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The purpose of this section is to make the most current policy and procedures readily available via a single resource. Memoranda containing policy or procedural information will be placed on this list at the time of distribution. Policy clarifications will remain on the list only until the information is completely incorporated into the handbook.

 

Release Date Title
12-03-19 MEPD 19-11
1. Counting Certain Income for SNAP
2. SNAP Illegal Self-Employment Income Deductions
3. SNAP Uncapped Shelter Deduction
4. Temporary Census Income
5. Countable ABAWD Months for SNAP
6. Veteran’s Programs and ABAWD Work Requirements
7. Federal Benefits 2020 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
10-31-19 MEPD 19-10
1. Discontinuation of The Work Number (TWN)
10-21-19 MEPD 19-9
1. Alimony Paid for MAGI Expenses
2. Data Broker - Predictive Analytics Phase II
09-10-19

MEPD 19-8
1. Revised SNAP Income Limits, Deductions, and Allotments
2. Revised TANF Maximum Grant Amounts
3. Public Benefit Integrity Unit Messages in Data Broker
4. Quality Control Sanctions in Data Broker

Attachment – SNAP Allotment Chart
08-15-19 MEPD 19-7
1. Revised - Monthly Guardianship Fees
2. Child Support Payments Directed into a Special Needs Trust
05-30-19 MEPD 19-6
1. Spousal Impoverishment Dependent Allowance
2. Spousal Impoverishment for Waiver Participants
04-01-19 MEPD 19-5
1. Death Policy and Process Improvements
2. Disqualifying an Individual for Not Clearing a Social Security Number (SSN) Discrepancy
3. Verifying Good Cause for Non-cooperation with Child and Medical Support Requirements
4. Homeless Shelter Standard Deduction Update
04-01-19 MEPD 19-4
Data Broker - Predictive Analysis
02-20-19 MEPD 19-3
Federal Government Shutdown Update
01-14-19 MEPD 19-1
Federal Government Shutdown Information
12-14-18 MEPD 18-10
1. Removal of Fleeing Felon and Parole/Probation Violator Application Questions
2. Maternal Depression Screening Questions
3. Suspension, Termination and Reinstatement of Health Care Coverage for Persons Confined to a County Jail
09-06-18 MEPD 18-8
1. Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Household Composition and Household Income Exception Updates for Tax Dependents Age 19 and Older
2. Healthy Texas Women Auto-Enrollment Expansion
3. Authorized Representative Correspondence
4. Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities (MEPD) and Medicare Savings Program (MSP) Review Changes
06-13-18 MEPD 18-5
1. Verifying Fleeing Felons and Parole/Probation Violators for SNAP and TANF
2. Able Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) Streamlined Reporting (SR) Requirements
3. Applicant’s Right to Copies of Submitted Applications
4. Lawfully Residing Status Codes for Children’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
5. 2018 Spousal Dependent Allowance
6. Updates to Medicaid After Supplemental Security Income Denial - Children and Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
05-17-18 MEPD 18-4 New Systematic Alien Verification Entitlements (SAVE) Process
10-04-17 MEPD 17-10
1.Counting Social Security Benefits for Modified Adjusted Gross Income Programs
2.Social Security Number Validation
3.Determining Good Cause for SNAP Employment and Training Noncompliance
9-19-17 MEPD 17-9
1. Texas Lottery Commission
2. Medicaid After Supplemental Security Income Denial
8-22-17 MEPD 17-8 - In-Home and Family Support Program
7-07-17 MEPD 17-7 - Enhanced Asset Verification System Responses (Specific AVS Locations Only)
4-26-17 MEPD 17-5
1. Aligning MEPD and Texas Works Alien Status Policy
2. Verifying Fleeing Felons and Parole/Probation Violators for SNAP and TANF
3. SNAP Exclusion for School-Based Savings Accounts
4. ABAWD Time Limit Exemption for Veterans Receiving Disability Payments
3-13-17 MEPD 17-4 - Data Broker Resolutions
1. Accessing Data Broker
2. Case Processing
3. Suspended Cases- Business Process Redesign
2-23-17 MEPD 17-3 - Updated Data Broker Procedures
2-17-17 MEPD 17-2 - Data Broker Update - Phase I
1. Data Broker Reports- TIERS and the Stand-Alone Portal
2. Residence Verification
3. Real Property Value Verification
4. Vehicle Verification
5. Asset Verification
09-16-16 MEPD 16-08 - Extension of Certification Periods for Certain Households
05-18-16
 MEPD 16-05 - Asset Verification System (AVS Locations Only)
12-18-15
 MEPD 16-03 - 1. Affordable Care Act (ACA)—Counting Self-Employment Correctly
2. ACA—Update to Administrative Renewals Correspondence
09-18-15
 MEPD 16-01 - 1. Spousal Impoverishment for Waiver Participants
2. Reopen of Applications Denied for Failure to Provide
3. System Changes for Same-Sex Marriage
08-25-15
 MEPD 15-08 - Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages
06-10-15
 MEPD 15-07 - Spousal Dependent Allowance
05-14-15
 MEPD 15-06 - Nursing Facility Medicaid to Managed Care and Incurred Medical Expense Changes
04-03-15

MEPD 15-05 - 1. Updates to Authorized Representatives 2. Electronic Correspondence 3. Preferred Languages for Correspondence
01-06-15
 MEPD 15-03 - Budgeting of Alien Sponsor's Income and Resources
11-01-14
 MEPD 15-01 - Administrative Renewals
06-19-14
 MEPD 14-08 - Spousal Dependent Allowance
03-31-14
 MEPD 14-06 - Social Security Administration - Security Awareness
12-31-13
 MEPD 14-02 - ACA Changes Final
07-12-13

MEPD 13-09 - Vietnamese Interpreter and Translation Information Page

07-03-13

MEPD 13-08 - Data Broker and Alien Status Verification Enhancement

04-04-13

MEPD 13-04 - American Taxypayer Relief Act of 2012
09-06-11

MEPD 12-01 – Vendor Imaging Forms H1263-A and H1263-B
 

Appendix XLVI – Unsigned Renewal/ 12-2010
 

Appendix XLVI – Unsigned Renewal/ 12-2010 – Spanish
10-29-10
 MEPD 11-05 – New Birth Certificates for Residents of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
08-25-08
 MEPD Enhancements
08-25-08
 MEPD Enhancement Detailed Business Processes
06-17-08
 Durable Medical Equipment Exception Processing
 

Attachment - DME HCPCS Miscellaneous Codes
05-06-08
 Afghan and Iraqi Aliens with Special Immigrant Status
04-28-08
 Applications and Restitution for State Schools Cases
02-19-08
 1. Application Forms and Signatures
2. Electronic Signature for Applications Submitted through the Internet (Self Service Portal)
01-28-08
 Centralized Fair Hearing Procedures – SAVERR Cases
01-15-08
 Data Broker and Redeterminations for Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities
08-13-07
 LTC ME Bulletin Number 07-12
  Form - H1263-A
  Instructions - H1263-A
  Form - H1263-B
  Instructions- H1263-B