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DAS director warns counties face increased financial risk from IHSS reassessment penalties
Summary
DAS Executive Director Kelly Dearman told the commission federal and state budget changes mean counties will shoulder growing penalties for missed IHSS reassessments, and San Francisco has been working to reduce its backlog but faces significant exposure beginning July 1, 2026.
Kelly Dearman, executive director at San Francisco’s Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAS), told the commission the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 has not yet interrupted safety-net programs but heightens financial uncertainty.
Dearman described a separate, ongoing fiscal exposure: a state shift in responsibility for penalties tied to Community First Choice Option (CFCO) reassessments for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). She said the 2025…
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