Notwithstanding Section 11100.1, or any other provision of law, in-home supportive services provided pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 12300) of Chapter 3 shall be suspended for any recipient who leaves the state and remains absent from the state for a period which exceeds six months. In-home supportive services shall not be resumed until the recipient, upon returning to the state, requests a reassessment of need from the county welfare department, and the reassessment has been completed.