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CA Welf & Inst Code § 12300.1 (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 12300.1.

12300.1.  As used in Section 12300 and in this article, “supportive services” include those necessary paramedical services that are ordered by a licensed health care professional who is lawfully authorized to do so, which persons could provide for themselves but for their functional limitations. Paramedical services include the administration of medications, puncturing the skin or inserting a medical device into a body orifice, activities requiring sterile procedures, or other activities requiring judgment based on training given by a licensed health care professional. These necessary services shall be rendered by a provider under the direction of a licensed health care professional, subject to the informed consent of the recipient obtained as a part of the order for service. Any and all references to Section 12300 in any statute heretofore or hereafter enacted shall be deemed to be references to this section. All statutory references to the supportive services specified in Section 12300 shall be deemed to include paramedical services.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 939, Sec. 2. Effective September 28, 1992.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12300.2 (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 12300.2.

12300.2.  In any in-home supportive services action concerning the amount of in-home supportive services to be provided, the department shall send a notice of the action to each recipient. The recipient shall also receive a description of each specific task authorized and the number of hours allotted. In the case of reassessment, the recipient shall receive an identification of hours for tasks increased or reduced and the difference from previous hours authorized.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 116.5. Effective July 1, 1983.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12300.41 (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 12300.41.

12300.41.  (a) For three months following the effective date specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (l) of Section 12300.4, timesheets submitted by providers may be paid in excess of the limitations specified in Section 12300.4, so long as the number of hours worked by the provider within a month do not exceed the authorized hours of the recipient or recipients served by that provider.(b) The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with stakeholders, shall oversee a study of the implementation of Section 12300.4, Section 12301.1, and this section. This study shall cover the 24-month period subsequent to the three-month period specified in subdivision (a). Information collected for the study shall periodically be made available to stakeholders, including, but not limited to, representatives of recipients and providers, counties, and the legislative staff. Upon completion of the study, a report shall be submitted to the Legislature.(c) Using the study described in (b), it is the intent of the Legislature to evaluate implementation of the federal regulations described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (l) of Section 12300.4 and make any adjustments determined appropriate or necessary through subsequent legislation.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 599. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12300.5 (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 12300.5.

12300.5.  The department, in consultation with stakeholders, shall create, and provide to the Legislature, the framework for a permanent provider backup system. The permanent backup provider system shall not be implemented, and state or federal funds appropriated in the 2021–22 fiscal year or any other fiscal year shall not be used, until statutes are enacted to define the parameters of this service, including, but not limited to, the criteria and circumstances when those services may be approved for a recipient who is authorized to receive in-home supportive services pursuant to this article or Sections 14132.95, 14132.952, or 14132.956, as administered by the department, or waiver personal care services pursuant to Section 14132.97, as administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, or any combination of these services.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 49. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301 (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 12301.

12301.  (a) The intent of the Legislature in enacting this article is to provide supplemental or additional services to the social and rehabilitative services in Article 6 (commencing with Section 12250) of this chapter. The Legislature further intends that necessary in-home supportive services shall be provided in a uniform manner in every county based on individual need consistent with this chapter and, for the 1992–93 fiscal year the appropriation provided for those services in the Budget Act, in the absence of alternative in-home supportive services provided by an able and willing individual or local agency at no cost to the recipient, except as required under Section 12304.5. An able spouse who is available to assist the recipient shall be deemed willing to provide at no cost any services under this article except nonmedical personal services and paramedical services. When a spouse leaves full-time employment or is prevented from obtaining full-time employment because no other suitable provider is available and where the inability of the provider to provide supportive services may result in inappropriate placement or inadequate care, the spouse shall also be paid for accompaniment when needed during necessary travel to health-related appointments and protective supervision.(b) Each county shall be notified of its allocation and projected caseload by July 31 of each fiscal year, or 30 days after the enactment of the Budget Act, whichever occurs later.(c) This section shall remain operative until July 1, 1993, and on and after that date, shall remain inoperative until July 1, 1994, at which date, this section shall become operative.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 722, Sec. 50.5) by Stats. 1993, Ch. 64, Sec. 48. Effective June 30, 1993. Note: This section, by its provisions in subd. (c), was inoperative from July 1, 1993, until July 1, 1994, during temporary operation of the related version as amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 64, Sec. 47.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.15 (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 12301.15.

