COVID-19
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COVID-19 individual stimulus payment for dependents of Social Security, SSI and VA benefits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a special alert that Social Security and Railroad Retirement recipients who enter information on the IRS portal by noon Eastern time on April 22, 2020 can get the $500 per dependent…
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COVID-19 and Extended Foster Care
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is extending the Extended Foster Care program for nonminor dependents currently in Extended Foster Care who turn 21 on or after April 18, 2020 until June 30, 2020. Before a nonminor…
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COVID-19 personal protective equipment for IHSS providers
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) informs counties that personal protective equipment is being made available to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority offices in each county to distribute to IHSS Providers who are taking care of…
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COVID-19 extended sick leave for food service workers
Governor Newsom has issued an Executive Order giving extended sick leave to food service workers impacted by COVID-19. The Order grants 80 additional hours of sick leave to food service workers, as defined in the Order, who were…
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COVID-19 insurance refunds, credits and reductions
The Department of Insurance (DOI) has orders insurers to make premium refunds for March and April, 2020 because of COVID-19 because of curtailed activities of policyholders. These refunds are for private auto insurance, commercial auto insurance, workers’ compensation…
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COVID-19 IHSS initial assessments
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is now allowing initial In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) assessment to be done by video call. Counties must continue to do initial face-to-face assessments when appropriate. Quality Assurance/Program Integrity home visits…
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COVID-19 overpayment and overissuance collection
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding temporary changes to Franchise Tax Board (FTB) and Treasury Offset Program (TOP) collection of CalWORKs overpayments and CalFresh overissuances. On March 25, 2020, FTB suspended all non-tax…
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COVID-19 treatment of individual stimulus for CalWORKs and CalFresh
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance about how the individual stimulus payment is to be treated for purposes of CalWORKs, CalFresh and TCVAP. Individual stimulus payments are excluded from being considered income in the…
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COVID-19 guidance on various Medi-Cal issues
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has issued guidance on various Medi-Cal issues affected by COVID-19. The county computer systems were successfully programmed to delay processing of annual renewals and reported changes, and delay discontinuances and negative…
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COVID-19 guidance for child care R&Rs and LPCs
The California Department of Education (CDE) has issued guidance for child care Resource and Referral (R&R) programs and Local Planning Councils about requirements because of COVID-19. R&Rs and LPCs must remain open and operate virtually. They must be…