IHSS
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Extraordinary circumstances exception to IHSS provider workweek and travel time limitations
The California Department of Social Services has issued instructions about the extraordinary circumstances exception to IHSS provider workweek and travel time limitations. The extraordinary circumstances exception is available to providers who work for two or more recipients and…
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Violations for exceeding IHSS provider workweek and travel time limitations
The California Department of Social Services has issued instructions about violations for IHSS providers who exceed workweek and travel time limitations. Those limitations are described in ACL 16-01. A violation of the workweek and travel time limitations occurs…
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Submission of IHSS Provider Enrollment Agreement
The California Department of Social Services previously stated in ACL 16-01 that In Home Supportive Services providers were required to submit the Provider Enrollment Agreement (SOC 846) by April 15, 2016 or be terminated on May 1, 2016.…
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Live-In family care exemption to IHSS workweek rules
CDSS has issued instructions for the live-in family care exemption from the new IHSS overtime rules. Instructions about the workweek rules are in ACL 16-01. There are two exemptions from these rules for IHSS providers. An IHSS provider…
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IHSS provider wage rules
CDSS has issued instructions about implementing IHSS overtime, travel time and waiting time rules effective February 1, 2016. These rules will be in effect because of the decision in Home Care Association of America v. Weil, 799 F.3d…
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IHSS provider overtime rules
CDSS has issued guidance implementing limitations on overtime and travel for IHSS providers to be effective February 1, 2016. Welfare and Institutions Code Section 12300.4 sets a specified number of hours per week an IHSS provider can work…
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Revised regulations on parents as IHSS providers for children under age 18
Following a decision of the CDSS director that invalidated CDSS’ prior regulations, CDSS issued revised regulations about eligibility for parents to be IHSS providers for their children. The revised regulations are at MPP Sections 30-763.44 and .45. The…
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IHSS 7% reduction restored
Effective July 1, 2015, the IHSS 7% reduction is restored. The 7% reduction was part of the settlement in the Oster v. Ligthbourne litigation and was codified in Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 12301.01 and 12031.02. In SB…
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CDSS issues new instructions about Protective Supervision
In this letter, CDSS states several policies about several aspects of eligibility for In Home Supportive Services Protective Supervision, which is 24 hour supervision to safeguard against injury, hazard or accident. (MPP § 30-757.17.) These policies include: A…
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Instructions to determine IHSS eligibility for “non-disabled” people with MAGI Medi-Cal
Under the ACA, 19 to 64 year olds who are neither disabled nor blind can be eligible for Medi-Cal if if their modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is below a certain amount. There are several MAGI aid codes,…