**IHSS providers referred by the county or Public Authority staff to provide emergency back-up services because of circumstances related to COVID-19 will be paid a differential of two dollars above the current county wage rate was extended to 6/30/2021.**
COVID-19 Vaccine Information
San Joaquin County IHSS Providers will start being vaccinated and will receive an alert via text, email or phone call based on their contact information in CMIPS. This alert will tell you when and where you can go to get your vaccination. This vaccination clinic will be exclusively for IHSS Providers, no one else. This will be a drive through clinic, and could take about 2 hours to complete the process. Alerts to Providers will be staggered over the next few weeks, so that wait time can be minimized and vaccine supplies will be readily available. The clinic will be staffed by medical professionals including nurses, paramedics, and clerical staff.
COVID-19 Flyers
Tips for Face Coverings- Spanish
COVID-19 Information for Older Adults
COVID -19 Information for Older Adults- Spanish
Managing Stress and Anxiety While Staying at Home
Managing Stress and Anxiety While Staying at Home-Spanish
COVID-19 Health Information- Spanish
Stop the Spread of Germs-Spanish
For more information please visit Public Health Services of San Joaquin County
COVID-19 Medical Accompaniment
Effective 3-15-2021, IHSS recipients age 16-64 are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine; those over 65 are currently eligible. If you are a recipient who has authorized time for, Medical Accompaniment, you may use those service hours to receive your COVID-19 vaccine. If additional hours are needed or you are not approved for medical accompaniment, but require IHSS services to get your vaccine, the State has developed a special claim form(see attachment). Your provider may be eligible to be paid for up to 4 hours (2 hours per vaccine appointment) and can be claimed retroactive from 1/1/2021. The State has started sending out information and claim forms to recipients.
Please mail completed claim forms to:
San Joaquin County HSA
PO Box 201056
Stockton CA 95297
ATTN IHSS PAYROLL
California COVID-19 Sick Leave
The California COVID-19 Sick Leave benefit is available for IHSS/WPCS providers from 1/1/2021 to 9/30/2021 if you meet one of the qualifications below.
Full-time workers (40 hours or more per week) will be eligible to receive 80 hours of paid leave. Part-time workers will receive the average number of hours worked in a two week pay period.
You will find the claim form attached, but also on our website. The State has also begun mailing out informational flyers in regards to this new benefit.
1.The provider is subject to a quarantine or isolation period related to COVID-19 as defined by an order or guidelines of the State Department of Public Health, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a local health officer who has jurisdiction over the workplace. If the provider is subject to more than one of these, the provider shall be permitted to use COVID-19 State supplemental paid sick leave for the minimum quarantine or isolation period under the order or guidelines that provide for the longest such minimum period.
2. The provider has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19.
3.The provider is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and is seeking a medical diagnosis.
4.The provider is attending an appointment to receive a vaccine for protection against contracting COVID-19. IHSS providers are limited to claiming a maximum of four (4) hours total, i.e. two hours per dose if two doses are required, of State supplemental sick leave use for the purpose of obtaining vaccination(s) for COVID-19.
5.The provider is experiencing symptoms related to a COVID-19 vaccine that prevents the provider from being able to work.
6.The provider is caring for a family member, as defined under LC Section 245.5(c), who is subject to an order or guidelines of the State Department of Public Health, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a local health officer who has jurisdiction over the workplace, or who has been advised
to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19.
7. The provider is caring for a child, as defined under LC Section 245.5(c)(1), whose school or place of care has been closed or is determined otherwise unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19 on the premises.
*IHSS Providers please mail the completed form to:
San Joaquin County HSA
PO Box 201056
Stockton CA 95297
ATTN IHSS PAYROLL
*WPCS Providers please mail your form to the Department of Health Care Services.
Gloves and Masks Distribution Info!
***New Location***
SEIU Local 2015, 4226 Coronado Ace Stockton CA 95204
Friday April 9 2021 from 9 AM to 12 PM
* The PA will be teaming up with Union volunteers to distribute PPE more efficiently and in a location that will not create traffic problems.
The distribution will be located at the SEIU 2015/1021 Offices, located at 4226 Coronado AVE, Stockton CA 95204, near the West Lane Post Office and the Coronado Tower. The office is at the end of the cul-de-sac, see the Google Maps link below.
*You will pull into the parking lot and drive straight ahead, turning left when you reach the back of the lot, then drive up to the north end of the lot.
*Do not come early!
*Carpooling is great, as it reduces the number of vehicles on the road, among other things.
*All individuals in the car must wear a mask, unless they are unable to due to a medical condition.
*Lower your window before you approach the distribution point and make sure you are wearing a mask. If you do not have a mask on you will be waived through, and can return to the line once you are wearing a one.
*Remain in your vehicle, do not exit your vehicle; If you do not have a vehicle you may approach the staff on foot.
PPE Location
Public Authority In-Home Supportive Services
San Joaquin County ~ COVID-19 Updated