(

a) A county plan may provide that the program provided for in this

article shall apply to recipients of aid under

Part 5 (commencing with

Section 17000), except that no funds appropriated for purposes of this

article shall be utilized for purposes of applying this

article to these individuals. (

b) A county plan may also provide that the program provided for in this

article shall apply to refugees receiving Refugee Cash Assistance. (

c) The county shall maintain separate accounting records of expenditures related to applicants for, and recipients of, aid under this chapter, and for the individuals to whom the program applies pursuant to subdivisions (

a) and (b). If a county elects to apply the program provided for in this

article to refugees receiving Refugee Cash Assistance or to refugee recipients of aid under

Part 5 (commencing with

Section 17000), costs of applying the program shall be funded from the county’s federal social services and targeted assistance allocation as provided for under

Chapter 5.5 (commencing with

Section 13275). (

d) If, pursuant to subdivision (a), a county elects to apply the program provided for in this

article to refugees or to recipients of aid under

Part 5 (commencing with

Section 17000), these individuals shall have the same rights, duties, and responsibilities that a participant has who is an applicant for, or a recipient of, aid under this chapter. Any participation by general assistance recipients shall not constitute any actual or implied responsibility for, or assumption of, costs of general assistance by the state.