12301.15.  Effective January 1, 2010, the application for in-home supportive services shall contain a notice to the recipient that his or her provider or providers will be given written notice of the recipient’s authorized services and full number of services hours allotted to the recipient. The application shall inform recipients of the Medi-Cal toll-free telephone fraud hotline and Internet Web site for reporting suspected fraud or abuse in the provision or receipt of supportive services. (Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 17, Sec. 1. (AB 19 4x) Effective October 23, 2009.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.16 (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 12301.16.

12301.16.  Upon receipt of an application for in-home supportive services, the county shall provide the applicant with a confirmation number to serve as documentation that the applicant filed an application for in-home supportive services. The county may use the case number as the confirmation number. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 402, Sec. 1. (AB 1797) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.17 (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 12301.17.

12301.17.  Each county human services agency shall accept applications for benefits under this article by telephone, through facsimile, or in person, or, if the county is capable of accepting online applications or applications via email for benefits under this article, by email or other electronic means.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 146, Sec. 1. (AB 1021) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.18 (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 12301.18.

12301.18.  (a) A county welfare department may use materials provided by an electrical corporation that is serving the county to inform each applicant or recipient of benefits under this article that the applicant or recipient may be eligible to receive the additional higher energy allowance described in subdivision (c) of Section 739 of the Public Utilities Code and that they may also be eligible to register with their electrical corporation to receive any advanced notifications that are provided by a public utility when the public utility plans to deenergize portions of the electrical distribution system or in an emergency.(b) For purposes of this section, “materials” means information that is on an internet website or printed, or both.(c) Within 180 days of the enactment of this section, the department shall issue an all-county information notice informing counties of the enactment of this section and the importance of the dissemination of the information set forth in subdivision (a) to applicants for benefits under this article.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 304, Sec. 1. (SB 596) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.2 (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 12301.2.

12301.2.  (a) (1) The department, in consultation and coordination with county welfare departments and in accordance with Section 12305.72, shall establish and implement statewide hourly task guidelines and instructions to provide counties with a standard tool for consistently and accurately assessing service needs and authorizing service hours to meet those needs.(2) The guidelines shall specify a range of time normally required for each supportive service task necessary to ensure the health, safety, and independence of the recipient. The guidelines shall also provide criteria to assist county workers to determine when an individual’s service need falls outside the range of time provided in the guidelines.(3) In establishing the guidelines the department shall consider, among other factors, adherence to universal precautions, existing utilization patterns and outcomes associated with different levels of utilization, and the need to avoid cost shifting to other government program services. During the development of the guidelines the department may seek advice from health professionals such as public health nurses or physical or occupational therapists.(b) A county shall use the statewide hourly task guidelines when conducting an individual assessment or reassessment of an individual’s need for supportive services.(c) Subject to the limits imposed by Section 12303.4, counties shall approve an amount of time different from the guideline amount whenever the individual assessment indicates that the recipient’s needs require an amount of time that is outside the range provided for in the guidelines. Whenever task times outside the range provided in the guidelines are authorized the county shall document the need for the authorized service level.(d) The department shall adopt regulations to implement this section by June 30, 2006. The department shall seek input from the entities listed in Section 12305.72 when developing the regulations.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 229, Sec. 43. Effective August 16, 2004.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.22 (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 12301.22.

12301.22.  On or before December 31, 2011, the department, in consultation with county welfare departments and other stakeholders, shall develop a process to ensure that a provider of services under this article receives a list specifying the approved duties to be performed for each recipient under the provider’s care and a complete list of supportive service tasks available under the IHSS program.(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 17, Sec. 2. (AB 19 4x) Effective October 23, 2009.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.25 (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 12301.25.

12301.25.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the standardized provider timesheet used to track the work performed by providers of services under this article shall contain both of the following:(1) A certification to be signed by the provider and recipient, verifying that the information provided in the timesheet is true and correct.(2) A statement that the provider or recipient may be subject to civil penalties if the information provided is found not to be true and correct.(b) A person who is convicted of fraud, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 12305.8, resulting from intentional deception or misrepresentation in the provision of timesheet information under this section shall, in addition to any criminal penalties imposed, be subject to a civil penalty of at least five hundred dollars ($500), but not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), for each violation.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 649, Sec. 1. (SB 930) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.3 (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 12301.3.

