1) sequestration powerpoint; 2) utility allowance powerpoint, 3) Changes in Section 8 Admin Plan, 4) DHCD's approved Moving To Work plan.  

DHCD Tenant Selection Review Decision Index 36

DHCD
All decisions made between May 21, 2014 and November 19, 2014.

Same Sex Marriages

Department of Homeland Security
Frequently asked questions on family based immigrant visas and petitions for those in same sex marriages.  Click the "go to website" link below to view the questions on the DHS website.

HUD Fair Market Rents

HUD
A link to HUD's website, which includes current and historical information about Fair Market Rents (FMR).

Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission website.

Amendment to Bullying Legislation April 2014

MA DESE
Information on MA DESE website on legislation amending the original anti-bullying law.   Chapter 86 of the Acts of 2014, which amended G.L. c. 71, §370, the anti-bullying statute, and was signed into law on April 24, 2014. G.L. c. 71, §370, as amended, requires all school…

Boston, Cambridge & Worcester CORI ordinances and Boston regs

City of Boston, City oF Cambridge and City of Worcester

US DOE OCR Guidance on Bullying

US Office for Civil Rights
OCR issued updated guidance for schools stating that bullying of students cannot be tolerated.   If a student with a disability is being bullied, federal law requires schools to take immediate and appropriate action to investigate the issue and, as necessary, take steps to stop the bullying and…

Boston ordinance extending condo conversion eviction protections, Chapter 16 Ordinances of 2014

City Council of Boston
Official copy of the Boston ordinance extending condo conversion eviction protections.

BOSTON MUNICIPAL COURT STANDING ORDER 1:09

BMC
The BMC has revised standing order 1-09, which permits a judge in one division of the Boston Municipal Court to also seal cases from the other seven BMC courthouses at the same time if there are at least three charges that need to be sealed.   The order is revised to say that a court can hold a…

Frequently Asked Questions on Medicare and the Marketplace

CMS
In this set of Frequently Asked Questions CMS addresses the interaction between Medicare and new low cost insurance available for purchase through state or federal Marketplaces (also known as Exchanges). In Massachusetts we have a state based Marketplace/Exchange called the Health Insurance…

Public Housing Notice 2014-15: Revised Income Limits for Admission and FMRs for Continued Occupancy

DHCD
Attached please find the 2014 revised income limits for admission to state-aided public housing and for participation in the AHVP which are effective August 9, 2014. Pursuant to 760 CMR 5.06 these income limits are set at two year intervals and are the "Low Income Limits" set by…

DESE Technical Assistance Advisory 2014-5 Charter Schools and Students with Disabilitities

Mass Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Charter School Responsibilities for Students with Disabilities Who May Need an Out-of-District Program - 603 CMR 28.10(6) All Massachusetts public charter schools are required to accept, enroll, and serve students with disabilities and to provide a free and appropriate public education to those…

Multilingual Small Claims Forms, Instructions and Videos

MA Trial Court
The MA Trial Court’s Access to Justice Initiative received a Technical Assistance Grant through the State Justice Institute to translate small claims forms and instructional materials into the seven most commonly spoken non-English languages in the Commonwealth: Spanish, Russian, Portuguese,…

Small Claims Court Rules and Procedures (including October 2009 and August 2010 Updates)

MLRI
New Small Claims Court Rules went into effect in October 2009.  According to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, these "amendments address many of the issues identified by the Working Group in collection cases, and four in particular: increased certainty of service, insufficiently detailed…

Mass. Department of Children and Families

Dept. of Children and Families (previously DSS) website.

EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues

EEOC
In July 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated guidance on pregnancy discrimination.  Download the guidance from EEOC's website, https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/pregnancy_guidance.cfm EEOC has also issued Questions and Answers about this…

Massachusetts Office of HIV/AIDS

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List (Massachusetts)

Massachusetts Centralized Section 8 Waiting List
Eighty-one (81) Massachusetts housing authorities utilize this one computerized list; all applicant information entered onto this list can be accessed and updated by any and all participating housing authorities. The site also includes information about how to apply to the Centralized…

Education resources for children in foster care

US Department of Education
The US Department of Education released new guidance whose goal is to support the education needs of children in foster care. New Guidance on Uninterrupted Scholars Act Press Release Students in Foster Care (new Department of Education page with resources) Joint letter with US Department…

EPSDT-A Guide for States: Coverage in the Medicaid Benefit for Children & Adolescents

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has just published a Guide to the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment benefits for children and youth under age 21 in Medicaid. The 38 page EPSDT Guide was written in collaboration with the National Health Law…

Student Health Insurance and Subsidized Plans

Mass. Health Connector
Memo from the Health Connector reminding colleges and universities that under the Jan 2014 Student Health Insurance rules, the following programs are comparable coverage and eligible for a waiver of the school's student health insurance plan: Commonwealth Care, ConnectorCare, MassHealth (except…

DHCD Tenant Selection Adjudicatory Hearing Decision Index XXXV

DHCD
Includes decisions from November 21, 2013 to May 20, 2014.

