California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14006.6

WIC § 14006.6 Effective Jun 30, 2025Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)To the extent required by Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 et seq.) and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, upon the request of either an institutionalized spouse or a community spouse, and upon receipt of relevant documentation of resources, the department shall promptly assess and document the total value of the couple’s resources to the extent either the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse has an ownership interest. Upon completion of the assessment and documentation, the department shall provide a copy of such assessment and documentation to each spouse and shall retain a copy of the assessment.

(b)If the assessment is not part of an application for Medi-Cal, the department may, as a condition of providing the assessment, require payment of a fee not to exceed the reasonable expenses of providing and documenting the assessment.

(c)For purposes of completing the assessment, resources shall be determined, defined, counted, and valued in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 14006, and subject to the maximum resource levels specified in subdivision (a) of Section 14005.62.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 72. (AB 116) Effective June 30, 2025. Operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.