2004 Policy Directives

• Administrative Directives (ADM)
• Informational Letters (INF)
• Local Commissioner Memoranda (LCM)

Administrative Directives (ADM)

• 2004 ADM-08 Expansion of Eligibility of Alien Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons
  • LDSS-4579 (Rev. 12/04): Alien Eligibility Desk Aid
• 2004 ADM-07 Food Stamp Medical Deduction for Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards
• 2004 ADM-06 Treatment of Full-Time Earnings of Students Under Temporary Assistance (TA) Programs
• 2004 ADM-05 Temporary Assistance and Non-Temporary Assistance Mixed Households - Budgeting When the Family Includes an SSI Member
• 2004 ADM-04 Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Programs (RCA & RMA)
• 2004 ADM-03 Temporary Assistance (TA) Budgeting: 2004 Changes to the Earned Income Disregard and the Poverty Level Test
• 2004 ADM-02 Changes in Food Stamp Program Change Reporting Rules
  • LDSS-3151 (Rev.2/04) “Food Stamp Change Report Form” (Rev. 2/04) (English)
  • LDSS-3151 (Rev.2/04) “PROGRAMA CUPONES PARA ALIMENTOS FORMULARIO PARA INFORMAR CAMBIOS” (Rev. 2/04) (Spanish)
  • “Important Information About New Food Stamp Reporting Rules” (English)
  • “Important Information About New Food Stamp Reporting Rules” (Spanish)
  • Blank Date / Manual Notification Version of “Important Information About New Food Stamp Reporting Rules” (English)
  • Blank Date / Manual Notification Version of “Important Information About New Food Stamp Reporting Rules” (Spanish)
• 2004 ADM-01 Establishing and Collecting Food Stamp Overissuance Claims
  • LDSS-4778 (Rev.8/01) Calculation of Total Overpayment Amount Worksheet
  • Calculation of Total Overpayment Amount Worksheet (CNS)
  • LDSS-3156 (Rev.2/03) Notice of Food Stamp Overpayment (Demand Letter)
  • LDSS-3156 NYC (Rev.2/03) Notice of Food Stamp Overpayment (Demand Letter) (NYC)
  • LDSS-4053 (Rev.8/01) FS Repayment Agreement

Informational Letters (INF)

