Provider Resources

Program information, eligibility, and county contacts from the California Department of Social Services.

Current hourly wage rates for IHSS providers in each California county.

EVV is the system IHSS uses to verify that care was delivered — providers may be required to check in and out electronically depending on their county.

Submit and manage your timesheets online through the official CDSS e-timesheet system.

SOC 2 — Provider Enrollment

The form used when a new provider enrolls in the IHSS program. Required before you can be assigned to a recipient or receive payment.

SOC 426 — Recipient Designation of Provider

Allows an IHSS recipient to designate you as their provider. Both the recipient and provider must sign before you can work and be paid.

SOC 2279 / SOC 2305 — Overtime Exemptions

Applications to exceed the standard weekly hour cap (up to 90 hours per week, 360 per month). SOC 2279 is Exemption 1 — the grandfathered live-in family exemption for providers serving two or more recipients; SOC 2305 is Exemption 2 for new providers, approved by the county in extraordinary circumstances.