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Changes in Previous Version 7 Releases

Below is a list of previous Version 7 program revisions with added or updated topics in the WorkWORLD Help/Information System. These changes were necessitated by the ongoing maintenance and enhancements implemented in each version of the WorkWORLD software. The changes are listed by release version of the software, with newer releases first and older releases following in reverse chronological order.

NOTE: See the Changes in this Version topic to see what's new in this release.

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Version 7.8.0

Updated the Alabama SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Alabama Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Alaska SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Alaska Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Alert: Student Earned Income Exclusion topic with current information.

Updated the Alert: Student Earned Income Exclusion (Couple) topic with current information.

Updated the Arizona Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Benefits Planning Query (BPQY) topic with new information and links.

Updated the California SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Colorado SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Colorado Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Connecticut SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Delaware SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Delaware Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) topic with current links.

Updated the District of Columbia SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the District of Columbia Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Federal Benefit Rate - SSI topic with current information.

Updated internal tables with various 2011 federal benefit rates.

Updated the Florida SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Florida Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Georgia Medicaid Financial Eligibility topic with current information.

Updated the Georgia Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Hawaii SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Hawaii Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Idaho SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Idaho Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Illinois SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Illinois Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Indiana SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated Iowa Appendix RC-0018, Desk Aid for State Supplemental Assistance to latest version.

Updated the Iowa SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Iowa Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Added the Kansas SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Kansas Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Kentucky SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Louisiana SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Added the Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) Guidelines - 2010 topic.

Updated the Maine SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Maine Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Maryland SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Maryland Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Massachusetts SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Clarified the Medicare Premiums, Deductibles, and Co-Insurance topic with information about penalty fees for late enrollment in Part B.

Updated the Medicare Premiums, Deductibles, and Co-Insurance topic with calendar year 2011 rates.

Updated the Michigan SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Michigan Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Minnesota SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Missouri SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Missouri Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Montana SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Montana Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Nebraska SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Nevada SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Nevada Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the New Hampshire SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the New Hampshire Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the New Jersey SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the New Mexico SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the New Mexico Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the New York SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the New York Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the North Carolina SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the North Dakota SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the North Dakota Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Ohio SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Ohio Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated Oklahoma Appendix C-1, Maximum Income, Resource, and Payment Standards, to latest version.

Updated the Oklahoma SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Oregon SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Oregon Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Pennsylvania SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Added additional explanation about Congressional actions which delayed implementation of new 2010 levels and update of the Poverty Guidelines in the Poverty Guidelines - Federal topic.

Updated the Poverty Guidelines - Federal topic with 2011 rates effective January 20, 2011.

Updated the Rhode Island SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Added new internal data tables with the annual Section 8 Income Limits updates.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamp) Benefit Levels topic with current information.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamp) Income Tests topic with current information.

Corrected typos in the SNAP (Food Stamps) Paying For Heating and Cooling (SUA) topic.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamp) Resource Tests topic with current information.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamp) Sample Calculations topic with current information.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamp) State Information/Hotline Numbers topic with current information.

Updated the Social Security Administration Forms topic with new external files.

Updated the South Carolina SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the South Dakota SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the South Dakota Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the SSA Red Book topic with current information.

Updated the SSI Federal Benefit Rate - Iowa topic with current information.

Updated the SSI Glossary topic with current information.

Updated the SSI State Supplement - None topic with current information.

Updated the SSI State Supplement - State Admin topic with current information.

Updated the SSI State Supplements - Overview topic with current information.

Updated internal tables with state disabled and blind threshold amounts.

Updated the State 1619(b) Threshold Amounts topic with current information.

Added the archival State 1619(b) Threshold Amounts - 2010 topic.

Updated the State Median Income topic with current information.

Updated the State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agencies topic with current information.

Updated the Student Earned Income Exclusion topic with current information.

Updated the Student Earned Income Exclusion Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Substantial Gainful Activity topic with current information.

Updated the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [Food Stamps] - Overview topic with current information.

Updated the Technical Support topic with current information.

Updated the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Texas SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Texas Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Trial Work Period topic with current information.

Updated the U.S. Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) topic with current information.

Updated the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) topic with current information.

