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IHSS Provider Orientation

For individuals who are hoping to become an IHSS Provider, you will need to complete all of the steps outlined in the How to Become an IHSS Provider process.  Once you begin the enrollment process the county IHSS Office or county IHSS Public Authority will tell you when and where you can attend an orientation session.

IHSS Provider Orientation Process

The following information is available for your convenience, please contact your county IHSS Office to find out their IHSS Provider Orientation process.  If your county sent you to this website to complete the IHSS Provider Orientation Process, please stay in contact with them as you complete the following steps to ensure you are completing the process correctly, and to your county specifications: 

  1. Read the IHSS Provider Orientation Guide (pdf).  
    • Translations:   The IHSS Provider Orientation Guide has just been updated, is currently being translated into Armenian, Chinese and Spanish and will be available soon.  
  2. Upon completion, you must sign an IHSS Program Provider Enrollment Agreement (SOC 846).  
  3. Turn this signed form into the county to complete the IHSS Provider Orientation requirements. 

Mandatory IHSS Provider Orientation Handouts

The following documents are new or newly updated, and are currently being translated.  They will be available in April 2012 in Armenian, Chinese and Spanish.