California Department of Social Services - State Hearings Division
Notes from the Training Bureau - October 9, 2001

Welfare and Institutions Code (W&IC) §§11323.2(a), and (d), 11323.4(a), and MPP §§42-711.552 and 42-750.11 require that counties provide necessary supportive services to WTW participants. Counties that have not paid transportation costs for WTW participants must reimburse such participants in an amount to which they are eligible.

A notice was mailed to all CalWORKs recipients on or about August 30, 2001. The notice informed them that any WTW participant who incurred transportation costs while participating in WTW, but who was not reimbursed for those transportation costs, has the right to reimbursement. The notice provides instructions to participants on how to contact the WTW worker and reminds them to complete the Transportation Review Request Form on the reverse side of the notice if they want reimbursement for transportation costs incurred.

Counties are also required to display the Transportation Review Request Form in County Welfare Department waiting areas or employment service centers. WTW participants are eligible for reimbursement retroactive to January 1, 1998 if they contact the county through this process and are able to establish they are eligible for reimbursement for transportation services.