Form Temp 2173 - New Cash Aid And Food Stamp Rules Fingerprint Imaging And Photo Imaging

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
NEW CASH AID AND FOOD STAMP RULES
FINGERPRINT IMAGING AND PHOTO IMAGING
(“Imaging” is a fingerprint and/or photograph done by a computer.)
As of
, the county must get
The Rules Say That:
fingerprint images and photo images of the following
persons living in the home:
Applicants must be fingerprint/photo imaged before
cash aid can be approved and/or before food stamps
For Cash Aid:
can be issued.
Each parent (natural and adoptive parents and aided
Recipients must also be fingerprint/photo imaged.
step-parents) and/or caretaker relative of an applicant
The county will send an appointment letter telling when
or aided child(ren).
and where to go to be fingerprint/photo imaged.
Each parent and/or caretaker relative who can apply
Refusal or Failure to Cooperate: When anyone who is
for or get aid because they have certain excluded
required to cooperate with these rules refuses or fails to be
child(ren) living in the home. This includes a child who
fingerprint/photo imaged:
gets SSI/SSP (Supplemental Security Income/State
Supplementary Payment).
Cash aid benefits will be denied or stopped for the
entire assistance unit; and/or
Each applicant or aided adult.
No benefits will be issued to the entire food stamp
A pregnant woman applying for or getting aid for
household.
herself only.
Confidentiality: The fingerprint/photo images are
For Food Stamps:
confidential. They can only be used to prevent or
prosecute welfare fraud.
The county uses the
All eligible adult household members.
fingerprint/photo images to:
Anyone under age 18 who applies for or receives food
See if anyone is trying to get aid using someone else’s
stamps as a separate household.
name and social security number; and
The ineligible parent or authorized representative.
Be sure the applicant/recipient is not getting aid in
more than one case or in more than one county at a
time.
Exception to the Rules: Persons who have certain
medically verified physical conditions may be temporarily
or permanently excused from the imaging rules.
The process for getting your fingerprint/photo images with the statewide imaging system is quick and easy. If you
have any questions about these new rules, ask your worker.
TEMP 2173 (3/00) REQUIRED - SUBSTITUTE PERMITTED

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