.14 Each month the CWD is required to update the appropriate screen in the Medi-Cal Eligibility Data System (MEDS) to indicate an individual’s work or exemption status. The update shall be done after the month’s food stamp issuance and before the next month’s food stamp issuance.
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FOOD STAMP REGULATIONS ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS (ABAWD) (Continued) HANDBOOK BEGINS HERE Example - An individual applies for food stamps for the first time in March 1997 and is determined exempt from the ABAWD work requirement. The individual’s exemption ends during December 1997 and he becomes subject to the ABAWD work requirement as of January 1, 1998. The county would track the individual’s ABAWD compliance or exemption status for all months food stamps are received during the 36-month period which began January 1, 1998 and ends December 31, 2000. HANDBOOK ENDS HERE