Remember budget bill SB 72? It required an IHSS certification form, the SOC 873 to be received prior to the authorization of IHSS services for new applicants and to allow the continuation of IHSS services for current recipients. There are two exceptions to this rule as it relates to applicants, who are considered temporarily eligible if they meet the exceptions. 1) IHSS services have been requested on behalf of an individual being discharged from a hospital or a nursing home and those services are needed to enable the individual to return safely to their own home or into the community; 2) Services may be authorized temporarily pending receipt of the certification when the county determines that there is a risk of out-of-home placement.  The SOC 873 or appropriate documentation must be received within 45 days, or 90 with good cause.  There are instructions about the NOAs required. [Download]