49-001 PROGRAM DEFINITION

.1 The Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) provides cash assistance to aged, blind, and disabled legal immigrants who are not citizens and who successfully complete an application process. The program must be administered by a county or consortium of counties and supervised by the department. .2 "Federal and state laws and regulations governing the SSI/SSP program," as used in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 18940 and in Section 49-013 of these regulations, means generally those laws and regulations pertaining to eligibility, except those pertaining to immigration status. It does not include laws and regulations pertaining to administrative procedures, those that are difficult or impossible to replicate due to technical or program limitations, or those that are inconsistent with the purpose of the CAPI program, as determined by the Department. NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 10553, 10554, 18943, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 18937, Welfare and Institutions Code.