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ACL No. 14-56 Page Three Conferring MCE In California, 200 percent of the FPL has been established as the maximum gross income that a household (for the TANF-funded service, the PUB 275) can have in order to have MCE conferred through receipt of, or online access to, the PUB 275. If a household’s gross income does not exceed 200 percent of the FPL, receipt of the PUB 275 exempts all resources in the determination of eligibility for households who meet all other CalFresh eligibility requirements. Receipt of the PUB 275, in and of itself, does not confer MCE status. Counties must document the case record, or otherwise identify the case, as MCE for quality control purposes. In addition, the case must be re-evaluated and documented for MCE at intake and recertification. Ineligibility for MCE The NACF h ouseholds that have been approved for CalFresh as MCE are subject to the same conditions that result in ineligibility as all other Categorically Eligible (CE) households. Federal guidance and regulations [7 CFR 273.2(j)(2)(vii)] and State regulations (MPP Section 63-301.74) state that households are not CE and are subject to all CalFresh eligibility requirements in the following scenarios:  Any household member who is disqualified for an intentional program violation (IPV).  The head of household does not comply with work requirements.  Any member of a household who has been convicted of a drug-related felony (refer to MPP Section 63-402.229). [Note: With the passage of AB 1468 (Chapter 26, Statutes of 2014) which removes the drug felon ban in California effective April 1, 2015, this may no longer apply. CDSS will address this issue in subsequent guidance.] A household may be conferred MCE status once it is determined that the sanction period has expired and the household meets all other conditions of MCE eligibility. Example #1 – Non E/D Household with Gross Income Below 200 Percent FPL A household comes into the CWD and receives an application packet (or completes an online application). Included in the application packet (or on a linked website) is the PUB 275 (Family Planning brochure). During the intake interview, it is determined that the household’s gross income does not exceed 200 percent of the FPL for its household size. Therefore, the household can be considered MCE-eligible because the gross income did not exceed the maximum allowable for the TANF-funded service and they have received the PUB 275. All other conditions of eligibility must be met before CalFresh benefits can be issued. The individual case record must first document (1) that the household’s gross income did not exceed the limit for the TANF-funded service (PUB 275), (2) that the PUB 275 was provided to the household and (3) that MCE was conferred.