Pollard v. Johnson

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Pollard v. Johnson

On April 21, 2021, Disability Rights California (DRC) reached a settlement agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Department of Social Services (CDSS) to eliminate the proration of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) protective supervision of multiple recipients living in the same home.

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On April 21, 2021, Disability Rights California (DRC) reached a settlement agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Department of Social Services (CDSS) to eliminate the proration of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) protective supervision of multiple recipients living in the same home.

The settlement includes full restoration of protective supervision services for the 17 individuals represented by DRC. In addition, the settlement also provides around $36,000,000 in additional IHSS services that will impact over 5000 children and adults across California.

The settlement agreement was reached following months of negotiations. In accordance with these negotiations, CDSS released All County Letter 20-111, instructing counties to stop the proration of protective supervision services.    

The final settlement also requires CDSS to submit a regulations package to the Office of Administrative Law to officially repeal the proration regulation. The CDSS State Hearings Division must also continue to accept rehearing requests from DRC for any individuals whose IHSS protective supervision services are still being prorated, as long as it has been less than a year since the hearing decision.

If you or someone you know is having a problem with IHSS protective supervision, please contact DRC at 1-800-776-5746 or TTY 1-800-719-5798.

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