Updated the Utah SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Utah Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Vermont SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Vermont Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated dates in Virgin Islands Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Virginia ABD with Income 80% FPL topic.

Updated the Virginia Aged, Blind, and Disabled Income Exclusions - Medicaid topic.

Updated external links in the Virginia Applying for Medicaid topic.

Updated the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities topic.

Updated the Virginia Business Leadership Network topic.

Updated external links in the Virginia Countable Income - Medicaid topic.

Updated the Virginia DBHDS Community Services Boards (CSB) topic.

Updated the Virginia DBHDS State Facilities topic.

Updated the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) topic.

Updated the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) topic.

Updated the Virginia Department of Education (DOE) topic.

Updated the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) topic.

Updated the Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS) Offices topic.

Updated the Virginia DRS Order of Selection topic.

Updated external links in the Virginia DSS Medicaid Manual On-Line topic.

Updated external links in the Virginia Gross Income - Medicaid topic.

Updated external links in the Virginia HIPP - Health Insurance Premium Payment Program - Medicaid topic.

Updated the Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB) topic.

Updated the Virginia Medicaid Covered Groups topic with new resource limits.

Updated external links in the Virginia Medicaid Eligibility topic.

Clarified the wording of the Virginia Medicaid Long Term Care topic.

Updated external links in the Virginia Medicaid Overview topic.

Updated external links in the Virginia Medicaid Resources Defined topic.

Updated resource limits in the Virginia Medicaid Resource Exclusions topic.

Updated resource limits in the Virginia Medicaid Resource Limits topic.

Updated the program descriptions and clarified the wording about resources in the Virginia Medicaid Waivers topic.

Updated external document and source link in the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Agreement topic.

Updated source link in the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Blindness and Disability topic.

Updated source link in the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Cost Sharing and Premium Payment topic.

Updated source link in the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Entitlement and Enrollment topic.

Added clarification about the calculation of maximum ongoing earned income and updated source link and 2011 rates in the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Financial Eligibility topic.

Updated source link in the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Good Cause Exceptions topic.

Updated source link in the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Non-Financial Eligibility topic.

Added clarification about the calculation of maximum ongoing earned income, updated maximum enrolled resource limit, and updated source link and 2011 rates in the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Overview topic.

Clarified requirements for WIN accounts and updated source link in the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Safety Net topic.

Clarified requirements for WIN accounts and updated source link in the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Work Incentive (WIN) Account topic.

Updated the Virginia Medically Needy Income Levels topic.

Updated resource limits in the Virginia Medicare Related Covered Groups topic.

Updated the Virginia Standards of Assistance - Medicaid topic.

Updated the Virginia Student Earned Income Exclusion - ABD Income Exclusion - Medicaid topic.

Updated the Virginia SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Virginia TANF - Gross Countable Income topic.

Updated source link in the Virginia Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program topic.

Updated the Virginia Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Virginians with Disabilities Act (VDA) topic.

Updated the Washington SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Washington Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the WIC - Contact information topic with current information and updated external file.

Updated the WIC - Income Requirement topic with current information.

Updated the Wisconsin SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Wisconsin Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Wyoming SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Wyoming Workers' Compensation - Summary topic.

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Version 7.7.0

Updated the Alabama Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Alaska Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Alert: Student Earned Income Exclusion topic with current information.

Updated the Alert: Student Earned Income Exclusion (Couple) topic with current information.

Updated the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Clarified allowing others to receive the BPQY section in the Benefits Planning Query (BPQY) topic.

Updated the external file (manual) available in the Benefits Planning Query (BPQY) topic.

Updated the Colorado Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Countable Earnings - SSDI (Title II) topic with current information.

Updated the Delaware Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Federal Benefit Rate - SSI topic with current information.

Updated the Florida Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Getting Medicare Part B topic with current information.

Updated the Hawaii Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Idaho Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Ilinois Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Indiana Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Individual Development Account (IDA) - Definitions topic with current link information.

Updated the Individual Development Account (IDA) - Details topic with current link information.

Updated the Individual Development Account (IDA) - Overview topic with current link information.

Updated the Individual Development Account (IDA) - State Differences topic with current link information.

