On Wednesday, March 9th, the Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC) will be hosting an IHSS Consumer Conference Call to discuss the cuts and changes to the IHSS Program proposed in January by Governor Brown, including updates and information on additional proposals made by the state senate and assembly. The conference call will be moderated by Deborah Doctor, Legislative Advocate for Disability Rights California. Governor Brown's proposals include:

• Reduce IHSS service hours by 8.4%
• Eliminate IHSS hours for domestic and related services in shared households 
• Require a medical certification for IHSS eligibility
• Eliminate the mandate and funding for IHSS advisory committees
• Reduce and/or cut other programs utilized by IHSS consumers, including SSI/SSP, ADHC, MSSP and Medi-Cal

The call will be held on March 9th. Below are the details for consumers who wish to participate.

IHSS Consumer Conference Call

Wednesday, March 9th

1 PM - 2 PM 

Call in Number: 866-885-0409

Conference ID number: 565591 (enter when prompted)

Note: This call will be conduted in English.

For additional information on the proposals made by Governor Brown, visit our website at www.pascla.org. For questions about the IHSS Consumer Conference call, give us a call at 877-565-4477 and ask to speak to an outreach representative.

PASC would like to know how the governor's proposed cuts and changes to IHSS would affect you! Click here to take a brief survey on the proposals.