IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS) PROGRAM
The IHSS Program will help pay for services provided to you so that you can remain safely in your own home.
To be eligible, you must be over 65 years of age, or disabled, or blind. Disabled children are also potentially eligible for IHSS.
IHSS is considered an alternative to out-of-home care, such as nursing homes or board and care facilities.
The types of services which can be authorized through IHSS are
- housecleaning,
- meal preparation,
- laundry,
- grocery shopping,
- personal care services (such as bowel and bladder care, bathing, grooming and paramedical services), ADL
- accompaniment to medical appointments, and
- protective supervision for the mentally impaired.
Links & Resources
Is the income to the caregiver taxable?
Caring.com
IHSS Recipients:
IHSS Training/Information –
Resources
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Educational Videos
IHSS Providers:
How to Become an IHSS Provider
How to Appeal if You are Denied
IHSS Provider Resources
IHSS Timesheet Issues/Questions:
IHSS Service Desk for Providers & Recipients, (866) 376-7066
Suspect Fraud?
IHSS Fraud Hotline: 888-717-8302
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Does IHSS Income count as MAGI if I want Covered CA subsidies?
No, per Covered CA Bulletin Page 5 on Countable Sources of Income
See also
http://www.nextavenue.org/understanding-tax-rules-caregivers/
https://www.irs.gov/irb/2014-4_IRB/ar06.html#d0e474
https://www.irs.gov/irb/2014-4_IRB/ar06.html
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/certain-medicaid-waiver-payments-may-be-excludable-from-income
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf
Does IHSS Income count as MAGI if I want Covered CA subsidies?
No, per Covered CA Bulletin Page 5 on Countable Sources of Income
See also
http://www.nextavenue.org/understanding-tax-rules-caregivers/
https://www.irs.gov/irb/2014-4_IRB/ar06.html#d0e474
https://www.irs.gov/irb/2014-4_IRB/ar06.html
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/certain-medicaid-waiver-payments-may-be-excludable-from-income
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/for-older-adults
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/for-older-adults
Will applying for champa va benefit https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/318 affect person on medi cal getting ihss for disability?
If nothing else, there is the co-ordination clause of who pays first, so you don’t get double payments.
Eligibility and Application
If you are a California resident, live in your own home, and get Medi-Cal benefits, you may be eligible for IHSS if you need the services it provides to stay safely in your own home as an alternative to out-of-home placement. To learn more about qualifying for Medi-Cal, see DB101’s Medi-Cal article.
If the application asks about other benefits, just answer to the best of your ability.
You can apply here https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/county-ihss-offices or here https://medi-cal.healthreformquotes.com/medi-cal-introduction/enroll-online-los-angeles/all-california-counties-medi-cal-enrollment/
Will applying for champa va benefit https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/318 affect person on medi cal getting ihss for disability?
If nothing else, there is the co-ordination clause of who pays first, so you don’t get double payments.
Eligibility and Application
If you are a California resident, live in your own home, and get Medi-Cal benefits, you may be eligible for IHSS if you need the services it provides to stay safely in your own home as an alternative to out-of-home placement. To learn more about qualifying for Medi-Cal, see DB101’s Medi-Cal article.
If the application asks about other benefits, just answer to the best of your ability.
You can apply here https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/county-ihss-offices or here https://medi-cal.healthreformquotes.com/medi-cal-introduction/enroll-online-los-angeles/all-california-counties-medi-cal-enrollment/
I applied for IHSS two weeks ago and they claim they sent forms out but we have not received them
Try using our contact page and ask them to resend the forms.
Try these links:
CA Department of Social Services
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/IHSS/Program-Forms
Disability Benefits 101
https://ca.db101.org/ca/programs/health_coverage/medi_cal/ihss/program2.htm
I applied for IHSS two weeks ago and they claim they sent forms out but we have not received them
Try using our contact page and ask them to resend the forms.
Try these links:
CA Department of Social Services
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/IHSS/Program-Forms
Disability Benefits 101
https://ca.db101.org/ca/programs/health_coverage/medi_cal/ihss/program2.htm