COVID-19

Medi-Cal public health crisis or disaster reminders

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The Department of Health Care Services has issued a reminder regarding Medi-Cal processes during a public health crisis for disaster.  For all populations affected by a public health crisis or disaster, counties must continue to provide benefits beyond the certification period, as needed, to provide additional time to submit renewals or verifications.

Counties must also modify eligibility requirements at application or renewal to allow for self-attestation.  Counties can accept an affidavit under penalty of perjury to verify residency, income and property when individuals are not able to provide necessary verification because of a public health crisis or disaster.

Counties may receive urgent intercounty transfer requests when beneficiaries need to relocate to be with friends or family in another county.  Beneficaries may contact either the sending county or the receiving county to assist with either a permanent or a short-term transfer of their case.   (MEDIL I-20-06, March 12, 2020.)

EDD benefits eligibility for Covid-19

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The Employment Development Department (EDD) has issued a statement on its website about benefits eligibility for people impacted by Covid-19.   People certified by a medical professional as unable to work due to having or being exposed to COVID-19 are eligible for State Disability Insurance.

People unable to work because you are caring for an ill or quarantined family member with COVID-19  as certified by a medical professional are eligible for Paid Family Leave, which is up to 6 weeks of benefits.

People who have reduced work hours because the employer has reduced hours or shut down operations due to COVID-19, can file for Unemployment Insurance.

In addition, employers experiencing a slowdown in their businesses or services as a result of the coronavirus impact on the economy may apply for the UI Work Sharing Program which allows employers to retain their trained employees by reducing their hours and wages that can be partially offset with UI benefits.  (EDD Coronavirus-2019.)