This ACWDL lays out the process county welfare departments need to follow to determine the Medi-Cal eligibility of youth prior to their release from county juvenile facilities, pursuant to SB 1469. Before a juvenile is released, the county juvenile facility provides the necessary information to determine the juvenile’s Medi-Cal eligibility to the county welfare department. The date of release is the date of eligibility. If the juvenile is eligible the county welfare department must supply the juvenile with a temporary paper Medi-Cal card that he or she can use immediately upon release. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations