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Administrative Directives (ADM) are external policy statements designed to advise local service districts and voluntary agencies of policy and procedure which must be followed and require specific action.
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Administrative Directives
- 96-ADM-20 Responsibilities of Homeless Individuals and Families
- 96-ADM-19 Family-Type Homes for Adults--Revisions to Part 489 of Department Regulations
- 96-ADM-18 Protective Services for Adults--Revised Process Standards
- 96-ADM-17 Transfer of Resources--Changes in the Medical Assistance Regional Rates for 1996
- 96-ADM-16 FOSTER CARE--Retention of Income by Child in Foster Care (Use of Trust Funds to Preserve Savings)
- 96-ADM-15 Excess Income Program Clarifications-Prepayment of Client Liability (Pay-In Program)
- 96-ADM-14 Spousal Impoverishment--Allowance Increases for 1996
- 96-ADM-13 Limitations on Home Relief Benefits for New Residents
- 96-ADM-12 Submission of Local Plans for Exempt Areas 1995-96 State Share Administrative Cap
- 96-ADM-11 Spousal Impoverishment--Community Spouse Resource Amount
- 96-ADM-10 Increased Medical Assistance Income and Resource Standards and Federal Poverty Lines for 1996
- 96-ADM-09 Utility Arrears Repayment Agreement
- 96-ADM-08 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 93 Provisions on Transfers and Trusts
- 96-ADM-07 Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Program (RCA-RMA)
- 96-ADM-06 Medicare Maximization for Nursing Facility Care
- 96-ADM-05 Article VII Changes - 1995-96 State Budget
- 96-ADM-04 The Automated Finger Imaging System (AFIS) for Public Assistance
- 96-ADM-03 Child Care--Revised Market Rates
- 96-ADM-02 Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994
- 96-ADM-01 Payment for Reserved Beds in Medical Institutions--Clarification of Policy
Informational Letters
- 96-INF-29 Digest of Laws of 1996 Relating to Social Services
- 96-INF-28 Questions and Answers from the Drug and Alcohol Statewide Regional Meetings
- 96-INF-27 Family-Type Homes for Adults--Revisions to DSS-2865 Application for Approval, Family-Type Homes for Adults
- 96-INF-26 Revisions to Applications (DSS-2921, DSS-2921NYC), Recertification Forms (DSS-3174, DSS-3174NYC) and publications (PUB-1301, PUB-1301NYC, PUB-1313, PUB-1313NYC)
- 96-INF-25 Elimination of Prior Approvals for Bed Reservations
- 96-INF-24 Federal Requirements for Children Placed in Foster Care Settings Located Out of State
- 96-INF-23 Surrender Forms For Children in Foster Care
- 96-INF-22 Revision of DSS-4398 WMS Non-Services Code Cards (October 1995 Update) (Upstate Only)
- 96-INF-21 Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injuries (HCBS-TBI Waiver)
- 96-INF-20 CONNECTIONS Training - Component 1
- 96-INF-19 Paper Reduction-Reports Distribution
- 96-INF-18 Revision of Food Stamp Change Report Form (DSS-3151) (Rev 3-96)
- 96-INF-17 Post Institutional Services Planning (PISP) Requirements--Statutory Changes Regarding State Charge Clients
- 96-INF-16 Implementation of the revised DSS-876--Request For Forms or Publications (Rev 2-96)
- 96-INF-16 Attachment
- 96-INF-15 CONNECTIONS Equipment and Site Prep Costs and Responsibilities in Local District Offices
- 96-INF-14 Protective Services for Adults (PSA) PSA Client Profile Study
- 96-INF-13 Protective Services for Adults (PSA) Adult Services Automation Project Survey Results
- 96-INF-12 Obsolete Form DSS-4158 Home Relief Notification of Job Readiness and The Right To Contest (Rev 8-93)
- 96-INF-11 Temporary Assistance Forms Implemented, Revised or Made Obsolete in 1995
- 96-INF-10 Protective Services for Adults (PSA) Adult Abuse Training Manuals
- 96-INF-09 Plug into CONNECTIONS Teleconference
- 96-INF-08 Family-Type Homes for Adults--Clarification Regarding Incontinence, Third Party Payments and the Use of Certain Medical Equipment
- 96-INF-07 Update on CONNECTIONS Project
- 96-INF-06 Elimination of the Adjudicated Claims Microfiche History Production - All Upstate Districts
- 96-INF-05 Revision of DSS-4231 - Option To End Your Sanction
- 96-INF-04 Blue Book Internet Project
- 96-INF-03 Revision to DSS-3961-- Food Stamp Budget Narrative
- 96-INF-02 Public Assistance Resources--Automobile Ownership
- 96-INF-01 Annual Index of Administrative Directives and Informational Letters for 1995
Local Commissioner Memorandums
- 96-LCM-111 1997 Holiday Schedule
- 96-LCM-110 FY 1996-97 Maximum State Aid Rates (MSARs) for Foster Care Programs and SED Approved Residential Schools
