(a) For all In-Home Supportive Services recipients who were due for a reassessment pursuant to Section 12301.1 between the issuance of Executive Order No. N-29-20 and June 30, 2020, and for whom one was not completed due to the waiver authority set forth in Executive Order No. N-29-20, counties shall have until December 31, 2020, to complete the required reassessments.
(b) Reassessments for In-Home Supportive Services recipients required pursuant to Section 12301.1 on or before December 31, 2020, may be conducted remotely using telehealth, including by video conference or telephone, subject to continuing federal approval.
(c) (1) For applicants and recipients of the Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled Legal Immigrants (Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 18937) of Part 6), all eligibility interviews may be conducted electronically, including by telephone or videoconference, and all application and redetermination forms may be submitted by telephone, email, or facsimile, through the end of the state of emergency declared on March 4, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2) An applicant or recipient applying for the Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled Legal Immigrants (Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 18937) of Part 6) through the end of the state of emergency declared on March 4, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, satisfies the eligibility verification requirement specified in subdivision (a) of Section 18939, that the applicant or recipient is ineligible for Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Program (SSI/SSP) solely due to their immigration status, by providing a verbal attestation that they have applied for SSI/SSP and their application is pending a final determination by the Social Security Administration, or that they have received a final determination and denial by the Social Security Administration.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 15, Sec. 3. (SB 86) Effective April 16, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)