Maricopa Community Colleges  HSA116   19966-20012 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  05/28/96
HSA116      19966-20012 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Assistance Determination
Overview of Federal and State policies and procedures for determining eligibility for assistance payments. Includes assistance payments eligibility determination, general assistance applications, expedited services, presumptive eligibility, recertification applications and eligibility reviews. Prerequisites: Departmental Approval.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HSA116   19966-20012 Assistance Determination
1. Use eligibility information located in manuals, handbooks and desk aids to assist in eligibility determinations. (I)
2. Describe non-financial eligibility criteria. (II)
3. Calculate financial eligibility including unearned income, resources, deductions, budgets and disregards. (II)
4. Identify criteria for evaluating special households. (II)
5. Identify applicants who are eligible for expedited services. (III)
6. List time limits relative to presumptive eligibility. (IV)
7. List procedures for performing prior investigations. (IV)
8. Describe the recertification application process. (V)
9. Determine food stamps eligibility and benefit amounts. (I - V)
10. Process initial applications. (I - V)
11. Apply basic expense criteria to all FAA programs. (I - V)
12. Explain change reporting requirements and consequences of non- compliance. (VI)
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HSA116   19966-20012 Assistance Determination
    I. Eligibility Determination
        A. Policy Overview
          1. Manual Format
          2. Verification and Documentation
          3. Budgets
          4. Desk aids
        B. Systems Overview
          1. Data Security
          2. Handbook and Equipment
          3. Mandatory Systems
          4. Problem Resolution
      II. Initial Applications
          A. Case File Format
          B. Application Process
            1. Identifiable Application
            2. Certification Periods
            3. Mandatory Verification
            4. Program Referrals
            5. Forms
            6. Identification Cards
          C. Non-Financial Eligibility Criteria
            1. Identity
            2. Residency
            3. Citizenship
            4. Alien Status
            5. Social Security Enumeration
            6. Employment and Training Program
          D. Financial Eligibility Criteria
            1. Resources
            2. Income
            3. Expenses
            4. Conversion of income/Expenses
            5. Prospective Budgets
          E. Questionable information
            1. Conflicting Information
            2. Expenses Exceeded Income
          F. Medical Referral
            1. Categories of Medical Assistance
            2. Mandatory Verification/Documentation
            3. Disclosure of Information
            4. Forms
          G. Authorized Representatives
          H. Household Concept
            1. Non-Household Members
            2. Excluded Household Members
            3. Included Household Members
            4. Special Households
          I. Special Living Arrangements
          J. Elderly/Disabled Households
          K. Notices
            1. Decision Notices
            2. Notice of Adverse action
            3. Change/No Change Notices
          L. Voluntary Quit Provisions
        III. Expedited Services
            A. Special Procedures
            B. Homeless Households
            C. Postponed Verification Procedures
          IV. Presumptive Eligibility
              A. Time Limits
              B. Actions Prior to Time Limit
              C. Actions After Time Limit
            V. Recertification Applications
                A. Application Process
                B. Time Frames
                C. Verification/Documentation
                D. Prior Investigations
              VI. Change Reporting Requirements
                  A. Policy Overview
                  B. Types of Changes
                    1. Significant
                    2. Non-Significant
                  C. Reporting Methods
                    1. Message Reports
                    2. Change Reports
                    3. telephone Reports
                    4. Reports in Person
                  D. Disclosure of Applicant' Responsibilities
                  E. Worker Action on Reported Changes
                  F. Verification Requirements
                    1. Insufficient Verification
                    2. Difficulty Obtaining Verification
                    3. Shortening Certification Periods
                  G. Consequences of Failing to Act Upon Reported Changes
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