Amended in Assembly June 16, 2015

Senate BillNo. 82


Introduced by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review

January 9, 2015


An actbegin delete relating to the Budget Act of 2015.end deletebegin insert to add Section 14670.36 to the Government Code, to amend Sections 1267.75 and 1531.15 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 4418.25, 4474.1, 4519.5, 4629, 4646.5, 4648, 4681.6, 4684.81, 4685.8, 4691.6, 4691.9, and 7505, of, to add Section 4474.11 to, and to repeal and add Section 7502.5 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 82, as amended, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. begin deleteBudget Act of 2015. end deletebegin insertDevelopmental Services.end insert

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(1) Existing law authorizes the Director of General Services, with the consent of the State Department of Developmental Services, to lease up to 60 acres located within the grounds of Fairview Developmental Center for a period of up to 55 years, for the purpose of developing affordable housing for the employees of, and transitional housing for patient-clients of, Fairview Developmental Center.

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This bill would additionally authorize the Director of General Services, with the consent of the Director of Developmental Services, to lease up to 20 acres located within the grounds of Fairview Developmental Center for a period of up to 55 years, at a price that will permit the development of affordable housing for people with developmental disabilities. The bill would require the proceeds of this housing project and the housing project described above to be deposited in the Department of Developmental Services Trust Fund, which the bill would create. The bill would require that money in the fund be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to provide housing and transitional services for people with developmental disabilities, and would require that any funds not needed to support individuals with developmental disabilities be transferred to the General Fund.

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(2) Under existing law, the State Department of Public Health licenses and regulates various types of health facilities, including specified facilities for people with developmental disabilities. Under existing law, the State Department of Social Services licenses community care facilities, including adult residential facilities or group homes that serve persons with developmental disabilities. Existing law authorizes a licensee of certain facilities to utilize secured perimeters, as defined. Existing law requires a person’s individual program planning team to meet annually and determine that placement in a facility with secured perimeters is appropriate. These facilities are required to serve no more than 15 residents and be eligible for, and serve clients eligible for, federal Medicaid funding.

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This bill would remove the requirement that facilities with secured perimeters be eligible for, and serve clients eligible for, Medicaid funding. The bill would also limit the facilities to serving no more than 6 residents, except as specified. This bill would require the individual program planning team to meet every 90 days after admission of an individual to a facility with secured perimeters to determine the appropriateness of the placement. This bill would prohibit the state from authorizing more than a combined total of 150 beds statewide in facilities with secured perimeters.

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(3) Existing law vests in the State Department of Developmental Services jurisdiction over state hospitals, referred to as developmental centers, for the provision of residential care to individuals with developmental disabilities. Existing law requires the department, when closing a developmental center, to comply with procedural requirements that include the submission of a detailed plan to the Legislature. Existing law specifies required information to be included in a plan, including the fiscal impact of the closure, the impact on residents and their families, and anticipated alternative placements for residents.

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This bill would require the department to submit to the Legislature, on or before October 1, 2015, a plan or plans to close one or more developmental centers, as specified. The bill would provide that implementation of that plan would be contingent upon legislative approval of the plan as part of the legislative budget process during the 2016-17 Regular Session of the Legislature. The bill would require the department, following approval of a closure plan, to provide quarterly briefings to specified legislative staff on progress related to the plan, as specified.

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Existing law limits the total number of developmental center residents in the secure treatment facility at Porterville Developmental Center to 230, including residents receiving services in the Porterville Developmental Center transition treatment program. Existing law prohibits the admission of a person to a developmental center except under certain circumstances, including when the person is a juvenile committed by a court to the secure treatment program at Porterville Developmental Center.

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This bill would instead authorize an individual to be admitted to the secure treatment facility at Porterville Developmental Center only when specified conditions are satisfied, including, among others, that the individual is at least 18 years of age. The bill would also provide that an individual may be admitted to the transitional treatment facility at Porterville Developmental Center when specified conditions are satisfied, and would prohibit the placement of an individual in the transitional treatment program for longer than necessary to procure a less restrictive placement. The bill would require the department to report to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2016, regarding transitional program residents who are placed in the program for more than one year.