12301.3.  (a) Each county may appoint an in-home supportive services advisory committee that shall be comprised of not more than 11 individuals. No less than 50 percent of the membership of the advisory committee shall be individuals who are current or past users of personal assistance services paid for through public or private funds or as recipients of services under this article.(1) (A) In counties with fewer than 500 recipients of services provided pursuant to this article or Section 14132.95, at least one member of the advisory committee shall be a current or former provider of in-home supportive services.(B) In counties with 500 or more recipients of services provided pursuant to this article or Section 14132.95, at least two members of the advisory committee shall be a current or former provider of in-home supportive services.(2) Individuals who represent organizations that advocate for people with disabilities or seniors may be appointed to committees under this section.(3) Individuals from community-based organizations that advocate on behalf of home care employees may be appointed to committees under this section.(4) A county board of supervisors shall not appoint more than one county employee as a member of the advisory committee, but may designate any county employee to provide ongoing advice and support to the advisory committee.(b) Prior to the appointment of members to a committee authorized by subdivision (a), the county board of supervisors shall solicit recommendations for qualified members through a fair and open process that includes the provision of reasonable written notice to, and reasonable response time by, members of the general public and interested persons and organizations.(c) The advisory committee shall submit recommendations to the county board of supervisors on the preferred mode or modes of service to be utilized in the county for in-home supportive services.(d) Any county that has established a governing body, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 12301.6, prior to July 1, 2000, shall not be required to comply with the composition requirements of subdivision (a) and shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 8, Sec. 32. (SB 72) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.4 (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 12301.4.

12301.4.  Each advisory committee established pursuant to Section 12301.3 or 12301.6 shall provide ongoing advice and recommendations regarding in-home supportive services to the county board of supervisors, any administrative body in the county that is related to the delivery and administration of in-home supportive services, and the governing body and administrative agency of the public authority, nonprofit consortium, contractor, and public employees.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 8, Sec. 33. (SB 72) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.5 (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 12301.5.

12301.5.  The department may secure to the extent feasible such in-home supportive and other health services for persons eligible under this article to which they are entitled under the Medi-Cal Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of this part).(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.7 (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 12301.7.

12301.7.  The annual administrative cost for any public authority or nonprofit consortium created pursuant to Section 12301.6, exclusive of any increase in provider wages or benefits or employer taxes when negotiated or agreed to by the public authority or nonprofit consortium, shall be shared by the state and the counties as prescribed in Section 12306.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 606, Sec. 27. Effective October 3, 1997.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12301.8 (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 12301.8.

12301.8.  (a) (1) A public authority or nonprofit consortium established pursuant to Section 12301.6, upon the request of an aged or disabled adult or that individual’s authorized representative, may assist an employer, as defined in paragraph (2), in obtaining a criminal background check conducted by the Department of Justice, as authorized pursuant to Section 15660, of a provider, as described in paragraph (3).(2) For purposes of this section, an “employer” means an aged or disabled adult, or that individual’s authorized representative, who is ineligible for benefits under this chapter and who receives care by a provider as described in paragraph (3).(3) For purposes of this section, a “provider” means a person who is unlicensed and provides nonmedical domestic or personal care to an aged or disabled adult who is ineligible to receive benefits under this chapter, in the adult’s own home.(b) A public authority or nonprofit consortium may recover the costs of administering this section, including the cost to the Department of Justice for processing the criminal background check, from the individual making the request, as described in subdivision (a).(c) No General Fund moneys shall be used to implement this section.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 2, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 12302 (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.

12302.  Each county is obligated to ensure that services are provided to all eligible recipients during each month of the year in accordance with the county plan.In order to implement such a plan, an individual county may hire homemakers and other in-home supportive personnel in accordance with established county civil service requirements or merit system requirements for those counties not having civil service, or may contract with a city, county, or city and county agency, a local health district, a voluntary nonprofit agency, a proprietary agency, or an individual or make direct payment to a recipient for the purchase of services.County plans are effective upon submission to the department. In reviewing county plans the department shall assure that plans are in compliance with provisions of this article including compliance with Section 12301. In the event the department finds a county plan is not in compliance it shall take appropriate action to assure compliance.The department shall monitor the actual monthly expenditures where available for services to assure compliance with the county plans. If the county’s expenditure pattern is not consistent with the plan, the department shall require the county to amend the plan.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1438, Sec. 3. Operative July 1, 1988, by Sec. 7 of Ch. 1438.)