California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14005.26

WIC § 14005.26 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the department shall exercise the option pursuant to Section 1902(a)(l0)(A)(ii)(XIV) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIV)) to provide full-scope benefits with no spend down of excess income under this chapter and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) to optional targeted low-income children pursuant to Section 1905(u)(2)(B) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396d(u)(2)(B)), with family incomes up to and including 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The department shall seek federal approval of a state plan amendment to implement this subdivision.

(2)(A) Pursuant to Section 1902(r)(2) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396a(r)(2)), the department shall adopt the option to use less restrictive income and resource methodologies to exempt all resources and disregard income at or above 200 percent and up to and including 250 percent of the federal poverty level for the individuals described in paragraph (1). The department shall seek federal approval of a state plan amendment to implement this subdivision.

(B)This paragraph shall be inoperative on January 1, 2014.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 78. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023. Conditionally inoperative as provided in subd. (m).