COVID-19 ONLY – IHSS/WPCS Provider Sick Leave RequestForm
A new federal law, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201),
provides sick leave benefits for COVID-19 ONLY between now and
December 31, 2020. If you meet one of the requirements below, please
complete this form and submit it to your local county IHSS office. For WPCS
providers please return your form to the Department of Health Care Services.
PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS:
The Families First Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Act allows full-time workers
(40 hours or more per week) to get 80 hours of paid leave, and part-time workers
get the average number of hours they work in a 2-week pay period. COVID-19 sick
leave may only be claimed if you meet one or more of the following criteria:
1. You are subject to a quarantine or isolation order;
2. You have been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine;
3. You are having symptoms of COVID–19 and are seeking a medical
diagnosis;
4. You are caring for an individual who is subject to a quarantine or
isolation order or has been advised to self-quarantine by a health care
provider;
5. You are caring for your child who’s school or childcare facilities has
been closed due to COVID-19 precautions and there is no one else
available to care for your child;
6. You are experiencing any other substantially similar concerns.
• You may only submit one claim. You will be paid for your entire eligible sick
leave benefit in one payment.
• By claiming this COVID-19 sick leave, you are attesting that you meet
one or more of the criteria above and must select one of the boxes on
the form. If you are sick with, potentially sick with, or have been exposed to
COVID-19, you should not be providing IHSS/WPCS services for any
recipient as specified by the Department of Public Health.
• Your completed form should be returned to your county IHSS office. For
WPCS providers, please return your form to the Department of Health Care
Services.
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