ACWDL 00-31 advised that the mandatory face-to-face interview requirement was eliminated for all Medi-Cal applicants effective July 1, 2000.. One section of that ACWDL addressed income verification. This errata to ACWDL 00-31 replaces the section titled Income Verification Change.

The new Income Verification Change section reiterates that only one pay stub is needed to verify income. The pay stub must be the most current pay stub available to the applicant. However, it need not have been issued within the last 30 days as stated in ACWDL 00-31, but must accurately reflect the amount of income reported on the application.

This ACWDL errata includes examples where an applicant provides a pay stub that was received more than 30 days prior to the application, but the paystub is still considered evidence of income. It also provides examples where there is an apparent discrepancy between pay stubs provided and income reported on the application.

This errata states that the county is permitted to request additional income verification if there is such a discrepancy. It also advises that there is no discrepancy if a person reports net income on an application but provides a pay stub verifying gross income in excess of the net earnings reported. Thus if an applicant reports net earnings of $800 on an application, but provides a pay stub showing gross earnings of $1000, counties should use the $1000 gross income amount and not require additional verification.

See also ACWDL 00-42 dated August 16, 2000 regarding this subject.