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CA Welf & Inst Code § 10809 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10809.

10809.  The county department shall administer the public social services authorized or permitted under the applicable portions of this code in accordance with the regulations of the department and the State Department of Health Services.The county department shall make such reports to the appropriate department as may be required.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10810.

10810.  Subject to the approval of the department each county department is authorized to sponsor and conduct programs for the recruitment, training, and utilization of volunteers to assist county department employees in the performance of office duties and to aid in performing services in the counties including but not limited to the following:(a) Friendly visiting of the indigent aged;(b) Finding homes for foster children;(c) Escorting and transporting recipients to clinics and other destinations; (d) Aiding in location of improved housing;(e) Teaching homemaking skills and aiding in budgeting and care of the household;(f) Providing tutoring and other educational aid.Volunteers shall not duplicate services performed by county department employees.The county department shall maintain the confidentiality of records of recipients.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10812 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10812.

10812.  In addition to services, as defined in Section 10053, that may be required under this division a county may provide any service permitted by federal law and for which federal participation is available.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 578.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10813.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4 - County Departments|Section 10813.1.

10813.1.  Each county shall submit to the department by December 31 of each year a comprehensive plan for the financing and delivery of social services for the next fiscal year to meet the purposes of Section 10053. Such plan shall specify a priority of services for adults and for families and children.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 432.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10816 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10816.

10816.  The system shall have the following goals:(a) Prompt and accurate verification of eligibility.(b) Accurate computation and timely disbursal of benefits for such public assistance programs.(c) Equitable, timely, and consistent treatment of recipients within each program.(d) Reduction of administrative complexity.(e) Strict enforcement of management and fiscal controls.(f) Collection of management information.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 282.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10817 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10817.

10817.  The department shall seek advice and assistance from the State Department of Health Services and counties in the planning and implementation of the system so that efficient, effective, and equitable administration of public assistance programs can be maintained.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1133.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10818 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10818.

10818.  The department shall submit to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by August 1, 1984, a detailed work plan for the implementation of the statewide automated welfare system. The work plan shall include at least the following:(a) A detailed description of the functions to be performed by the system.(b) The sequence of the functions to be assumed by the system, and the dates on which the functions would be assumed.(c) The long-range design goals for California’s welfare computer systems.(d) The cost of the equipment and the administrative costs of implementing the system.(e) The impact of such a system on the administration of such public assistance programs.(f) Mechanisms by which the savings resulting from computer systems development can be recouped through reduced welfare administrative costs.(g) A detailed description of how the data will be collected, stored, and disseminated to protect the privacy of individuals to ensure the confidentiality of such data.(h) Recommendations for necessary legislative changes to implement the system. The department shall provide to the counties no later than July 15, 1984, copies of the draft of the detailed work plan. The counties may submit no later than August 15, 1984, to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee their comments and recommendations on the detailed work plan.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 268, Sec. 40.7. Effective June 30, 1984.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10819 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10819.

10819.  The department may test the system in several counties prior to actual statewide implementation. Criteria in selecting county test sites may include high dollar error rates for overpayments and payments to ineligibles, high administrative unit costs, size of county, and scope of data-processing activities.The department may delay implementation of the system in counties where not cost effective. If the implementation is delayed in such counties, the counties shall make available their data on a timely basis so that a statewide file on public assistance recipients can be maintained.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 268, Sec. 40.9. Effective June 30, 1984.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10820 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10820.

10820.  To ensure statewide uniformity in program administration, the department shall do the following:(a) Develop and publish an exclusive manual of standards procedures for use by county welfare departments in their daily administration of public assistance programs.(b) Provide a comprehensive training package for the use of the uniform standards manual.(c) Develop standard forms to use with the statewide automated welfare system.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 268, Sec. 41.2. Effective June 30, 1984.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10823 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10823.

10823.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to reduce or otherwise impair the authority of the State Department of Health Services under Sections 10740 and 14100.1 as the single state agency responsible for administration of the medical assistance program. However, the State Department of Social Services shall develop and implement a statewide automated welfare system for the public assistance programs as provided in Section 10815. The department, in developing this system, shall recognize and utilize to the extent feasible, the centralized Medi-Cal eligibility system now maintained by the State Department of Health Services, and shall ensure that the fully implemented system shall meet those Medi-Cal program requirements deemed necessary by the State Department of Health Services. Both departments shall coordinate their efforts to ensure the mutual benefits of the statewide automated welfare system.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 268, Sec. 41.7. Effective June 30, 1984. See same-numbered section, as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 846.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10823.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10823.1.

