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CA Welf & Inst Code § 12302.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12302.1.

12302.1.  (a) Contracts entered into by a county under Section 12302 shall be for terms not exceeding three years. In the event of a three-year contract, the county, at the end of the first contract term, may renew the contract for a second term not exceeding one year. The rate of reimbursement shall be negotiated consistent with regulations promulgated by the State Department of Social Services. For any extended contract, the rate shall reflect, but is not limited to, the following financial considerations:(1) Actual expenditures by the contractor as documented during the first contract term and approved by the state.(2) Changes in federal, state, or county program requirements.(3) Federal and state minimum wage and contractual step merit increases.(4) Statutory taxes.(5) Insurance costs.(6) Reasonable costs which have been approved by the county department of social services, as long as those costs do not increase unreimbursed county expenditures or lead to a reduction in client services, and those costs can be funded within the maximum allowable rates set by the department for in-home supportive services contracts and the county’s state allocation for in-home supportive services.(7) Other reasonable costs over which the contracting parties have no control.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the purchase of services regulations adopted by the department that govern county welfare departments shall also govern acceptable in-home supportive services contracting, including the methods used to advertise, procure, select, and award the contracts, and the procedures used to amend, renew, or extend an existing contract with the same contractor, including, in addition to rate changes, any other change in other terms of the contract. In no case shall the department’s regulations governing in-home supportive services contracting procedures differ from the contract procedures specified in the department’s purchase of service regulations for other services purchased by county welfare departments, except as required by federal law.(2) The department may, through regulation, require until July 1, 2000, the prior review of all bid and contract documents for managed care contracts under Section 12302.7.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 206, Sec. 23. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12302.21 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12302.21.

12302.21.  (a) For purposes of providing cost-efficient workers’ compensation coverage for in-home supportive services providers under this article, the department shall assume responsibility for providing workers’ compensation coverage for employees of nonprofit agencies and proprietary agencies who provide in-home supportive services pursuant to contracts with counties. The workers’ compensation coverage provided for these employees shall be provided on the same terms as provided to providers under Section 12302.2 and 12302.5.(b) A county that has existing contracts with nonprofit agencies or proprietary agencies whose employees will be provided workers’ compensation coverage by the department pursuant to subdivision (a), shall reduce the contract hourly rate by fifty cents ($0.50) per hour, effective on the date that the department implements this section.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 209, Sec. 1. Effective August 11, 2003. This version became inoperative on September 22, 2012, upon operation of the amendment by Stats. 2012, Ch. 439, and resumed operation on June 27, 2017, when Stats. 2017, Ch. 25, repealed that amended version.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12302.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12302.4.

12302.4.  A county, in receiving bids for a contract pursuant to Sections 12302, 12302.1, and 12303, may evaluate all or any bidders to determine their responsibility, and their responsiveness to the requirements of the bidding document. The county may take all of the following into account:(a) Whether the bidder possesses adequate financial resources, or the ability to obtain those resources as required before the beginning of the performance of the contract.(b) Whether the bidder has the ability to comply with the proposed delivery and performance schedule, taking into consideration available expertise and any other existing business commitments.(c) Whether the bidder has any record of unsatisfactory performance. In determining if a bidder has a record of unsatisfactory performance, the bidder shall submit a list to the county of all prior in-home supportive services contracts awarded, if any. A county may review past contracts, if any, to determine if the bidder’s past in-home supportive services contract performance has been unsatisfactory.(d) Whether the bidder has any record of lack of integrity or poor business ethics.(e) Whether the bidder is otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable statutes and regulations.(f) Whether the bid substantially and materially complies with all requirements of the county’s bidding document.(Added by renumbering Section 12302.2 (as added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1085) by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 192.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12302.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12302.5.

12302.5.  (a) Counties may establish entities or agents to act on behalf of the employers for those recipients who are designated as the employer of the in-home supportive services worker and who elect not to, or who are unable to, ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and county wage, hour, and workplace laws.(b) Any entity or agent established pursuant to this section shall not restrict or interfere with the right of a recipient to select, replace, and terminate the employment of his or her own provider of in-home supportive services and to set his or her own service schedule.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1006, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12303.

