FLEEING FELON MATCH (FFM)

California Department of Social Services Guide To:

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History:

• Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996

• Assembly Bill 1542• In 1998, the FFM was implemented

statewide.

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Data Sources:

• California Department of Justice (DOJ)• County Social Services Agencies / Special

Investigations Units

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Criteria:

The FFM uses recipients Social Security Number (SSN) from DOJ. Records where the SSN does not match will be matched on the name, any alias/also known as (a.k.a.) as reported on the DOJ file, date of birth, and sex.

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Tolerance Level:

FFM does not provide tolerance levels for CalWORKs and CalFresh. Counties will receive FFM information for each case that has a match.

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Frequency:

The match is sent monthly.

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Method:

Secure File Transfer (SFT) electronic format OR

Golden State Overnight (GSO) courierA receipt of acknowledgement

(included in the package) for paper delivery is required to be faxed back to CDSS

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Age of Data:

This information is current upon receipt by the County.

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Mandates:

• Public Law 104-193• WIC 11486.5

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Questions? Comments?

Email us!CDSSfraudprevention@dss.ca.gov