California Administrative Code

The regional center or LEA that receives an oral or written referral for early intervention services shall ensure that: (a) The date of the referral is documented in the infant's or toddler's record; (b) A service coordinator is assigned pursuant to Section 52120 of these regulat…

(a) The determination of eligibility for an infant or toddler shall be made by qualified personnel of the regional center or LEA. The determination shall be made with the participation of the multidisciplinary team including the parent. (b) Evaluation to determine eligibility sha…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the initial evaluation and assessment for eligibility for each infant or toddler shall be completed within 45 days of the date that the regional center or LEA received the referral. (b) In the event of exceptional family circumstances or …

(a) Regional centers and LEAs shall use existing information whenever possible to determine continued eligibility and to minimize delay in the provision of appropriate early intervention services when an eligible infant's or toddler's residence changes to another regional center …

(a) LEAs shall provide special education and related services to eligible children at age three. Pursuant to the requirements contained in Title 34 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 303.344, each LEA shall participate in the transition planning for toddlers served under the Ea…

(a) Regional centers or LEAs shall assign a service coordinator under the following circumstances: (1) At the time that infants or toddlers are referred for evaluation and assessment; and, (2) When infants or toddlers are determined eligible for early intervention services from r…

(a) A complaint shall be a written and signed statement alleging that a regional center, LEA or any private service provider receiving funds under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Title 20 United States Code, Sections 1431-1445, has violated any federal …

(a) A parent may request a mediation conference and/or a due process hearing under any of the following circumstances: (1) A regional center or LEA proposes to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, assessment, placement or provision of appropriate early intervention …

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 and words in the singular form include the plural form. Use of the word “shall” denotes mandatory conduct; “ma…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) below, the following definitions shall apply to the language contained in Sections 54310 through 54390 of these regulations: (1) “Accreditation” means a formal determination and recognition by CARF that a Work Activity or Supported Employm…

(a) An applicant who desires to be vendored shall submit Form DS 1890 (7/2011), entitled Vendor Application, and the information specified in (1) through (10) below, to the vendoring regional center. (1) Applicant's name, including the name of any governing body or management org…

(a) The applicant or vendor shall disclose all the information required by Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Sections 455.104, 455.105 and 455.106, as of March 25, 2011, and shall complete and submit to the regional center the Applicant/Vendor Disclosure Statement, For…

The following service codes are included within “Habilitation Services”: (a) Supported Employment Program -- Group Services -- Service Code 950. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of Supported Employment -- Group Services if the vendor meets all the requireme…

(a) A vendor or an applicant for vendorization may appeal any of the following actions to the director of the vendoring regional center: (1) Denial of a vendorization application; (2) Failure of the vendoring regional center to comply with the provisions of these regulations; or …

(a) The appellant may appeal the decision of the vendoring regional center's director to the Director of the Department within 15 days after receipt of the written decision. The appeal must be filed with the director of the vendoring regional center who shall forward the appeal t…

(a) For the purposes of sections 54380 through 54386 of these regulations, good cause for a failure to act is limited to: (1) A violent act of nature including but not limited to, flood, earthquake, blizzard or fire; and/or (2) Arson, vandalism and/or theft of records and/or prop…

(a) The purpose of this section is to make certain that regional center employees, contractors, agents and consultants are guided solely by the interests of the regional center and its consumers and not by their financial interests when participating in the making of contracts in…

(a) In addition to the specific conflict-of-interest requirements and restrictions set forth above, regional center employees, contractors, agents and consultants are obligated to discharge their responsibilities with integrity and fidelity, and are prohibited from placing themse…

(a) A conflict of interest exists when a regional center employee, contractor, agent or consultant participates in the evaluation of an application for employment or bid for position or contract at the regional center that is submitted by a family member of such person. (b) A pot…

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 in the singular form include the plural form. Use of the word “shall” denotes mandatory conduct; “may” d…

(a) When the consumer or the consumer's authorized representative requests assistance to relocate, or the administrator or regional center finds it necessary for a consumer to move from his/her current residential location, the ID Team, shall determine the living arrangement appr…

(a) As used in this Subchapter, the following phrase shall have the meaning specified in Title 17, Section 54000: (1) Developmental Disability (b) As used in this Subchapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings specified in Title 17, Section 54302: (1) Applica…

(a) The regional center representative shall meet with the consumer at least quarterly to review the consumer's progress towards achieving IPP objectives. (1) At least two of the quarterly meetings required by subsection (a) shall take place at the consumer's residence and a repr…

(a) All Service Level 2, 3 and 4 facilities providing residential services shall participate in a Quality Assurance (QA) Evaluation conducted by the regional center. (b) The chairperson of the QA Evaluation Team shall: (1) Confirm the date and time of the on-site evaluation with …

(a) During the evaluation, the QA Evaluation Team members shall: (1) Review facility records both at the facility and at the regional center for compliance with documentation requirements specified in sections 56059 and 56060 respectively; (2) Review randomly selected consumers' …

(a) The FHA shall issue a Certificate of Approval to each family home which has: (1) Completed the criminal record review required by Section 56085(a); (2) Been visited by the FHA as required by Section 56087(a); and (3) Met the criteria specified in Section 56087(a)(6) and (7). …

