41400A Deprivation Table of The Deprivation section includes the following information Contents Topic Regulation Definition of a Parent Questionable Parentage Basis of Deprivation Multiple Deprivation Factors Deprivation of Adopted Children Verification of Deprivation Change in Deprivation Regulation State regulations require the deprivation of parental support or care as 41400 an eligibility factor for CalWORKs A childs deprivation is based on the status of hisher natural or adoptive parent or parents There is no eligibility unless deprivation requirements are met Definition of a A parent is defined as the natural or adoptive married or unmarried Parent father or mother of a child Questionable When there is a question regarding the parentage concerning either Parentage parent of the deprived children the situation will be referred to the Local Child Support Agency LCSA for resolution Basis of A child is considered deprived of parental support and care if either Deprivation parent is deceased Back to Table of physically or mentally incapacitated continually absent from the home in which the child resides or the principal wage earner PWE is unemployed MultipleWhen more than one basis of deprivation exists for the eligible Deprivationchildren or SSISSP child the deprivation of unemployment of one Factors parent will take precedence Deprivation ofDeprivation for an adopted child is based on the status of the adoptive Adopted parents rather than that of the natural parents In a oneparent Children adoption deprivation is based on the absence of the second adopted parent Verification of Except for immediate need request approved on the basis of apparent Deprivation eligibility CalWORKs is not to be authorized until all of the requirements which establish deprivation are met and verified Change in Deprivation Back to Table of When a basis for deprivation ceases midquarter the HSS must not take midquarter action based on changes in deprivation Any change in deprivation must be reported on the QR 7 and any change in eligibility or grant amount that results from the change in deprivation will be effective the first day of the next QR Payment Quarter