Contact Information:

Contact Name: Selvin Arevalo

Contact Phone: 877-659-4500

Contact Email: carc@gtindependence.com

Time Zone: PST

Website: https://gtindependence.com/

Enrollment Information:

Wait List: Will hold meeting and provide start date

Wait List Requirements: Will accept mid year transfers

 

Main Information:

Regional Centers Served: Alta, Central Valley, East Bay, Eastern LA, Golden Gate, Harbor, Inland, Kern, Lanterman, North Bay, North LA, Orange County, Redwood Coast, San Andreas, San Diego, San Gabriel/Pomona, South Central LA, Tri-Counties, Valley Mountain, Westside

Primary RC Vendor: Westside (WRC)

Languages: All Languages are supported to assist individuals in the language of their choice.

Platform: Portal

Customer Service: General Call Center

Budget Report: Portal: can print out their own spending summary.

Maximum Budget Amount: No Cap

 

Models: Bill Payer (#PW7949), Sole Employer (#PW7948) and Co-Employer (#PW8151)

Sole Employer:

DDS Approved Sole Employer Burden Rate (DDS Employer Burden Rate):

FICA: Social Security: 6.2%, Medicare: 1.45%

Other Rates: FUTA: 1.8%, SUTA: 3.4%, ETT: 0.10%, Workers Comp: TBD, Sick Leave: 3.76%

Total: 16.71% (Not including workers comp)

Background Check: If not providing personal care, employer may have option to do GT background.

Sole Employer Insurance: Can use GT workers comp and liability or find workers comp policy; does not offer health insurance (but can reimburse employees).

Co-Employer:

DDS Approved Co-Employer Burden Rate (DDS Employer Burden Rate):

FICA: Social Security: 6.2%, Medicare: 1.45%

Other Rates: FUTA: 1.8%, SUTA: 3.4%, ETT: 0.10%, Workers Comp: 2.47%, Sick Leave: 3.76%

Total: 19.45%

Background Check: All employees and vendors must do live scan – GT no longer pays costs.

Co-Employer Insurance: Offers health insurance: full time employee chooses policy after 90 days, part time employees can get insurance after 1 year of work; employer pays 100%; participant must update spending plan; sick pay rolls over if not used up to 3 years (24 hours per year).

 

Payment Information:

Vendor / Provider Packet Contains: Enrollment process through Docusign, W-9, Disclose method of payment – pay check out of state; Purchase of service agreement

Invoice time: Email invoice; vendor sends invoice to participant in a PDF or can submit invoice if signed by participant; invoice by 1st and 16th of the month, payment by 10th and 26th

Reimbursement: No

Credit Card Purchases: On approval

EVV: Already in system

Electronic Time Sheet: Yes

 

Additional Information:

Yelp Reviews: GT Independence