(a) The department shall require that each applicant for or beneficiary of Medi-Cal, including a child, who is not a recipient of aid under the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) shall provide their social security account number, or numbers, if they have more than one such number. (b) The requirement for a social security account number shall be a condition of eligibility only for the applicant who is seeking or the beneficiary who is receiving (1) full-scope medical benefits or (2), pursuant to Section 14007.5, restricted medical benefits (emergency and pregnancy-related services only), and, in either case, who declares, as required in subdivision (d), that they are a citizen or national of the United States, and, if they are not a citizen or national of the United States, that they have satisfactory immigration status. (c) The requirement for a social security account number shall not be a condition of eligibility for the applicant who is seeking or the beneficiary who is receiving, pursuant to Section 14007.5, restricted medical benefits (emergency and pregnancy-related services only), and who has not made the declaration, as required in subdivision (d), that they are not a citizen or national of the United States, and, if they are not a citizen or national of the United States, that they do not have satisfactory immigration status. (d) Every applicant or beneficiary or, in the case of a child, by the childâs caretaker relative or legal guardian on their behalf shall declare, under penalty of perjury, that they are, or are not, any of the following: (1) A citizen of the United States. (2) A national of the United States. (3) A person who has satisfactory immigration status. (e) (1) Notwithstanding Section 50301.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, an individual who declares to be a citizen or national of the United States in accordance with Section 1903(i)(22) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396b(i)(22)) shall present satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality in compliance with Section 1903(x) (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396b(x) of the federal Social Security Act). Except as otherwise provided in Section 14007.2 and in paragraph (7), no services shall be available under this chapter for an individual who fails to comply with the documentation requirements of this section. (2) (A) The documentation required pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be provided once by each individual, as follows: (i) During the initial application process for applicants. (ii) During the redetermination process for existing beneficiaries. (B) If the documentation is obtained from a beneficiary, the county shall maintain a copy of the documentation in the case file of the beneficiary, and shall not request this documentation again. (C) If electronic verification is used, a record of the documentation shall be maintained in the case record and shall not be requested again. (D) Once the required documentation has been obtained by the county, the beneficiary shall not be required to provide it again, even if they are transferring to or applying in a new county. (3) To the extent that federal financial participation is available, the department shall provide for exceptions or alternatives to the documentation requirements imposed by this subdivision as a means of providing individuals with increased flexibility and ability to provide satisfactory documentary evidence within a reasonable period of time. These exceptions or alternatives may include, but shall not be limited to, using an expanded list of acceptable documents, relying on electronic data matches for birth certificates, relying on a sworn affidavit of citizenship with respect to an individual who can demonstrate good cause for their inability or other failure to provide the required documentation, and relying on other information that may be available electronically. (4) (A) To the
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