• 2004 INF-26 Revisions to Manual Client Notices
• 2004 INF-25 Introduction of a Food Stamp Six-Month Reporting Desk Guide
  • Upstate Food Stamp Change Reporting Desk Aid
  • Food Stamps Change Reporting Upstate Desk Guide
  • NYC Food Stamp Change Reporting Desk Aid
  • Food Stamps Change Reporting NYC Desk Guide
• 2004 INF-24 Digest of Laws of 2004 Relating to Programs of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
  • Digest of Laws
• 2004 INF-23 Revision of LDSS-4398: “WMS Non-Services Code Cards” (November 2004 Update)
  • Attachments: LDSS-4398 (Rev.11/04)
    • Screen 1
    • Screen 2
    • Screen 3
    • Screen 4
    • Screen 5
    • Screen 6
    • Screen 7
    • Index
    • ABEL Codes
• 2004 INF-22 SSA COLA for January 2005 - SSI and Food Stamp Charts
  • SSI Benefit Levels Chart effective January 1, 2005
  • Food Stamp Group Living Budget Data Chart for New York City
• 2004 INF-21 Revision of the LDSS-4403: “Determination of Eligibility For Emergency Assistance to Families (EAF)” (7/04 Revision)
  • LDSS-4403:“Determination of Eligibility For Emergency Assistance to Families (EAF)”
• 2004 INF-20 Temporary Assistance Policy: Computer Matching Clarification
• 2004 INF-19 Offer of a Job as an Available Resource
• 2004 INF-18 Local Department of Social Services District of Fiscal Responsibility Contacts Found on the OTDA Intranet Site and CentraPort
• 2004 INF-17 Temporary Assistance (TA) Budgeting: Lump Sum Set-Aside Work Sheet
• 2004 INF-16 Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Voluntary Repayment of Overpayments
  • Attachment 1: LDSS-4844: “Agreement For Voluntary PA Repayment From Cash EBT Account”
  • Attachment 2: LDSS-4845: “Agreement For Voluntary FS Repayment From FS EBT Account”
• 2004 INF-15 Availability of the revised 2/04 version of the 9 other than English languages LDSS-3151: “Food Stamp Change Report Form”
  • LDSS-3151-AR: “Food Stamp Change Report Form” (Rev.2/04) (Arabic)
  • LDSS-3151-CH: “Food Stamp Change Report Form” (Rev.2/04) (Chinese)
  • LDSS-3151-FR: “Food Stamp Change Report Form” (Rev.2/04) (French)
  • LDSS-3151-HA: “Food Stamp Change Report Form” (Rev.2/04) (Haitian-Creole)
  • LDSS-3151-KO: “Food Stamp Change Report Form” (Rev.2/04) (Korean)
  • LDSS-3151-RU: “Food Stamp Change Report Form” (Rev.2/04) (Russian)
  • LDSS-3151-SP: “Food Stamp Change Report Form” (Rev.2/04) (Spanish)
  • LDSS-3151-VI: “Food Stamp Change Report Form” (Rev.2/04) (Vietnamese)
  • LDSS-3151-YI: “Food Stamp Change Report Form” (Rev.2/04) (Yiddish)
• 2004 INF-14 Revision of the Mandated Food Stamp Benefits Civil Rights Complaint Procedure Poster (LDSS-8036)
  • Attachment: LDSS-8036: Food Stamp Benefits Complaint Procedure Poster (Rev.4/04) (Eng./Span.)
• 2004 INF-13 Revisions to the systems generated “Periodic Report” (LDSS-4310) and the vendor printed “Follow-Up to the Periodic Report” (LDSS-4310A)
  • Attachment: Sample of Systems Generated LDSS-4310: “Periodic Report” (2/04) (Statewide)
  • Attachment: Sample of Systems Generated LDSS-4310-SP: “Periodic Report” (2/04) (Statewide) (Spanish)
  • Attachment: LDSS-4310A: “Follow-Up to the Periodic Report” (2/04) (Statewide)
  • Attachment: LDSS-4310A-SP: “Follow-Up to the Periodic Report” (2/04) (Statewide)
• 2004 INF-12 Temporary Assistance Questions and Answers
  • Attachment: Temporary Assistance Q’s & A’s
• 2004 INF-11 Revision of the LDSS-4826: “Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” and LDSS-4826A: “How to Complete the Food Stamp Benefits Application/ Recertification”
  • LDSS-4826 “Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” (2/04)(English)
  • LDSS-4826A “How to Complete the Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” (02/04)(English)
  • LDSS-4826-SP “Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” (02/04)(Spanish)
  • LDSS-4826A-SP “How to Complete the Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” (02/04)(Spanish)
  • LDSS-4826-AR “Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” (02/04)(Arabic)
  • LDSS-4826A-AR “How to Complete the Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” (02/04)(Arabic)
  • LDSS-4826-CH “Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” (02/04)(Chinese)
  • LDSS-4826A-CH “How to Complete the Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” (02/04)(Chinese)
  • LDSS-4826-RU “Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” (02/04)(Russian)
  • LDSS-4826A-RU “How to Complete the Food Stamp Benefits Application/Recertification” (02/04)(Russian)
• 2004 INF-10 List of Out of State Contacts
  • Attachment: List of Out of State Contacts
• 2004 INF-09 Documentation Requirements Reminder Revised July 6, 2004
• 2004 INF-07 Temporary Assistance Questions and Answers
  • Attachment: Temporary Assistance Questions and Answers
• 2004 INF-06 Revision of LDSS-4398: “WMS Non-Services Code Cards” (November 2003 Update)
  • LDSS-4398 (Rev.11/03) Screen 1
  • LDSS-4398 (Rev.11/03) Screen 2
  • LDSS-4398 (Rev.11/03) Screen 3
  • LDSS-4398 (Rev.11/03) Screen 4
  • LDSS-4398 (Rev.11/03) Screen 5
  • LDSS-4398 (Rev.11/03) Screen 6
  • LDSS-4398 (Rev.11/03) Screen 7
  • LDSS-4398 (Rev.11/03) (Green) ABEL and MBL Codes
• 2004 INF-05 Disregard Certain Veterans Administration (VA) Payments Made to Biological Children of Women Vietnam Veterans and Extend to Safety Net Assistance Families the Disregard of VA Payments Made to Vietnam Veterans’ Children with Spina Bifida
• 2004 INF-04 HEAP 2004-2005 Needs Assessment Public Hearings
• 2004 INF-03 Revision of the LDSS-4403: “Determination of Eligibility For Emergency Assistance to Families (EAF)” (7/03 Revision)
  • Attachment: LDSS-4403:“Determination of Eligibility For Emergency Assistance to Families (EAF)”
• 2004 INF-02 Revision of DSS-2642: “Documentation Requirements”
  • Attachment: LDSS-2642: Documentation Requirements (Rev.12/03)
• 2004 INF-01 Earned Income Tax Credit and Other Tax Credits
  • Attachment I - EIC All Purpose Flyer (English)
  • Attachment I - EIC All Purpose Flyer (Spanish)
  • Attachment II - EIC Envelope Stuffer (English)
  • Attachment II - EIC Envelope Stuffer (Spanish)
  • Attachment III - EIC Federal Benefit Chart

