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CAREGIVER AUTHORIZATION AFFIDAVIT
NOTICES:
1. This Declaration does not affect the rights of the minor's parents or legal guardian regarding
the care, custody, and control of the minor, and does not mean that the caregiver has legal
custody of the minor.
2. A person who relies on this affidavit has no obligation to make further inquiry or
investigation.
3. This affidavit is not valid for more than one year after the date on which it was executed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TO CAREGIVERS:
1. "Qualified Relative", for purposes of item 5, manes a spouse, parent, stepparent, brother,
sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, first cousin, or
any person denoted by the prefix "grand" or "great", or the spouse of any of the persons specified
in this definition, even after the marriage has been terminated by death or dissolution.
2. the law may require you, if you are not a relative or a currently licensed foster parent, to
obtain a foster home license in order to care for the minor. If you have any questions please
contact your local Department of Social Services.
3. If the minor stops living with you, you are required to notify any school, health care provided,
or health care service plan to which you have given this affidavit.
4. If you do not have the information requested in item 8 (California driver's license or I.D.),
provide another form of identification such as your social Security number or Medi-Cal number.
TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS:
1. Section 48204 of the Education Code provides that this affidavit constitutes a sufficient basis
for a determination of residency of the minor, without the requirement of a guardianship or other
custody order, unless the school district determines from actual facts that the minor is not living
with the caregiver.
2. The school district may require additional reasonable evidence that the caregiver lives at the
address provided in item 4.
TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTH SERVICE PLANS:
1. No person who acts in good faith reliance upon a caregiver's authorization affidavit to provide
medical or dental care, without actual knowledge of facts contrary to those stated on the
affidavit, is subject to criminal liability or to civil liability to any person, or is subject to
professional disciplinary action, for such reliance if the applicable portions of the form are
completed.
2. This affidavit does not confer dependency for health care coverage purposes.