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CA Welf & Inst Code § 18939 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 10.3 - Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants|Section 18939.

18939.  (a) Any person who is found to be eligible for federally funded SSI by the department shall be required to apply for SSI benefits. An individual may continue to receive benefits under this article if he or she fully cooperates in the application and administrative appeal process of the Social Security Administration. An individual shall continue to be eligible to receive benefits under this article if he or she receives an unfavorable decision from the Social Security Administration.(b) (1) The State Department of Social Services shall require counties with a base caseload of recipients of aid under this chapter of 70 or more to establish an advocacy program to assist applicants and recipients of aid under this chapter in the application process for the SSI program. The department shall encourage counties with a base caseload of recipients of aid under this chapter of 69 or less to establish a similar advocacy program. Counties may, at their option, contract to provide any or all of the required advocacy services.(2) The department shall provide assistance to counties in their efforts to implement an SSI advocacy program (SSIAP) for applicants and recipients of aid under this chapter.(c) The State Department of Social Services shall ensure that its Disability Evaluation Division (DED) expedites the disability evaluations for applicants and recipients of aid under this chapter by utilizing its existing case records sharing procedures to ensure that information from previous DED evaluations for the Medi-Cal program are shared expeditiously with the federal component of the division that is adjudicating the SSI disability application.(d) The State Department of Social Services shall reimburse counties for legal fees incurred by attorneys or other authorized representatives during the appeals phase of the SSI application process only when the county demonstrates that the legal representative successfully secures approval of SSI benefits. The legal fees for each case shall not exceed twice the difference between the maximum monthly individual payment under this chapter and the maximum monthly SSP payment.(e) The department shall report to the Legislature, by July 1, 2007, on the outcomes of county SSI advocacy programs, including the numbers of cases that transitioned to SSI and the amount of savings realized through the transfers.(f) Subdivisions (b) to (e), inclusive, of this section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2011.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 759, Sec. 37. Effective September 30, 2008. Subds. (b) to (e) are inoperative July 1, 2011, by subd. (f).)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18939.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 10.3 - Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants|Section 18939.5.

18939.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who naturalizes while receiving benefits under this article, who remains otherwise eligible for benefits under this article, and who applies for federally funded Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and fully cooperates in the application and administrative appeal process of the Social Security Administration, shall continue to receive benefits under this article until the individual receives SSI benefits or has exhausted all appeals for their initial federal SSI application. A recipient shall not be entitled to receive duplicate payments for any month.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 177, Sec. 40. Effective August 24, 2007.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18940 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 10.3 - Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants|Section 18940.

18940.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the federal and state laws and regulations governing the SSI/SSP program shall also govern the program provided for under this chapter.(b) Federal deeming rules and exemptions governing the SSI/SSP program, including all federal and state laws and regulations designed to protect SSI/SSP recipients and their resources, shall also govern the program provided for under this chapter, except that for immigrants described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 18938 who do not meet exemptions from deeming, the period for deeming of a sponsor’s income and resources shall be 10 years from the date of the sponsor’s execution of the affidavit of support or the date of the immigrant’s arrival in the United States, whichever is later.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, immigrants who are victims of abuse by their sponsor or sponsor’s spouse shall be exempt from deeming. Abuse shall be defined in the same manner as provided in Section 11495.1 and Section 11495.12. A sworn statement of abuse by a victim, or the representative of the victim if the victim is not able to competently swear, shall be sufficient to establish abuse if one or more additional items of evidence of abuse is also provided. Additional evidence may include, but is not limited to, the following:(1) Police, government agency, or court records or files.(2) Documentation from a domestic violence program, or from a legal, clinical, medical, or other professional from whom the applicant or recipient has sought assistance in dealing with abuse.(3) A statement from any other individual with knowledge of the circumstances that provided the basis for the claim.(4) Physical evidence of abuse.(5) If the victim cannot provide additional evidence of abuse, then the sworn statement shall be sufficient if the county makes a determination documented in writing in the case file that the applicant is credible.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 111, Sec. 54. Effective July 30, 2001.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18941 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 10.3 - Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants|Section 18941.

18941.  Benefits provided under this chapter shall be equivalent to the benefits provided under the SSI/SSP program, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3. The benefit amount implemented by the act that added this section shall be retroactive to June 1, 2019.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 123. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18942 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 10.3 - Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants|Section 18942.

18942.  The department shall reimburse the counties for the cost of actual payments made pursuant to this chapter and for the administrative costs actually attributable to those payments. Any appropriation for this chapter may be transferred to pay for the costs of a contract entered into with the federal government to administer this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 329, Sec. 38. Effective August 21, 1998.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18943 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 10.3 - Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants|Section 18943.

