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	AGENCY'S MISSION:
	Economic Services:
	MEDICAID-CLAIMS-TEEN COMPANION:
	HUMAN SERVICES

	AGENCY'S MISSION:
	To ensure the health and safety of children and adults who cannot protect themselves, to help parents provide nurturing homes and to help people in need of financial assistance reach their highest level of social and economic self-sufficiency. The agency's goal is to help people live better lives.
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	Economic Services:
A.	Family Independence Program:
	This program is designed to reform the Welfare System by providing clients with skills and confidence they need to get jobs and take responsibility for their lives and families. In order to assist clients in their efforts, child care, transportation and other supportive services are provided when needed. Transportation child care is provided once the client is employed and off of FS
B.	Two-Parent Program
	The purpose of this program is to assist families with both parents in the home but with deprived children resulting from parent's unemployment
C.	Food Stamps
	The purpose of The Food Stamp Program is to raise the nutritional level among low-income families, Households qualifying for the program receive food stamps to purchase food. The amount received by each eligible household is computed according to the income of the household and the household size.
D.	Child Support
	The South Carolina Department of Social Services' (DSS) Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) provides services to obtain child support money. These services include finding the parent who is not supporting the child, establishing and enforcing child support orders and establishing who the father really is.
E.	Job Placement
	The primary objective of the Family Independence Program is to assist clients in achieving self-sufficiency through gainful employment. BACK TO TOP

II	MEDICAID-CLAIMS-TEEN COMPANION:
A.	OPTIONAL COVERAGE FOR WOMEN AND INFANTS (OCWI):
	Medicaid is provided to pregnant women and infants who have monthly income below 185% of the federal poverty level. There is no resource test for this coverage group. This program also provides medicaid for children age 1 who are born to Medicaid-eligible women.
B.	PARTNERS FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN:
	This state health insurance program is provided to children from birth through eighteen years of age whose countable household income does not exceed 150% of poverty. The is no resource test for this coverage group.
C.	LOW INCOME FAMILIES (LIF):
	This category provides Medicaid coverage to parents and children who meet the Family Independence financial criteria, but choose not to receive a cash payment
D.	TRANSITIONAL MEDICAID:
	Transitional Medicaid is a program that can keep a household's medicaid open for 24 months after their Family Independence case closes. To be eligible for the transitional medicaid, the family Independence case must have been closed due to an increase in earnings or loss of the earned income disregards. There must be a dependent child in the home and the family's income after child care costs must not exceed 185% of the federal poverty level the first year and 100% the second year of eligibility.
E.	THE FAMILY PLANNING WAIVER PROGRAM:
	This program is a cooperative effort of DHHS , DSS and DHEC. This program provides Family Planning services to women whose income is at , or below the Federal poverty level of 185%. There is no resource test for this coverage group.
F.	MEDICAL ASSISTANCE:
	Medicaid is available to persons who are the recipients for family Independence, FI_Foster-Care, Regular Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, Refugee Assistance or SSI. Also, Medicaid is available to low income clients who are not eligible for direct money payments but meet eligibility criteria to qualify for Medical Assistance only.
G.	GENERAL DISABILITY ASSISTANCE:
	This program is a 100% state funded program for persons who are temporarily and totally disabled under age 65. Eligible recipients receive a $27.00 monthly check and are not entitled to Medicaid. Cases are medically reviewed every three months
H.	OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENT
	This program provides medical coverage and supplements income for the aged, blind and disabled persons in Residential care Facilities to help cover the cost of care.
I.	NURSING HOME CARE:
	This program provides Medical Assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons who have insufficient funds for Nursing Home Care. Recipients must meet certain income and resource tests as well as have medical need for institutionalization certified by Community Long Term Care. Admission must be to a Title XIX licensed facility. This category sponsors vendor payment of the difference between the patient's income and the facility's charges.
