California Department of Social Services - State Hearings Division
Notes from the Training Bureau - April 12, 2004

Item 04-04-01A
Paraphrased Regulations

This version of the paraphrased regulations provides additions and revisions in CAPI and food stamps as well as one paraphrased regulation citing All County Information Notice I-65-86 regarding bankruptcy. There are 30 new paraphrased regulations and 19 revised ones.

There is one new issue code (826) and two revised issue codes as follows:

215 Expedited service/Transitional Food Stamps
826 CAPI Sponsor Deeming
1210 Wages/Bankruptcy

The revisions and additions to the paraphrased regulations are the following:

Revised

232-1B Old Rule: Qualified noncitizens who are potentially eligible for FS (63-405.11, eff. 3/2/00)
232-1C Old Rule: Noncitizens who were eligible for 7 years under regulations in effect from 11/1/98-3/2/00; eligibility for retroactive benefits (63-405.12, eff 11/1/98 per 63-031.2; 63-032.3)
252-9 Inclusion of income and resources of disqualified or excluded HH member (63-503.441)
267-1 Computation of income of HHs with excluded members (63-503.442)
282-1 Discontinued income defined; income received in beginning months which is noncontinuous into the budget month is not to be retrospectively budgeted (63-503.232(d)(1))
286-2 What nonmonthly reporting HHs must report (63-505.51)
303-2 Reasons for deferring from mandatory participation in FSET (63-407.811)
305-2 Required notice when county determines that noncompliance was without good cause (63-407.52)
306-1A Length of FS sanctions (63-407.53)
306-3A Reestablishing eligibility after sanction (63-407.612 repealed effective 8/8/03)
307-4 Reimbursement for transportation, child care, and other costs (63-407.83)
308-1 Old Rule: Voluntary quit rules; when applicable (63-408.1 revised effective 8/8/03)
308-6 Old Rule: County duty to determine if good cause quit, and not to delay benefits pending determination (63-408.2 revised effective 8/8/03)
308-7 Requirements for what voluntary quit NOA must include (63-408.21)
308-9 Old Rule: Voluntary quit penalties for applicants who leave employment without good cause (63-408.1, .11, .12 revised effective 8/8/03)
308-9A Old Rule: Reestablishing eligibility after voluntary quit without good cause (63-408.12 revised effective 8/8/03)
321-7 Required ABAWD NOA when alleged failure to meet ABAWD work requirements after 3 "free" months (63-410.4)
825-3A Classes of non-citizens who entered the U.S. on 8/22/96 or later and who may be potentially CAPI eligible (ACL 98-82; 49-020.31)
825-3D Potential eligibility for extended CAPI for individuals ineligible for Basic CAPI; 10-year sponsors' deeming rule (W&IC 18938(a)(3); 49-020.32)

New

211-1 General food stamp application process (63-300.1 and .12)
211-8A Conditions for postponement of SFIS process (63-601.13)
211-10A Right to apply for food stamps on day household contacts food stamp office; no interview requirement before filing application (63-300.31 and .32)
214-6A Conditions for postponement of SFIS process (63-601.13)
215-4 Transitional food stamps for households who lose CalWORKs (ACL 03-66)
215-4A Transitional food stamps eligibility for five months; how TFS benefits calculated (ACL 03-66)
221-2A CW 7 must be signed to be complete (63-504.323)
232-1 Qualified noncitizens who are potentially eligible for FS (63-405.1, .11 and .2 eff. 8/8/03)
240-4 Individuals considered residents of institution when institution provides majority of meals; General Rule: residents of institutions ineligible for food stamps (63-402.4)
240-8 No separate household status for child under 18 under parental control of non-parent household member; when child considered under parental control (63-102(p); 63-402.141)
260-3C Net monthly income of household with elderly or disabled member (63-503.312; ACL 96-56, 01-56, 02-62)
266-2A Money for care of non-household third party beneficiary is excluded (63-502.2(h))
266-3D Public assistance payment normally paid to household, but diverted to third party is income; however, any county payment over and above public assistance is excluded (63-502.2(b)(3))
308-1A New Rule: Voluntary quit or reduced work effort rules (63-408.1, .11 and .12)
308-6A Voluntary quit or reduced work effort rules for applicants (63-408.21 effective 8/8/03)
308-6B Voluntary quit or reduced work effort rules for recipients (63-408.22 effective 8/8/03)
308-6C Individuals who qualify for exemption excused from voluntary quit or reduced work disqualification provision (63-408.3)
321-4C Circumstances where individual has temporary work absences yet may meet ABAWD work requirements (63-408.22)
825-3G Definition of Basic CAPI (49-005(b))
825-3H Definition of Extended CAPI (49-005(e)(4))
825-8K Definitions of "new" and "old" affidavits of support (49-005(a)(1) and (2))
826-1 Income of sponsor and sponsor's spouse deemed to sponsored non-citizen (49-035.723)
826-1A Definitions of "new" and "old" affidavits of support (49-005(a)(1) and (2))
826-1B Sponsor deeming rules apply regardless of actual support by sponsor (49-037.1)
826-2 Deeming rules when sponsor signed "new" affidavit of support (49-037.2)
826-3 Deeming rules when sponsor signed "old" affidavit of support (49-037.3)
826-4 Times when indigence exception from sponsor deeming applies (49-037.41)
826-4A No indigence exception when non-citizen lives with sponsor or receives free room and board (49-037.42)
826-4B When non-citizen is considered unable to obtain food and shelter (49-037.43)
1210-2 General rules regarding overpayments dischargeable in bankruptcy (ACIN I-65-86)