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Fact sheets on IHSS cuts

In-Home Supportive Services - IHSS

  • NEW - 20% In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Cuts Fact Sheet (pdf) or (rtf) (November 2011, 12 pages, English, pub #F062.01) Also available in Spanish (pdf) (pub #F062.02) and Chinese (pdf) (pub #F062.04).
  • New Medical Certification Requirement Fact Sheet (pdf) (rtf) (html) (August 2011, 5 pages, English, Pub #F059.01) Spanish (pdf) Pub #F059.02, Korean (pdf) Pub #F059.03, Chinese (pdf) Pub #F059.04, Vietnamese (pdf) Pub #F059.05, and Russian (pdf) Pub #F059.07, and Plain English (pdf) (rtf) Pub #F059.PE.
  • 3.6% Across the Board Cuts to IHSS (Pub #F048.01, English, 3 pages, January 2011) (pdf) or (rtf). Also pdfs available in: Spanish (#F048.02), Korean (#F048.03), Chinese (#F048.04), Vietnamese (#F048.05) and Tagalog (#F048.08).
  • In Home Supportive Services (IHSS): summary of budget cuts and program changes (Pub #F047.01, English, 5 pages, October 2010) (pdf) or (rtf)
  • Guide for Advocates and Consumer Advocates: Do you get IHSS but your Share of Cost Increased? Ways you may qualify for your IHSS services with no share of cost or a lower share of cost (Pub# F04301) (pdf)
  • #2: Fact Sheet on California's Budget Cuts to Benefits Programs, 8/13/09, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS): Elimination of Buy-In (Pub# F00701) (pdf)
  • The IHSS Program covers Paramedical Services! Paramedical Services are particularly important for those who may be subject to the Functional Index Cuts and Terminations (Pub# F04401) (pdf)
  • #5: Fact Sheet on California's Budget Cuts to Benefits Programs, 8/13/09, 2009 - In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS): Fingerprinting and Anti-Fraud Activities (Pub# F00801) (pdf)
  • Access to and Amendment of Health Records, 10/7/08 (pdf)
  • Request for Information Documenting Patient's Functional Limitations (Form Attached) (pdf)

Related publications

  • Preparing for a Hearing: Functional Limitation Self-Assessment Packet, English (Pub# 548201) (pdf) and Paquete de autoevaluación de las limitaciones funcionales, Español (Pub# 548202) (pdf) and Chinese (Pub# 548204) (pdf)

Related DSS Letters

  • Department of Social Services (DSS), Correction to All-County Letter (ACL) 08-34, 8/31/08, What County Workers Look at When Assessing Needs (pdf)
  • DSS, ACL 88-118, 9/6/88 - Questions and Answers About the IHSS Functional Index Assessment (pdf)
  • DSS, ACL 09-50, 9/30/09 - Access to Public Assistance Case Records (pdf)
  • DSS, ACL 09-52, 10/1/09 - New In-Home Supportive Services provider enrollment requirements and revised provider enrollment form (pdf)
  • DSS, ACL 09-56, 10/1/09 - Implementation of ABX 4.4 (Chapter 4, Statutes of 2009) as it relates to services reductions in the In-Home Supportive Service (IHSS) program (pdf)

What Can I Do if I Don't Agree with Budget Cuts?

  • Fact Sheet - What Can I Do if I Don't Agree with Budget Cuts? (Pub# F00501) (pdf)