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California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 5 - Noncompetitive Procurement › Section 58540 - Negotiated Rates

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(a) A
					 regional center may enter into a contract for the provision of transportation
					 service in which the rate of payment, including the rate for transportation
					 aide services, if any, is negotiated. The regional center may enter into such
					 contracts only with an entity vendored or eligible to be vendored as either:
(1) Transportation Companies - Service Code
					 875, pursuant to Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Section
					 54342(a)(82);
					 or
(2) Transportation - Additional
					 Component - Service Code 880, pursuant to Title 17, California Code of
					 Regulations, Section
					 54342(a)(78).
(3) Transportation Broker - Service Code 883,
					 pursuant to Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Section
					 54342(a)(81).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 5 - Noncompetitive Procurement › Section 58541 - Temporary Provision of Transportation Services

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(a) When transportation service is terminated
					 because of unforeseen circumstances, the regional center may purchase
					 transportation service including transportation aide service, if any, from an
					 individual or entity eligible to be vendored as:
(1) Transportation Companies - Service Code
					 875, pursuant to Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Section
					 54342(a)(82);
(2) Transportation - Additional Component -
					 Service Code 880, pursuant to Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Section
					 54342(a)(78);
(3) Transportation Auto Driver - Service Code
					 890, pursuant to Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Section
					 54342(a)(80);
(4) Transportation - Public Transit
					 Authority, Dial-a-ride, Rental Car Agency or Taxi - Service Code 895, pursuant
					 to Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Section
					 54342(a)(84);
					 or
(5) Miscellaneous service
					 provider to purchase bus passes, taxi rides, or other transportation services
					 for regional center consumers, including vehicle rental.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 5 - Noncompetitive Procurement › Section 58543 - Standard Rate Schedule

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(a) A
					 regional center may enter into a contract for the provision of transportation
					 service in which the rate of payment, including the rate for transportation
					 aide services, if any, is based upon a Standard Rate Schedule (SRS). The
					 regional center may enter into such contracts only with an individual or entity
					 vendored as a Transportation -- Additional Component -- Service Code 880,
					 pursuant to Section
					 54342(a)(78),
					 Transportation -- Auto Driver -- Service Code 890, pursuant to Section
					 54342(a)(80),
					 Transportation -- Family Member -- Service Code 425, pursuant to Section
					 54355(g)(5), or
					 Participant-Directed Transportation -- Family Member -- Service Code 470,
					 pursuant to 58886(e)(4).
(1) The SRS shall be
					 established by the regional center based upon the cost effectiveness of
					 providing specific transportation services. The regional center shall also
					 adopt a Standardized Contract, to be used with the SRS, which complies with
					 Sections 58500 through
					 58525 of these
					 regulations;
(2) The regional
					 center shall submit the proposed SRS, the Standardized Contract, and a written
					 explanation of the cost effectiveness of the SRS and Standardized Contract to
					 the Department for review and approval. Within 30 days after receipt of the
					 information, the Department shall:
(A) Review
					 the information and approve the SRS and Standardized Contract only upon a
					 showing by the regional center that the transportation service, procured
					 pursuant to the SRS and Standardized Contract, will be provided in a
					 cost-effective manner and that the Standardized Contract complies with Sections
					 58500 through
					 58525 of these
					 regulations;
(B) Notify the
					 regional center of the approval or denial of the SRS and Standardized Contract.
					 If approved, the notification shall include the effective date of the SRS or,
					 if denied, the reason for the denial.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 6 - Noncompetitive Procurement Based on Cost Statement › Section 58550 - Cost Statement

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(a)
					 A regional center may enter into a contract for the provision of transportation
					 service in which the rate of payment is based on a cost statement. The regional
					 center may enter into such contracts only with an entity vendored or eligible
					 to be vendored as either:
(1) Transportation
					 Companies - Service Code 875, pursuant to Title 17, California Code of
					 Regulations, Section
					 54342(a)(82);
					 or
(2) Transportation Additional
					 Component - Service Code 880, pursuant to Title 17, California Code of
					 Regulations, Section
					 54342(a)(78).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 6 - Noncompetitive Procurement Based on Cost Statement › Section 58551 - Vendor Information

