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Volume 33 | 10.01.2012 ______________________________________________________________________________ Manual Section 2.1.14 has been revised to delete the sentence about scheduling the interview appointment within five calendar days of the filing date. This change is being made due to RSW procedures, where clients receive a notice and call in for their interviews.

Manual Section 2.3 has been revised to remove the face-to-face requirement for the interview and has been changed to state: “The interview may be conducted by telephone, at the local DSS office, or a mutually agreed upon location. The interview should be a confidential discussion of the household circumstance.”

Manual Section 9.2 has been changed to remove the words “face-to-face” for interviews, since interviews for redeterminations, as well as applications, may be done by phone.

Manual Section 10.5 has been revised to add contact information for Florida DSS ACCESS e-mail, and to change the contact information for Virginia DSS and North Carolina DSS. These contacts are for verifying out of state benefits.

Manual Section 24.8 has been revised to remove Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) from this paragraph.

Sections 2.11(1), 2.11(2), 2.11(3), and 2.11(4) have been removed.

Sections 2.12(1) and 2.12(2) have been removed, as the 3800-B is no longer a required form for the FI application. ______________________________________________________________________________ Volume 34 | 03.01.2013 ______________________________________________________________________________ Manual Section 24.8, #2B has been revised to change the agency where the worker must send the DSS 1324 from the Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) to Lutheran Family Services, 1118 Union Street, Columbia, SC 29201 , fax # 803-750-9920.

Manual Section 24.8.5 has been revised to remove “DEW” from the paragraph.

Manual Section 24.11.5 has been revised to remove “DEW” as the agency to refer refugees. Glossary Section “Gap Payment”- the FI Ratable Reduction % has been revised in computing the GAP payment.

Manual Section 10.5 has been revised to update phone numbers, emails, and addresses for out of state verifications.

Manual Section 10.6.2 has been revised to add that the individual must be a family member living in the home. ______________________________________________________________________________