- 96-LCM-109 Family-Type Home for Adults Survey Report
- 96-LCM-108 Adult Care Facilities--Prohibition of Referrals to Certain Facilities
- 96-LCM-107 FY 1996-97 Maximum State Aid Rates (MSAR) for Foster Care Programs and In-State Approved Private Schools for the Period July 1, 1996 - August 31, 1996
- 96-LCM-106 Competency-Based Training
- 96-LCM-105 1996-97 Committee on Special Education (CSE) Maintenance Rates for Approved Schools Located Out-of-State
- 96-LCM-104 Child and Adolescent Sexual Offense Medical Protocol
- 96-LCM-103 New Address and Telephone Numbers for State MA Disability Review Team (DRT)
- 96-LCM-102 Claiming Instructions - $50 Child Support Disregard
- 96-LCM-101 Settlement Agreement with the Federal Government on the Income Maintenance Random Moment Study Cost (IM-RMS) Cost Allocation Plan (CAP)
- 96-LCM-100 Annual Implementation Report of the Consolidated Services Plan
- 96-LCM-099 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Cost of Living Adjustment for Family-Type Home for Adults Residents
- 96-LCM-098 Notification of the Lack of Federal Funding for the Non-Federal Costs of ADC Type Refugees
- 96-LCM-097 HEAP 1996-97 Public Hearings on the Proposed 1996-97 State Plan
- 96-LCM-096 Reorganization Of Certain Third Party Resources Recovery And Operational Functions
- 96-LCM-095 Preventive Services--Preventive Services Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Requirement
- 96-LCM-094 Mentally Disabled Long Term Care Payment for the First Quarter of 1996
- 96-LCM-093 Attachment
- 96-LCM-092 Private Sector Job Development Initiative (PSI)
- 96-LCM-091 State Low Income Day Care Program
- 96-LCM-090 Instructions for Claiming Deadlines for the 1995-96 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- 96-LCM-089 Transfer of State Disability Review Team Functions to the Office of Disability Determinations
- 96-LCM-088 Methodology For Reimbursement Of Targeted Case Management Services to Local Public School Districts Enrolled in SSHSP
- 96-LCM-087 National Association of Counties Teleconference Counties and the New Welfare Law
- 96-LCM-086 Federal Welfare Reform--Food Stamp Eligibility of Aliens
- 96-LCM-085 Lottery Intercept Program
- 96-LCM-084 Protective Services for Adults (PSA)-- Mental Health Related Initiatives
- 96-LCM-083 Food Stamp Impact of New Federal Welfare Law
- 96-LCM-082 Limit Federal Reimbursement for Administrative Costs in the Title IVA Program
- 96-LCM-081 1995-1996 Title IV-E Independent Living Allocations
- 96-LCM-080 NCAC Satellite Video Conferences
- 96-LCM-079 Section 226, Chapter 474, Laws of 1996--Home Care Services Medical Assistance State Share Cost Savings Targets
- 96-LCM-078 Child-Teen Health Program Annual Informing
- 96-LCM-077 Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Programs (CDPAP)
- 96-LCM-076 State Assumption of Local Districts Share of Supplemental SSI Payments
- 96-LCM-075 Local District Training CAP
- 96-LCM-074 Payment of the Medicare coinsurance and deductible amounts for the technical component of the radiology services provided by corporations providing portable care.
- 96-LCM-073 Medicaid Model Waivers--CARE AT HOME I, II & V Program
- 96-LCM-072 1995 Domestic Violence Annual Report
- 96-LCM-071 PREVENTIVE SERVICES-Preventive Housing Services--Fair Market Rent Values
- 96-LCM-070 Methodology For Reimbursement Of Pharmacy Services To Federally Qualified Health Centers When Drugs Are Outside The Clinic Rate
- 96-LCM-069 Maximum State Aid Rates (MSARs) for Foster Children Placed in Facilities Certified by the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
- 96-LCM-068 At Risk Low Income Child Care and Transitional Child Care Program Extension
- 96-LCM-067 Local Social Services Districts Responsibilities for Handicapped Children in Foster Care Who Require Adult Services After Age 21
- 96-LCM-066 Title IVE JD-PINS and EAF JD-PINS Settlement Change
- 96-LCM-065 Update on Department of Social Services-Department of Correctional Services Eyeglass Project
- 96-LCM-064 Interjurisdictional Contact Staff List
- 96-LCM-063 Revised Reimbursement Ceilings for Social Services for the Period October 1, 1995 Through September 30, 1996
- 96-LCM-062 Food Stamp Error Rate for FFY 1995
- 96-LCM-061 Child Support Incentives FFY 94
- 96-LCM-060 MA Disability Reviews for Applicants-Recipients With A Diagnosis of Substance Abuse
- 96-LCM-059 1996-97 Domestic Violence State Aid Rates (DVSAR) for Domestic Violence Residential Programs in New York City
