A county, including a city and county, shall, upon the next update to its emergency plan, integrate and require the assessment and provision of supportive services to in-home supportive services (IHSS) recipients, including, but not limited to, the following requirements:

(a) Protocols and authorization for county social workers to make expedited assessments of the needs of current and potential IHSS recipients during times of a natural disaster.

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(b) Protocols to ensure that authorized services will continue to be provided to recipients during times of displacement resulting from a natural disaster.

(c) Protocols to address any specific and unique needs of IHSS recipients that have not previously been addressed in the county’s or the city and county’s emergency plan pursuant to § 8593.3 of the Government Code.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 789, Sec. 6. (SB 1040) Effective January 1, 2019.)