Existing law provides for the county-administered In-Home Supportive Services program, under which qualified aged, blind, and disabled persons are provided with services in order to permit them to remain in their own homes and avoid institutionalization. Existing law requires the application for in-home supportive services to 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. Existing law also requires the application to 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.

This bill would require the county, upon receipt of an application for in-home supportive services, to provide the applicant with a confirmation number, as specified. By creating additional duties for counties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.