Public social services: state of emergency or health emergency.
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Fiscal committee
No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to ensure continued access to public social services, like CalWORKs, CalFresh, and Medi-Cal, for individuals affected by state or health emergencies. It requires the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services to provide continuous eligibility for recipients and beneficiaries who have been displaced or otherwise impacted by these emergencies. The bill also includes provisions to streamline eligibility processes and reduce administrative burdens during these times, including automatic pausing of discontinuances and allowing for expedited restoration of eligibility.
Key provisions
- Requires continuous eligibility for CalWORKs, CalFresh, CFAP, IHSS, CAPI, and Medi-Cal for individuals displaced or affected by state or health emergencies.
- Allows counties to immediately restore eligibility for impacted recipients without further verification.
- Suspends semiannual report and annual redetermination requirements for affected recipients for 90 days during a declared emergency.
- Authorizes automated programming to pause eligibility discontinuances.
- Specifies additional qualifying circumstances for Medi-Cal continuous eligibility, including disruptions in services.
- Provides for county directives regarding compliance with the bill's provisions.
- Prohibits appropriation for implementing the bill's provisions.
- Requires reimbursement for any state-mandated costs associated with the bill.
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