By Ryan Gallagher
July 2015 | 2015 Summer Newsletter
Public Authority Enrollment assists In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Independent Care Providers (IPs) to become eligible to receive payment for services provided to IHSS consumers.
Here is a brief summary of the state mandated enrollment steps for IHSS IPs. The Enrollment Team is available to help with this process:
- A new IP starts by visiting the enrollment website at pascc.org/enrollment-process. To enroll, they complete the enrollment forms and watch the orientation videos on a computer.
- An IP must also attend a Public Authority Group Orientation Meeting for IHSS IPs, where an Enrollment Specialist will present helpful information and tips for receiving timesheets
- An IP must also attend a Public Authority Group Orientation Meeting for IHSS IPs, where an Enrollment Specialist will present helpful information and tips for receiving timesheets.
- IPs are also required to meet with an Enrollment Specialist during a one-on-one individual appointment. This is a great opportunity for an IP to ask any unanswered questions.
- All IPs must be fingerprinted in order to clear a Department of Justice criminal background check
If you are hiring a new IP, please be aware that the individual will need to complete all of the above steps in order to become an approved IHSS caregiver. Don’t forget that the Public Authority Enrollment Specialists are here to help! You or your provider can contact us at (408) 350-3252.
Public Authority Enrollment assists In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Independent Care Providers (IPs) to become eligible to receive payment for services provided to IHSS consumers.
Here is a brief summary of the state mandated enrollment steps for IHSS IPs. The Enrollment Team is available to help with this process:
- A new IP starts by visiting the enrollment website at pascc.org/enrollment-process. To enroll, they complete the enrollment forms and watch the orientation videos on a computer.
- An IP must also attend a Public Authority Group Orientation Meeting for IHSS IPs, where an Enrollment Specialist will present helpful information and tips for receiving timesheets
- An IP must also attend a Public Authority Group Orientation Meeting for IHSS IPs, where an Enrollment Specialist will present helpful information and tips for receiving timesheets.
- IPs are also required to meet with an Enrollment Specialist during a one-on-one individual appointment. This is a great opportunity for an IP to ask any unanswered questions.
- All IPs must be fingerprinted in order to clear a Department of Justice criminal background check
If you are hiring a new IP, please be aware that the individual will need to complete all of the above steps in order to become an approved IHSS caregiver. Don’t forget that the Public Authority Enrollment Specialists are here to help! You or your provider can contact us at (408) 350-3252.