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CA Welf & Inst Code § 4648.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4648.12.

4648.12.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that under federal and state law, certain individuals and entities are ineligible to provide Medicaid services.(b) An individual, partnership, group association, corporation, institution, or entity, and the officers, directors, owners, managing employees, or agents thereof, that has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor involving fraud or abuse in any government program, or related to neglect or abuse of an elder or dependent adult or child, or in connection with the interference with, or obstruction of, any investigation into health care related fraud or abuse, or that has been found liable for fraud or abuse in any civil proceeding, or that has entered into a settlement in lieu of conviction for fraud or abuse in any government program, within the previous 10 years, shall be ineligible to be a regional center vendor. The regional center shall not deny vendorization to an otherwise qualified applicant whose felony or misdemeanor charges did not result in a conviction solely on the basis of the prior charges.(c) In order to ensure compliance with federal disclosure requirements and to preserve federal funding of consumer services, the department shall do all of the following:(1) (A) Adopt emergency regulations to amend provider and vendor eligibility and disclosure criteria to meet federal participation requirements. These emergency regulations shall address, at a minimum, disclosure requirements of current and prospective vendors, including information about entity ownership and control, contracting interests, and criminal convictions or civil proceedings involving fraud or abuse in any government program, or abuse or neglect of an elder, dependent adult, or child.(B) Adopt emergency regulations to meet federal requirements applicable to vouchered services.(C) The adoption, amendment, repeal, or readoption of a regulation authorized by this paragraph is deemed to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare, for purposes of Sections 11346.1 and 11349.9 of the Government Code, and the department is hereby exempted from that requirement. For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, the 120-day period, as applicable to the effective period of an emergency regulatory action and submission of specified materials to the Office of Administrative Law, is hereby extended to 180 days.(2) Adopt nonemergency regulations to implement the terms of paragraph (1) through the regular rulemaking process pursuant to Sections 11346 and 11349.1 of the Government Code within 18 months of the adoption of emergency regulations pursuant to paragraph (1).(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 9, Sec. 11. (SB 74) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4648.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4648.14.

4648.14.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Public Health shall notify the State Department of Developmental Services of any administrative action initiated against a licensee serving consumers with developmental disabilities. For the purposes of this section “administrative action” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(a) The issuance of a citation requiring corrective action for a health and safety violation.(b) The temporary or other suspension or revocation of a license.(c) The issuance of a temporary restraining order.(d) The appointment of a temporary receiver pursuant to Section 1327 of the Health and Safety Code.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 9, Sec. 12. (SB 74) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4648.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4648.2.

4648.2.  By September 1, 1986, the State Department of Developmental Services shall promulgate regulations which establish a process for service providers to appeal actions the department takes as a result of its auditing and monitoring activities. To the extent possible, this process shall include procedures contained in fiscal audit appeals regulations established pursuant to Section 4780.5.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 873, Sec. 2.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4648.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4648.3.

4648.3.  A provider of transportation services to regional center clients for the regional center shall maintain protection against liability for damages for bodily injuries or death and for damage to or destruction of property, which may be incurred by the provider in the course of providing those services. The protection shall be maintained at the level established by the regional center to which the transportation services are provided.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 492, Sec. 3. Effective September 10, 1987.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4648.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4648.35.

4648.35.  At the time of development, review, or modification of a consumer’s individual program plan (IPP) or individualized family service plan (IFSP), all of the following shall apply to a regional center:(a) A regional center shall not fund private specialized transportation services for an adult consumer who can safely access and utilize public transportation, when that transportation is available.(b) A regional center shall fund the least expensive transportation modality that meets the consumer’s needs, as set forth in the consumer’s IPP or IFSP.(c) A regional center shall fund transportation, when required, from the consumer’s residence to the lowest-cost vendor that provides the service that meets the consumer’s needs, as set forth in the consumer’s IPP or IFSP. For purposes of this subdivision, the cost of a vendor shall be determined by combining the vendor’s program costs and the costs to transport a consumer from the consumer’s residence to the vendor.(d) A regional center shall fund transportation services for a minor child living in the family residence, only if the family of the child provides sufficient written documentation to the regional center to demonstrate that it is unable to provide transportation for the child.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 37, Sec. 12. (AB 104) Effective June 30, 2011.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4648.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4648.4.

