(a) The department shall establish a program of direct deposit by electronic transfer for payments to in-home supportive services providers. A provider may choose to receive payments via direct deposit at the providerâs option. The department, the Controller, and the California Health and Human Services Agency shall make all necessary automation changes to allow for payment by direct deposit. (b) On or before March 31, 2008, the department shall complete those items pertaining to the implementation of direct deposit over which they have independent control, or those items that do not depend on ongoing coordination with the office of the Controller in order to be completed. Examples of these items include, but are not limited to, rulemaking Case Management Information and Payroll Systems (CMIPS) modifications, provider notifications, and all-county letters. The department and the office of the Controller shall cooperate fully on coordination, implementation, and testing, on a timeframe that shall not delay implementation of the project. Notwithstanding any other law, direct deposit for in-home supportive services providers shall be implemented on or before June 30, 2008. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a person entitled to the receipt of direct payment as an individual provider pursuant to Section 12302.2 for providing in-home supportive services may authorize payment to be directly deposited by electronic fund transfer into the personâs account at the financial institution of the personâs choice under a program for direct deposit by electronic transfer established by the department. (d) (1) (A) Notwithstanding Sections 212 and 213 of the Labor Code, providers entitled to the receipt of direct wage payment as an individual provider pursuant to Section 12302.2 for providing in-home supportive services, or providers who provide waiver personal care services pursuant to Section 14132.97, shall receive payment of wages only by direct deposit or provider card, with either method chosen at the preference of each provider. (B) Subparagraph (A) becomes effective by the later of the following dates: (i) July 1, 2021. (ii) An alternative date identified by the department, with notification provided to the Legislature, relative to the completion of statewide implementation of the federal electronic visit verification requirement. (2) (A) The department shall encourage providers to enroll in either direct deposit or a provider card in preparation for, and in advance of, the effective date of the requirement in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1). (B) Each provider shall identify a bank account into which wages can be direct deposited, select a prepaid account available in the private market that complies with applicable federal and state laws through which the provider can receive wages, or a provider card made available through the process described in subdivision (e) through which the provider can receive wages. (e) (1) The State Department of Social Services shall issue a request for proposal for one or more provider card issuers to offer to providers so the provider may enroll in a provider card service in order to access the providerâs wages. (2) A provider card issuer selected by the department pursuant to this subdivision shall comply with all of the following: (A) Comply with all of the requirements, and provide a provider with all of the consumer protections, that apply to a provider card under the rules implementing the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693 et seq.), or other rules subsequently adopted under the EFTA that apply to payroll cards, except that the disclosures required under federal law to provide notice of the ban on compulsory use under Section 1693k(2) of Title 15 of the United States Code may be modified, as appropriate, to reflect the relationship of the provider to the department. (B) Satisfy the requirements for passthrough deposit or share insurance so that the funds availa
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