Q: Will the aid codes still come over as 40-non-federal? If eligibility won't be determined until later, will the Eligibility Worker be able to update the aid code after the case is approved by the CalSAWS Eligibility Supervisor?
A: The aid code is determined by CalSAWS. Eligibility Determination and Benefit Calculation (EDBC) will still run to determine an initial aid code while CalSAWS intake is processed (for those counties who issue under non-federal funds initially and finish processing the Foster Care application later). In the State ID section of the Person Record, if no aid code has been received from CalSAWS, the CWS-CARES user can set the aid code to 40 if that is the county business practice. Once CalSAWS sends an aid code to CWS-CARES as a result of running EDBC, then that aid code is reflected on the Eligibility Record and is available to be selected on the Person Record for the State ID. CWS-CARES will continue to work with CalSAWS to determine the appropriate information is sent, including the Legal Authority.