CERTIFICATION
I understand that:
• Any facts I gave, including benefit and income facts, will be
matched with local, state and federal records, such as
employers, the Social Security Administration, tax, welfare and
unemployment agencies, school attendance, etc. And for cash
aid and CalFresh, records will be matched with law
enforcement agencies for arrest warrants.
• All facts I gave, including benefit and income facts, may be
reviewed and checked out by county, state, and federal
personnel, and if I gave wrong facts, my cash aid, CalFresh,
and Medi-Cal may be denied or stopped.
• My case may be picked for reviews to ensure that my eligibility
was correctly figured and I must cooperate fully with county,
state or federal personnel in any investigation or review,
including a quality control review.
• The county will send facts to the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) to verify immigration status and
the facts the county gets from USCIS may affect my eligibility
for cash aid, CalFresh and full Medi-Cal. But if I am applying
for Medi-Cal Only, AND if I am not (a) a lawful permanent
resident alien (LPR), (b) an amnesty alien with a valid and
current I-688, or (c) an alien permanently residing in the United
States under color of law (PRUCOL), the county will not send
facts to the USCIS.
• I must apply for and keep any available health coverage if no
cost is involved; if I do not my Medi-Cal will be denied or
stopped.
• I or other family members will be required to repay any cash aid
I should not have received.
• The CalFresh household, any adult member of a CalFresh
household (even if he/she moves out), the sponsor of a
noncitizen household member or the authorized representative
of residents in an eligible institution may be required to repay
any benefits the household should not have received.
• Any member of my household who is hiding or running from the
law to avoid prosecution, being taken into custody, or going to
jail for a felony crime or attempted felony crime or has been
found by a court of law to be in violation of their probation or
parole cannot get cash aid or CalFresh.
• For cash aid, the county will require that I and certain
household members be fingerprint and photo imaged. Benefits
may be denied or stopped if we do not cooperate.
I also understand that:
I will get disqualification and/or welfare fraud penalties if on purpose I
give wrong facts or fail to report all facts or situations that affect my
eligibility or benefits for cash aid, CalFresh, and Medi-Cal.
For cash aid:
• If I on purpose do not follow cash aid rules, I may be fined up to
$10,000 and/or sent to jail/prison for 3 years. And my cash aid
can be stopped:
- For not reporting all facts or for giving wrong facts:
6 months for the first offense, 12 months for the second, or
forever for the third; and for Refugee Cash Assistance,
3 months for the first and 6 months for any later offense.
- For submitting one or more applications to get aid in more
than one case at the same time: 2 years for the first
conviction, 4 years for the second, or forever for the third.
- For conviction of felony thefts to get aid: 2 years for theft of
amounts under $2,000; 5 years for amounts of $2,000
through $4,999.99; and forever for amounts of $5,000 or
more.
- For giving the county false proof of residency in order to get
aid in two or more counties or states at the same time;
giving the county false proof for an ineligible child or a child
that does not exist; getting more than $10,000 in cash
benefits through fraud; getting a third conviction for fraud in
a court of law or an administrative hearing: forever.
For CalFresh:
• If on purpose I do not follow CalFresh rules, my CalFresh
benefits will be stopped for 12 months for the first violation,
24 months for the second, and forever for the third. And I may
be fined up to $250,000 and/or sent to jail/prison for 20 years.
• If I am found guilty in any court of law because:
- I traded or sold CalFresh benefits for firearms, ammunition,
or explosives, my CalFresh can be stopped forever for the
first violation.
- I traded or sold CalFresh benefits for controlled
substances, my CalFresh can be stopped for 24 months for
the first violation and forever for the second.
- I traded or sold CalFresh benefits that were worth $500 or
more, my CalFresh can be stopped forever.
- I filed two or more applications for CalFresh at the same
time and gave the county false identity or residence
information, my CalFresh can be stopped for 10 years.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America and the State of California that the
information in this statement of facts is true, correct, and complete.
SIGNATURE (PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE, MEDI-CAL APPLICANT, ADULT CALFRESH HOUSEHOLD MEMBER OR CALFRESH AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE)
SIGNATURE (OTHER PARENT LIVING IN THE HOME, IF APPLYING FOR CASH AID) DATE
SIGNATURE OF WITNESS TO MARK, INTERPRETER OR PERSON
ACTING FOR APPLICANT/BENEFICIARY
DATE
CW 8 (11/14) RECOMMENDED FORM
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