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(a)
					 The vendor shall submit the following information to the regional center on the
					 Form DS2 (7/91), entitled Transportation Cost Statement:
(1) Vendor name;
(2) Business telephone number;
(3) Vendor identification number;
(4) Service code and subcode;
(5) Business and mailing addresses;
(6) Name of management organization, if
					 any;
(7) Name and telephone number
					 of the contact person;
(8) Name of
					 the vendoring and contracting regional center;
(9) Proposed effective date of service;
					 and
(10) Signature of the vendor or
					 designee and the date signed.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 6 - Noncompetitive Procurement Based on Cost Statement › Section 58552 - Cost Information

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(a)
					 The vendor shall submit the following information for the projected allowable
					 costs for a 12 month period to the regional center on the Form DS2 (7/91),
					 entitled Transportation Cost Statement, if the costs will be incurred by the
					 vendor and are necessary for the provision of transportation service:
(1) Salary and wage expense which shall
					 include:
(A) Total gross salaries and wages,
					 including overtime; and
(B) Cash
					 outlays for employees' accrued vacation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 6 - Noncompetitive Procurement Based on Cost Statement › Section 58553 - Vendor Income Information

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(a)
					 The vendor shall submit the following projected vendor information, for all
					 income related to the transportation service being provided to the regional
					 center on the Form DS2 (7/91), entitled Transportation Cost Statement:
(1) The name of each vendor income
					 source;
(2) The duration of
					 projected vendor income from each source; and
(3) The total amount of projected vendor
					 income from each source.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 6 - Noncompetitive Procurement Based on Cost Statement › Section 58554 - Rate Calculation Based on Cost Statement

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(a) A rate of payment based on a cost
					 statement is computed using the following:
(1) Step One in the process is to compute a
					 total amount for annual projected allowable costs by adding together the costs
					 identified in Section
					 58552 which were reported by the
					 vendor Form DS2 (7/91), entitled Transportation Cost Statement;
(2) Step Two in the process is to compute a
					 total amount for annual projected vendor income identified in Section
					 58553 which were reported by the
					 vendor on Form DS2 (7/91), entitled Transportation Cost Statement;
(3) Step Three in the process is to determine
					 the annual net cost by subtracting the amount computed in Step Two from the
					 amount computed in Step One; and
(4) Step Four in the process is to compute
					 the rate of payment by dividing the annual net cost determined in Step Three by
					 the total number of annual route miles which were reported by the vendor on
					 Form DS2 (7/91), entitled Transportation Cost Statement.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 6 - Noncompetitive Procurement Based on Cost Statement › Section 58555 - Rate of Payment for Transportation Aide Services

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(a) When the regional center requires a
					 transportation service vendor to employ a transportation aide, the rate of
					 payment for transportation aide service shall be limited to the following
					 hourly expenses as reported on the Form DS2 (7/91), entitled Transportation
					 Cost Statement:
(1) Salary and wage expense
					 pursuant to Section
					 58552(a)(1);
(2) Fringe benefit costs pursuant to Section
					 58552(a)(2);
					 and
(3) Training costs pursuant to
					 Section 58552(a)(3)(K).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 7 - Appeals › Section 58560 - General Provisions

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(a)
					 A vendor may appeal the following decisions of the director of the contracting
					 regional center to the Department's Deputy Director who has responsibility for
					 setting rates:
(1) Denial of a request for an
					 amendment to a written contract;
(2) Denial of a proposed rate based on a cost
					 statement;
(3) Denial of a proposed
					 negotiated rate; and/or
(4) Denial
					 of a proposed contract based on noncompliance with Sections
					 58513 through
					 58524 or Sections
					 58540 through
					 58555 of these
					 regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 7 - Appeals › Section 58561 - Contents of Appeal and Decision

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(a) The appeal filed pursuant to Section
					 58560 shall be in writing and
					 shall include the following:
(1) The vendor's:
(A) Name, business address, and telephone
					 number; and
(B) Vendor
					 identification number, service code and subcode.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 7 - Appeals › Section 58562 - Appeal of Deputy Director's Decision

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(a) The vendor may appeal the Deputy
					 Director's decision to the Director within 15 days after receipt of the written
					 decision. The appeal shall be in writing and shall include the following:
(1) All information submitted to the Deputy
					 Director pursuant to Section
					 58561(a);
(2) A copy of the Deputy Director's decision;
					 and
(3) A statement of the
					 issue(s), facts, documentation, and supporting authority identifying why the
					 vendor believes the decision of the Deputy Director should be reversed by the
					 Director.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 7 - Appeals › Section 58563 - Effective Date of Decision

