GroundRules
WIC § 11253.2
Where this section sits in the code
- Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
- DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]
- PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE [11000. - 15771.]
- CHAPTER 2. California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act [11200. - 11526.5.]
- ARTICLE 2. Eligibility for Aid [11250. - 11270.]
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an application for aid filed on behalf of a child to whom Section 309, 361.45, or 16519.5 applies shall be processed pursuant to an expedited process as determined by the department in consultation with the counties.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply if the person who applies for aid on behalf of a child described in subdivision (a) is also an applicant for or a recipient of benefits under this chapter.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person who applies for aid on behalf of a child described in subdivision (a) shall be exempt from identity verification requirements for the CalWORKs program.
(2) A relative caregiver who is also an applicant for or a recipient of benefits under this chapter shall comply with the identity verification requirements for the CalWORKs program, as those statutory and regulatory requirements existed on October 1, 2018.
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