2012 California Codes
WIC - Welfare and Institutions Code
DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000 - 18996]
PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 10 - CalFresh
Section 18904.1
(a) The director, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall establish methods for CalFresh benefit issuance in all counties which guarantee to low-income households the health-vital nutritional benefits available under this chapter and to achieve the most efficient system for program administration so as to minimize administrative costs.
(b) The director shall maintain methods for over-the-counter and mail issuance of CalFresh benefits in a county until issuance of CalFresh benefits by electronic benefits transfer for all CalFresh recipients in the county has been implemented pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10065) of Part 1.
(c) Until issuance of CalFresh benefits by electronic benefits transfer has been implemented in a county for all CalFresh recipients, the director shall maintain, in the county, methods for over-the-counter issuance that guarantee program accessibility in all cases where a household has been found to be in immediate need of food assistance or where a household has been determined to be eligible for the replacement of a previous issuance.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 227, Sec. 76. Effective January 1, 2012.)
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