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(a)
					 The effective date shall be stated in the decision and shall be:
(1) For the appeal of a denial of a request
					 for amendment to a written contract, no earlier than the date the Department
					 received the request for amendment;
(2) For the appeal of a denial of a proposed
					 rate based on a cost statement, no earlier than the date the Form DS2 (7/91),
					 entitled Transportation Cost Statement, was received by the Department;
					 or
(3) For the appeal of a denial
					 of a negotiated rate, no earlier than the date the information specified in
					 58540(c)(1) thru (3) was received by the Department.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 7 - Appeals › Section 58564 - Good Cause

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(a) For
					 the purposes of Sections
					 58560 through
					 58563, good cause for a failure to
					 acts limited to:
(1) A violent act of nature,
					 including, but not limited to, flood, earthquake, blizzard or fire;
					 or
(2) Arson, vandalism, and/or
					 theft by individuals other than the vendor which preclude the vendor from
					 filing a timely appeal.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 7 - Appeals › Section 58565 - Review of Documents Only

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(a) An appeal made pursuant to Sections
					 58560 through
					 58565 shall be decided only on the
					 documents submitted. There shall be no oral testimony or argument.
1. New
						section filed 9-26-91; operative 9-26-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 92, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4405,
						  4631
						  and
						  4690.1,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section
						  11152,
						  Government Code. Reference: Sections
						  4631
						  and
						  4690.1,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Article 8 - Transitory Provisions › Section 58570 - General Provisions

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(a)
					 A contract for transportation serviced which was executed before the effective
					 date of these regulations shall:
(1) Remain
					 in effect unless it is terminated pursuant to the contract provisions or
					 pursuant to subsection (3) below;
(2) Not be amended after the effective date
					 of these regulations; and
(3) Be
					 terminated by agreement of the parties.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 18 - Transportation Service › Appendix - Appendix

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Transportation Cost Statement - Page 1
					 Instructions
Instructions
Line
Reference
1.
Enter the vendor
							 name and telephone number.
58551
							 (a)(1)(a)(2)
2.
Enter vendor
							 identification number, service code ad subcode.
58551
							 (a)(1)(a)(4)
3.
Enter the address
							 where the service is located.
58551
							 (a)(5)
4.
Enter the mailing
							 address of the service.
58551 (a)(5)
5.
Enter the
							 management organization name if the service is affiliated with a management
							 organization.
58551 (a)(6)
6.
Enter the name
							 and telephone number of the contact person.
58551
							 (a)(7)
7.
Enter the name of
							 the vendoring regional center.
58551
							 (a)(8)
8.
Enter the names
							 of the contracting regional centers for which you provide
							 service.
58551 (a)(8)
9.
Enter the
							 effective date of service.
58551 (a)(9)
10-16.
On Lines
							 10-16, enter the projected costs for these items
58552
							 (a)(1) through (a)(7)
17.
To determine the
							 subtotal, add all projected costs for line items 10-16, and enter on this
							 line.
58554 (a)(1)
18.
Enter the total
							 vendor income from page 2, Section A, on this
							 line.
58554 (a)(2)
19.
To determine the
							 annual net cost, subtract the vendor income, if any (line 18) from the subtotal
							 of the projected costs (line 17). Enter this amount on line 19 and on page 2,
							 Section B, under annual net cost.
58554
							 (a)(3)
Instructions
Section
Reference
A
Enter information
							 on vendor income received, including name of each source, duration of income,
							 and amount of income received from each source. Add these amounts, and enter
							 the total on page 1, line 18.
58533
B
To establish the
							 proposed rate of payment, divide the annual net cost by the projected number of
							 annual route miles anticipated to be driven. The quotient shall be the proposed
							 rate of payment.
58554 (a)(4)
C
To determine the
							 hourly rate of pay for Transportation Aides, add the hourly salaries and wages,
							 hourly fringe benefits and hourly training cost.
58555
							 (a) through (b)
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 58600 - Meaning of Words

