Welfare and Institutions Code section 12200.03

(a)

Notwithstanding any other law, and subject to subdivision (b), on the first day of the first month following 90 days after the effective date of the act that adds this section, the maximum aid payment for an individual, as specified in Section 12200, except subdivisions (e), (g), and (h) of that section, shall be reduced to equal the minimum amount required by the federal Social Security Act in order to maintain eligibility for federal funding under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, contained in Subchapter 19 (commencing with Section 1396) of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code.

(b)

Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in no event shall the payment schedules be reduced below the level of the state’s March 1983 payment standards, as adjusted by the federal Social Security Administration, pursuant to Section 416.2096(b) of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Source: Section 12200.03, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=12200.­03.­ (updated Jun. 29, 2011; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

Last Updated

Jun. 29, 2011

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