10823.1.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that representatives from the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Health Care Services, the Office of Systems Integration, the SAWS consortia, and the counties meet with advocates, clients, and other stakeholders no less than quarterly to review the development status of the California Automated Consortium Eligibility System (CalACES) and the California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS) projects.(b) Meeting agendas shall be established based on input from all parties, who may indicate their priorities for discussion.(c) The State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Health Care Services, the Office of Systems Integration, and the SAWS consortia shall engage with stakeholders to discuss current and planned functionality changes, system demonstrations of public portals and mobile applications, and advocates’ identification of areas of concern, especially with the design of public-facing elements and other areas that directly impact clients.(d) These meetings shall commence in the summer of 2018 and shall continue at least quarterly through development, implementation, and maintenance.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 35, Sec. 16. (AB 1811) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10823.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10823.2.

10823.2.  (a) The State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Health Care Services, and the Office of Systems Integration shall develop, in consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association of California, the SAWS consortia, and stakeholders, a formal process for health and human services advocates and clients to provide input into new or changing public-facing elements of CalACES and CalSAWS.(b) The process described in subdivision (a) shall include public portals, mobile applications, notices, certain ancillary services, and intercounty transfers.(c) The process described in subdivision (a) may include focus groups, user-centered design sessions, and user acceptance testing.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 304. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10823.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10823.3.

10823.3.  (a) The development of the SAWS enrollment and eligibility functionality, case management systems, ancillary services, public portals, and mobile applications shall, to the extent possible within the technology, have the goals of:(1) Minimizing the burden of the overall eligibility process for enrollment and retention of benefits for low-income Californians and streamlining interactions for both clients and eligibility workers.(2) Facilitating applicant and client submission of feedback.(b) The parties listed in subdivision (a) of Section 10823.1 shall jointly update the Legislature at least twice per year through existing processes as to how the SAWS development, implementation, and maintenance minimizes client burden in order to improve access to safety net programs and incorporates ongoing applicant and client feedback towards continuous improvement.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 28. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10823.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10823.5.

10823.5.  The State Department of Social Services shall pay the county share of Merced County’s Merced Automated Global Information Control (MAGIC) application maintenance costs until September 30, 1998, or until Merced County has converted its caseload to one of the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS) consortia systems, whichever occurs first. Merced County shall be the first county implemented under the SAWS consortium system approved for Merced County. Beginning October 1, 1998, Merced County shall pay the county share of MAGIC application maintenance costs based on its percentage share of the total caseload for the consortium approved for Merced County on October 1, 1998. The caseload percentage share shall be adjusted each fiscal year to reflect changes in caseload throughout the consortium. Caseload for the purposes of this section shall be defined as actual average annual duplicated case counts for the most current full fiscal year for the programs included in the consortia system. Beginning October 1, 1998, and until Merced County has converted its caseload to the SAWS consortium approved for Merced County, the department shall pay the difference between the total county share of MAGIC application maintenance costs and the Merced County caseload percentage share of MAGIC application costs.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 606, Sec. 21. Effective October 3, 1997.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10823.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10823.6.

10823.6.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that health and human services programs shall leverage telephonic signature technology to enhance the ability for county human services customers and staff to complete transactions by telephone through the creation of a global telephonic signature solution for use by county human services departments, to the extent permitted by program policy.(b) The California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS) consortium shall be authorized to develop, deploy, and maintain a simple, standalone telephonic signature solution according to the following requirements:(1) The telephonic signature solution shall allow for storage and retrieval of recorded telephonic signatures in compliance with program policy.(2) This telephonic signature solution shall be available until equivalent functionality has been integrated into the following case management systems:(A) CalSAWS.(B) Case Management Information and Payroll System (CMIPS).(C) California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES).(c) This section shall only be implemented to the extent funding is appropriated for these purposes.(d) This section shall be rendered inoperative upon integration of the telephonic signature solution into all statewide systems included in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), and is repealed as of January 1 of the calendar year following the date of the inoperability.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 23. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed by its own provisions. Repealed on January 1 after inoperative date.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10824.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.1 - Statewide Automated Welfare System|Section 10824.5.

10824.5.  (a) Any single state automated welfare system implemented pursuant to this chapter shall include a notification to inform the caseworker of a public assistance program applicant or recipient of the following information:(1) That the applicant or recipient has indicated the need for an accommodation due to disability consistent with Section 12132 of Title 42 of the United States Code and Section 35.130 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) That the applicant or recipient has disclosed a disability or experience of domestic violence that may affect the applicant’s or recipient’s eligibility for certain exemptions from, and exceptions to, requirements imposed by any public assistance program included in the single state automated welfare system pursuant to Section 10823.(b) The State Department of Social Services shall collaborate with county welfare departments in developing the notification required by this section.(c) The notification required by this section shall be immediately visible to the caseworker upon opening the applicant’s or recipient’s file in the system.(d) The department shall include in any amendment of or revision to a form or report that is adopted on or after January 1, 2020, and that is to be completed by an applicant for, or a recipient of, public assistance, using the single statewide automated welfare system, questions that permit the applicant or recipient to disclose a disability, the need for accommodation due to disability, and any experience of domestic violence.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 155, Sec. 1. (SB 735) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10825 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.5 - Aid Payments|Section 10825.

