Resolving what must have been a heated dispute between various counties when processing inter-county transfers of IHSS cases, CDSS has verified that, notwithstanding the fact the form is not listed among required forms in the Manual of Policies and Procedures, the Health Care Certification Form (SOC 873) is indeed required to be provided in hard copy format by the transferring county during an inter-county transfer.  ACL 14-86 (12/9/14)

CDSS has made available a new online video, available in English, Spanish, Armenian and Chinese, that demonstrates how providers are to document overtime and travel time that will be compensable beginning January 1, 2015. The video explains the compensation and reimbursement changes related to SB 855 and SB 873 and explains proper use of several new related forms, including the revised time sheet and the new travel claim form. ACIN I-65-14.

Instructions on the AB 855 and SB 873 limit on the number of authorized hours providers in the IHSS and and Waiver Personal Care Services (WPCS) programs are permitted to work in a workweek.  The letter provides information and instructions for implementing new policies that require that IHSS/WPCS providers receive compensation for travel time and wait time under certain circumstances. Included are new and revised forms and notices to be used by counties in implementing the new policies. [Download]

Instructions on the prohibition of using Advance Pay money to pay Individual Providers who have not completed the IHSS provider enrollment process and have not enrolled as IHSS providers, and a review of the time sheet rules.  The Advance Pay option allows eligible IHSS recipients (described in the letter) to get a direct monthly IHSS payment , in order to pay providers at the time services are rendered.  When in Advance Pay the provider’s time sheets must be sent it at the end of each authorized service month.  If the recipient fails to submit the provider’s time sheets, within 90 days from the date of payment, the county shall have the right to change the recipient’s payment delivery method from payment in advance to payment in arrears.  [Download]

Reviews the details of the “before and after” scenarios of Overpayment recoveries, now that counties no longer get a percentage of the recovered funds back into the county coffers. [Download]

The Notice provides the background on why the report was done, and releases the Fraud Integrity report.  (NOTE: The report doesn’t appear on-line at the link provided in the ACIN…but hopefully will soon!) [Download]