1. (a) The county of responsibility for determining Medi-Cal eligibility for persons whose eligibility as MN, MI or Other PA is determined as part of a family, or based on family income, shall be either of the following:

   1. (1) The county in which the family's residence is located.
   2. (2) The county of physical presence if the family's residence is unclear.
2. (b) The county of responsibility for determining Medi-Cal eligibility for a family which includes a person under age 21 or, through December 31, 1982, an MI person, living away from the home and who is claimed by his/her parent as a dependent in order to receive a tax credit or deduction for state or federal income tax purposes shall be the county in which the claiming parent lives as determined in accordance with (a).
3. (c) The county of responsibility for determining Medi-Cal eligibility for a person who is claimed by his/her parent as a dependent or as a deduction for tax purposes and whose parent lives out of state shall be the county in which such person resides as determined in accordance with (a).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 10725 and 14124.5, Welfare and Institutions Code; Section 57(c), Chapter 328, Statutes of 1982; and Section 87(c), Chapter 1594, Statutes of 1982. Reference: Sections 11050, 14005.4, 14005.7, 14008 and 14016(a) and (c), Welfare and Institutions Code.

History

1. New subsections (b) and (c) filed 10-1-82 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 82, No. 40). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 1-29-83.

2. Certificate of Compliance including editorial correction of Note transmitted to OAL 1-28-83 and filed 2-28-83 (Register 83, No. 10).

3. Editorial correction of Note filed 4-12-83 (Register 83, No. 16).