Background

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act

In-Home Supportive Services

The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program is a federal, state and locally funded program designed to provide assistance to those eligible aged, blind and disabled individuals who, without this care would be unable to remain safely in their own homes. IHSS provides services according the client's needs, e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, housekeeping, laundry, shopping errands, meal preparation and meal clean up, respiration, bowel and bladder care, moving in and out of bed, rubbing the skin (to prevent skin breakdown), accompaniment to medical appointments, paramedical services, and protective supervision.

County Social Workers determine eligibility for the IHSS program, assess a consumer's need for specific services, and identify the time to be allotted for the performance of these services.

The IHSS client is responsible for locating their own "individual provider", hiring and supervising the provider, and firing the individual if the services are not performed according to the consumer's specifications.
Eligibility Criteria:

The individual is Aged, blind, or disabled.
The individual is Unable to personally perform the services authorized.
Low income: The individual is receiving or eligible to receive SSI/SSP. If income exceeds SSI/SSP standards, eligibility may exist with a share of cost.
The individual has personal property valued at less than $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple.
Have a functional impairment expected to last 12 months or more.

Medi-Cal Working Disabled Program

Click here to find out information regarding history and eligibility.

To apply for 250% California Working Disabled (250% CWD) Program, it is recommended that you request an appointment with your local county coordinator who is authorized to work in the 250% CWD Program.

Click here to find a list of 250% Working Disabled Program County Coordinators

To contact your local Medi-Cal office call the Beneficiary Unit for Medi-Cal at (916) 636-1980. Medi-Cal provides applications in eleven languages. You can download an application online but you must submit your application in person or by U.S. mail.

If you are currently enrolled in another eligibility category of Medi-Cal, talk to your Medi-Cal eligibility worker and ask to be transferred to this program.

Updated 9/25/07