The Public Authority offers basic health benefits for qualifying IHSS Providers in Nevada, Sierra, and Plumas counties. In order to qualify for health benefits, a Provider must work 80 or more hours per month for two consecutive months. Once the Provider has reached this threshold, a notification letter will be sent along with a health benefits enrollment form. There are limited spaces available in the health benefits plan. If all of the spaces are filled, Providers will be placed on a waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis. Providers must maintain their eligibility while on the waiting list by working 80 or more hours per month.

Once a Provider has been enrolled in the health benefits plan, $5 will be deducted from his or her paycheck each month to cover the plan premium. In order to remain enrolled in the health benefits, a Provider must work 80 or more hours each month. If a Provider falls below 80 hours, he or she will receive a one-month warning letter before health benefits are terminated.

A Provider who has been terminated from the benefits will not be eligible to re-enroll for a period of two months after the coverage has ended. If the provider wishes to re-enroll following the mandatory waiting period, he or she must re-establish eligibility by working 80 hours or more for two consecutive months.

Contacts

For questions regarding health benefits eligibility and enrollment, contact Heather in the Grass Valley office.

If you are already enrolled in the Public Authority’s health plan and need to find a doctor in your area, go to www.phcs.com to find health care providers in the PHCS Network (PPO). Always make sure to contact the health care provider’s office to verify that they accept your insurance and ask for details about coverage.

If you have specific questions about our plan’s coverage, contact Pan American’s member services line at 877-569-3075.