GN 00210.706 Same-Sex Marriage – HI Premium Reduction for Aged and Disabled Individuals

Social Security Administration
This transmittal outlines the policies and procedures for adjudicating Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance, HI) premium reduction requests for aged and disabled individuals who are seeking a premium reduction based on quarters of coverage of a current or former same-sex spouse. On June 26, 2013,…

Same Sex Couples -- Social Security

Social Security Administration
Click the "Go to Website" link below to visit the Frequently Asked Questions - Same Sex Couples section of the SSA website.

UIPP 2014-04 - Reasonable Assurance for Adjunct Professors

Department of Unemployment Assistance
This memo communicates DUA's revised policy regarding adjudication of reasonable assurance issues for adjunct professors.  Note that the previous policy regarding adjunct professors, as set forth in the Service Representatives Guide SRH 1557J, has been rescinded.

MA Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education McKinney-Vento Information

Mass. Department of Education, The Office for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
MA DESE web page for the Office for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth. Advisories, policies, priorities and resources related to McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance federal grant, to facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and well being of homeless children and youth in school.…

Housing and District Court Forms (including Summary Process)

Massachusetts Courts
Housing Court Forms -- includes Summary Process, Small Claims, Supplementary Process, Civil Claims, Criminal Claims and General Use District Court Forms --

Access Brief: Language Access & Self-Represented Litigants

National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
Overview Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (“LEP”) experience heightened difficulty when navigating the judicial system in propria persona. The brief, produced by the Center on Court Access to Justice for All of the NCSC, adopts an expansive definition of LEP by embracing all…

Data Relating to Homeless Students in Massachsuetts

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The Massachusetts Department of Education included a housing question for the first time in the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.  The Department of Elementary and Sectondary Information publishes summary data about homeless students in Massachusetts.  As of March 2014, the following…

Bankruptcy Basics

United States Courts
The United States Courts have developed a series called Bankruptcy Basics, which provides  basic information to debtors, creditors, court personnel, the media, and the general public on different aspects of federal bankruptcy laws. It also provides individuals who may be considering bankruptcy…

CarePlus -Provider Bulletin

Office of Medicaid
In this March 2014 Provider Bulletin, the Office of Medicaid summarizes the new coverage type for adults 21-64 with income under 138% FPL availalbe as of Jan. 2014

District Homeless Liaison Contact List

MA Department of Education
List of Homeless Liaisons by district.  Click the "Go to Website" link below to access the directory from DESE's website.  Select "people search" from the left column, then Homeless Liaison from the function field. Homeless liaisons have the responsibility…

Attorney Handbook, U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts

US District Court
Click the "Go to Website" link below to download the handbook, which is intended to provide the public and the bar with information needed to conduct business with the United States District Court of Massachusetts, from the the court's website..  

EITC Program Information on Mass.Gov

Department of Revenue
Link to information about Earned Income Tax Credit Programs (both federal and state) on Massachusetts state website, including a link to find someone to help you prepare your return for free. Also attached is a poster with information about the EITC.  For 2012, you qualify…

MassHealth CarePlus Fact Sheet

Office of Medicaid
On January 1, 2014 a new type of MassHealth coverage became available called MassHealth CarePlus for adults age 21 to 65 with income at or below 133% of the poverty level and who are not eligible for Medicare. It is part of the expansion of the Medicaid program under federal health reform.…

OCR - DOJ Guidance on School Discipline

US OCR and DOJ
The Office for Civil Rights together with the Dept of Justice released a Dear Colleague letter on January 8, 2014 on to help schools administer school discipline without discriminating on the basis of race, color or national origin. The Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) has found that students…

CarePlus: Sample Eligibility Notice

Office of Medicaid
A sample of the kind of notice sent to adults 21-64 with income under 138% FPL who have been determined eligible for CarePlus including notice of how to request a change to Standard based on special medical needs (being "medically frail")

Student Health Insurance and Health Care Reform

Health Insurance Connector Authority
Fact sheet prepared by the Connector describing health insurance options for post-secondary students under health reform.

Guidance regarding amendments to Student Health Insurance Program

Mass. Health Connector
Guidance in Q & A format on Jan. 2014 rule changes affecting the Student Health Insurance Program including the required scope of benefits, when colleges & universities must waive the requirement for students to obtain the student health plan for students with comparable coverage, and…

Temporary MassHealth -Provider Bulletin

Office of Medicaid
Applicants for subsidized coverage to start on  Jan. 1, 2014 or later from MassHealth or the Connector for whom the broken computer system has been unable to make anl eligibility determination have instead been enrolled in MassHealth Standard Fee for Service coverage on a temporary basis until…

How Can I Get A Copy of a Massachusetts Brief?

Massachusetts Law Updates (Mass. Trial Court Law LIbrary)
This blog post explains how to get copies of briefs filed in Massachusetts court cases.  In particular, the post explains that: "in the last six years, many SJC and Appeals Court briefs have been made available on the State court website, shortly before they…

Help Applying for Health Insurance

Massachusetts Health Connector
Click the "Go to Website" link below to find Navigators and Certified Application Counselors in your area who can help you understand your health insurance options and apply for coverage.  According to the Connector's website,  "Navigators and Certified Application Counselors (CACs) can…