CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1098Introduced by Senator SternFebruary 16, 2022 An act relating to public social services.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1098, as introduced, Stern. In-home supportive services and waiver personal care services.Existing law establishes the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, which is administered by the State Department of Social Services, counties, and other entities, under which qualified aged, blind, or disabled persons are provided with supportive services in order to permit them to remain in their own homes. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. Existing law authorizes certain Medi-Cal recipients to receive waiver personal care services (WPCS) in order to permit them to remain in their own homes. Existing law sets forth various provisions relating to the determination of IHSS and WPCS provider wages.Existing law sets forth the mechanisms for declaring a state of emergency or local emergency by certain public officials and the powers granted during those periods.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide IHSS and WPCS providers with an increase in compensation when a state of emergency or local emergency is declared due to certain natural disasters in the state or in the county or counties.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide providers of in-home supportive services (IHSS) and waiver personal care services (WPCS) with an increase in compensation when a state of emergency or local emergency is declared due to certain natural disasters in the state or in the county or counties.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1098Introduced by Senator SternFebruary 16, 2022 An act relating to public social services.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1098, as introduced, Stern. In-home supportive services and waiver personal care services.Existing law establishes the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, which is administered by the State Department of Social Services, counties, and other entities, under which qualified aged, blind, or disabled persons are provided with supportive services in order to permit them to remain in their own homes. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. Existing law authorizes certain Medi-Cal recipients to receive waiver personal care services (WPCS) in order to permit them to remain in their own homes. Existing law sets forth various provisions relating to the determination of IHSS and WPCS provider wages.Existing law sets forth the mechanisms for declaring a state of emergency or local emergency by certain public officials and the powers granted during those periods.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide IHSS and WPCS providers with an increase in compensation when a state of emergency or local emergency is declared due to certain natural disasters in the state or in the county or counties.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1098
Introduced by Senator SternFebruary 16, 2022
Introduced by Senator Stern
February 16, 2022
An act relating to public social services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1098, as introduced, Stern. In-home supportive services and waiver personal care services.
Existing law establishes the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, which is administered by the State Department of Social Services, counties, and other entities, under which qualified aged, blind, or disabled persons are provided with supportive services in order to permit them to remain in their own homes. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. Existing law authorizes certain Medi-Cal recipients to receive waiver personal care services (WPCS) in order to permit them to remain in their own homes. Existing law sets forth various provisions relating to the determination of IHSS and WPCS provider wages.Existing law sets forth the mechanisms for declaring a state of emergency or local emergency by certain public officials and the powers granted during those periods.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide IHSS and WPCS providers with an increase in compensation when a state of emergency or local emergency is declared due to certain natural disasters in the state or in the county or counties.
Existing law establishes the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, which is administered by the State Department of Social Services, counties, and other entities, under which qualified aged, blind, or disabled persons are provided with supportive services in order to permit them to remain in their own homes. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. Existing law authorizes certain Medi-Cal recipients to receive waiver personal care services (WPCS) in order to permit them to remain in their own homes. Existing law sets forth various provisions relating to the determination of IHSS and WPCS provider wages.
Existing law sets forth the mechanisms for declaring a state of emergency or local emergency by certain public officials and the powers granted during those periods.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide IHSS and WPCS providers with an increase in compensation when a state of emergency or local emergency is declared due to certain natural disasters in the state or in the county or counties.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide providers of in-home supportive services (IHSS) and waiver personal care services (WPCS) with an increase in compensation when a state of emergency or local emergency is declared due to certain natural disasters in the state or in the county or counties.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide providers of in-home supportive services (IHSS) and waiver personal care services (WPCS) with an increase in compensation when a state of emergency or local emergency is declared due to certain natural disasters in the state or in the county or counties.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide providers of in-home supportive services (IHSS) and waiver personal care services (WPCS) with an increase in compensation when a state of emergency or local emergency is declared due to certain natural disasters in the state or in the county or counties.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide providers of in-home supportive services (IHSS) and waiver personal care services (WPCS) with an increase in compensation when a state of emergency or local emergency is declared due to certain natural disasters in the state or in the county or counties.
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