TO: ALL COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS SUBJECT: CDSS PRIVACY AND SECURITY AGREEMENTSecurity Agreement • May 5th, 2020
Contract Type FiledMay 5th, 2020The purpose of this All County Letter (ACL) is to notify counties of the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Privacy and Security Agreement (PSA) and to provide counties with instructions for returning signed agreements to CDSS within 90 days of this ACL. The purpose of the PSA between CDSS and each county department is to ensure the security and privacy of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) contained in the Medi-Cal Eligibility Data System (MEDS), the Applicant Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS), and in data received from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and other sources. Because counties have access to the