California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14011.2

WIC § 14011.2 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The department shall require that each applicant for or beneficiary of Medi-Cal, including a child, who is not a recipient of aid under the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) shall provide their social security account number, or numbers, if they have more than one such number.

(b)The requirement for a social security account number shall be a condition of eligibility only for the applicant who is seeking or the beneficiary who is receiving (1) full-scope medical benefits or (2), pursuant to Section 14007.5, restricted medical benefits (emergency and pregnancy-related services only), and, in either case, who declares, as required in subdivision (d), that they are a citizen or national of the United States, and, if they are not a citizen or national of the United States, that they have satisfactory immigration status.

(c)The requirement for a social security account number shall not be a condition of eligibility for the applicant who is seeking or the beneficiary who is receiving, pursuant to Section 14007.5, restricted medical benefits (emergency and pregnancy-related services only), and who has not made the declaration, as required in subdivision (d), that they are not a citizen or national of the United States, and, if they are not a citizen or national of the United States, that they do not have satisfactory immigration status.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 76. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.