Information on upcoming materials related to the state “Community First Choice Option” program, which includes a requirement to provide voluntary training for IHSS recipients on how to manage their IHSS care providers.  Although announcing the 15 new factsheets, they are not yet available (but will be “on or before” the end of May, with translated versions in Armenian, Spanish and Chinese, to be added by June 30, 2012.).  The ACL also links to the new Recipient Handbook.  [Download]

Instructions for implementing AB 876 , which prohibits an IHSS provider applicant from signing his/her own individual waiver request as a recipient’s authorized representative.  Potential providers who were convicted of certain “Tier 2” crimes are barred, unless the recipient signs a waiver.  The exceptions are for provider applicants who are a parent, guardian or person having legal custody of a minor recipient or the conservator, spouse or registered domestic partner of an adult recipient.  [Download]

A fall out of the 2009-10 budget allocating IHSS fraud money…one condition was the provision of fraud data (when there is “reliable evidence” fraud occurred).  After seeing consistent gaps in county reporting, a group formed to retool the form.  Here it is, with instructions on completion.  [Download]

Instructions on the cutoff dates for submission of the SOC 448 report in order to be placed on the payment schedule for the month. [Download]

 

New banking procedures for direct deposit, so new instructions. [Download]

Notice of the new Provider Orientation materials, developed after a stakeholders redesign. Download]