Immigration

Public Charge

Federal Proposals

Executive Branch Proposals and Policies

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds – October 10, 2018

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Final Rule: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds – August 14, 2019

CHEAC Activities

• CHEAC Submitted Letter to Federal Register on Proposed Public Charge Rule – November 30, 2018
• Public Charge Template Letter for Local Health Departments – Downloadable Word Document

CHEAC Updates

• Citing Concerns with Pandemic, Federal Judge Halts Public Charge Rule Nationwide – July 31, 2020
• Trump Administration Publishes Proposed Rule on Public Charge – October 12, 2018
• Trump Administration Issues Public Charge Final Rule, Set to Take Effect in October – August 16, 2019

All CHEAC Updates on immigration-related public health issues are available here.

Other Resources

• CHHS Public Charge Guide (English) – California Health and Human Services Agency
• CHHS Public Charge Guide (Spanish) – California Health and Human Services Agency
• Summary of Final Public Charge Rule – CSAC, CHEAC, CBHDA, CWDA, and CAPH
• Alameda County
  • Public Charge Memo
  • Public Charge FAQs
  • Defining Public Charge Infographic
  • Understanding Public Charge Infographic
  • Public Charge Town Hall Flyer
  • Social Services Immigration Resources
• Contra Costa County
  • Public Charge Press Release
  • Public Charge Impact Brief
  • Employment & Human Services Frequently Asked Questions
• Public Charge Contact List – California Department of Social Services (CDSS)
• Estimated Impacts of the Proposed Public Charge Rule on Immigrants and Medicaid – Kaiser Family Foundation
• Changing Public Charge Immigration Rules: The Potential Impact on Children Who Need Care – California Health Care Foundation
• Immigrants and the New Proposed “Public Charge” Rule – California Health Care Foundation
• With Private Health Insurance, Immigrants in California Give More Than They Get – California Health Care Foundation
• How Proposed Changes to the ‘Public Charge’ Rule Will Affect Health, Hunger and the Economy in California – UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
• Medicaid Payments at Risk for Hospitals Under the Public Charge Proposed Rule – Manatt Health
• Proposed Public Charge Rule Could Jeopardize Recent Coverage Gains among Citizen Children – Urban Institute
• Changes to “Public Charge” Inadmissibility Rule: Implications for Health and Health Coverage – Kaiser Family Foundation
• Trump Administration Public Charge Toolkit – Families USA
• Public Charge Resources – California Primary Care Association (CPCA)
• Public Charge Training Modules – California Primary Care Association (CPCA)
• Public Charge & Health Care in California – Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP)

Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth

CHEAC Activities

CHEAC Memos and Resources

• CHEAC Public Health Issues Surrounding Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth – White Paper (Approved by CHEAC General Membership December 6, 2018)