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Words shall have their usual meaning unless the context
						or a definition clearly indicates a different meaning. Words used in their
						present tense include the future tense. Words used in the singular form include
						the plural form. Use of the word "shall" indicates conduct that is required,
						and "may" indicates conduct that is permitted.
1. New
						subchapter 19, article 1 and section filed 8-14-95 as an emergency; operative
						8-14-95 (Register 95, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
						to OAL by 12-12-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law
						on the following day.
2. New subchapter 19, article 1 and section
						refiled 12-4-95 as an emergency; operative 12-12-95 (Register 95, No. 49). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-10-96 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
3. New subchapter 19, article 1 and section refiled 4-8-96 as
						an emergency; operative 4-10-96 (Register 96, No. 15). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-6-96 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of
						Compliance as to 8-14-95 order, including amendment of NOTE, transmitted to OAL
						8-8-96 and filed 9-20-96 (Register 96, No. 38).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  11152,
						  Government Code; Sections
						  4689
						  and
						  4690,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						  4689,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 58601 - Definitions

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(a) The following
					 definitions shall apply to the regulations contained in Subchapter 19:
(1) "Circle of Support" means an informal but
					 identifiable and reliable group of people who, pursuant to Welfare and
					 Institutions Code, Section
					 4512(f),
					 meet and communicate regularly to offer support, at a frequency and in a manner
					 consistent with and appropriate to the need, to the consumer for whose benefit
					 it exists.
(2) "Direct Service(s)"
					 means any service component enumerated in Section
					 58614.
(3) "Home" means, with respect to the home of
					 a consumer receiving SLS, a house or apartment, or comparable dwelling space
					 meeting community housing standards, which is neither a community care
					 facility, health facility, nor a family home certified by a Family Home Agency,
					 and in which no parent or conservator of the consumer resides, and which a
					 consumer chooses, owns or rents, controls, and occupies as a principal place of
					 residence.
(4) "Individual Program
					 Plan (IPP)" means a written plan that is developed jointly by the consumer, one
					 or more representatives of the regional center, and other persons pursuant to
					 Welfare and Institutions Code, Section
					 4646(d),
					 through a process which identifies the consumer's needs and preferences and
					 adopts a cost-effective strategy for meeting them.
(5) "Internal Grievance Procedure" means the
					 written set of procedures, established pursuant to Welfare and Institutions
					 Code, Section
					 4705(a),
					 a SLS vendor uses to achieve the communication and resolution of consumer
					 dissatisfaction.
(6) "Personal
					 Advocate" means a person chosen by the consumer to assist in representing and
					 expressing the consumer's interests and preferences, or, when appropriate,
					 means the conservator or other person legally authorized to act on the
					 consumer's behalf.
(7) "Supported
					 Living Arrangement" means the full array of regional center-funded services and
					 supports received by a SLS consumer, including SLS, day program,
					 transportation, and all other regional center services and
					 supports.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 58602 - Terms Defined in Other Subchapters

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(a) As used in this subchapter, the following
					 terms have the meanings specified in Title 17, Section
					 50401:
(1) Department; and
(2) Regional Center.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 58610 - Regional Center Responsibilities

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(a) Regional centers shall purchase SLS as
					 defined in Title 17, Section
					 54349(a) through
					 (e), only:
(1) From a SLS vendor; and
(2) Pursuant to a written contract as
					 specified in Sections
					 58670,
					 58671, and
					 58672.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 58611 - Housing Financial Involvement and Responsibilities

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(a) A SLS vendor shall have no financial or
					 fiduciary involvement in the home, or in any utility or service contract
					 integral to the occupancy of the home, of a consumer to whom the SLS vendor
					 provides services, whenever such involvement would inhibit the consumer's
					 exercise of the rights enumerated in Section
					 58620, or be inconsistent with any
					 requirement of Welfare and Institutions Code, Section
					 4689.
(1) Whenever a vendor proposes to have a
					 financial or fiduciary involvement specified in (a), the vendor shall present
					 the proposal in writing to the regional center. The proposal shall assure and
					 demonstrate to the regional center's satisfaction, that:
(A) The involvement would serve the interests
					 of the consumer better than a range of available alternatives;
(B) The consumer understands and approves of
					 the vendor's proposed involvement; and
(C) The requirements of (a) would be
					 met.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 58612 - Vendor Status Requirements

