HomeMy WebLinkAbout851099.tiff MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE COLORADO STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES
January 4, 1985
The State Board of Social Services met in open session on January
4, 1985. Mr. Felix Cordova called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m.
Members present: Mr. Felix Cordova
Mr. Bob Bauserman
Ms. Sharon Hill
Ms. Jackie Johnson Le 81985
Mr. Allan Jones h�t'
Mr. James Martin
Ms . Florangel Mendez-Cottingham WHEELEY• CO 0
Others present: Ceil Holmes , Deputy Director
Jackie Sinnett, State Board Administrator
Kathy Stumm, Assistant Attorney General
George Kawamura
Ken Muroya
Gary Angerhofer
Bonnie Orkow
Merle Myers
Mark Tandberg
Karen Beye
Brian Golden
Mark Litvin
Bob Henson
Dave Ashmore
Chia-Ching Shieh
Rita Barreras
Paula Gonzalez
Andrea Baugher
Maynard Chapman
Andy Feldman
Ann Anderson
Glenn Cooper
Bill Hanna
Pat Horton
Steve Kale
Ann Thayer, Planned Parenthood
Robby Stroh, Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Don Waddell , Denver Social Services
Mary Ann Ganey, Colo Domestic Violence
Coalition
Linda Rea, Channel Six
Norma Heinz, League of Women Voters, Denver
Terri Bailey, Legal Aid Society
Dan Sullivan, Colorado Taxpayers for Choice
Ruth Steel , Colorado Taxpayers for Choice
Conni McLean, Colorado Taxpayers for Choice
• Jean Thulemyer, Colorado Taxpayers for Choice
Jim Hart, Colorado Hospital Association
James Walch, Policy Advisory Committee
Greg McHugh, Colorado Domestic Coalition
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January 4, 1985
Minutes of Previous Meeting: The minutes of the December 7, 1984 Board
Meeting were approved as mailed.
Date of Next Meeting: The date of the next meeting was affirmed as February
1 , 1985, to be held in the Social Services Building in Denver.
Date of March Meeting: The date of the March meeting was set for March 5,
1985, to be held in the Social Services Building in Denver.
Complete Report of Rules Adopted or Approved as Specified: The Board adopted
as final the following emergency rule adopted at a previous meeting:
Document 3. Revisions to the Food Assistance Rules Concerning Increase
in Standard Deductions. These revisions increase the
standard deduction, dependent care/shelter deduction, state
utility standard, and thrifty food plan under the food
stamp program. Ms . Hill moved the adoption of Document 3;
Document 3 was adopted by a unanimous vote.
At a further rule-making proceeding, the Board adopted the following rules:
Document 4. Revisions to the Food Assistance Rules Concerning Self
Employment. These revisions clarify determination of
self-employment income and deductions under the food stamp
program, including identifiable business costs,
certification periods under monthly reporting,
non-allowable costs of doing business, and exempt
resources. Ms. Hill moved the adoption of Document 4;
Document 4 was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Document 5. Revisions to the Social Services Rules Concerning Child
Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Neglect in Day Care Homes. These
revisions require that day care homes give to parents of
registering children an informational letter about how to
report suspected child abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect.
Ms. Mendez—Cottingham moved the adoption of Document 5;
Document 5 was adopted by a unanimous vote.
The Board adopted the following emergency rules:
Document 1 . Revisions to the Income Maintenance Rules Concerning
Discontinuation of AFDC-U. These revisions terminate the
AFDC-U program in Colorado and provide for Medicaid
coverage for pregnant women in two parent households when
the principle wage earner is unemployed. Ms . Hill moved
the adoption of Document 1 . Document 1 was adopted by a
majority vote; Mr. Bauserman, Ms. Johnson, Mr. Jones and
Mr. Martin voted yes , and Ms. Hill and Ms.
Mendez-Cottingham voted no.
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Document 2. Revisions to the Income Maintenance Rules Concerning
Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) Payment
Calculation. These revisions lower the level of household
income contribution that is deducted from estimated home
heating costs in the calculation of LEAP benefits. Per Mr.
