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IHSS is overseen by the California Department of Social Services and financed largely through Medi-Cal with federal, state, and local resources. 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Future funding depends on restructuring the tax or finding alternative revenue, and a pending court decision on overtime eligibility may also affect costs.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":128,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":130,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":132,"site_id":62},638758,1792760516,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":135},{"doc_id":132,"user_id":136,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":137,"doc_module":4,"category_id":34,"category_name":35,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":138,"file_id":139,"file_url":140,"file_type":141,"file_size":142,"view_count":29,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":81,"language":143,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":144,"faqs":145,"seo_title":146,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":147,"read_time":39,"preview_page_count":4},1374404730887,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_6f874abed73319feea01a86fa6f0fab8","FACT SHEET · NOVEMBER 2015  \nCalifornia’s In-Home Support Program  \nLaurel Beck  \n• In-home support helps senior and disabled Californians remain in their homes.  \nCalifornia’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program serves people who need some support in order to live independently—at a lower cost than the services provided in nursing homes or residential care. IHSS is overseen by the California Department of Social Services and financed largely by the Medi-Cal program; it is funded with a combination of federal, state, and local resources. Total program costs are estimated to be $8.2 billion in the 2015–16 budget year; $2.7 billion are covered by the state General Fund. The program provides funds for recipients to hire workers to assist them with a variety of activities, including personal care and paramedical services, household chores, and errands such as grocery shopping or going to medical appointments.  \n• IHSS recipients are Medi-Cal beneficiaries.  \nCalifornia residents with Medi-Cal eligibility who demonstrate the need for support services due to age, disability, or blindness are eligible for IHSS. The average monthly number of recipients is estimated to be 467,000, an increase of 4.6% over last year. IHSS recipients are eligible for up to 283 hours of monthly assistance, although the average is around 99 hours. Recipients are responsible for hiring and discharging their service providers.  \nThe number of IHSS recipients has grown over the last decade  \nSOURCE: California Department of Social Services; Legislative Analyst’s Office; California  \nDepartment of Finance: California Budget.  \nNOTE: Monthly IHSS caseloads through FY 2011–12 are calculated from DSS IHSS summary data monthly reports. Estimates for subsequent years are drawn from LAO budget analysis. Spending represents expenditures from the state’s General Fund, not total spending on the program.  \n• In-home service providers are often family members.  \nCalifornia is one of a few states that allow IHSS recipients to hire family members as providers, although they can choose to employ anyone from the community. This allows the program to provide direct income support to households with a disabled resident. Around 70% of IHSS recipients employ a family member. In order to become a service provider, an individual must complete an application, go through an orientation, undergo a criminal background check, and complete an enrollment agreement.  \n• California’s IHSS program is moving toward managed care.  \nEach state has the discretion to customize home-care services as long as they comply with federal Medicaid guidelines. California’s IHSS program is moving toward managed care, as part of a larger overall effort to improve outcomes and control costs in the state’s health system. The Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), now in place in eight counties, is a demonstration program that coordinates the health care and support services, including IHSS and other programs, between county and managed care administrators, for people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medi-Cal. Several other states, including Arizona and New Mexico, have also moved toward a managed care model.  \n• Counties are responsible for administering IHSS.  \nAlthough most funding comes from the federal and state governments, the program is administered by county officials who are responsible for assessing the needs of individual recipients, verifying the eligibility of recipients and providers, and providing orientation and training for eligible providers.  \nWhile all counties must pay the state’s $9 minimum hourly wage, many counties contribute additional funds to offer a higher rate of compensation. As a result, wages for IHSS workers vary across counties, from a high of $13 in Marin to a low of $9 in most northern Sierra counties.  \nIHSS provider wages vary by county  \nSOURCE: California Department of Social Services.  \n Significant budgetary issues loom for the IHSS program.  \nEfforts to ser","cbCainFxCGzBbXPp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainFxCGzBbXPp","pdf",110787,"English","# Program purpose and funding\n# Eligibility and recipient hours\n# Providers and family employment\n# Shift toward managed care\n# County administration and wage differences\n# Budget challenges and cost pressures","[{\"question\":\"What does the IHSS program provide for eligible recipients?\",\"answer\":\"IHSS provides funds so recipients can hire workers for activities such as personal care, paramedical services, household chores, and errands, including grocery shopping and medical appointments.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is eligible for IHSS and how many hours of assistance can recipients receive?\",\"answer\":\"California residents with Medi-Cal eligibility who need support due to age, disability, or blindness are eligible. Recipients can receive up to 283 hours of monthly assistance, though the average is around 99 hours.\"},{\"question\":\"How does California allow IHSS recipients to choose providers?\",\"answer\":\"Recipients are responsible for hiring and discharging providers. California generally allows recipients to hire family members as providers, and individuals must complete an application, orientation, criminal background check, and enrollment agreement.\"},{\"question\":\"What major policy and budget issues affect IHSS costs?\",\"answer\":\"The program is moving toward managed care, and budgetary pressures include restoration of a 7% cut in service hours funded by a Medi-Cal managed-care organization tax. Future funding depends on restructuring the tax or finding alternative revenue, and a pending court decision on overtime eligibility may also affect costs.\"}]","California’s In-Home Support Program | PDF",1792699347]