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(a)
					 A regional center shall grant initial SLS vendor status to an applicant for
					 vendorization if the applicant:
(1) Meets all
					 applicable general vendorization requirements specified in Title 17, Sections
					 54310 through
					 54330 with the exception specified
					 in Section
					 58630(d), and
					 also meets the additional requirements specified in Articles 4 through 6 of
					 this subchapter, or
(2) Has
					 provided direct services and supports which the regional center has identified
					 as being the equivalent of, or essentially similar to SLS, immediately
					 proceeding the effective date of this regulation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 58613 - Consumer Eligibility Determination

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(a) A consumer shall be eligible for SLS upon
					 a determination made through the IPP process that the consumer:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age;
(2) Has expressed directly or through the
					 consumer's personal advocate, as appropriate, a preference for:
(A) SLS among the options proposed during the
					 IPP process; and
(B) Living in a
					 home that is not the place of residence of a parent or conservator of the
					 consumer.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 58614 - Service and Support Components

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(a) Supported Living Service, as referenced
					 in Title 17, Section
					 54349(a) through
					 (e), shall consist of any individually
					 designed service or assessment of the need for service, which assists an
					 individual consumer to:
(1) Live in his or
					 her own home, with support available as often and for as long as it is
					 needed;
(2) Make fundamental life
					 decisions, while also supporting and facilitating the consumer in dealing with
					 the consequences of those decisions; building critical and durable
					 relationships with other individuals; choosing where and with whom to live; and
					 controlling the character and appearance of the environment within their
					 home.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 58615 - Service Records

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(a) SLS
					 vendors shall maintain, and provide access to, records pursuant to all
					 applicable requirements of Title 17, Sections
					 50603,
					 50604, and
					 50605.
(b) In addition to the requirements noted in
					 (a), all SLS vendors shall maintain and provide access to all records relating
					 to service design, service delivery, and employee service time records. These
					 records shall include the following:
(1) Time
					 sheets;
(2) Payroll
					 records;
(3) Accounting
					 records;
(4) Training
					 records;
(5) Service
					 evaluations;
(6) Internal grievance
					 procedure records;
(7) Historical
					 data documenting the actual delivery of service to consumers for which the SLS
					 vendor has claimed payment, including the:
(A)
					 Identification of the vendor by unique identifier;
(B) Location of the service;
(C) Description of the service; and
(D) Inclusive dates of the service;
					 and
(8) Other records as
					 required by:
(A) The terms of the contract;
					 and
(B) The regional center, for
					 the purpose of conducting the evaluations specified in Sections
					 58671(c).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 58616 - Additional General Provisions

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(a) A consumer shall have the right to
					 qualify for SLS vendorization and to serve as his/her own SLS vendor.
(b) No relative or conservator of a consumer
					 shall serve as the SLS vendor for that consumer except when a determination has
					 been made through the IPP process that:
(1)
					 Unpaid family-based, or other natural supports for the consumer will not be
					 supplanted;
(2) Such service is
					 consistent with the consumer's IPP goals and objectives;
(3) The relative or conservator proposing to
					 serve as the SLS vendor has no legal obligation to support the
					 consumer;
(4) The consumer's
					 preference is for that relative or conservator to serve as the SLS vendor;
					 and
(5) The service will be at
					 least as cost effective as any available alternative.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 58617 - Supported Living Arrangement Costs

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(a) Before SLS is provided to a consumer, the
					 projected annual cost of the consumer's SLA, as determined through the
					 consumer's IPP process, shall not exceed the total annual cost of regional
					 center funded services and supports that would be provided if the consumer were
					 served in an appropriate licensed residential facility, as identified through
					 the IPP process, provided:
(1) The total
					 annual cost of services and supports shall include all regional center costs
					 for residential placement (or costs incurred by the State for 24-hour long-term
					 health care), community-based day program, transportation, and other services
					 and supports; and
(2) The
					 appropriate licensed facility for a consumer who is living in a licensed
					 facility at the time of the cost comparison shall be that licensed
					 facility.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 3 - Consumer Rights › Section 58620 - Consumer Preferences and Leadership