- 96-LCM-058 Update to Emergency Assistance to Families Claiming for JD-PINS
- 96-LCM-057 NYPWA Summer Conference Broadcast Schedule July 24 - 25, 1996
- 96-LCM-056 Guidelines For Establishing and Completing a Child Welfare Managed Care Plan
- 96-LCM-055 Changes to Medicaid Reimbursement for Rehabilitation Services in OMH Residential Settings
- 96-LCM-054 1995 Monitoring and Analysis Profiles (MAPS)
- 96-LCM-053 Adult Care Facilities--Prohibition of Referrals to Certain Facilities
- 96-LCM-052 Child Care and Development Block Grant Adjusted Allocations FFY 95-96
- 96-LCM-051 State Low Income Day Care Program
- 96-LCM-050 Changes In Transportation for Mentally Retarded-Developmentally Disabled Recipients
- 96-LCM-049 Protective Services for Adults (PSA)--Revised Regulations
- 96-LCM-048 Department Restructuring
- 96-LCM-047 TASA Client Outcomes
- 96-LCM-046 FAMILY UNIFICATION PROGRAM 1996 Opportunity to Apply
- 96-LCM-045 Employees Separated from Employment Due to Domestic Violence
- 96-LCM-044 Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management (CMCM) - Enrollment of Supportive Case Management (SCM) Providers in MMIS
- 96-LCM-043 New Contractor for Supplemental Third Party Matches and Recoveries
- 96-LCM-042 At Risk Low Income Child Care and Transitional Child Care Program Extension
- 96-LCM-041 Helicopter Air Ambulance Service--Reimbursement Amounts
- 96-LCM-040 Mentally Disabled Long Term Care Payment for the Third and Fourth Quarters of 1995
- 96-LCM-039 Mentally Disabled Long Term Care Payment for the Second Quarter of 1995
- 96-LCM-038 HEAP 1996-97 Public Needs Assessment Hearings
- 96-LCM-037 Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injuries (HCBS-TBI Waiver) Authorization, Provision and Payment of Waiver Transportation
- 96-LCM-036 Adult Care Facilities--Prohibition of Referrals to Certain Facilities
- 96-LCM-035 New BICS Voucher Stock
- 96-LCM-034 Child Teen Health Program (EPSDT) Well Care Participation Rates
- 96-LCM-033 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Early Childhood Development Programs
- 96-LCM-032 Claiming Instructions for 1995-96 HEAP Administration, Outreach and Weatherization (WRAP) Expenditures
- 96-LCM-031 Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) Rate Codes
- 96-LCM-030 Status of Title IV-E Independent Living Program
- 96-LCM-029 Local District Clearances
- 96-LCM-028 Public Notice Regarding Possible Amendments to the State Medicaid Plan
- 96-LCM-027 Foster Care--Tuition Reimbursement for Educationally Handicapped Foster Children Placed in Child Care Institutions or Residential Treatment Facilities (RTF)
- 96-LCM-026 Department Report to Governor Pataki
- 96-LCM-025 Reimbursement of Medicaid Transportation Services Furnished by Area Agencies on Aging
- 96-LCM-024 Assisted Living Program (ALP) Rates and Rate Codes
- 96-LCM-023 Congregate Care Directory
- 96-LCM-022 Dixon, et al. v. Shalala Court Order
- 96-LCM-021 Authorizing EAF For Services Provided By Non-DSS Agencies
- 96-LCM-020 Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Final Audit Report on Personal Care Services
- 96-LCM-019 Medicaid Transportation--Federal Approval To Waive Certain Federal Requirements
- 96-LCM-018 Teleconference Series The Changing Role of the Supervisor March 20, May 1 & May 29, 9-00 AM - 11-30 AM
- 96-LCM-017 DSS-3214 Claims Against Households Retention Amounts
- 96-LCM-016 Social Services District Foster Boarding Home Payments
- 96-LCM-015 Family-Type Home for Adults Survey
- 96-LCM-014 FS Error Rate-Sanction for FFY 94
- 96-LCM-013 Community-Based Family Resource Program Request for Proposals (RFP)
- 96-LCM-012 AFDC Error Rate-Sanction for FFY 94
- 96-LCM-011 1996 Domestic Violence State Aid Rates (DVSAR) for Domestic Violence Residential Programs in New York State
- 96-LCM-010 Twelve Month Medical Assistance (MA) Analysis Report with Statewide Case Detail for 10-1-93 --- 9-30-94
- 96-LCM-009 Teleconference--Child Support Enforcement- Challenges For 1996, February 21, 1996
- 96-LCM-008 1996-1997 Executive Budget Welfare Presentation
- 96-LCM-007 At Risk Low Income Child Care and Transitional Child Care Program Extension
- 96-LCM-006 NYPWA Winter Conference Broadcast Schedule February 1-2, 1996
- 96-LCM-005 List of Outstanding Hospital Rate Appeals
- 96-LCM-004 Adult Care Facilities--Prohibition of Referrals to Certain Facilities
- 96-LCM-003 Providing Evidence of Child Support Payments
- 96-LCM-002 Submission of Supplemental Claims
- 96-LCM-001Technical Assistance on Managing Caseloads Across Child Care Subsidy Programs