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Eligibility-Related Terminology:Assets: The financial resources currently owned by, or available to, the client. These include bank accounts,IRAs, stocks, property, etc. Assets are one of the basic eligibility criteria for CAAP, SSI, CAPI and Medi-Cal.Income: The amount of money received by the client on a regular (or irregular) basis. It includes earnedincome (salary) and unearned income (SSDI, SDI, LTD payments). Income does not affect eligibility, but doesaffect Share of Cost (see below).Living Arrangement: This term applies to the situation in which a client lives, and can refer to thecommunity, SNF (skilled nursing facility), B&C (board-and-care home), SRO (single-room occupancy hotel),etc. A client on SSI receives a different amount of SSI based on his or her living arrangement.Share of Cost (SOC): This term is used essentially by the Medi-Cal program and can best be described as amonthly deductible. A client’s SOC is determined by subtracting the Maintenance Need ($620) from theclient’s income, and the remainder is the SOC. This amount must be paid to a provider each month beforeMedi-Cal begins to be billable for services.Note: The financial amounts used as examples above refer to single adults, and are greater for marriedcouples.For More Eligibility-Related Information, Advocacy and Technical Assistance:Bay Area Legal Aid: www.baylegal.orgCenter for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.: www.medicareadvoacy.orgGA Advocacy Project: www.gaap.orgHealth Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program: www.lashicap.orgHomeless Advocacy Project: www.sfbar.org/volunteer/opportunities.aspx#anchor05Legal Services Corporation: www.lsc.govNational Health Law Program, Inc.: www.healthlaw.orgNational Immigration Law Center: www.nilc.orgNational Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty: www.nlchp.orgNational Senior Citizens Law Center: www.nsclc.orgNational Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives: www.nosscr.orgPositive Resource Center: www.positiveresource.orgWestern Center on Law and Poverty: www.wclp.orgDPH Disability Evaluation and Advocacy Project: 865-5250HSA Disability Evaluation and Consultation Unit: 558-4340HSA Medi-Cal Office: 558-100091