[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26294-26296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12470]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs; Income
Eligibility Levels
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Revision of income eligibility levels.
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SUMMARY: This Notice revises the schedules of income eligibility levels
for participation in the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) and the
Senior Companion Program (SCP) of the Corporation for National and
Community Service (Corporation) published in 61 FR 14558 on April 2,
1996.
DATES: These guidelines go into effect May 13, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Archie, National Senior Service
Corps, Corporation for National and Community Service, 1201 New York
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20525, or by telephone at (202) 606-5000 ext.
289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The revised schedules are based on changes
in the Poverty Guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) published in 62 FR 10856, March 10, 1997. In accordance
with program regulations, the income eligibility level for each State
and the District of Columbia is 125 percent of the DHHS Poverty
Guidelines, except in those areas determined by the Corporation to be
of a higher cost of living. In such instances, the income
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elibility levels shall be 135 percent of the DHHS Poverty Guidelines.
The level of eligibility is rounded to the next highest multiple of
$5.00.
In determining income eligibility, consideration should be given to
the following definitions set forth in 59 FR 15120, March 31, 1994:
Allowable medical expenses are annual out-of-pocket expenses for
health insurance premiums, health care services, and medications
provided to the applicant, enrollee, or spouse and were not and will
not be paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, other insurance, or by any other
third party and, shall not exceed 15 percent of the applicable
Corporation income guideline.
Annual income is counted for the past 12 months and includes: The
applicant or enrollee's income and the applicant or enrollee's spouse's
income, if the spouse lives in the same residence. Project directors
may count the value of shelter, food, and clothing, if provided at no
cost by persons related to the applicant, enrollee or spouse.
Any person whose income is not more than 100 percent of the DHHS
Poverty Guideline for her/his specific family unit shall be given
special consideration for participation in the Foster Grandparent and
Senior Companion Programs.
1997 FGP/SCP Income Eligibility Levels
[Based on 125 Percent of DHHS Poverty Guidelines]
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Family units of
States -------------------------------------------------------
One Two Three Four
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All, except High Cost Areas, Alaska & Hawaii........... $9,865 $13,265 $16,665 $20,065
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(For family units with more than four members, add $3,400 for each additional member in all States except
designated High Cost Areas, Alaska, and Hawaii).
1997 FGP/SCP Income Eligibility Levels for High Cost Areas
[Based on 135 Percent of DHHS Poverty Guidelines]
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Family units of
Area ---------------------------------------------------
One Two Three Four
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All, except Alaska & Hawaii................................. $10,655 $14,325 $17,995 $21,670
Alaska...................................................... 13,325 17,915 22,505 27,095
Hawaii...................................................... 12,245 16,470 20,695 24,925
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(For family units with more than four members, add: $4,590 in Alaska, $4,225 in Hawaii, and $3,670 in all other
areas for each additional member).
The income eligibility levels specified above are based on 135
percent of the DHHS poverty guidelines and are applicable to the
following high cost metropolitan statistical areas and primary
metropolitan statistical areas:
High Cost Areas
(Including all Counties/Locations Included in that Area as Defined
by the Office of Management and Budget).
Alaska
(All Locations).
California
Los Angeles-Compton-San Gabriel-Long Beach-Hawthorne (Los Angeles
County).
Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/Lompoc (Santa Barbara County).
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz County).
Santa Rosa-Petaluma (Sonoma County).
San Diego-El Cajon (San Diego County).
San Jose-Los Gatos (Santa Clara County).
San Francisco/San Rafael (Marin County).
San Francisco/Redwood City (San Mateo County).
San Francisco (San Francisco County).
Oakland-Berkeley (Alameda County).
Oakland-Martinez (Contra Costa County).
Anaheim-Santa Ana (Orange County).
Oxnard-Ventura (Ventura County).
District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia
District of Columbia and Surrounding Counties in Maryland and
Virginia.
MD counties: Calvert, Charles, Cecil, Frederick, Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties.
VA counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford,
Alexandria City, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Manassas City and
Manassas Park City.
Hawaii
(All Locations).
Illinois
Chicago-Des Plaines-Oak Park-Wheaton-Woodstock (Cook, DuPage and
McHenry Counties).
Massachusetts
Fall River (Bristol County).
Boston-Malden (Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Middlesex and Suffolk
Counties).
Salem-Gloucester (Essex County).
Worcester (Worcester County).
Brockton-Quincy-Braintree (Norfolk County).
Dorchester (Suffolk County).
Fitchburg-Leominster (Worcester County).
New Jersey
Bergen-Passaic-Paterson (Bergen and Passaic Counties).
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon (Hunterdon, Middlesex and Somerset
Counties).
Monmouth-Ocean-Spring Lake (Monmouth and Ocean Counties).
Newark-East Orange (Essex, Morris, Sussex and Union Counties).
Trenton (Mercer County).
New York
Nassau-Suffolk-Long Beach-Huntington (Suffolk and Nassau Counties).
New York-Bronx-Brooklyn (Bronx, Kings, New York, Putnam, Queens,
Richmond and Rockland Counties).
Westchester-White Plains-Yonkers-Valhalla (Westchester County).
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia-Doylestown-West Chester-Media-Norristown (Bucks,
Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties).
The revised income eligibility levels presented here are calculated
from the base DHHS Poverty Guidelines now in effect as follows:
1997 DHHS Poverty Guidelines for All States
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Family units of
States ---------------------------------------------------
One Two Three Four
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All, except Alaska & Hawaii................................ $7,890 $10,610 $13,330 $16,050
Alaska...................................................... 9,870 13,270 16,670 20,070
Hawaii...................................................... 9,070 12,200 15,330 18,460
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Authority: These programs are authorized pursuant to the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C 4950 et
seq.). The income eligibility levels are determined by the current
guidelines published by DHHS pursuant to Sections 652 and 673 (2) of
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 which requires poverty
guidelines to be adjusted for Consumer Price Index changes.
Dated: May 7, 1997.
Thomas E. Endres,
Director, National Senior Service Corps.
[FR Doc. 97-12470 Filed 5-12-97; 8:45 am]
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