The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued information to counties about Extension of In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) medical accompaniment for COVID vaccines and reinstatement of COVID emergency back-up providers.
IHSS recipients who have hours for medical accompaniment can use them to get COVID-19 vaccines. IHSS recipients who do not have medical accompaniment hours can get a one-time provider payment for up to two hours for accompaniment to get a COVID-19 vaccine. This can be applied retroactively to January 1, 2022 and is available until June 30, 2022. To get this payment, providers must complete and submit the COVID-19 Medical Accompaniment Claim Form and have the recipient sign the form. This medical accompaniment time cannot increase IHSS hours above the statutory maximum.
The emergency back-up provider pay rate differential is reinstated retroactive to February 1, 2022 and will be available through June 30, 2022. (ACL 22-25, March 18, 2022.)