The Ultimate End To Fraud; IHSS Fingerprinting

By Sally Delacruz


Too much fraud has been ongoing in the special service sector without being noticed. With technology, this situation has been saved; especially through use of ihss fingerprinting. This program involves scanning and printing the fingerprints of any person willing to provide care to needy people. Before registration, service givers cannot be recognized as providers of these services; they cannot be paid for their jobs.

This program requires all new caregivers or those who acquire new clients to complete a form for formal enrollment into the program. They are also required to go through a criminal check, and be oriented before they can qualify for payment by the county governments. The purpose of this regulation is to reduce fraud in this sector. Once every service provider has been checked and cleared of criminal activities, needy people are ensured of their safety, and fraudsters will have been kept at bay. Individuals who genuinely qualify to be paid will be paid.

The state of California, for example, decreed that all caregivers be registered by 31/12/2010. Anyone who did not register by that date would face termination, and be declared ineligible for payment from the program for the services he/she provided to his/her clients. These services are given to qualified people who have attained the age of 65 years and above or are disabled in any way.

The major services given to needy persons are bowel care, laundry, accompaniment to health centers, supervision, protection and preparation of meals among many services. This program is primarily meant for reaching out to needy people. It ensures that the old and other needy people are comfortable.

The first thing a caregiver must do, is completing the IHSS enrollment form and personally taking it back to his/her county in-house service department. In case a person has already gone through this step, the county government will always assist in the remaining stages of registration. After this step, one needs to get his fingerprints printed, and be taken through a check for criminal background by the department of justice. Instructions on the manner of fingerprinting are always given to a person upon returning a signed and completed registration form.

Many companies have registered themselves with county governments to provide these services. They have come up with varying fees for registration. Many of them charge around fifty dollars. This is inclusive of all necessary registration services. More information about specific county governments can be obtained from the internet. Individual county IHSS departments have different policies, all of which can be obtained from their websites.

Registration with this department is, therefore, crucial to both the service provider and the person receiving them. It is significant to the servant because he is only allowed to get his salary after registration. On the other hand, it is beneficial to needy people since it assures them of good services and the loyalty of their servants. They, therefore, can look upon them without fear of fraud.

This initiative was a good move by the government. It has brought a lot of sanity in the field of care provision. Recipients always receive good services from fully registered individuals.




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