Interim Statewide Automation Welfare System (ISAWS) Project
The ISAWS application provides uniformity and consistency in the application of public assistance programs and policies through the use of interactive screens with a full complement of case action support tools. ISAWS currently supports the CalWORKs, Food Stamp, Medi-Cal, County Medi-Cal Services Program (CMSP), Foster Care, and Refugee Assistance programs. The ISAWS application contains over 6000 eligibility rules which are used in making the eligibility determination for these public assistance programs. The ISAWS project is responsible for updating the ISAWS application with current regulation changes and/or policy interpretations as they arise. Corrections to system functionality not specifically relating to a regulation change are driven by issues discovered in the counties.