Updated the Iowa Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the external file (RC-0033) available in the Iowa Acrobat Reader topic and several additional Iowa topics.

Updated the Iowa SSI Federal Benefit Rate topic with current information.

Updated the Kansas Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Maine Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Maryland Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Medicaid Per Capita Average Expenditures topic with current data.

Updated the Medicare Buy-In for People with Disabilities Who Work - SSDI topic with current data.

Updated the Medicare - Financing, Liabilities, and Payments topic with current data.

Updated the Medicare Premiums, Deductibles, and Co-Insurance topic with current data.

Updated the Michigan Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Missouri Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Montana Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Names of State SNAP (Food Stamp) Programs topic with current data.

Updated the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Nevada Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the New Hampshire Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the New Mexico Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the North_Dakota Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current data.

Updated the Ohio Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the external file (Appendix C-1) available in the Oklahoma Acrobat Reader topic and several additional Oklahoma topics.

Updated the Oklahoma SSI State Supplement topic with current information.

Updated the Oregon Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Poverty Guidelines - Federal topic with current information.

Corrected link in Reverse Offset States topic.

Updated the Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the South Dakota Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamp) Allocation (Benefit) Levels topic with current data.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamp) Resource Tests topic with current data.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamp) Income Tests topic with current data.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamp) Sample Calculations topic with current data.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamp) State Information/Hotline Numbers topic with current data.

Updated the Social Security Administration Forms topic with updated external form files.

Updated the South Carolina Medicaid Program - Working Disabled Financial Eligibility topic with current information.

Updated the SSA Redbook topic with current information and updated external English and Spanish files.

Updated the SSI Glossary topic with current information.

Updated the State 1619(b) Threshold Amounts topic with current information.

Updated the State 1619(b) Thresholds - Overview topic with current information.

Added the archival State 1619(b) Threshold Amounts - 2009 topic.

Updated the Student Earned Income Exclusion topic with current information.

Updated the Student Earned Income Exclusion Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [Food Stamps] - Overview topic with current data.

Updated the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Texas Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Trial Work Period topic with current data.

Updated the Utah Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Vermont Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Death Pension Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Disability Compensation Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Health Care topic with current information and new external data file.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Home Loan Guaranties Rates topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Improved Pension Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Means Test Thresholds topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty) topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve) topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Overview topic with current information and new external data file.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Spina Bifida Allowance topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA) topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Vocational Rehabilitation Rates topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Women Vietnam Veterans' Children With Birth Defects topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia Aged, Blind, and Disabled Income Exclusions - Medicaid topic with current data.

Updated the Virginia Applying for Mediciad topic with updated information.

Updated the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) topic with corrected office contact information.

Updated the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Sevices (DBHDS) topic with name and logo change from previous Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS) and corrected office contact information.

Updated the Virginia DBHDS Community Services Boards (CSB) topic with name change from previous Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS) and corrected contact information for many CSBs.

Updated the Virginia DBHDS State Facilities topic with name change from previous Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS) and corrected contact information for some facilities.

Updated the Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS) Offices topic.

Updated the Virginia Food/Meal Programs - ABD Income Exclusion - Medicaid topic.

Updated the Virginia Medicaid Resource Exclusions topic.

Updated the Virginia Medically Needy Income Levels topic.

Updated the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Overview topic.

Updated the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA) topic.

Updated the Virginia SSI State Supplement topic.

Updated the Virginia Standards of Assistance - Medicaid topic.

Updated the Virginia Student Earned Income Exclusion - ABD Income Exclusion - Medicaid topic with current data.

Updated the Virginia TANF - Assistance Unit topic.

Updated the Virginia TANF - Federal Poverty Level topic.

Updated the Virginia TANF - Gross Countable Income topic.

Updated the Virginia TANF Policy Manual topic with new URL.

Updated the Virginia Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Washington Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the WIC - Contact Information topic with new external data file.

Updated the WIC - Income Requirement topic with current data.

Updated the Wisconsin Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

Updated the Wyoming Workers' Compensation Summary topic.

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Version 7.6.0

Updated the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) - SNAP (Food Stamps) topic with current information.

Added the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and SNAP topic.

Updated the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) topic with revised URLs.

