Healthcare
In-home supportive services: Community First Choice Option program: noncompliance penalties
Requires a 2029 report on county payments triggered by missed Community First Choice case-reassessment deadlines.
The report will show how much counties paid when California lost enhanced federal funding for In-Home Supportive Services because required reassessments were not completed on time.
What the law does
- Requires the California Department of Social Services to report to the Legislature by July 1, 2029, on these county payments.
- Covers payments counties made for months when missed reassessment deadlines caused the loss of enhanced federal Community First Choice funding.
Who it affects
- Counties that must cover lost enhanced federal funding under the existing penalty rule.
- In-Home Supportive Services administrators responsible for timely case reassessments.
Context
Beginning July 1, 2026, counties generally must pay 100% of lost enhanced federal funding caused by untimely Community First Choice reassessments.