12303.  A contract pursuant to Section 12302 shall include the following provisions:(a) The cost of the service shall not exceed by more than 10 percent the allowable cost of the service as determined by the State Department of Social Services.(b) The provider agency shall agree to give preference to the training and employment of recipients of public assistance or other low-income persons who would qualify for public assistance in the absence of such employment.(c) The cost of the purchase of such service will qualify, where possible, for the maximum federal reimbursement.(d) A bond may be obtained to secure payment of wages in the event that bankruptcy, liquidation, embezzlement, fraud, or other factors prevent payment of wage claims to homemakers, homemaker chore workers, or other in-home supportive service personnel.The provisions of this section shall not restrict the right of a chartered county from providing a civil service classification for in-home supportive service personnel.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1399, Sec. 2.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12303.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12303.4.

12303.4.  (a) Any aged, blind, or disabled individual who is eligible for assistance under this chapter or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 12500), and who is not described in Section 12304, shall receive services under this article which do not exceed the maximum of 195 hours per month.(b) Any aged, blind, or disabled individual who is eligible for assistance under this chapter or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 12500), who is in need, as determined by the county welfare department, of at least 20 hours per week of the services defined in Section 12304, shall be eligible to receive services under this article, the total of which shall not exceed a maximum of 283 hours per month.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 90, Sec. 8. Effective July 12, 1999.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12303.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12303.6.

12303.6.  (a) No adjustment shall be made under this article for the 1990–91 fiscal year to reflect any change in the cost of living.(b) Any cost-of-living adjustment under this article for the 1991–92 fiscal year and any fiscal year thereafter pursuant to Section 12303.5 shall not include any adjustment to reflect increases for the cost of living for the 1990–91 fiscal year.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 457, Sec. 3. Effective July 31, 1990.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12303.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12303.7.

12303.7.  Any aged, or disabled applicant or recipient who is eligible for assistance under this article, whose disabilities prevent the use of cooking facilities at home, shall be given the option to receive an allowance of forty-nine dollars ($49) per month for an individual and ninety-eight dollars ($98) per month for a married couple in lieu of the appropriate in-home food preparation and consumption services. The allowance under this section shall be in addition to any amount that the applicant or recipient is entitled to under this chapter. This allowance shall not have the effect of exceeding the total cost maximum of Sections 12303.5 and 12304. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the applicant’s or recipient’s right to receive the allowance under this section and all other homemaker and chore services.The State Department of Social Services shall adjust the amount of the allowance under this section on July 1, 1984, and each year thereafter to reflect cost-of-living changes subsequent to January 1, 1983, as provided under Section 12303. 5.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 118. Effective July 1, 1983.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12304.

12304.  (a) An individual who is eligible for services subject to the maximum amount specified in subdivision (b) of Section 12303.4 and who is capable of handling his or her own financial and legal affairs shall be given the option of hiring and paying his or her own provider of in-home supportive services. For this purpose the individual shall be entitled to receive a monthly cash payment in advance not to exceed an amount to reimburse providers for the maximum amount of hours specified in subdivision (b) of Section 12303.4, which is in addition to his or her grant, if any. An individual who is not capable of handling his or her own financial and legal affairs shall be entitled to receive the cash payment through his or her guardian, conservator, or protective payee. (b) In no event shall the maximum total cost for services and advance cash payment for one individual recipient under subdivision (b) of Section 12303.4 and subdivision (a) exceed an amount to reimburse providers for the maximum hours specified in subdivision (b) of Section 12303.4. (c) The county welfare department shall inform in writing any individual who is potentially eligible for services under this section of his or her right to the services. (d) For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 12303.4, a recipient who is eligible for services subject to the maximum amount specified in subdivision (b) of Section 12303.4 is one who requires in-home supportive care of at least 20 hours per week to carry out any or all of the following:(1) Routine bodily functions, such as bowel and bladder care and respiration assistance.(2) Dressing, oral hygiene, and grooming. (3) Preparation and consumption of food and meal cleanup for individuals who require assistance with the preparation and consumption of food.(4) Moving into and out of bed, other assistance in transferring, turning in bed, and other repositioning.(5) Bathing, routine bed baths, and washing. (6) Ambulation and care and assistance with prostheses.(7) Rubbing of skin to promote circulation. (8) Paramedical services.(9) Any other function of daily living as determined by the director.This determination of need shall be supported by a medical report when requested and shall be prepared at the expense of the State Department of Social Services. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 96, Sec. 6) by Stats. 1992, Ch. 722, Sec. 57. Effective September 15, 1992.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12304.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12304.1.

12304.1.  In the selection of providers to perform services pursuant to this article, preference shall be given to any qualified individual provider who is chosen by any recipient of personal care services as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 12300.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 939, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1992.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12304.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12304.2.

