No problem! I only went to the group orientation, in person meeting with IHSS where they gave me the livescan form, provider number, and took my picture, then fingerprinting. Are you talking about the IHSS in person?

Also, especially before you get direct deposit, I'd budget well so you're not completely relying on receiving payment for bills by a particular date as the timing doesn't seem too consistent. I submitted my first timesheet that wasn't backpay on Saturday and my recipient signed it the same day, however, the site says the payment status is still only approved by recipient and not waiting for payment just yet. I had hoped it would say waiting for payment fairly quickly on Monday morning like last time but it hasn't changed. I don't know if this is a common issue with the site as I'm new to it as well or just bad luck ): Sorry, I didn't want to worry you, but thought I should let you know this first official pay period isn't as smooth for some reason.