Resources for Home Care Organizations
Home Care Organization License Application Steps
CCLD Roadmap for Licensing
Apply for a Home Care Organization License
Find out how to become a licensed Home Care Organization.
Search the Home Care Aide Registry
Check the status of your affiliated home care aides.
Laws and Policies
Find out about the rights and responsibilities of owning a Home Care Organization.
Frequently Asked Questions (Coming Soon)
FAQs are in development and will be updated on a regular basis.
Fact Sheets
Below are various Fact Sheets pertaining to the Home Care Services Program. When additional Fact Sheets are developed, they will be distributed via Provider Information Notices (PINs) and posted below.
Termination of the COVID-19 Vaccination and
Masking Requirements
Effective April 3, 2023, the State Public Health Officer Order, Adult Care Facilities and Direct Care Worker Vaccine Requirement was terminated. As a result, there is no longer a COVID-19 vaccination and booster requirement for Covered Workers, which includes but not limited to Registered Home Care Aides (HCAs) and Home Care Organization (HCO) staff with direct contact with clients or prospective clients at HCOs. Licensees are no longer required to maintain records for COVID-19 vaccination or exemption status of Registered HCAs and HCO staff with direct contact with clients or prospective clients. Registered Independent HCAs are no longer required to maintain records of their COVID-19 vaccination or exemption status.
The California Department of Social Services continues to encourage all Registered HCAs and HCO staff with direct contact with clients or prospective clients to stay updated with COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters, as this remains the most important strategy to prevent serious illness and death from COVID-19.
Effective May 11, 2023, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) sunset its Guidance for the Use of Face Masks. CDPH provides updated masking recommendations in Get the Most out of Masking. As the risk for transmission increases in the community, wearing a mask will be an important consideration for individuals at a higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. For additional information, see the CDPH Face Coverings Questions & Answers.
Receive Important Updates
If you wish to receive updates from the Department concerning topics such as Provider Information Notices (PINs), webinars, program updates, and more, click the following links to sign up for Home Care Organization updates, Home Care Aide updates, or both.
Transfers
You may transfer a registered home care aide to a new organization by submitting the following forms. Be sure to include a copy of the individual's photo I.D. If you are transferring a registered home care aide that has been granted an exemption through the Care Provider Management Branch, see the table below for information on transferring the exemption.
If a home care aide has a current:
Clearance Transfer
Mail to:
Home Care Services Branch
744 P. St. MS 9-14-90
Sacramento, CA 95814
OR
Email to: FaxHCSB@dss.ca.gov (PDF preferred)
Exemption Transfer
Mail to:
Care Provider Management Branch
744 P. St. MS 19-60
Sacramento, CA 95814
OR
Fax to: (916) 754-4589
Stakeholder Meetings
The Department will be hosting stakeholder meetings. These meetings are to provide updates on the implementation process, seek input, answer questions, and discuss next steps related to the law. If you are looking to join our stakeholder meetings, send an email to HCSB@dss.ca.gov to be included in upcoming email distributions.
Meeting materials will be posted after each meeting date concludes.
2017 Stakeholder Meetings
January 2017
February 2017
May 2017
June 2017
August 2017
November 2017
Items of Interest
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