IHSS in Lassen County: Phone Number, Pay Rate & How to Apply
Everything specific to Lassen County — current provider wages, your Public Authority, and how to appeal a Notice of Action.
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Overview
Lassen County's IHSS program is administered by the Health and Social Services Agency's Adult Services division, with the Public Authority maintaining a Provider Registry serving the Susanville area at the eastern gateway to Lassen Volcanic National Park.
IHSS hours are determined based on the recipient's ability to care for themselves, with periodic home visits by IHSS and Quality Assurance social workers to reassess continued need for services.
Clara has Lassen County’s contacts and current wage, and can explain how hours are decided.
How to apply for IHSS in Lassen County
To apply for IHSS in Lassen County, call the county IHSS office. A social worker will take your application and arrange an in-home assessment.
Lassen County IHSS phone number
There is no statewide online IHSS application — applying means phoning your county. All Lassen 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 Lassen 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.
Lassen 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 Lassen 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 Lassen County
Not published yet
Lassen 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 Lassen County main IHSS line
- (530) 251-8158
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 Lassen County
Not stated online
The county's pages do not say how provider orientation is done.
How to start: The pages give no enrollment steps for a provider who already has a recipient. They list Adult Services as the contact.
Call Lassen County's main IHSS line and ask how new providers complete orientation.
- Lassen County Adult Services
- 530-251-8158
Source: Lassen 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
- $17.55/hr
- Public Authority
- Lassen County IHSS Public Authority
- Adult Services
- (530) 251-8158
- Office Address
- 1445 Paul Bunyan Road
Susanville, CA 96130
Wage figures for Lassen County vary between sources — confirm your current rate directly with the Lassen County Public Authority before relying on this figure.
Check your weekly max as a Lassen County provider → Pre-filled with the county average of 107 authorized hours a month (CDSS) — swap in your recipient's number.
Local Notes & Quirks
- Monthly registry check-in required: every Registry Provider must call the IHSS office by the 5th of each month to remain on the "Available Provider" list and confirm their contact information is current — missing this can mean falling off the referral list.
- Multi-step registry enrollment: beyond the standard provider enrollment steps, Registry applicants go through an additional reference-check and interview process before being formally added and issued a SOC 848 acceptance notice.
- Remote, high-elevation county: at the eastern gateway to Lassen Volcanic National Park, this is one of California's more remote counties — expect longer travel times between appointments and fewer providers per capita than urban counties.
Lassen 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 Lassen County
If Lassen 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 Lassen 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.