(a) Implementation of regional center actions during the appeal process shall occur as follows: (1) In the case of immediate danger, the action of the regional center shall remain in effect throughout the appeal process; (2) In the case of substantial inadequacies, corrective act…

As used in this Article: (a) “Lacks hazard awareness and impulse control” means the consumer's planning team has determined that the consumer poses a risk of harm to himself or herself or others by wandering off or running away from the residence and requires an enhancement to su…

The licensee of a residential facility for no more than 15 residents licensed as an adult residential facility or group home without any resident who is a foster child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300, 450, 601 or 602 of the Welfare and Institu…

(a) The regional center shall negotiate a contract with the FHA selected pursuant to Section 56080 which includes, but is not limited to: (1) A rate(s) of reimbursement for the FHA; and (2) A requirement that the vendor maintain service records to support all billing/invoicing as…

(a) The Department shall conduct a criminal record review of all persons specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 4689.2(c) and shall have the authority to approve or deny an application for vendorization as an FHA, or employment, residence, or presence in the family ho…

(a) The FHA shall employ sufficient staff with the combined experience, training and education to perform the following duties: (1) Administration of the FHA; (2) Recruitment of family homes; (3) Training of FHA staff and family homes; (4) Ensuring an appropriate match between th…

(a) When the consumer and the consumer's authorized representative, if applicable, has expressed an interest in the services and supports provided by an FHA, the regional center shall coordinate with the FHA for a meeting between the FHA, the consumer and/or the consumer's author…

(a) When the family home provider has been appointed as the consumer's representative payee for the consumer's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and State Supplemental Program (SSP) payment or the consumer has entrusted funds and/or property to the care of the family home provid…

(a) The consumer may terminate residency at any time with or without cause. (1) The family home provider shall notify the FHA and the regional center when the consumer decides to terminate residency as specified in subsection (a). (b) The notification required in subsection (a)(1…

(a) The regional center shall have the authority to relocate a consumer residing in an ICF, ICF/DD, ICF/DD-H, ICF/DD-N or SNF when: (1) The consumer or the consumer's authorized representative asks for the consumer to be moved. (2) No other agency has jurisdiction to act or an ag…

(a) In addition to the requirements of Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Sections 76309, with respect to an ICF/DD, and 76857, with respect to an ICF/DD-H, the plan of operation shall include the following information for the use of secured perimeters: (1) Documentation p…

(a) Vendors shall maintain consumer information and records as confidential documents pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, sections 4514 through 4518, and shall also maintain consumer confidentiality as required in Health and Safety Code, sections 199.20 through 199.27. (b)…

(a) Community-based day program vendors shall adopt and review, annually, a written internal grievance procedure for consumers pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 4705. (b) A community-based day program vendor may subcontract for provision of a portion of the direc…

(a) Regional centers, in negotiating service contracts pursuant to Section 57540 or a lower level of payment pursuant to 57300(d), may waive or modify any of the following program standards for the duration of the service contract or lower level of payment: (1) Personnel function…

(a) Each fiscal year the vendor shall conduct an annual review of its program's effectiveness in relation to the program design. This shall include a documented review of: (1) The program's objectives as required in Section 56712(a)(1)(B) of these regulations; and (2) Aggregate d…

(a) The effective date of compliance of community-based day programs with the provisions of sections 56710 through 56734, 56740 through 56756, and 56760 through 56774 of these regulations shall be as follows: (1) Programs vendored after the effective date of these regulations sha…

(a) A consumer shall be eligible for services from an in-home respite services agency pursuant to a determination by the ID Team that: (1) The consumer resides with a family member(s) as described in 54302(a)(29) and the need for the service is agreed by the family member(s) and …

(a) The vendor shall have a written description of the population served that shall be used by a consumer's ID Team to determine the appropriateness of the vendor's agency for meeting the consumer's need for in-home respite services and shall include all of the following: (1) Age…

(a) Funding for a consumer's services from an in-home respite services agency shall be terminated when one or more of the following occur: (1) The regional center issues a determination that continued receipt of services from the agency jeopardizes the consumer's health or safety…

(a) Each vendor shall assign staff to carry out the duties described. The vendor is authorized to designate positions be different titles than those listed but is responsible for assuring the functions described are carried out. Staff who are hired by the vendor to carry out the …

(a) The vendor shall maintain a staff-to-consumer ratio of 1:1 during its direct service hours. (b) When a respite service is provided to more than one consumer at the same time and location, regional centers may allow a staff-to-consumer ratio other than 1:1 only if the modifica…

(a) A vendor may develop and implement a written staff training plan for new employee orientation and ongoing employee staff training. (b) If a training plan is developed pursuant to (a) above, it shall at a minimum: (1) Describe the amount, type, subject, and frequency of traini…

(a) A vendor shall develop the following records and maintain them at its business office: (1) Service design as required in Section 56780(a) of these regulations and changes made to the service design; (2) Employee time sheets specifying each employee's work hours; (3) Employee …

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…