List of FMS Providers: Tri-Counties
Acumen
Main Information:
Services Available:
Bill Payer and Sole Employer
Sole Employer:
Sole Employer Rate: 15.10%
Wait List:
Introductory call with new inquiries:
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They will provide overview
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If good fit, they will give start date approx. 60 days from initial consult.
Waitlist Requirements:
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Signed Budget and Spending Plan
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Then 30 Days
Other Information:
Languages:
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English
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Spanish
Maximum Budget Amount: $500,000
Acumen Payment Information:
Credit Card Purchase:
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Participant needs to fill a purchase request form; they must include the link, price, size, color, etc.
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Acumen makes purchases at the same time of payment cycles (twice per month).
Acumen Contact Information:
Yvette Torres
424-210-8810
General Help Line:
877-211-3738
Time Zone: PST
Website:
Essential Pay
Main Information:
Services Available:
Bill Payer
Wait List:
Waiting List
Other Information:
Only permits one pay rate for all personal assistants
Maximum Budget Amount: $50,000
Essential Pay Payment Information:
No reimbursement
FMS Pay
Main Information:
Services Available:
Bill Payer
Languages:
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English
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Spanish
More information coming soon!
GT Independence
Main Information:
Services Available:
Bill Payer, Sole Employer and Co-Employer
Bill Payer:
Bill Payer Rate:
1% non-payroll burden rate for the purchase of goods and vendor services in clients' spending plans.
Sole Employer:
Sole Employer Rate:
Standard Employer Taxes – 11.95%
California Taxes – 3.86%
Other Program Costs – 2.19%
Total: 18% Employer Burden
Sick time is minimum 3 days and if the family wants to purchase a single policy through GT it is a dollar amount specific to the individual and the number of full time and part time employees. This way families are buying a policy specifically for their program structure and need.
Background check:
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If not providing personal care, employer may have option to do GT background.
Sole Employer Insurance:
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Can use GT workers comp and liability or find workers comp policy.
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Does not offer health insurance (but can reimburse employees).
Co-Employer:
Co-Employer Rate:
Standard Employer Taxes – 11.95%
California Taxes (including Worker’s Comp) – 6.6%
Other Program Costs – 2.19%
Employee Benefit Options – 3.26%
Total: 24%
Part time employees are eligible for benefits, when they meet the eligibility requirements to enroll.
Background check:
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All Employees and vendors must do live scan - GT no longer pays costs.
Co-Employer Insurance:
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Offers health insurance - full time employee chooses policy after 90 days, part time employees can get insurance after 1 year of work.
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Employer pays 100%
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Participant must update spending plan.
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Sick pay rolls over if not used up to 3 years (24 hours per year).
Budget Report:
Portal - can print out their own spending summary.
Wait List:
Call FMS for start date.
Waitlist Requirements:
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Must have IPP
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Certified budget and draft spending plan
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Must be turned in by the 15th to start on the 1st.
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GT holds meeting; if you are a good fit, they will provide start date (currently 4 months out).
Other Information:
Primary RC Vendor: WRC
099-Vendor Status: Not started/ WSRC home
Languages:
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English
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Spanish
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Russian
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Armenian
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Tagalog
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Vietnamese
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Mandarin
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Cantonese
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Trieu Chau
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Korean
Maximum Budget Amount: No Cap
Aveanna Support Services
Main Information:
Services Available:
Bill Payer, Sole Employer and Co-Employer (with nursing through home health agency only)
Sole Employer:
Sole Employer Rate:
14.25% + 3.3% sick time. They recommend estimating 20%.
No Health Insurance
Co-Employer:
Co-Employer Rate:
13.6% + 3.3% sick time
Background check:
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All Employees and vendors must do live scan
No Health Insurance
Budget Report:
Uploaded on platform on 8th of the month; Login to platform to get report; Real time data.
Wait List:
After consult 4 month transition
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Northern California: Accepting consult meetings now; must have a signed budget, spending plan and have all employees onboarded by the 10th of the month prior to start date; the start date will be set at the consult meeting; to set up consult, email: SJSpendingPlan@aveanna.com
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Southern California: Email fmsinfo@aveanna.com to schedule a consultation meeting for the first week of July (include participant name and regional center); must have a certified budget and spending plan; the expected start date is October 1st; Aveanna is full through the end of 2023 as of 6/26/23
Waitlist Requirements:
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Signed Budget
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Draft Spending Plan
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Will do 30 minute consult
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Requires everyone to be onboarded and hired before the 10th of the month *prior* to their start date - i.e. no later than 3/10/2023 for 4/1/2023 start date
Other Information:
Languages:
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English
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Spanish
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Vietnamese
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Mandarin
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Cantonese
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Trieu Chau
Service Codes Not Supported:
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No clinical needs (nursing, G-Tubes, etc.) - they will only provide support in the bill payer model, not co-employer.
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Live-in caregiver
You must use Aveanna Spending Plan.
Maximum Budget Amount: $150,000 - $200,000
(requires review)
Aveanna Support Services Payment Information:
Paperwork Requirements for 1099:
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ABC Test
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Vendor Enrollment Form
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Business License or Certificate
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W-9
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Direct Deposit Form
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HCBS Compliant (from Regional Center - 2-4 weeks)
Invoice Time:
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Invoice Participant Responsibility
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45 business days to process payment (do not accept invoice directly from vendor)
No Reimbursement
Credit Card Purchase:
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Must fill out purchase request on Google form; either online purchase (no Best Buy) over the phone invoice submitted.
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Purchase takes 7-14 days
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Pay with credit card will not leave card on file
Electronic Time Sheet: Pays Weekly
Aveanna Support Services Contact Information:
Beatriz Casas and Olivia
866-876-3038
Other Phone Numbers:
310-215-1730 (traditional)
408-288-6701 (San Jose)
Other Contact Emails:
Northern California:
Southern California:
SDP Spending Plan Submission:
SDP Invoice Submission:
SDP enrollment Inquiries:
Time Zone: PST
Website:
24Hour Homecare
Main Information:
Services Available:
Bill Payer and Co-Employer
Wait List: Not taking new clients
Languages:
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English
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Spanish
24Hour Homecare Payment Information:
No reimbursement
GT Independence Payment Information:
Paperwork Requirements for 1099:
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Enrollment process through docusign
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W-9
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Disclose method of payment - pay check out of state
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Purchase of service agreement
Invoice Time:
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Email invoice
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Vendor sends invoice to participant in a PDF or can submit invoice if signed by participant
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Invoice by 1st and 16th of the month, payment by 10th and 26th
No Reimbursement
Credit Card Purchase: On Approval
EVV: Already in system
Electronic Time Sheet: Yes
GT Independence Contact Information:
Terrasel Jones
877-659-4500
Time Zone: PST
Website: