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Volume 9 September 2010 Section 13.8 Certification Periods (1) Certification period length: Certification period is 6 months for all households except those households in which all members are elderly or disabled. Section 15.3 Simplified Reporting Households: Changed semi-annual to six-month recertification. Section 15.3 Simplified Reporting Households (1) Annual (12 month) reporting households: Removed section heading; This paragraph explains the reporting requirements for households assigned a 24- month certification period. Section 15.3 Simplified Reporting Households (2) Semi-annual (6 month) reporting households: Removed section heading. This paragraph explains that households other than those assigned a 24-month certification period will be assigned a six month certification period. Section 15.6 Registration of Simplified Reporting Forms: The section title was eliminated. The paragraph discusses the reporting requirement for households assigned a 24-month certification period. Subsequent sections were renumbered. Section 15.6 Action on Simplified Reporting Households: The section title was eliminated. The paragraph states households other than those assigned a 24-month certification period will report changes at the six-month recertification and the annual recertification, unless the household’s income exceeds 130% of poverty or moves out of state. Sections 15.8 & 15.9: These sections were renumbered due to the elimination of section 15.6. Section 17.1 Recertification Process: Phrase added to indicate only one interview needed every twelve months. Section 17.1 Recertification Process (2) Recertification Application: This verbiage in this section was changed to specifically state that a recertification will be completed every six months. The “S” form is used to complete the six month recertification, and the “A” form will be used to complete the annual recertification. Section 17.2 Recertification Interview: Procedure box edited to make procedure more accurate. Volume 10 February 2011 Section 11.4 Self-Employment Income (2) Determining self-employment income: This section was clarified to include income shown on line 6 should be added to the income shown on line 3 before applying the 40% cost of doing business. Section 12.2 (A) Standard Deduction: The standard deduction for 1 – 3 person households changed from $141 to $142. Section 14.4 Residents of a Group Living Arrangement (GLA): The number of residents that can be served by a GLA has been corrected from 6 to 16.