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This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature that General Fund savings derived from the closure of developmental centers benefit persons with developmental disabilities living in the community. The bill would require the department to display annually in its budget estimates specified information related to the downsizing or closure of developmental centers, as specified.

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(4) Under existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the department is responsible for providing various services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities, and for ensuring the appropriateness and quality of those services and supports. Existing law authorizes the department to contract with regional centers to provide these services and supports. Existing law requires a regional center to develop an individual program plan for a person who, following intake and assessment, is found to be eligible for regional center services. Existing law specifies requirements related to the process of developing an individual program plan. Existing law requires a regional center to complete a plan within 60 days of the completion of the assessment.

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This bill would require a regional center to offer, and upon request provide, a written copy of the individual program plan to the consumer of services or other specified individuals in a threshold language, as defined, within 45 days of the request.

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Existing law requires the department and regional centers to annually collaborate to compile specified data relating to purchase of service authorization, utilization, and expenditure by each regional center. Existing law requires each regional center to annually report to the department regarding the regional center’s implementation of these requirements.

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This bill would require the department and regional centers to include in that data the number of instances when a written copy of an individual program plan is provided at the request of the consumer or other specified individuals in a language other than a threshold language, as defined, and that written copy was provided more than 60 days after the request. The bill would require the department to consult with stakeholders to achieve specified objectives related to reducing disparities and promoting equity in connection with providing the services and supports described above, and to report progress on those objectives to the Legislature during the 2016-17 annual legislative budget subcommittee hearing process.

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Existing law also requires the department to establish a statewide specialized resource service to reduce reliance on out-of-state placements, developmental centers, and mental health facilities for which federal funding is not available. Existing law requires the department to also annually provide to the fiscal and appropriate policy committees of the Legislature information on efforts to serve those consumers, as specified.

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This bill would require the department and each institution for mental disease that has admitted a regional center consumer to report annually to the contractor for regional center clients’ rights advocacy services, information related to those consumers served. The bill would also expand the information the department is required to report to the policy committees and the contractor, as specified.

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Existing law requires that contracts entered into with regional centers include annual performance objectives, including annual performance objectives that are specific, measurable, and designed to, among other things, develop services and supports identified as necessary to meet identified needs.

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This bill would include measuring progress in reducing disparities and improving equity in purchase of service expenditures in those annual performance objectives.

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(5) Existing law prohibits a regional center from purchasing new residential services from, or placing a consumer in, institutions for mental disease, regardless of the availability of federal funding. Existing law provides that the prohibition does not apply to emergencies, as determined by the regional center, and as otherwise specified. Under those circumstances, existing law requires the regional center to complete a comprehensive assessment, as specified.

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This bill would require an institution for mental disease that receives placement of a regional center consumer from another entity to inform the regional center of the placement, as specified. After notice is provided to the regional center, the bill would require the regional center to complete an assessment.

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(6) Existing law sets forth the department’s and the regional center’s authority to establish provider rates. Existing law prohibits certain provider rate increases, but authorizes increases to those rates as necessary to adjust employee wages to meet the state minimum wage law.

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Existing law generally provides that employees who, on or after July 1, 2015, work in California for 30 or more days within a year are entitled to a specified number of paid sick days.

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This bill would authorize adjustment in prescribed provider rates commencing July 1, 2015, if the adjustment is necessary to implement the requirement that employees be provided paid sick days.

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(7) Existing law requires the department to establish a pilot program, until January 1, 2020, for the operation of up to 6 enhanced behavioral supports homes for adults and children with developmental disabilities who need intensive services and supports due to challenging behaviors that cannot be managed in a community setting without the availability of enhanced behavioral services and supports.

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This bill would delete the restriction on the number of enhanced behavioral supports homes that the department may approve as part of the pilot project.

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(8) Existing law requires the department, contingent upon approval of federal funding, to establish and implement a state Self-Determination Program, as defined, that would be available in every regional center catchment area to provide participants and their families, within an individual budget, increased flexibility and choice, and greater control over decisions, resources, and needed and desired services and supports to implement their IPP, in accordance with prescribed requirements. The statewide program would be phased in over 3 years, serving up to 2,500 regional center consumers during the phase-in period, and thereafter, available on a voluntary basis to all eligible regional center consumers. Existing law requires the department to annually provide specified information to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, including the number and characteristics of participants, by regional center.

