To the extent permitted by federal law, and subject to the limitation in subdivision (c), each county welfare department shall, if appropriate, exempt a household from complying with face-to-face interview requirements for purposes of determining eligibility at initial application and recertification, according to the following:
(a)
The county welfare department shall screen each household’s need for exemption status at application and recertification.(b)
A person eligible for an exemption under this section may request a face-to-face interview to establish initial eligibility or to comply with recertification requirements .(c)
Nothing in this section shall limit a county’s ability to require an applicant or recipient to make a personal appearance at a county welfare department office if the applicant or recipient no longer qualifies for an exemption or for other good cause.
Source:
Section 18901.10, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=18901.10..