How This Manual Is Updated (MAM)

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Policy revisions are issued by Supervisory Releases (SR), which contain a narrative describing the changes. Replacement manual pages are issued with the SR to internal DHHS holders of the paper version of the manual. The electronic version of the manual, available internally for DHHS as well as on the web, is centrally updated through the Version Control process.

The header of each page identifies:

• the Chapter, Part, or Section number and name;

• the manual affected (MAM);

• the SR number which released the policy;

• the effective date of the policy; and

• for those with access to the Department’s computer network, an automated link to Previous Policy, if applicable.

Part numbers are three digits; the first digit identifies the Chapter (e.g., Part 409 is from Chapter 400). Section numbers further divide the Parts and use the Part number followed by a decimal point and two digits (e.g., 409.01 refers to Chapter 400, Part 409, Section 01).

As this manual is the basis for administering and implementing DFA programs, it will be updated as policy is revised.