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CA Welf & Inst Code § 4688.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Supports for Persons Living in the Community|Section 4688.5.

4688.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department may approve a proposal or proposals by Golden Gate Regional Center, Regional Center of the East Bay, and San Andreas Regional Center to provide for, secure, and assure the full payment of a lease or leases on housing, developed pursuant to this section, based on the availability for occupancy in each home, if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The acquired or developed real property is available for occupancy by individuals eligible for regional center services and is integrated with housing for people without disabilities.(2) The regional center has approved the proposed ownership entity, management entity, and developer or development entity for each project, and, prior to granting the approval, has consulted with the department and has provided to the department a proposal that includes the credentials of the proposed entities.(3) The costs associated with the proposal are reasonable.(4) The proposal includes a plan for a transfer at a time certain of the real property’s ownership to a nonprofit entity to be approved by the regional center.(b) Prior to approving a regional center proposal pursuant to subdivision (a), the department, in consultation with the California Housing Finance Agency and the Department of Housing and Community Development shall review all of the following:(1) The terms and conditions of the financing structure for acquisition and/or development of the real property.(2) Any and all agreements that govern the real property’s ownership, occupancy, maintenance, management, and operation, to ensure that the use of the property is maintained for the benefit of persons with developmental disabilities.(c) No sale encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, refinancing, pledge, conveyance, exchange or transfer in any other form of the real property, or of any of its interest therein, shall occur without the prior written approval of the department and the Health and Human Services Agency.(d) Notice of the restrictions pursuant to this section shall be recorded against the acquired or developed real property subject to this section.(e) At least 45 days prior to granting approval under subdivision (c), the department shall provide notice to the chairs and vice chairs of the fiscal committees of the Assembly and the Senate, the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency, and the Director of Finance.(f) The regional center shall not be eligible to acquire or develop real property for the purpose of residential housing.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 551, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4689.05 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Supports for Persons Living in the Community|Section 4689.05.

4689.05.  (a) A regional center shall not purchase supportive services, as defined in Section 12300, for a consumer who meets the criteria to receive, but declines to apply for, in-home supportive services (IHSS) benefits, as set forth in Section 12300, except as set forth in subdivision (d).(b) Consistent with Section 4648, a regional center shall not purchase supported living services for a consumer to supplant IHSS.(c) Between the date that a consumer applies for IHSS and the date that a consumer’s application for IHSS is approved, a regional center shall not purchase supportive services for the consumer at a rate that exceeds the IHSS hourly rate, which includes the IHSS provider hourly wage, the provider’s hourly payroll taxes, and the hourly administrative costs, for the county in which the consumer resides.(d) A regional center executive director may waive the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) if the executive director finds that extraordinary circumstances warrant the waiver, and that a finding is documented in an addendum to the consumer’s individual program plan.(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 25. Effective July 28, 2009.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4689.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Supports for Persons Living in the Community|Section 4689.3.

4689.3.  (a) A family home agency shall not place an adult with developmental disabilities in a family home until the family home agency has received a criminal record clearance from the State Department of Developmental Services pursuant to Section 4689.2, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) Any peace officer, or other category of person approved by the department subject to criminal record clearance as a condition of employment, and who has submitted fingerprints and executed a declaration regarding criminal convictions, may receive an adult with developmental disabilities in placement pending the receipt of a criminal record clearance when the family home has met all other requirements for vendor approval.(c) Any person currently approved as a vendor pursuant to this chapter by the department when the family home has met all other requirements, and who has submitted fingerprints and executed a declaration regarding criminal convictions, may receive, or continue, an adult with developmental disabilities in placement pending the receipt of a criminal record clearance.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1095, Sec. 9. Effective September 29, 1994.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4689.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Supports for Persons Living in the Community|Section 4689.4.

4689.4.  The State Department of Developmental Services may deny an application for vendorization or terminate vendorization as a family home agency or family home upon the grounds that the applicant for vendorization, the vendor, or any other person mentioned in Section 4689.2 has been convicted at any time of a crime, except a minor traffic violation.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1095, Sec. 10. Effective September 29, 1994.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4689.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Supports for Persons Living in the Community|Section 4689.7.