18943.  (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, through June 30, 1999, the State Department of Social Services may implement the applicable provisions of this chapter through all county letter or similar instructions from the director.(b) The director shall adopt regulations, as otherwise necessary, to implement the applicable provisions of this chapter no later than July 1, 1999. Emergency regulations to implement the applicable provisions of this chapter may be adopted by the director in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The adoption of emergency regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare.(c) Emergency regulations shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 329, Sec. 38. Effective August 21, 1998.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18944 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 10.3 - Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants|Section 18944.

18944.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate funds in the Budget Act for the purpose of providing services under this chapter.(b) This chapter shall become operative on:(1) October 1, 1998, for those individuals who are eligible for aid under this chapter and are discontinued from the SSI/SSP program effective with their September 1998 benefits as a result of their immigration status under Title IV of Public Law 104-193 and any subsequent amendments thereto. Until the counties begin full operation the department shall cause a payment to each individual or couple to be issued through the Controller so that there is no interruption in these individual’s receipt of aid to which they are eligible under this chapter.(2) November 1, 1998, for applicants for this program to have their applications accepted by county welfare departments, and establish a beginning date of aid. Counties shall have the ability to make eligibility determinations and cause the issuance of payments no later than December 1, 1998, unless the federal government has agreed to provide the services under this chapter at an earlier date.(c) This chapter shall be implemented only during any period that federal benefits are provided under Section 1612(a) of Title 8 of the United States Code.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 147, Sec. 43.5. Effective July 22, 1999.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18986.40 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.82 - Integrated Children s Services Programs|Section 18986.40.

18986.40.  (a) For the purposes of this chapter, “program” or “integrated children’s services programs” means a coordinated children’s service system, operating as a program that is part of a department or State Department of Health Care Services initiative, that offers a full range of integrated behavioral social, health, and mental health services, including applicable educational services, to seriously emotionally disturbed and special needs children, or programs established by county governments, local education agencies, or consortia of public and private agencies, to jointly provide two or more of the following services to children or their families, or both:(1) Educational services for children at risk of dropping out, or who need additional educational services to be successful academically.(2) Health care.(3) All mental health diagnostic and treatment services, including medication.(4) Substance abuse prevention and treatment.(5) Child abuse prevention, identification, and treatment.(6) Nutrition services.(7) Child care and development services.(8) Juvenile justice services.(9) Child welfare services.(10) Early intervention and prevention services.(11) Crisis intervention services, as defined in subdivision (c).(12) Any other service which will enhance the health, development, and well-being of children and their families.(b) For the purposes of this chapter, “children’s multidisciplinary services team” means a team of two or more persons trained and qualified to provide one or more of the services listed in subdivision (a), who are responsible in the program for identifying the educational, health, or social service needs of a child and his or her family, and for developing a plan to address those needs. A family member, or the designee of a family member, shall be invited to participate in team meetings and decisions, unless the team determines that, in its professional judgment, this participation would present a reasonable risk of a significant adverse or detrimental effect on the minor’s psychological or physical safety. Members of the team shall be trained in the confidentiality and information sharing provisions of this chapter.(c) “Crisis intervention services” means early support and psychological assistance, to be continued as necessary, to children who have been victims of, or whose lives have been affected by, a violent crime or a cataclysmic incident, such as a natural disaster, or who have been involved in school, neighborhood, or family based critical incidents likely to cause profound psychological effects if not addressed immediately and thoroughly.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 250. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18986.50 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.84 - Interagency Day Care Program|Section 18986.50.

18986.50.  (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to encourage the development of programs and services, in keeping with Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 18986) and Chapter 12.82 (commencing with Section 18986.40), that enhance the successful development of children and reduce the incidence of juvenile crime and delinquency in the community.(2) The San Bernardino County Youth Justice Center shall provide all available evaluative and operational studies related to its program to any county that requests that information in order to replicate the model or implement a similar program.(b) This chapter is intended to augment existing interagency collaborative efforts by proposing an additional model.(c) This chapter is not intended to supersede or duplicate existing programs, services, or interagency agreements.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 294. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18986.53 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.84 - Interagency Day Care Program|Section 18986.53.