12304.2.  (a) A recipient who receives services under this article through either a contract or managed care provider may, subject to program requirements, select any qualified person to provide care under this article.(b) For purposes of this section, “qualified person” means any employee of the contract or managed care provider through which the recipient may receive services under this article who is available and eligible to provide the services.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 349, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12304.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12304.3.

12304.3.  Any recipient of services under this article who has received benefits under this article for at least one year, and who hires and pays his or her own service providers, as permitted under subdivision (b) of Section 12304, may receive his or her grant under this article through an electronic transfer. The Controller shall offer electronic transfer services to these recipients as soon as the option of electronic transfer is available to state employees for the receipt of wages.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1141, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12304.41 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12304.41.

12304.41.  If a natural disaster has resulted in a declared state of emergency, affected counties shall use a void and reissue warrant process for any provider who lost or had damaged an uncashed warrant because of the natural disaster. When reissuing the uncashed warrant, a county shall verify the provider’s current mailing address and update the mailing address in the Case Management Information and Payroll System to ensure that the reissued warrant will be mailed to the provider’s current address.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 789, Sec. 5. (SB 1040) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12304.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12304.5.

12304.5.  Any aged, blind, or disabled individual who would be eligible for assistance under this chapter or under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 12500), except for his excess income, is eligible to receive a payment under this article to purchase in-home supportive services if his income is insufficient to provide for the cost of such care, and he is otherwise qualified under this article.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 75.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12304.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12304.6.

12304.6.  The county welfare department shall provide to each visually impaired applicant or recipient of benefits under this article, upon determination or redetermination of eligibility for benefits under this article, information on, and referral services to, community public and nonprofit entities that provide reading services to visually impaired persons.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 275, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12304.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12304.7.

12304.7.  Between January 1 and April 15 of each year, the Controller shall include a notice on, and insert an informational flyer which shall be prepared by the department, with, all payroll warrants issued to providers of services under this chapter informing those providers that they may qualify for the federal earned income tax credit, as provided for in Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 397, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12305 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12305.

12305.  Any aged, blind, or disabled individual who would be eligible for assistance under this chapter or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 12500), except for his excess income, and who receives services under this article, shall be eligible for Medi-Cal benefits as a categorically needy recipient under Section 14005.1, provided that his nonexempt income in excess of the sum in the applicable subdivision of Section 12200 is used toward the purchase of such services.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1216.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12305.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 3 - AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE|CHAPTER 3 - State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled|ARTICLE 7 - In-Home Supportive Services|Section 12305.1.

12305.1.  (a) (1) Any aged, blind, or disabled individual who received Medi-Cal personal care services pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 14132.95 before July 1, 2009, and who continues to receive those services, and who would otherwise be deemed a categorically needy recipient pursuant to Section 12305, is eligible to receive a supplementary payment under this article to be used towards the purchase of personal care services. Additionally, any aged, blind, or disabled individual who received services pursuant to Section 14132.951 before July 1, 2009, and who continues to receive those services, and who would otherwise be deemed a categorically needy recipient pursuant to Section 12305 is eligible to receive a supplementary payment under this article to be used towards the purchase of services under Section 14132.951. Supplementary payments shall be available only to those individuals who meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision, and were eligible to receive a supplementary payment as of June 30, 2009.(2) An individual who meets the above criteria for supplementary payments shall have his or her supplementary payment eliminated as of October 1, 2009.(b) A supplementary payment pursuant to this section shall be the difference between the following amounts:(1) A beneficiary’s excess income as determined under Section 12304.5.(2) The beneficiary’s nonexempt income as determined pursuant to Section 14005.7, in excess of the income levels for maintenance need pursuant to Section 14005.12.(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), no supplementary payment shall be made pursuant to this section unless the amount specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) is larger than the amount specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).(d) In the event of a final judicial determination by any court of appellate jurisdiction or a final determination by the Administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that supplemental payments to medically needy persons not receiving services pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 14132.95 or Section 14132.951 must be made, then this section and subdivision (p) of Section 14132.95 shall cease to be operative on the first day of the month that begins after the expiration of a period of 30 days subsequent to a notification in writing by the Director of Finance to the chairperson of the committee in each house that considers appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and the appropriate subcommittees in each house that consider the State Budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 26. Effective July 28, 2009. Section conditionally inoperative as provided in subd. (d).)