4689.7.  (a) For the 1998–99 fiscal year, levels of payment for supported living service providers that are vendored pursuant to Section 4689 shall be increased based on the amount appropriated in this section for the purpose of increasing the salary, wage, and benefits for direct care workers providing supported living services.(b) The sum of five million fifty-seven thousand dollars ($5,057,000) is hereby appropriated in augmentation of the appropriations made in the Budget Act of 1998 to implement this section as follows:(1) The sum of two million four hundred five thousand dollars ($2,405,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the State Department of Health Services in augmentation of the appropriation made in Item 4260-101-0001.(2) The sum of two million five hundred fifty-one thousand dollars ($2,551,000) is hereby appropriated from the Federal Trust Fund to the State Department of Health Services in augmentation of the appropriation made in Item 4260-101-0890.(3) The sum of one hundred one thousand dollars ($101,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Developmental Services in augmentation of the appropriation made in Item 4300-101-0001, scheduled as follows: 10.10—Regional Centers (b) 10.10.020 Purchase of Services$5,057,000 (e) Reimbursements−$4,956,000(c) By July 1, 2002, in consultation with stakeholder organizations, the department shall establish by regulation, an equitable and cost-effective methodology for the determination of supported living costs and a methodology of payment for providers of supported living services. The methodology shall consider the special needs of persons with developmental disabilities and the quality of services to be provided.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 93, Sec. 48. Effective July 7, 2000.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4689.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Supports for Persons Living in the Community|Section 4689.8.

4689.8.  Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July 1, 2008:(a) No regional center may pay an existing supported living service provider, for services where rates are determined through a negotiation between the regional center and the provider, a rate higher than the rate in effect on 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.(b) No regional center may negotiate a rate with a new supported living service provider, for services where rates are determined through a negotiation between the regional center and the provider, that is higher than the regional center’s median rate for the same service code and unit of service, or the statewide median rate for the same service code and unit of service, whichever is lower. The unit of service designation shall conform with an existing regional center designation or, if none exists, a designation used to calculate the statewide median rate for the same service. The regional center shall annually certify to the State Department of Developmental Services its median rate for each negotiated rate service code, by designated unit of service. This certification shall be subject to verification through the department’s biennial fiscal audit of the regional center.(c) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July 1, 2016, and to the extent funds are appropriated in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the rates in effect on June 30, 2016, for supported living services, as defined in Subchapter 19 of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, shall be increased by 5 percent. The increase shall be applied as a percentage, and the percentage shall be the same for all providers.(Amended by Stats. 2016, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 3, Sec. 5. (AB 1 2x) Effective June 9, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4690 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 5 - Regional Center Rates for Nonresidential Services|Section 4690.

4690.  The Director of Developmental Services shall establish, maintain, and revise, as necessary, an equitable process for setting rates of state payment for nonresidential services purchased by regional centers, and may promulgate regulations establishing program standards, or the process to be used for setting these rates, or both, in order to assure that regional centers may secure high-quality services for developmentally disabled persons from individuals or agencies vendored to provide these services. In developing the rates pursuant to regulation, the director may require vendors to submit program, cost, or other information, as necessary. The director shall take into account the rates paid by other agencies and jurisdictions for comparable services in order to assure that regional center rates are at competitive levels. In no event shall rates established pursuant to this article be any less than those established for comparable services under the Medi-Cal program.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1396, Sec. 2. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4690.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 5 - Regional Center Rates for Nonresidential Services|Section 4690.1.

4690.1.  (a) By March 1, 1986, the department, in consultation with representatives of regional centers and providers of transportation services to regional center clients, shall develop a cost statement to be used in setting rates for providers of transportation services.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department may develop alternative procedures for establishing rates for providers of transportation services, including, but not limited to, a noncompetitive process and a competitive process for use by regional centers in which rates of reimbursement are established based on contract bids or proposals.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 973, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1989.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4690.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 5 - Regional Center Rates for Nonresidential Services|Section 4690.3.

4690.3.  (a) For the 1998–99 fiscal year, rates for in-home respite services agencies that are vendored pursuant to Section 4690.2 and the department’s regulations to provide in-home respite services shall be increased based on the amount appropriated in the Budget Act of 1998 for the purpose of increasing the salary, wage, and benefit portion of the rate for in-home respite services workers. Agencies shall reimburse their respite workers at no less than the increased amount in their rate for the 1998–99 fiscal year and thereafter.(b) For the 1998–99 fiscal years an individual who provides in-home respite services, pursuant to vendorization pursuant to the department’s regulations, shall also receive a rate increase pursuant to subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 42. Effective August 19, 1998.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4690.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 5 - Regional Center Rates for Nonresidential Services|Section 4690.4.