Bauserman' s motion, Section 3.758.46, Step D (household
contribution) was amended to read "0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 4%,
4%." Ms . moved the adoption of Document 2 as amended;
Document 2 as amended was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Document 8. Revisions to the Medical Assistance Rules Concerning
Psychiatric Enhancement Initiative. These revisions allow
providers of treatment programs for children the
opportunity to secure Medicaid funding under one of two
provider options, either by securing direct Medicaid
provider status under the Under 21 Psychiatric Program, or
by contracting with Community Mental Health Centers under
the Medicaid clinic service option. Prior to adoption, the
division handed out recommended changes to the fiscal
impact statement. Ms. Hill moved the adoption of Document
8 with the changes; Document 8 with the changes was adopted
by a unanimous vote.
Document 9. Revisions to the Medical Assistance Rules Concerning
Abortion. These revisions prohibit the use of Medicaid
funds for abortions. Per Ms . Mendez-Cottingham' s motion,
the language in the fiscal impact statement, item 1 (d) was
changed from "baby" to "fetus", item 1(j) was changed from
"children delivered" to "deliveries" , and item 3(b) was
changed from "babies" to "fetuses" . Mr. Jones moved the
adoption of Document 9 as amended. Document 9 as amended
was adopted by a majority vote; Mr. Martin, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Bauserman and Ms . Johnson voted yes, and Ms. Hill and Ms .
Mendez-Cottingham voted no.
Document 11 . Revisions to the Food Assistance Rules Concerning Work
Registration, Job Search and Voluntary Quit Amendments.
These revisions change the current Work Registration/Job
Search exemption for a parent caring for a child under age
12 to age 6, eliminates the exemption for a parent caring
for a child under age 18 when another adult is employed or
work registered, adds the requirement that household
members who fail to comply with the WIN Job Search
component or Unemployment Insurance Job Search shall be
disqualified from food stamp participation for two months,
adds language that lack of adequate child care for children
between the ages of 6 and 12 qualifies as a good cause
exemption for failure to comply with job search
requirements, requires that government employees who are
dismissed from employment because of participating in a
strike shall be considered to have voluntarily quit,
revises the disqualification period for households in which
the primary wage earner quits a job within 60 days prior to
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application without good cause from two months to 90 days,
and requires that households in which the primary wage earner program quits shall be,ob while disqualified participating
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Johnson moved the adoption of Document 11 ; Document 11 was
adopted by a unanimous vote.
The Board approved the following rules for consideration at the next Board
Meeting:
Document 10. Revisions to the Medical Assistance Rules Concerning
Hospital Definitions. These revisions delete tuberculosis
hospitals as an exception to the definition of a hospital .
Ms. Hill moved the approval of Document 10; Document 10 was
approved by a unanimous vote.
The following document was tabled to the February 1 , 1985 Board Meeting:
Document 7• Revisions to the Retention of 3/4 of91%9 and Adult e ofTiteIII, Part B and rvices Rules Concerning
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The following document was withdrawn:
Document 6. Revisions to the Social Services Rules Concerning Income
Status Income Ceiling.
Other topics of discussion were:
1 . Consideration of Amendments to the Pueblo County Plan
for Alternatives to Out-of-Home Placement. Ms. Hill
moved the adoption of the Pueblo County Plan for
Alternatives to Out-of-Home Placement; the Pueblo
County Plan was adopted by a unanimous vote.
2. Consideration of Amendments to the Moffat County Plan
for Alternatives to Out-of-Home Placement. Ms . Hill
moved the adoption of the Moffat County Plan for
Alternatives to Out-of-Home Placement; the Moffat
County Plan was adopted by a unanimous vote.
3. Consideration of Amendments to the Weld County Plan
for Alternatives to Out-of-Home Placement. Ms . Hill
moved the adoption of the Weld County Plan for
Alternatives to Out-of-Home Placement; the Weld County
Plan was adopted by a unanimous vote.
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