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Consumers receiving SLS shall have the right to make
						decisions that shape the nature and quality of their lives in accordance with
						their preferences, and consistent with the goals of the consumer's IPP. These
						rights shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Choosing where and with whom to
					 live;
(b) Controlling the character
					 and appearance of the environment within their home;
(c) Choosing and changing their SLS vendors
					 and direct service staff;
(d)
					 Participating actively in their IPP process so that the SLS they receive is
					 based on their needs and preferences;
(e) Receiving services appropriate to their
					 evolving needs and preferences for support without having to move from the home
					 of their choice, for as long as SLS remains the preferred objective, as
					 determined in the consumer's IPP process; and
(f) Informing the regional center about how
					 satisfied they are with the services they are receiving, and to have this
					 information taken into account in the regional center's periodic evaluation of
					 the SLS vendor's service, pursuant to Section
					 58671(c).
1. New
						article 3 and section filed 8-14-95 as an emergency; operative 8-14-95
						(Register 95, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
						by 12-12-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
						following day.
2. New article 3 and section refiled 12-4-95 as an
						emergency; operative 12-12-95 (Register 95, No. 49). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-10-96 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New article 3
						and section refiled 4-8-96 as an emergency; operative 4-10-96 (Register 96, No.
						15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-6-96 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-14-95 order, including
						amendment of subsection (e) and NOTE, transmitted to OAL 8-8-96 and filed
						9-20-96 (Register 96, No. 38).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  11152,
						  Government Code; Sections
						  4648,
						  4689
						  and
						  4690,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						  4646(a),
						  4648(a)(7),
						  4502,
						  4502.1,
						  4503(j),
						  4689(a)
						  and
						  4689(e),
						  Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 3 - Consumer Rights › Section 58621 - Right to Information

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To assure opportunities for making informed decisions as
						people supported in community settings, SLS consumers shall have a right to
						information, in an understandable and accessible form. Such information shall
						include, but not be limited to:
(a) An
					 explanation of the general concepts, purposes, and practices of SLS, pursuant
					 to Section
					 58610(b);
(b) Training in the philosophy and objectives
					 of SLS, available from the SLS vendor pursuant to Section
					 58653;
(c) Information from the SLS vendor
					 describing any change in the SLS vendor's service design that would affect the
					 services being received by the consumer, pursuant to Section
					 58630(b)(2)(B);
					 and
(d) Notice in writing from the
					 regional center when their SLS is affected by the termination of a contract
					 with a SLS vendor, within 10 days of a notification of contract termination
					 pursuant to Section
					 58672(a).
1. New
						section filed 8-14-95 as an emergency; operative 8-14-95 (Register 95, No. 33).
						A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-12-95 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New section refiled 12-4-95 as an emergency; operative
						12-12-95 (Register 95, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
						to OAL by 4-10-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
						the following day.
3. New section refiled 4-8-96 as an emergency;
						operative 4-10-96 (Register 96, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be
						transmitted to OAL by 8-6-96 or emergency language will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance
						as to 8-14-95 order, including amendment of NOTE, transmitted to OAL 8-8-96 and
						filed 9-20-96 (Register 96, No. 38).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  11152,
						  Government Code; Sections
						  4689
						  and
						  4690,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						  4502.1,
						  4503(j)
						  and
						  4689(d),
						  Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 4 - Service Design › Section 58630 - General Requirements

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(a)
					 Except as specified in (d), an applicant for SLS vendor status shall develop a
					 written service design that shall be approved by the regional center as a
					 condition of vendorization.
(b) A
					 SLS vendor shall modify or replace the approved service design only:
(1) In accordance with its contractual
					 obligations, if any, to the regional center; and
(2) Upon 60 days' prior written notice to:
(A) The regional center; and
(B) Each consumer (or, when appropriate, the
					 consumer's personal advocate) receiving SLS from the SLS vendor. The notice to
					 each consumer shall communicate clearly the consequences the service design
					 changes will have with respect to the SLS services being received by the
					 consumer.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 4 - Service Design › Section 58631 - Service Design Components

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A required service design shall include, but not be
						limited to, the following:
(a) A
					 mission statement;
(b) A
					 description of the range of approaches and strategies the SLS vendor is
					 prepared to employ to achieve the aims specified in Section
					 58632;
(1) The SLS vendor shall specify for each aim
					 whether and to what extent each of the associated services are available
					 through the vendor.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 4 - Service Design › Section 58632 - Implementation of SLS Philosophy

