2016 California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES
PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 10 - CalFresh
Section 18901.10.a.
18901.10. To the extent permitted by federal law, and subject to the limitation in subdivision (c), each county welfare department shall, if appropriate, exempt a household from complying with face-to-face interview requirements for purposes of determining eligibility at initial application and recertification, according to the following:
(a) The county welfare department shall screen each household s need for exemption status at application and recertification.
(b) A person eligible for an exemption under this section may request a face-to-face interview to establish initial eligibility or to comply with recertification requirements .
(c) Nothing in this section shall limit a county s ability to require an applicant or recipient to make a personal appearance at a county welfare department office if the applicant or recipient no longer qualifies for an exemption or for other good cause.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 743, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
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