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APPENDIX F - POLICY MANUAL CHANGES

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Policy Manual Changes

Date of Change Part/Section Description of Changes May, 2000 VIII/4.3-4.7 Setting Certification Periods. July, 2000 IV/7.5-7.7 Change in Asylee Eligibility for Refugee Assistance. September, 2000 IV/4.32 Requirement Change for Pursuing Potential Income. April, 2001 VI/6.3 VI/7.3 VI/8.5 Expansion of Earned Income Disregard and End of Periodic Reporting. June, 2001 VI/1.31 Limiting Vehicles as Countable Assets. July, 2001 VIII/Chapter 6 Changes in Food Stamp Over issuance/Under issuance Policy. September, 2001 VI/Exhibit VI-3 VI/Exhibit VI-5 Update to Medicaid and Food Stamp Income Standards. March, 2002 X VI/Exhibit VI-3 Interim Disability Assistance Program Update to Medicaid Income Standards. November, 2002 VI/7.1 Correction Regarding Calculation of Medically Needy Income Level. June, 2003 VIII/Chapter 6 Start Date of Overpayments and Changes in TANF Overpayment Procedure. February, 2004 IV/2.3 Clarification to Residency Requirement. February, 2004 VI/4.42 VI/4.45 Use of OASDI, SSI Recoupments in Determining TANF Benefits.

March, 2004 VIII/Chapter 4 Recertification Policy. March, 2004 V/Chapter 1 V/Chapter 2 Updates to TANF Work and FS FSET Sanction and Exemption Policy Updates to Policy Regarding Referral of Customers to CSED. April, 2004 II Confidentiality Policy, Discrimination Policy, FS Reporting Requirements