The San Benito County IHSS Public Authority shall carry out the following functions to implement the goals and objectives of Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code § 12301.6, including, but not limited to:
(A) The provision of assistance to recipients in finding in-home supportive services personnel through the establishment of a registry;
(B) The investigation of the qualifications and backgrounds of potential in-home supportive services personnel;
(C) The establishment of a referral system under which in-home supportive services personnel shall be referred to recipients;
(D) The provision for training for providers and recipients; however, the Authority shall not be obligated to provide training directly, to pay for training provided privately or in the community, to pay for the providers’ time spent in training, to accompany recipients to training, to pay for transportation to training or to pay for any materials required by the training. The Authority shall not be obligated to ensure that any provider or recipient attend or complete any training;
(E) The performance of any other functions related to the delivery of in-home supportive services including that, within 30 days of commencement of the operation of the Public Authority, the Public Authority shall develop a written process to address consumer complaints regarding Public Authority services;
(F) The assurance that the requirements of the personal care option pursuant to Subarticle 19, commencing with § 1396, of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code are met;
(G) The adoption of rules and regulations for the administration of the Public Authority consistent with the provisions of this article; and
(H) The exercise of all powers, duties and functions as are prescribed by statute, ordinance of the Board of Supervisors and the Authority.
(1966 Code, § 5F-8) (Ord. 759, § 2)