IHSS
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ACIN I-34-09: Change In Submittal Of Public Authority Rate Change Package For The Reduction In the Statutory State Pay Amount (5/1/09)
The how to’s for changing Public Authority (PA) Rate Change Requests to reflect the reduction in the statutory maximum amount in which the state will participate from $12.10 to $10.10, effective July 1, 2009. Counties currently providing wages…
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ACL 09-21: Providers And Premium Assistance For COBRA Benefits And Extension Of COBRA Benefits For Older Or Long-Term Employees (4/16/09)
More American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 goodies. CDSS will not pay, and cannot claim reimbursement for the 65 percent COBRA subsidy under the federal law. For purposes of COBRA, the entity administering the health benefit,…
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ACL 09-19: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) And County Welfare Department Agencies Operating A Public Authority (4/2/09)
A state law change affects financial participation in wages and health benefits for IHSS Public Authority (PA) counties. It reduces the level of state participation in IHSS Individual Providers’ wages and health benefits, from $12.10 to $10.10 per…
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ACIN I-89-08: Revised SOC 824 Quarterly Report And Instructions (11/26/08)
Some instructions to address two issues with the Quarterly Report on Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) for Personal Care Services Program (PCSP), IHSS Plus Waiver (IPW) and IHSS Residual (IHSS-R) Program. (Let’s hear it for shorter program names!) 1.…
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ACIN I-44-08: Severe Weather Emergency Response Plan Protocols For IHSS And Adult Protective Services (APS) Recipients (6/9/08)
Just in time for hot weather days, this ACIN discusses coordinating with local and county agencies to ensure the safety of IHSS and APS recipients/consumers, in case of a severe weather-related emergency. The letter describes the three phases…
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ACL 08-18: Phase One In-Home Supportive Services Social Worker Training Questions/Comments And Answers (4/23/08)
This letter transmits policy clarification on questions/comments raised during Phase One training of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), Social Worker Training Academy. The Key Question is # 22: Is time allowed to accompany recipients to medical appointments that…
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ACIN I-23-08: IHSS Provider Direct Deposit (PDD) (3/27/08)
This ACIN provides descriptions of outreach and enrollment activities that will occur prior to implementation, the ongoing processes for administering PDD and modifications to CMIPS screens that will allow counties to identify payments made to providers via PDD. …
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ACIN I-21-08: Child Abuse Central Index (CAPI) Grievance Hearing Instructions (3/16/08)
The Gomez v. Saenz lawsuit settlement provided individuals with the opportunity to challenge their listing on the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI), and created grievance hearing procedures for this purpose. This ACIN lists the new grievance hearing requirements,…
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ACIN I-18-08: IHSS-Residual Eligibility For Non-Citizens (3/12/08)
Instructions for determining if non-citizens who are not eligible for the Personal Care Services Program (PCSP) or the In-Home Supportive Services Plus Waiver (IPW) program due to their immigration status, meet the immigration status requirements for the In-Home…
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ACL 07-37: Release Of Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Search Response (10/22/07)
Ending the game of 21 questions, this ACL describes the duty to release the CORI search responses to people when CDSS takes an administrative action based on the CORI information, such as the denial of criminal exemptions for…