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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board, acting as the Governing Board of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority (PA),:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement 8725 with JUMP Technology Services, LLC for software to manage and enroll IHSS PA providers, in the amount of $17,480 and for the term of August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2026;
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 8725, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 8725.
FUNDING: 47% Federal, 43% State, and 10% County General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
Each county in California is required to operate an IHSS program to provide personal care and domestic services to aged, blind, or disabled individuals in their own homes. The purpose of the program is to allow individuals who are recipients of these services to live safely at home rather than in costly and less desirable out-of-home placement facilities. The IHSS PA was established by state law in 2001 and is responsible for maintaining caregiver registries, providing IHSS consumers with caregiver referrals, and providing for consumer and caregiver training.
In accordance with the California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 12302.25, the El Dorado County Ordinance Code Chapter 8.78 established IHSS PA as “an entity separate and distinct from the County” (Section 8.78.050(A)(1)) and authorized the Board of Supervisors (Board) to sit as the Governing Board of the El Dorado County IHSS PA (Section 8.78.030(B)). Per ordinance, “any obligation of the Public Authority, whether statutory, contractual, or otherwise, shall be the sole obligation of the Authority and shall not be the obligation of the C...
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