Added the Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) Guidelines - 2009 topic.

Updated the Names of State SNAP (Food Stamp) Programs topic.

Updated the Poverty Guidelines - Federal topic with 2009 data and external data file.

Updated the Regular SSDI Offset for WC and PDB topic with source data.

Updated the Section 8 Income Limits internal data table with new 2009 data.

Updated the SSA PASS Cadre Locations topic.

Updated the SSA Red Book topic and associated 2009 external files.

Updated the State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agencies topic with many revised URLs and current information.

Updated several Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [Food Stamps] topics and internal data tables with program changes contained in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which become effective April 1, 2009.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamps) Benefit Levels topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Health Care topic with current information and external data file.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Means Test Thresholds topic with current information and external data file.

Updated the WIC - Contact Information topic with current information and external data file.

Updated the Alabama State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Alaska State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from Alaska DHSS.

Updated the Arizona State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the California State SSI Supplement topic.

Updated the Colorado State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Connecticut State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Delaware State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the District of Columbia State SSI Supplement topic.

Updated the Florida State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Georgia Medicaid Financial Eligibility topic with current data and external data file.

Updated the Hawaii State SSI Supplement topic.

Updated the Idaho State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Illinois Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Indiana State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Iowa Desk Aid for Supplemental Assistance topic with current external data file.

Updated the Iowa Eligibility for Benefits Desk Aid topic with current external data file.

Updated the Iowa State SSI Supplement topic with data from Iowa DHS.

Updated the Kentucky State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Louisiana State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Summary topic with current contact information.

Updated the Maine State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Maryland State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Massachusetts State SSI Supplement topic.

Updated the Massachusetts Temporary Shelters topic.

Updated the Michigan State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Minnesota State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Missouri State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Montana State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Nebraska State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Nevada State SSI Supplement topic with current data.

Updated the New Hampshire State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the New Jersey State SSI Supplement topic with current data.

Updated the New Mexico State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the New York State SSI Supplement topic with current data.

Updated the North Carolina State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Ohio State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Oklahoma Maximum Income, Resource, and Payment Standards Appendix C-1 external data file with current information.

Updated the Oregon State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Pennsylvania State SSI Supplement topic with current data.

Updated the Rhode Island State SSI Supplement topic with current data.

Updated the South Carolina State SSI Supplement topic with current data.

Updated the South Dakota State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Texas State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Utah State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

Updated the Vermont State SSI Supplement topic with current data.

Updated the Virginia 2-1-1 topic.

Updated the Virginia ABD with Income 80% FPL topic with new information effective March 1, 2009.

Updated the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) Offices topic with current information.

Updated many links with current URLs in the Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS) Offices topic.

Updated the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) Offices topic with current information.

Updated many internal data tables with new income limit information for the various Virginia Medicaid Covered Groups related to 2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines.

Updated the Virginia Medicaid Resource Exclusions topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia Medicaid Resource Limits topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Agreement topic with new external data file.

Updated the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Financial Eligibility topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Good Cause Exceptions topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia MEDICAID WORKS - Overview topic with new information effective January 23, 2009.

Updated the Virginia SSI State Supplement topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia TANF - Federal Poverty Level topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia TANF - Gross Countable Income topic with current information.

Updated the Washington State SSI Supplement topic with current data.

Updated the Wisconsin State SSI Supplement topic with current data.

Updated the Wyoming State SSI Supplement topic with latest available data from SSA.

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Version 7.5.0

Updated internal data tables with new rates for many Federal programs effective January 1, 2009.

Updated the Alert: Student Earned Income Exclusion topic with current information.

Updated the Alert: Student Earned Income Exclusion (Couple) topic with current information.

Updated the Countable Earnings - SSDI (Title II) topic with current information.

Added the Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA) topic.

Updated the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) topic with current information.

Added the Educational Program Accounts topic.

Updated the Federal Benefit Rate - SSI topic with current information.

Updated the Getting Medicare Part B topic with current information.

Updated the Medicaid Per Capita Average Expenditures topic with current information.

Updated the Medicaid Per Capita Average Expenditures - Previous Years topic with current information.

