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title: 2019 Model policy revisions now available online
description: The 2019 Model Admin Plan and Model ACOP policy revisions are now available! Learn more about this year's revisions and how to get them.
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# [2019 Model policy revisions now available online](https://blog.nanmckay.com/2019-model-policy-revisions-0)

 Written by [NMA](https://blog.nanmckay.com/author/nanmckay) | July 2, 2020

Our writing team has officially completed this year's revision of the [NMA Model Admin Plan and Guide.](https://www.nanmckay.com/p-56-model-admin-plan-and-guide.aspx) For digital subscribers, your policy updates are available immediately on our[ revision subscriptions site](https://revisions.nanmckay.com/_forms/default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f_layouts%2f15%2fAuthenticate.aspx%3fSource%3d%252F&Source=%2F). For hardcopy subscribers, the revision will be shipped out within the next few weeks.

If you're a brand new subscriber, you'll receive a hardcopy version along with instructions and credentials for downloading the electronic files. Please expect a few weeks for the hard copies to arrive.

## 2020 NMA Model Admin Plan and Guide updates include:

- Sweeping changes to the RAD PBV chapter to account for the inssuance of the most recent RAD notice, PIH 2019-23
- Changes to screening policies in light of Office of General Counsel (OGC) guidance released over the last few years
- Updates to policies regarding conducting remote informal reviews and hearings
- Updates to account for the expiration of the "old" method of calculating the Earned Income Disallowance (EID) for participants who qualified prior to May 9, 2016
- Modifications to policies regarding student financial assistance to better reflect the guidance set forth in Notice PIH 2015-21
- Clarifications on the voluntary adoption of Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs), as outlined in Notice PIH 2018-01
- Other clarifications and modifications to reflect industry best practices, and to ensure that the content is user-friendly, current, and in compliance with all HUD regulations and guidance

 

 

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