100503.9. (a) (1) Beginning no later than September 1, 2023, and at least monthly thereafter, the Exchange shall request from the Employment Development Department the following information of each new applicant for unemployment compensation, state disability, and paid family leave:
(A) Last name.
(B) First name.
(C) Middle initial.
(D) Social security number.
(E) Date of birth.
(F) Race or ethnicity, to the extent available.
(G) Preferred language.
(H) Gender.
(I) All mailing addresses, including city, state, and ZIP Code.
(J) All telephone numbers, including home, work, and cellular.
(K) Email address, to the extent available.
(L) Date of most recent job loss, to the extent available.
(M) Wages or prior wages.
(N) The Employment Development Department program for which the applicant filed.
(O) Date the claim was filed.
(P) Claimant eligibility status.
(Q) Date initial payment was approved by the Employment Development Department.
(R) The weekly benefit amount.
(S) The benefit period start date.
(T) The benefit period end date.
(2) The Employment Development Department shall provide the information pursuant to paragraph (1) in a manner prescribed by the Exchange.
(3) The Employment Development Department may provide the information pursuant to paragraph (1) more frequently than monthly during periods of high unemployment.
(b) (1) Consistent with subdivision (k) of Section 100503, the Exchange shall market and publicize the availability of health care coverage through the Exchange, and shall engage in outreach activities, to the individuals whose contact information the Exchange receives pursuant to subdivision (a).
(2) The Exchange may use any contact method to communicate with and inform an individual whose contact information the Exchange receives pursuant to subdivision (a) of available health care coverage options through the exchange and to assist those individuals in obtaining health care coverage.
(3) The Exchange shall not disclose personal information obtained from the Employment Development Department without the consent of the applicant.
(4) The Exchange shall at all times take reasonable measures to safeguard the confidentiality of any personal information obtained by the Employment Development Department and shall at no time use or disclose that information for any purpose other than to market and publicize the availability of health care coverage through the Exchange to individuals whose contact information the Exchange receives pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(5) Personal information received by the Exchange from the Employment Development Department shall at all times be subject to applicable privacy and information security-related requirements arising under federal and state law.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 983, Sec. 2. (SB 644) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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