18986.53.  (a) Any county may implement an interagency day care program for multiple needs youths who are either being served by, or are at risk of being served by, the juvenile justice system pursuant to Article 14 (commencing with Section 600) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2. This program shall be based on the San Bernardino County Youth Justice Center model.(b) The program shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:(1) A day treatment center, for the provision of support services for juveniles referred by any of the interagency coordination council members, without the removal of the juvenile from his or her home.(2) Case management services, coordinating the provision of support services by the participating agencies, including county agencies that provide probation services, health services, mental health services, social services, and educational services.(3) Family support and preservation services, including support services for the parents and siblings of the juvenile and for the juvenile.(4) A goal of positive community readjustment and personal responsibility for the juveniles and their families.(5) A process for conflict resolution among agencies.(6) An evaluation component, to track the outcome of treatment under this section and to evaluate effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the program in savings in the costs of incarceration of the juveniles, the costs of out-of-home placement, and other measures determined by the evaluator to be useful in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county may consolidate the functions of the coordinating body implementing the coordination of services for purposes of this chapter into a single body that also includes all of the following:(1) The interagency placement committee meeting the requirements of Section 4096.(2) The interagency case management council established in compliance with Section 5866.(3) The children’s multidisciplinary services team defined in subdivision (b) of Section 18986.40.(d) If a county develops, or is in the process of developing, an evaluation component to identify outcome, cost, and other measures to determine the effectiveness of the program and its cost-effectiveness in providing interagency services for children and adolescents, the evaluation requirements of this chapter shall be integrated with existing evaluation capabilities.(e) The local agency or the department shall seek private funding for the program, particularly money to be used to augment the operation of the program and the support of the affected youth service agencies.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 970, Sec. 2. Effective October 11, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18987.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.86 - Children s Services Program Development|Section 18987.6.

18987.6.  It is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following:(a) Permit all counties to provide children with service alternatives to group home care through the development of expanded family-based services programs and to expand the capacity of group homes to provide services appropriate to the changing needs of children in their care.(b) Encourage collaboration among persons and entities including, but not limited to, parents, county welfare departments, county mental health departments, county probation departments, county health departments, special education local planning agencies, school districts, and private service providers for the purpose of planning and providing individualized services for children and their birth or substitute families.(c) Ensure local community participation in the development of innovative delivery of services by county placing agencies and service providers and the use of the service resources and expertise of nonprofit providers to develop family-based and community-based service alternatives.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 311, Sec. 71. Effective August 19, 1998.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18987.61 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.86 - Children s Services Program Development|Section 18987.61.

18987.61.  (a) Each county may enter into performance agreements with private nonprofit agencies to encourage innovation in the delivery of children’s services, to develop services not available in the community, and to promote change in the child welfare services system.(b) In developing the agreements, counties and service providers shall pursue services that enhance the ability of children to remain in the least restrictive, most family-like setting possible and promote services that address the needs and strengths of individual children and their families.(c) Programs developed pursuant to this section shall operate within the county, or in another county with the approval of that county.(d) If the director issues a waiver pursuant to Section 18987.62, the agreements pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be for a period of up to three years, but may be renewed or extended consistent with any extension of the waiver granted by the State Department of Social Services pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 18987.62.(e) For waivers entered into before January 1, 2010, a county shall provide a report to the director due six months prior to the end of the original agreement period to report on the details of the agreement, the results achieved during its operation, and the applicability of the approach to a wider population. The director shall make these reports available to the Legislature upon request.(f) Commencing January 1, 2010, in order to comply with the reporting requirement set forth in subdivision (e), the county or private nonprofit agency shall fund an independent evaluation of the waiver, with a report of the results due to the department six months prior to the end of the waiver period of three years. The evaluation and report shall include, but need not be limited to, the details of the agreement, the results achieved during its operation, and the applicability of the approach to a wider population. The department, the county, and the private nonprofit agency shall agree with the design and parameters of the independent evaluation prior to the approval of the waiver.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 445, Sec. 1. (AB 488) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18987.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 12.87 - Reform of Residentially Based Services for Children and Youth|Section 18987.7.

18987.7.  (a) The State Department of Social Services shall convene a workgroup of public and private nonprofit stakeholders that shall develop a plan for transforming the current system of group care for foster children or youth, and for children with serious emotional disorders (SED), into a system of residentially based services. The stakeholders may include, but not be limited to, representatives of the department, the State Department of Education, the State Department of Health Care Services, and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; county child welfare, probation, mental health, and alcohol and drug programs; local education authorities; current and former foster youth, parents of foster children or youth, and children or youth with SED; private nonprofit agencies operating group homes; children’s advocates; and other interested parties.(b) The plan developed pursuant to this chapter shall utilize the reports delivered to the Legislature pursuant to Section 75 of Chapter 311 of the Statutes of 1998 by the Steering Committee for the Reexamination of the Role of Group Care in a Family-Based System of Care in June 2001 and August 2002, and the “Framework for a New System for Residentially-Based Services in California” published in March 2006.(c) In the development, implementation, and subsequent revisions of the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a), the knowledge and experience gained by counties and private nonprofit agencies through the operation of their residentially based services programs created under voluntary agreements made pursuant to Section 18987.72, including, but not limited to, the results of evaluations prepared pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 18987.72 shall be utilized.(d) The workgroup described in subdivision (a) shall be the workgroup described in Section 11461.2. The responsibilities described in subdivisions (b) and (c) shall be assumed by the workgroup and the recommendations shall be submitted as set forth in subdivision (f) of Section 11461.2.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 108. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)