4648.4.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, commencing July 1, 2006, rates for services listed in paragraphs (1), (2), with the exception of travel reimbursement, (3) to (8), inclusive, (10), and (11) of subdivision (b), shall be increased by 3 percent, subject to funds specifically appropriated for this increase in the Budget Act of 2006. The increase shall be applied as a percentage, and the percentage shall be the same for all providers. Any subsequent change shall be governed by subdivision (b).(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, except for subdivision (a), no regional center may pay any provider of the following services or supports a rate that is greater than the rate that is in effect on or after June 30, 2008, unless the increase is required by a contract between the regional center and the vendor that is in effect on June 30, 2008, or the regional center demonstrates that the approval is necessary to protect the consumer’s health or safety and the department has granted prior written authorization:(1) Supported living services.(2) Transportation, including travel reimbursement.(3) Socialization training programs.(4) Behavior intervention training.(5) Community integration training programs.(6) Community activities support services.(7) Mobile day programs.(8) Creative art programs.(9) Supplemental day services program supports.(10) Adaptive skills trainers.(11) Independent living specialists.(Amended by Stats. 2008, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 3, Sec. 4. Effective February 16, 2008.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4648.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4648.6.

4648.6.  The department, in consultation with stakeholders, shall develop an alternative service delivery model that provides an Individual Choice Budget for obtaining quality services and supports which provides choice and flexibility within a finite budget that in the aggregate reduces regional center purchase of service expenditures, reduces reliance on the state general fund, and maximizes federal financial participation in the delivery of services. The individual budget will be determined using a fair, equitable, transparent standardized process.(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 14. Effective July 28, 2009.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4649 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4649.

4649.  Regional centers shall cooperate with the state council in joint efforts to inform the public of services available to persons with developmental disabilities and of their unmet needs, provide materials and education programs to community groups and agencies with interest in, or responsibility for, persons with developmental disabilities, and develop resource materials, if necessary, containing information about local agencies, facilities, and service providers offering services to persons with developmental disabilities.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 409, Sec. 47. (AB 1595) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4650.

4650.  Regional centers shall be responsible for developing an annual plan and program budget to be submitted to the director no later than September 1 of each fiscal year. An information copy shall be submitted to the state council by the same date.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 409, Sec. 48. (AB 1595) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4651.

4651.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that regional centers shall find innovative and economical methods of achieving the objectives contained in individual program plans of persons with developmental disabilities.(b) The department shall encourage and assist regional centers to use innovative programs, techniques, and staffing arrangements to carry out their responsibilities.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1011, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4652.

4652.  A regional center shall investigate every appropriate and economically feasible alternative for care of a developmentally disabled person available within the region. If suitable care cannot be found within the region, services may be obtained outside of the region.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4653.

4653.  Except for those developmentally disabled persons judicially committed to state hospitals, no developmentally disabled person shall be admitted to a state hospital except upon the referral of a regional center. Upon discharge from a state hospital, a developmentally disabled person shall be referred to an appropriate regional center.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4654.

4654.  Before any person is examined by a regional center pursuant to Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code, the court ordering such medical examination shall transmit to the regional center a copy of the orders made pursuant to proceedings conducted under Sections 1368 and 1369 of the Penal Code. The purpose of the mental examination shall be to determine if developmental disability is the primary diagnosis.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4655.

4655.  The director of a regional center or his designee may give consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment of a regional center client and provide for such treatment to be given to the person under the following conditions:(a) If the developmentally disabled person’s parent, guardian, or conservator legally authorized to consent to such treatment does not respond within a reasonable time to the request of the director or his designee for the granting or denying of consent for such treatment, the director of a regional center or his designee may consent on behalf of the developmentally disabled person to such treatment and provide for such treatment to be given to such person.(b) If the developmentally disabled person has no parent, guardian, or conservator legally authorized to consent to medical, dental, or surgical treatment on behalf of the person, the director of the regional center or his designee may consent to such treatment on behalf of the person and provide for such treatment to be given to the person. The director of a regional center or his designee may thereupon also initiate, or cause to be initiated, proceedings for the appointment of a guardian or conservator legally authorized to consent to medical, dental, or surgical services.(c) If the developmentally disabled person is an adult and has no conservator, consent to treatment may be given by someone other than the person on the person’s behalf only if the developmentally disabled person is mentally incapable of giving his own consent.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4656 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4656.