10825.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the method of payment of aid under this part, a county may develop a payment system which, to the extent feasible, spreads the issuance of public assistance warrants evenly over the month. Such a payment system shall not be instituted until approved by the department.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1177.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10826 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.5 - Aid Payments|Section 10826.

10826.  Upon election by a county to utilize the aid payment method provided by this chapter, the county shall submit a plan to the department for approval. The plan shall be approved by the department before it is implemented and shall include provisions for assuring that(a) Each recipient of aid will be assigned a date or dates within the month as the date or dates on which he will be paid in subsequent months;(b) Each warrant will be placed in the mail in order to be delivered on the assigned payment date and that in the event there is no mail delivery on the assigned payment date, the warrant will be placed in the mail in time to be delivered to the payee on the last mail delivery date prior to the payment date; and(c) Upon changing payment dates for any recipient, the recipient will receive a pro rata payment on the old payment date in payment of the aid to which such recipient is entitled prior to the new payment date.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 113.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10827 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.5 - Aid Payments|Section 10827.

10827.  To the extent permitted by federal law and notwithstanding Sections 11006.2, 11056, 11450 and 11455, a county electing to utilize the aid payment method provided by this chapter may establish new eligibility periods and payment periods which may be monthly or semimonthly and which are not limited to a calendar month to correspond with changes of payment dates under this chapter.Changes in eligibility or payment periods under this chapter shall be approved by the department before implementation.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 113.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10831 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.6 - CalWORKs Identity Verification|Section 10831.

10831.  (a) The department shall implement and maintain nonbiometric identity verification methods in the CalWORKs program. The methods approved by the department as of July 1, 2018, satisfy this requirement.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), commencing July 1, 2021, for purposes of identity verification, a CalWORKs applicant or recipient may provide proof of identity via videoconferencing or any other electronic means that allows for a visual interaction between the applicant or recipient and county eligibility staff. Verification conducted in this manner shall satisfy any inperson identification requirement.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 24. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10835 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.7 - Electronic Visit Verification System|Section 10835.

10835.  The State Department of Social Services shall develop and implement an electronic visit verification system (EVV system) for the In-Home Supportive Services program, pursuant to this chapter. For purposes of this chapter, “electronic visit verification system” or “EVV system” means a system as described in subsection (l) of Section 1396b of Title 42 of the United States Code, as added by the federal 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-255).(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 31. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10836 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 4.7 - Electronic Visit Verification System|Section 10836.

10836.  In developing and implementing the EVV system, the department shall adhere to all of the following general principles:(a) The EVV system shall be developed and implemented in a manner and timeframe that avoids payment of the federal financial participation penalties, as described in the federal 21st Century Cures Act.(b) Consistent with the requirements of the federal 21st Century Cures Act, the EVV system shall be developed through a collaborative stakeholder process, and be as minimally burdensome to providers and consumers as is necessary to comply with the federal mandate to implement electronic visit verification.(c) Consistent with the United States Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring (1999) 527 U.S. 581, the EVV system shall not infringe upon the rights of In-Home Supportive Services program consumers.(d) The department shall collaborate with stakeholders to identify the least intrusive manner to record the location of in-home supportive service delivery at the time service begins and ends each day, to the extent necessary to comply with the federal 21st Century Cures Act and related federal guidance.(e) To the maximum extent possible, the EVV system shall leverage the existing electronic and telephonic timesheet systems.(f) The EVV system shall utilize the maximum flexibility allowed by the federal government in the definitions of the terms “personal care services,” “location of services,” and “start and stop time of each service.”(g) The department shall not implement a violations policy or process for in-home supportive service providers as part of electronic visit verification. Social workers shall continue to do individual assessments, and information from electronic visit verification shall not be used to reduce a consumer’s hours.(h) Consistent with the requirements of the federal 21st Century Cures Act, in-home supportive service providers and recipients shall be provided with training on the use of the EVV system.(i) Consistent with the requirements of the federal 21st Century Cures Act and related federal guidance, live-in in-home supportive service providers shall not be subject to electronic visit verification requirements.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 25. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021.)