What is the maximum number of IHSS hours my child can receive?

IHSS is broken down into several different services to include protective supervision and paramedical. The total possible maximum is 283 per month.

• When IHSS performs a whole assessment, if a person has 20 hours or more of personal care/paramedical services per week, they're considered “severely impaired,” and the monthly max is 283.

• If the person has fewer than those 20 hours per week, they're considered “non-severely impaired,” and the max is 195 hours per month. Note that they are not guaranteed to receive the maximum; the number of hours assigned is on a case-by-case basis depending on needs.

For detailed information about how IHSS assigns hours, you can check out this video: walking through an IHSS Notice of Action.

If you are your child's IHSS provider, the maximum hours you can claim in one week is 70 hours and 45 minutes (283 hours divided by 4 weeks in a month). Note that the maximum is 66 hours per child if you are the IHSS parent provider for two children.