Thursday 4/20: 6am – 8pm
Friday 4/21: 6am – 8pm
Saturday 4/22: 6am – 9pm
Sunday 4/23: 6am – Monday 8pm
During last night’s run of the Medical Discontinuance Batch, an incorrect journal entry of Eligibility for MAGI-based Medicaid/CHIP benefits has been automatically recertified for one year via the Passive Recertification process was inserted in error. This is a defect that is being addressed. NOAs on the case are correct in their wording for being Discontinued. Workers do not have to submit tickets for this issue. A data fix has been applied to remove this journal entry from the impacted cases. We apologize for any confusion this may have created.
KDHE Processing Deadlines for FY 2024 has been updated and can be found on the KEES Repository under Other Helpful Information.
The application period for the Emergency Water Assistance Program (EWAP) ended March 31, 2023. DCF will issue a supplemental Water Assistance benefit to eligible households sometime during the summer of 2023. Because the program started in November of 2021, it is important to make sure the agency still has the most current water vendor information for EWAP households. The Supplemental Emergency Water Assistance Program Outreach Notice will be sent to all active EWAP households this week. The notification requests that EWAP households with a change to their address, water bill account number or water vendor information contact DCF by June 1, 2023. The letter provides contact information for the EWAP division. The document will show in Distributed Documents on Water Assistance case numbers in KEES. The address associated to the DCF Administration office was used as the return address so DCF Service Centers should not receive returned mail from this mailing.
Even though work requirements for ABAWDS have been temporarily waived due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Time Limit records should still be entered in KEES according to the guidance listed in the table below. Batches in KEES have been temporarily shut off to allow ABAWDS to receive more than 3 months of Food Assistance in a 36-month period. Making sure Time Limit records have been entered correctly will help ensure data collection for ABAWDS is accurate when there is an end to the Public Health Emergency period and ABAWD months must be tracked and counted again. The current ABAWD period is 10/2022-09/2025. Make sure Time Limit records are added to the current ABAWD period. For guidance on how to add an ABAWD period and Time Limit record in KEES, see the KEES User Manual.
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Scenarios |
Time Limit Record Considerations |
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Not meeting the work training requirement (See KEESM 2520) |
Do not enter an ABAWD time limit record |
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Meeting the work training requirement(See KEESM 2520) |
Enter a Met work/training requirement time limit record |
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Exempt from meeting the work training requirement (See KEESM 2521) |
Enter an Exempt from work/training time limit record |
DCF Processing Deadlines – Year 2023 have been updated and can be found on the DCF Intranet under Policy and Procedures and in the KEES Non-Medical User Manual.
The PPS Payment Schedule for FY 2023 has been updated in the KEES Non-Medical User Manual.
Call Center Phone Number: 844-723-5337
KEES Help Desk Email: KEES.HelpDesk@ks.gov
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