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5 1 information into NC PASS allows it to trickle down to everyone in the DSS system and 2 this frees up time on the part of both the applicant and the staff. 3 She reviewed the items needed to be successful. She said the transition in 4 Medicaid will be more difficult than the food and nutrition transition, as there is no simple 5 solution to a medical emergency if cards are not generated fast enough, etc. 7 Nancy Coston presented the following slides: 8 2. Budqet issues and Impacts 9 10 Budget Issues and Impacts 11 • Child Welfare Funding Cuts 12 • Work First Cash Changes 13 • Child Care Subsidy Funding 14 • Adult Services Program Changes 15 • Impacts of Sequestration 16 17 Agency Programs and Services (Graphic) 18 19 Nancy Coston reviewed the Budget Issues slide and said the child welfare cut 20 was a result of a re-interpretation of policy and it will cause less money to be received 21 each year to child welfare cases. 22 She said the Work First Cash, once moved to the new system, will no longer be 23 issuing checks but will be depositing money into client's bank account. She said this is 24 about 350 cases served at a time, but these are the clients who are likely to not have a 25 bank account or be in good standing at the bank. She said if a bank account cannot be 26 established, the cash will be placed on the same EBT card as food and nutrition. She 27 said this money will be free to spend on items other than food. The likely issue will be 28 people seeing what is known to be a food stamp card used on non food items. She said 29 this will likely cause an issue and DSS is working with banks to try and solve this issue. 30 She said that there will be less spent this year on Child Subsidy and there are 91 still applications being submitted for consolidated subsidy. 32 She said that The Adult Services Program, Adult Care Home Management 33 Program was privatized by the state last year and that funding has been lost, but Mental 34 Health Guardianship cases were given. The guardianship money was not as high and 35 the cases were more challenging. 36 She said the impacts of sequestration have not trickled down yet but are 37 expected to by next year. She said the main childcare funds are not supposed to be 38 subject to this. 39 Chair Jacobs said he, Commissioner Mckee, and the Manager met with 40 Congressman Price yesterday and the congressman requested a report on the impact of 41 the sequestration. Chair Jacobs asked Nancy Coston to provide her feedback on this as 42 she gets it. 43 Nancy Coston said the state office is taking much of the hit this year. 44 Frank Clifton said that so much of what is done is directed at the state first and 45 the state moves mone om nd which changes the impact. 46 Commissioner Gordon said it is important to let the public know how state and 47 federal cuts have impacted local programs. She said this is important; otherwise blame 48 for cuts is incorrectly placed. 49 50 4. Success Stories