J.	HOME AND COMMUNITY BASES WAVERED SERVICES:
	This program provides Medical Assistance for persons in the home who are in need of Nursing Home Care but prefer to remain in the community. It has the same income and resource limits as the Nursing Home cases. If determined eligible for this program, Community Long Term Care coordinates services that aid the recipient to remain in their own home rather than having to go into the nursing home.
K.	AGED,BLIND/QMB:
	The 1990 Appropriations Act required that Medicaid Coverage be provided to aged, blind and disabled individuals with income at or below 100% of poverty and resources below $4000.
L.	SPECIFIED LOW INCOME BENEFICIARIES (SLMB)
	This category provides payment of up to the full cost of monthly Medicare Part B premiums only for individuals who have income 175% of poverty and resources less than $4000. ($6000 for a couple). Recipients must have Medicare Part A coverage and are NOT entitled to any Medicaid benefits.
M	WORKING DISABLED:
	This category provides Medicaid coverage to individuals who meet the SSI definition of disability, are working, whose net income is less than 250% of the federal poverty level and whose countable resources are equal to or less than $2000.
N.	KATIE BECKETT CHILDREN/TEFRA:
	This category provides Medicaid coverage to children under age eighteen who live at home and are totally and permanently disabled. Parents' income and resources are not considered in determining children's eligibility. The child's monthly income must be at or below $1,500.00 and resources below $2000.00. Medical need is certified through the Department of Disability and Special Needs.
O.	MEDICALLY INDIGENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MIAP):
	This fund was created effective January 1, 1986. It provides assistance to those citizens who do not qualify for Medicaid or any other government assistance and who do not have the means to pay for inpatient hospital care. The funds cover inpatient services only. The MIAP is funded by contributions from County governments and general hospitals.
P.	TEEN COMPANION PROGRAM:
	This program is targeted to serve Medicaid eligible student for 8 to 19 years of age. The program is designed to prevent teenage pregnancy and to encourage these children to complete their education. Through meetings for both youth and their parents, program staff offer a comprehensive curriculum which includes reproductive health education, goal setting and communication skills training.
Q.	TITLE XIX TRANSPORTATION:
	This program provides transportation services through contract providers or volunteer drivers to Medicaid-eligible recipients. The recipient must be accessing a medicaid covered service such as dental and doctor visits, hospital treatment, Mental Health services or dialysis. Staff arranges and coordinates all Title XIX medical transportation, seeking and enrolling drivers and submitting for reimbursement to providers.
R	FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS:
	As part of the agency's ongoing commitment to program integrity in Economic Services, Newberry County continues to detect, establish and collect overpayment in the Family Independence and Food Stamp programs.
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II	HUMAN SERVICES
A.	PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ADULTS:
	Adults who are unable to protect themselves due to age or disability and are in danger of neglect, exploitation or abuse are eligible for these services.
B.	PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN:
	A children who may be in danger of physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental abuse or medical or educational neglect are eligible , along with their families, to receive services. Information concerning possible abuse and neglect of children is received from the community. These reports are assessed by trained and certified staff. If problems requiring intervention are found, treatment services are provided by staff to families.
C.	SUBSTITUTE CARE PERMANENCY PLANNING:
	Children who are unable to remain in their own home due to risk of abuse or neglect may be placed in the custody of Newberry County Department of Social Services.
D.	LICENSING OF FOSTER HOMES:
	County staff collect necessary data and arrange for any necessary fire or health inspections to have individual's licensed as foster parents. County staff recruits, provides orientation and training to families who desire to become foster parents, as a component of the licensing process, Licensure for Foster Parents are approved at the County level, but issued at the state level.
E.	HOME EVALUATION AND SUPERVISION:
	When court ordered to evaluate a home for the possible placement of a child, staff gather information about the family situation in terms of home setting, finances, and family history, and provide that information to the court in the form of a report. Related agencies from other counties and states may also request these services.
F.	HOMEMAKER SERVICES:
	One full time employee provides assistance primarily to adult protective services in the form of light housekeeping and grocery shopping. Back to top