IHSS in Kings County: Phone Number, Pay Rate & How to Apply
Everything specific to Kings County — current provider wages, your Public Authority, and how to appeal a Notice of Action.
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Overview
Kings County's IHSS program is administered by the Human Services Agency, with the IHSS Public Authority maintaining a provider registry and handling timesheet and payroll questions for recipients and providers throughout the Hanford, Lemoore, Corcoran, and Avenal areas.
Like most California counties, Kings County has moved away from paper timesheets — all provider hours must now be entered electronically through the Electronic Services Portal or the Telephonic Timesheet System.
Clara has Kings County’s contacts and current wage, and can explain how hours are decided.
How to apply for IHSS in Kings County
To apply for IHSS in Kings County, call the county IHSS office. A social worker will take your application and arrange an in-home assessment.
Kings County IHSS phone number
There is no statewide online IHSS application — applying means phoning your county. All Kings County contacts →
The application form (SOC 295)
The state's written application is form SOC 295, Application for In-Home Supportive Services. You can fill it in ahead of time.
Open the SOC 295 form (PDF)Opens on the CDSS website. The form goes to Kings County, not to the state, so call the number above to ask where to mail, fax or bring it.
Once you apply, the county schedules an in-home assessment. A social worker scores how much help you need with each task, and those scores decide your monthly hours — see how the Functional Index ranks work. If your hours are later denied or reduced, you have appeal rights with deadlines: how to appeal a Notice of Action. Becoming a paid provider is a separate process — start with the Provider Hub.
Kings County by the Numbers
Statewide, 925,481 Californians received IHSS in July 2026, averaging 119 authorized hours a month. Source: CDSS IHSS Program Data.
How Kings County has changed
11 months of official CDSS program data, Jan '24 to Jul '26.
Where should you start?
Pick the path that matches where you are right now.
Provider pay in 2027 in Kings County
Not published yet
Kings County has not published a provider pay rate for 2027.
California's minimum wage rises from $16.90 to $17.40 an hour on January 1, 2027. County IHSS wages are built on the state minimum wage, so no county's rate can be lower than that.
- To confirm your rate, call the Kings County main IHSS line
- (559) 852-4467
Sources: California Department of Industrial Relations, News Release 2026-66. Checked October 7, 2026. Counties publish new rates through the autumn, so confirm before you plan around this. IHSSHours.com is independent and is not part of the county.
Provider orientation in Kings County
Orientation video online
Orientation is a video on the county's Provider Orientation page, in English or Spanish. After watching it you sign and mail the provider agreement (SOC 846).
How to start: The recipient who wants to hire you calls the IHSS Public Authority to report the hire and ask for a Live Scan form and a New Provider Enrollment packet.
Worth knowing: The orientation page gives no mailing address for the agreement, so ask the Public Authority where to send it.
- Kings County IHSS Public Authority
- 1-559-852-4615
- Kings County main IHSS line
- (559) 852-4467
Source: Kings County, checked October 5, 2026. Counties change how they run orientation, so confirm before you go. IHSSHours.com is independent and is not part of the county.
Provider Wage & Public Authority
- Current hourly wage
- $17.50/hr
- Public Authority
- Kings County IHSS Public Authority
- IHSS Application Line
- (559) 852-4467
- Public Authority Line (provider registry)
- (559) 852-4615
- Toll-Free
- 1-855-800-3021
- Office Address
- 1400 W. Lacey Blvd., Building 8
Hanford, CA 93230
Wage figures for Kings County vary between sources — confirm your current rate directly with the Kings County Public Authority before relying on this figure.
Check your weekly max as a Kings County provider → Pre-filled with the county average of 113 authorized hours a month (CDSS) — swap in your recipient's number.
Local Notes & Quirks
- Electronic timesheets only: Kings County no longer accepts paper timesheets — all hours must go through the Electronic Services Portal or Telephonic Timesheet System, so getting registered for one of these early avoids payment delays. Free step-by-step ESP registration guide →
- Separate registry vs. existing-provider paths: Kings County distinguishes between "new provider enrollment" (a friend or family member starting fresh) and "existing provider enrollment" (someone already an IHSS provider taking on an additional recipient) — each has its own packet, so mention which applies when you call.
- Small, centralized office: All Kings County IHSS functions — applications, registry, payroll — route through the same Lacey Blvd. office in Hanford, making it a straightforward single point of contact.
Kings County IHSS — Common Questions
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Figures are from CDSS program data (July 2026) and the CDSS county wage sheet (IP Effective 10-1-2026). County averages describe a caseload, not an entitlement — how we calculate estimates.
Appealing a Notice of Action in Kings County
If Kings County reduces, denies, or terminates your IHSS hours, the appeal process is governed by state regulation — the same 90-day deadline applies regardless of county:
- You have 90 days from the date on your Notice of Action to request a State Hearing
- Call the State Hearings Division at 1-800-743-8525 to request a hearing
- Or mail a written request to: California Department of Social Services, State Hearings Division, P.O. Box 944243, Sacramento, CA 94244
- Requesting your hearing before the Notice of Action's effective date preserves Aid Paid Pending — meaning you keep your current hours while the appeal is decided
For free legal help with a Kings County IHSS appeal, Disability Rights California can be reached at 1-800-776-5746.
County data last updated 2026-10-07 · CDSS program data July 2026, wages IP Effective 10-1-2026.