Updated the Medicare Buy-In for People with Disabilities Who Work - SSDI topic with current information.

Updated the Medicare - Financing, Liabilities, and Payments topic with current information.

Updated the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage - Extra Help With Costs topic with current information.

Updated the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage - Frequently Asked Questions topic with current information.

Updated the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage - Interaction With Other Programs topic with current information.

Updated the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage - Overview topic with current information.

Updated the Medicare Premiums, Deductibles, and Co-Insurance topic with current information.

Updated the Medigap Policies (Medicare Supplement Insurance) - Overview topic with current information.

Updated the Names of State SNAP (Food Stamps) Programs topic with current information.

Added the Qualified Tuition Program (QTP or "529 Plan") topic.

Updated the Social Security Administration Forms topic with current information.

Updated the SSI Glossary topic with current information.

Updated the SSI Resources - Exclusions topic with current information.

Updated the Student Earned Income Exclusion topic with current information.

Updated the Student Earned Income Exclusion Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Substantial Gainful Activity topic with current information.

Updated most Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [Food Stamps] topics with program changes contained in Public Law 110-246, The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) -- including a name change to the "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" or SNAP, as well as new rates for Federal Fiscal Year 2009, effective October 1, 2008.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamps) Benefit Levels topic with current information.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamps) Income Tests topic with current information.

Updated the SNAP (Food Stamps) Resource Tests topic with current information.

Added the SNAP (Food Stamps) Dependent Care Cost All Ages topic.

Updated the SSA Red Book topic with current information.

Updated the State 1619(b) Threshold Amounts topic with current information.

Added the State 1619(b) Threshold Amounts - 2008 topic with archival information.

Updated the Ticket to Work Regulation Changes - 2008 topic with current information.

Updated the Trial Work Period topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Death Pension Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Disability Compensation Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Disability Pension topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Improved Pension Amount topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve) topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Other Disability Benefits topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Spina Bifida Allowance topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Vocational Rehabilitation Rates topic with current information.

Updated the Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Women Vietnam Veterans' Children With Birth Defects topic with current information.

Updated the WIC - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - Contact Information topic with current information.

Updated the Connecticut Workers Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Delaware Medicaid - Long Term Care Financial Eligibility topic with current information.

Updated the Georgia Non-Emergency Transportation - Medicaid topic with current information.

Updated the Iowa Eligibility for Benefits Desk Aid topic with current information.

Updated the Iowa SSI Federal Benefit Rate topic with current information.

Updated the Illinois Workers Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Louisiana Workers Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Massachusetts Workers Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Oklahoma Child Care Eligibility/Rates Schedule Appendix C-4 internal data file with current information.

Updated the Oklahoma Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program - Application Procedures topic with current information.

Updated the Oklahoma Maximum Income, Resource, and Payment Standards Appendix C-1 internal data file with current information.

Updated the Oklahoma SSI State Supplement topic with current information.

Updated the Oklahoma Workers Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Rhode_Island Workers Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the South Carolina Medicaid Program - Working Disabled Financial Eligibility topics with current information.

Updated the South Carolina Medicaid Program - Working Disabled Program Overview topics with current information.

Updated the South Carolina Housing Supports topics with current information.

Updated the Texas Workers Compensation Summary topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia Aged, Blind, and Disabled Income Exclusions - Medicaid topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia Assistive Technology Assessments topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia DRS Financial Participation in Cost of Services topic with current information.

Updated the Virginia Student Earned Income Exclusion - ABD Income Exclusion - Medicaid topic with current information.

Updated the Wyoming Workers Compensation Summary topic with current information.

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Version 7.4.0

Updated the Food Stamp Program - Overview topic with summary of upcoming significant changes contained in Public Law 110-246, The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) -- including a name change to the "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" or SNAP.

Updated the Food Stamp Allotments (Benefits) topic with upcoming changes contained in FCEA.

Updated the Food Stamp Dependent Care Deduction topic with upcoming changes contained in FCEA.

Updated the Food Stamp Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) topic with upcoming changes contained in FCEA.

Updated the Food Stamp Excluded Resources topic with upcoming changes contained in FCEA.

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