4656.  (a) A qualified physician and surgeon who diagnoses a developmental disability, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 4512, of a patient who is a minor shall attempt to determine from the patient, the parents or guardian of the patient, or the regional center for the area whether the person has been previously referred to the regional center for the area. If the patient has not been previously referred to the regional center, the physician and surgeon shall inform a parent or the guardian of the patient of the existence of the regional center for the area, its address and telephone number, and shall describe to the person the services available through the regional center, and shall, upon request of the parent or guardian of the patient, refer in writing the patient through his or her parent or guardian to the regional center. Upon obtaining the consent of the patient’s parent or guardian, the physician and surgeon shall notify the regional center of the referral.For the purposes of this section, “qualified physician and surgeon” means those physicians and surgeons who have recognized and accredited training and a specialized pediatric practice in childhood disabilities.(b) Each regional center shall maintain a record of every developmentally disabled person under the age of 18 years known by the regional center to have been referred to it for its services, whether or not services are actually provided. (c) The state department shall transmit a copy of this section and of subdivision (a) of Section 4512 to every physician and surgeon licensed to practice in this state and every general acute care hospital licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code. A list of the name and address of each regional center and such other pertinent information as the state department deems appropriate shall also be transmitted, both in English and Spanish.(d) It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to prevent any physician and surgeon subject to subdivision (a) from providing care or treatment to a developmentally disabled minor or to deprive developmentally disabled minors of adequate care provided through sources other than a regional center.(Amended (as added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429) by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 122.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4657 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4657.

4657.  The State Department of Developmental Services shall, through the regional center contract, require that the following information is collected by each regional center for each new case and is also collected at each review of all regional center clients in out-of-home placement.Information shall include:(a) The birthday of the parents of the client.(b) The disability status of the parents of the client.(c) Whether the parents of the client are deceased or not.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 149, Sec. 1. (AB 445) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4658 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities|Section 4658.

4658.  The State Department of Developmental Services shall insure that all potentially eligible clients are referred to the Social Security Administration for eligibility determination for Old Age Survivors Disability Insurance (OASDI).(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1137, Sec. 2.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4659.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2.5 - Interagency Dispute Resolution|Section 4659.8.

4659.8.  The resolution under this article of whether a regional center or generic agency is the responsible party for providing the service in a particular matter shall not set a precedent for the resolution of any other matter. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 84, Sec. 1. (AB 140) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4659.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2.6 - Third-Party Liability|Section 4659.10.

4659.10.  It is the intent of the Legislature that this article shall be implemented consistent with the responsibilities of the department and the regional centers to provide services and supports pursuant to the requirements of this division and the California Early Intervention Program. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the department and the regional centers shall continue to be the payers of last resort consistent with the requirements of this division and the California Early Intervention Program.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 9, Sec. 14. (SB 74) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4659.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities|ARTICLE 2.6 - Third-Party Liability|Section 4659.11.

4659.11.  (a) When services are provided or will be provided to a consumer under this division, or to a child under 36 months of age who is eligible for the California Early Intervention Program pursuant to Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code, as a result of an injury for which another person is liable, or for which an insurance carrier is liable in accordance with the provisions of any policy of insurance issued pursuant to Section 11580.2 of the Insurance Code, the department or the regional center from which the individual obtained services shall have a right to recover from the person or carrier the reasonable value of services so provided. To enforce that right, the department or the regional center may institute and prosecute legal proceedings against the third person or carrier who may be liable for the injury in an appropriate court, either in the name of the department or regional center or in the name of the child or consumer, his or her guardian, conservator, limited conservator, personal representative, estate, or survivors.(b) The department and the regional center may compromise, or settle and release a claim as described in subdivision (a).(c) The department may waive a claim as described in subdivision (a), in whole or in part, if the department determines that collection would not be cost efficient, would result in undue hardship upon the consumer or child who suffered the injury, or in a wrongful death action upon the heirs of the deceased.(d) No action taken on behalf of the department or the regional center pursuant to this section or any judgment rendered in that action shall be a bar to any action upon the claim or cause of action of the child or consumer, his or her guardian, conservator, personal representative, estate, dependents, or survivors against the third party who may be liable for the injury, or shall operate to deny to the child or consumer the recovery for that portion of any damages not covered hereunder.(e) The department, the State Department of Health Care Services, and the Department of Managed Health Care shall work together to ensure that the recovery sought by the department, regional centers, and the State Department of Health Care Services for services for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with developmental disabilities is appropriate.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 9, Sec. 14. (SB 74) Effective March 24, 2011.)