Local Commissioner Memoranda (LCM)

• 2004 LCM-15 Child Support Incentives—Federal Fiscal Year 2003 (FFY 2003)
  • Attachment #1: Adjustment of Actual to Reported Incentives—FFY 2003
  • Attachment #2: Estimated Incentives—FFY 2005
• 2004 LCM-14 Administrative Cap State Fiscal Year 2004-05
  • Administrative Cap 2004-05
• 2004 LCM-13 New York State Nutrition Improvement Project
  • Nutrition Outreach and Education Programs (NOEPs) in New York State — 7/1/04-6/30/05
• 2004 LCM-12 Appointment of OTDA Executive Deputy Commissioner and OTDA Deputy Commissioner for Division of Temporary Assistance
• 2004 LCM-11 AFIS Plan / Exemptions for FS Finger Imaging
  • Attachment: AFIS Food Stamp Exemptions form
• 2004 LCM-10 Program Integrity Performance Measures
• 2004 LCM-09 Development of the 2004-2005 NYS HEAP State Plan
  • Attachment: Draft State Plan
  • Attachment: Draft State Plan Attachment
• 2004 LCM-08 Food Stamp Program Access Policy
  • Attachment: “Supervisor Checklist”
• 2004 LCM-07 Food Stamp Program Civil Rights Complaint Procedures Revised June 30, 2004
• 2004 LCM-06 Front End Detection System (FEDS)
• 2004 LCM-05 Food Stamp Management Evaluation Procedures
  • Attachment: Food Stamp Application Processing - Self -Assessment Interview/Observation Instrument
  • Attachment: Food Stamp Management Evaluation Review Schedule
• 2004 LCM-04 Approvals of Revisions to Local District’s Cost Allocation Plan
• 2004 LCM-03 Submission of TANF Special Project Claims
• 2004 LCM-02 Procedures regarding the security of Common Benefit Identification Cards (CBICS) returned undeliverable by the United States Postal Service (USPS)
• 2004 LCM-01 District of Fiscal Responsibility Procedures Reminder Revised February 19, 2004