CDSS Provider Information Notices19 posts

California Department of Social Services PIN 20-18-ASC May 15, 2020 TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES Original signed by Pamela Dickfoss FROM: PAMELA DICKFOSS Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) STIMULUS CHECKS FORPERSONS IN CARE Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 20-18-ASC provides guidance to licensees of facilities whose clients/residents, including recipients of Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) benefits have received stimulus checks authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

California Department of Social Services PIN 20-09.1 – ASC May 12, 2020 TO: Adult and Senior Care Facilities Original signed by Pamela Dickfoss FROM: PAMELA DICKFOSS Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: UPDATE ON PRIORITY 1 COMPLAINTS TELE-INSPECTION PROCESS Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 20-09.1-ASC provides updated notice concerning investigations for Priority 1 Complaints.

California Department of Social Services PIN 20-17-ASC May 1, 2020 TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES Original signed by Pamela Dickfoss FROM: PAMELA DICKFOSS Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: TEMPORARY CONTRACTS TO INCREASE BED CAPACITY DUE TO ANTICIPATED SURGE IN CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 20-17-ASC announces an opportunity for Adult and Senior Care licensees to assist in providing additional beds by entering into contracts to temporarily house COVID-19positive individuals.

California Department of Social Services PIN 20-13-ASC April 16, 2020 PIN 20-13-ASC(Updated – April 27, 2020) TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES Original signed by Pamela Dickfoss FROM: PAMELA DICKFOSS Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION TO FAMILIES WHEN A PERSON TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 20-13-ASC advises Adult and Senior Care (ASC) licensees to give notice to the families of all persons in care when a person in a facility tests positive for COVID-19.

California Department of Social Services PIN 20-15-ASC April 24, 2020 TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES Original signed by Pamela Dickfoss FROM: PAMELA DICKFOSS Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: ADULT AND SENIOR CARE FACILITIES WITH CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) POSITIVE CASES AVAILABLE ON CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES WEBSITE Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 20-15-ASC announces that information regarding licensed Adult and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly with COVID-19 positive cases of persons in care and/orstaff has been posted on the California Department of Social Services website.

California Department of Social Services PIN 20-11-CCLD April 21 2020 TO: ALL CCLD FACILITY LICENSEES AND PROVIDERS ALL CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATORS ALL ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAM VENDORS Original signed by Pamela Dickfoss FROM: PAMELA DICKFOSS Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION ONLINE RESOURCES ON CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 20-11-CCLD announces a dedicated COVID-19 landing page on the Community Care Licensing Division website where all licensees, certified and approved homes, providers, and the public can access online resources related to COVID-19.

California Department of Social Services PIN 20-10-CCLD April 20, 2020 TO: ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAM VENDORS ADULT AND SENIOR CARE CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATORS ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSEES CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL LICENSEES HOME CARE ORGANIZATION LICENSEES AND HOME CARE AIDES Original signed by Pamela Dickfoss FROM: PAMELA DICKFOSS Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: WAIVER OF ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FEES, LICENSE FEES, AND HOME CARE AIDE REGISTRATION FEES AS A RESULT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 20-10-CCLD discusses the authority of the California Department of Social Services to waive application, license, home care aide registration fees, and administrator certification program fees for individuals or licensees experiencing economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 emergency.

California Department of Social Services PIN 20-12-ASC PIN 20-12-ASC provides a statewide waiver for certain medical assessment requirements of all adult and senior care facilities in response to the occurrence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in California.

California Department of Social Services PIN_20-08-CCLD PIN 20-08-CCLD provides guidance for licensed facilities on how to approach local stores who may be limiting purchases of supplies due to COVID-19 in California. DOWNLOAD HERE (PDF)

California Department of Social Services PIN_20-09-CCLD PIN 20-09-CCLD supersedes PIN 20-08-ASC and provides updated guidance to Adult and Senior Care (ASC) Program Licensees, Home Care Organizations (HCO), Home Care Aides (HCA), ASC Certified Administrators (Prospective and Current), andAdministrator Certification Program Training Vendors regarding the implementation of statewide waivers, including updated or additional waivers, for certain licensing statutes and regulations.