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A service design shall provide generalized examples
						sufficiently detailed to illustrate and demonstrate the SLS vendor's competence
						and suitability to implement the service orientation and principles of SLS
						stated in Welfare and Institutions Code, Section
						4689(a)(1)
						through (a)(8). This demonstration shall
						include, but not be limited to, a general explanation of how the SLS vendor
						will achieve all of the following:
(a)
					 Support of the consumer's assumption of responsibility for making life
					 decisions on the basis of personal preference that enhance the prospects for
					 increased independence, self-reliance, and self-esteem, and for implementing
					 those decisions effectively;
(b)
					 Provision of ongoing monitoring to help confirm, assure, or signal that:
(1) Significant changes in the needs and
					 preferences of the consumer are reflected in the SLS component of the
					 consumer's IPP;
(2) Supports and
					 services remain responsive to the consumer's needs and preferences;
					 and
(3) Risks of endangerment to
					 health, safety, and well-being are minimized.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 5 - Standards for Vendors › Section 58640 - General Requirements

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(a)
					 Each SLS vendor shall provide for the performance of the duties of director,
					 direct service supervisor(s), and employees of the vendor who provide direct
					 service to consumers.
(b) The SLS
					 vendor may:
(1) Separate or combine, and
					 provide for the discharge of, these duties as appropriate to the vendor's
					 circumstances and internal organization; and
(2) Designate staff positions by titles
					 different from those noted in (a).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 5 - Standards for Vendors › Section 58641 - Standards for Director Position

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(a) The SLS vendor shall assign a director to
					 carry out the administrative responsibilities for the SLS vendor's SLS
					 operations, which shall include at least all of the functions noted in
					 (b).
(b) The director shall have
					 the ability, as a result of any combination of relevant training and
					 experiemce, to competently and consistently organize and supervise the
					 provision of services in accordance with the SLS vendor's established policies,
					 including:
(1) Selecting, and exercising
					 general supervision over, assigned staff; and
(2) Overseeing discharge of the vendor's
					 contractual obligations, budgeting, service design and implementation, project
					 planning, staff development, training, evaluation, and the direction of the
					 SLS.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 5 - Standards for Vendors › Section 58642 - Standards for Supervisory Position

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(a) The SLS vendor shall assign direct
					 service supervisory staff to supervise the delivery of SLS by direct service
					 personnel.
(b) All direct service
					 supervisory staff shall have the ability, as a result of any combination of
					 relevant training and experience, to competently and consistently organize and
					 supervise the direct provision of services to consumers in accordance with the
					 SLS vendor's established policies, under the general supervision of the
					 director.
1. New
						section filed 8-14-95 as an emergency; operative 8-14-95 (Register 95, No. 33).
						A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-12-95 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New section refiled 12-4-95 as an emergency; operative
						12-12-95 (Register 95, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
						to OAL by 4-10-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
						the following day.
3. New section refiled 4-8-96 as an emergency;
						operative 4-10-96 (Register 96, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be
						transmitted to OAL by 8-6-96 or emergency language will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance
						as to 8-14-95 order transmitted to OAL 8-8-96 and filed 9-20-96 (Register 96,
						No. 38).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  11152,
						  Government Code; Sections
						  4648(a)(3)(A) and
						  4690, Welfare and Institutions
						  Code. Reference: Section
						  4648(a)(6)(A),
						  Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 5 - Standards for Vendors › Section 58643 - Standards for Direct Service Staff

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(a) The SLS vendor shall, subject to Section
					 58620(c), assign
					 direct service staff to provide SLS directly to consumers. Such direct service
					 staff shall have:
(1) The skill, training, or
					 education necessary to:
(A) Establish and
					 maintain a constructive and appropriate personal relationship with
					 consumers;
(B) Minimize risks of
					 endangerment to the health, safety, and well-being of consumers;
(C) Perform first aid and cardiopulmonary
					 resuscitation (CPR), and operate 24-hour Emergency Assistance systems, as
					 appropriate to the need with respect to any specific consumer; and
(D) Achieve the intended results of the
					 service being performed.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 19 - Supported Living Service › Article 6 - Training Requirements › Section 58650 - Regional Center Staff Orientation

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(a) Each regional center shall provide SLS
					 orientation for any regional center staff assigned to SLS-related
					 responsibilities, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Regional center policy-making;
(2) Vendoring of SLS providers;
(3) Resource development;
(4) Supervising, evaluating, overseeing, or
					 consulting with SLS vendors; and
(5) Service coordination to SLS
					 consumers.