44-209 IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS FOR THE CLAIMING OF FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION

.1 General

If an FBU is determined to be financially eligible and an aid payment is to be issued, it is necessary to determine whether federal financial participation is available for each person in the FBU. For purposes of determining federal financial participation, AFDC recipients shall be categorized into two groups:

a. Federally eligible persons and

b. Essential persons.

What follows is a description of the categories of persons who shall be included in each group.

.2 Federally Eligible Persons

.21 Children

.211 All children who are deprived of parental support and care due to the death (Section 41-420), incapacity (Section 41-430), or continued absence (Section 41-450) of a parent.

.212 All children who are deprived of parental support and care due to the unemployment of a parent who meets federal eligibility conditions as specified in Section 41-440.4.

.22 Adults

.221 The caretaker relative of any federally eligible child under .21 above, or of a child who is receiving SSI/SSP who would otherwise meet the conditions of .21 above.

.222 The second parent of a federally eligible child under .21 above, or of a child who is receiving SSI/SSP who would otherwise meet the conditions of .21 above, when the deprivation of at least one child is the incapacity or unemployment of a parent who meets federal eligibility conditions as specified in Section 41-440.4.

.223 The spouse of an incapacitated caretaker relative when the caretaker relative is a parent of a federally eligible child under .21 above, or of a child who is receiving SSI/SSP who would otherwise meet the conditions of .21 above.

.23 A pregnant woman:

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.231 who has no federally eligible children; and

.232 who has provided the county with medical verification of her pregnancy (see Sections 82-836 and 88-410); and

.233 whose child, if born, and living with the mother would have been federally eligible for AFDC in the month of payment; and either

.234 who is under the age of 19 and has not obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent; or

.235 whose pregnancy has reached the three-month period immediately before the month of anticipated birth. If the child is born prior to the originally estimated date of birth, the anticipated month of birth is changed to the month in which birth occurred and Federal Financial Participation is retroactively available for the three-month period prior to the month of birth.

.3 Essential Persons

.31 An essential person is a stepparent, California domestic partner of the child's parent, or ASP who is not an otherwise federally eligible person under .2 and who:

.311 Is related to a child determined to be federally eligible under .21, or

.312 Is related to a child who is either receiving SSI/SSP or sanctioned by GAIN who would otherwise be federally eligible under .21.

.32 Repealed by Manual Letter No. EAS-91-14, effective 10/1/91.

.4 Repealed by Manual Letter No. EAS-96-07, effective 9/1/96.

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 10553, 10554, and 10604, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: 45 CFR 233.20(a)(2)(vii), FSA-AT-91-1 dated January 1, 1991; and Sections 10553, 10554, 10604, 11203, and 11450(b), Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section 297.5(a), Family Code.

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