4690.4.  (a) Sections 4690.2, 4691, and 4691.5, which relate to in-home respite service agencies and community-based day programs, shall apply in the 1998–99 fiscal year with the following exceptions:(1) The 1997–98 fiscal year allowable costs and consumer attendance data submitted to the department by September 30, 1998, shall not be utilized by the department to determine a new mean rate and allowable range of rates, pursuant to regulations, but may be used only in developing a new rate system.(2) The allowable range of rates and mean rate established for the 1997–98 fiscal year shall be continued.(3) The rate for new programs shall be the mean rate determined for the same type of program and staff-to-consumer ratio for the 1997–98 fiscal year.(b) The department shall, in consultation with stakeholder organizations, develop performance based consumer outcome rate systems for community-based day programs and in-home respite services. If rates for community-based day programs are increased in the 1998–99 fiscal year pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (e) of Section 4691.5, and rates for in-home respite services are increased in the 1998–99 fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 4690.2, as added by the act adding this section to the Welfare and Institutions Code, then effective September 1, 1998, and until such time as the new rate systems are implemented, or unless funds are otherwise appropriated for rate adjustments, rates shall be frozen.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 43. Effective August 19, 1998.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4690.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 5 - Regional Center Rates for Nonresidential Services|Section 4690.5.

4690.5.  Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July 1, 2016, and to the extent funds are appropriated in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the rate for family member-provided respite services authorized by the department and in effect on June 30, 2016, and the rates for out-of-home respite services in effect on June 30, 2016, shall be increased by 5 percent. The increase shall be applied as a percentage, and the percentage shall be the same for all providers.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 26, Sec. 13. (AB 1606) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4690.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 5 - Regional Center Rates for Nonresidential Services|Section 4690.6.

4690.6.  (a) Activity centers, adult development centers, behavior management programs, and other look-alike day programs with a daily rate shall bill regional centers for services provided to consumers in terms of half days of service and full days of service.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “Full day of service” means a day in which the consumer’s attendance is at least 65 percent of the declared and approved program day.(2) “Half day of service” means any day in which the consumer’s attendance does not meet the criteria for billing for a full day of service.(c) A regional center may change the length of the declared and approved program day for a specific consumer in order to meet the needs of that consumer, upon the recommendation of the individual program planning team. The regional center shall set forth in the individual program plan the length of the consumer’s program day and the reasons for the change in the length of the declared and approved program day.(d) The definitions set forth in this section shall not apply to vendors of tailored day program service.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 37, Sec. 21. (AB 104) Effective June 30, 2011.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4691.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 5 - Regional Center Rates for Nonresidential Services|Section 4691.8.

4691.8.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, and to the extent funds are appropriated in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the department may provide a rate increase for the purpose of enhancing wages for direct care staff in day programs and in work activity programs, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 4851, and in look-alike programs, that meet any of the following criteria:(1) Provide a majority of their services and supports in integrated community settings.(2) Are day programs that are converting to integrated community settings.(3) Are work activity programs that are converting to supported work programs.(b) The department may approve a temporary rate increase for a program that is converting pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a). A program shall not be eligible for a permanent rate increase pursuant to this section unless it meets the criteria established in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).(c) A rate increase provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) to existing programs shall be effective not more than 60 days following the adoption of the Budget Act that appropriates the necessary funding.(d) Prior to implementation of this section, the department shall consult with stakeholders, including various provider organizations, the regional centers, and all other interested parties.(e) The department shall provide the Legislature, by April 1, 2007, with a description of how this section has been implemented, along with the following information:(1) The number of day programs and work activity centers receiving an enhanced rate, by regional center.(2) The number of program conversions, by regional center.(3) The percentage of rate increase provided to programs.(4) The effect of the rate increase on direct care staff wages.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 74, Sec. 55. Effective July 12, 2006.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 4691.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED|CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs|ARTICLE 5 - Regional Center Rates for Nonresidential Services|Section 4691.11.

4691.11.  Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, and to the extent funds are appropriated in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the department shall allocate no more than nine million nine hundred thousand dollars ($9,900,000) plus any associated matching funds for the purpose of administrative expenses for service providers. The department shall provide a rate increase for the purpose of administrative expenses that shall apply only to providers for which rates are set by the department or through negotiations between the regional centers and service providers, and to the rates paid for supported employment services, as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 4860, and vouchered community-based services, as specified in paragraph (7) of subdivision (c) of Section 4688.21. This increase shall be determined using the information collected pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 4691.10. This increase shall be consistent for providers within each service category and is intended to provide comparable increases for administrative expenses across service categories. This section shall not apply to those services for which rates are determined by other entities, including, but not limited to, the State Department of Health Care Services or the State Department of Social Services, or are usual and customary.(Added by Stats. 2016, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 3, Sec. 10. (AB 1 2x) Effective June 9, 2016.)