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This bill would authorize the Department of Finance to approve, as specified, an increase to the number of consumers served by the Self-Determination Program before the end of the 3-year phase-in period. The bill would specify that following the phase-in period, the regional center consumers that the program is made available to would include residents in developmental centers who are moving to the community, and would require that the annual information provided by the department to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature include the number of participants who entered the program upon movement from a developmental center.

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(9) Existing law establishes the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, administered by the State Department of Social Services and counties, under which qualified aged, blind, and disabled persons are provided with services in order to permit them to remain in their own homes and avoid institutionalization. Existing federal law, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and regulations promulgated under the FLSA, generally require that an employee covered by the act receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek at a rate not less than 112 times the employee’s regular rate of pay, unless specifically exempted.

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The bill would require the department, when federal FLSA regulations regarding payment of overtime compensation are implemented in the state, to consult with specified entities to evaluate the impact of those regulations on consumers and providers of supported living services, in-home respite services, and personal assistants to persons with developmental disabilities. The bill would require the department to report on the progress of that evaluation and specified resulting actions or recommendations to the Legislature during the 2016-17 legislative budget subcommittee hearing process.

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(10) This bill would appropriate $61,554,000 from the General Fund to the department to fund expenditures for services provided by regional centers, as specified. The bill would provide that those funds shall be available for encumbrance and expenditure until June 30, 2016.

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(11) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

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This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2015.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertSection 14670.36 is added to the end insertbegin insertGovernment
2Code
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begin insert, end insertimmediately following Section 14670.35begin insert, to read:end insert

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begin insert14670.36.end insert  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of
4General Services, with the consent of the Director of
5Developmental Services, may, in the best interests of the state, let
6to any person or entity real property not exceeding 20 acres located
7within the grounds of the Fairview Developmental Center for a
8period not to exceed 55 years, at a price that will permit the
9development of affordable housing for people with developmental
10disabilities.

11(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the lease authorized by this
12section may be assignable subject to approval by the Director of
13General Services, with the consent of the Director of
14Developmental Services. The lease shall do all of the following:

15(1) Provide housing for individuals who qualify based upon
16criteria established by the Department of Developmental Services.
17A minimum of 20 percent of the housing units developed shall be
18available and affordable to individuals with developmental
19disabilities served by a regional center pursuant to the Lanterman
20Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Chapter 1 (commencing
21with Section 4500) of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions
22Code). When filling vacancies, priority for housing shall be given
23to individuals transitioning from a developmental center or at risk
24for admission to a developmental center.

25(2) Allow for lease revenues or other proceeds received by the
26state under the leases for projects authorized by this section and
27Section 14670.35, to be utilized by the Department of
P8    1Developmental Services to support individuals with developmental
2disabilities, including subsidizing rents for those individuals.

3(3) Include provisions authorizing the Department of
4Developmental Services, or its designee, to provide management
5oversight and administration over the housing for individuals with
6developmental disabilities and the general operations of the project
7sufficient to assure the purposes of the lease are being carried out
8and to protect the financial interests of the state.

9(c) The Department of Developmental Services may share in
10proceeds, if any, generated from the overall operation of the project
11developed pursuant to this section. All proceeds received from the
12project authorized by this section and the project authorized by
13Section 14670.35, in accordance with the terms of the lease, shall
14be deposited in the Department of Developmental Services Trust
15Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in
16the Department of Developmental Services Trust Fund shall be
17used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of
18providing housing and transitional services for people with
19developmental disabilities. Any funds not needed to support
20individuals with developmental disabilities shall be transferred to
21the General Fund upon the order of the Director of Finance.

22(d) The Director of General Services, with the consent of the
23Director of Developmental Services, may enter into a lease
24pursuant to this section at less than market value, provided that
25the cost of administering the lease is recovered.

26(e) The project and lease, including off-site improvements
27directly related to the housing project authorized by this section,
28shall not be deemed a “public works contract” as defined by
29Section 1101 of the Public Contract Code. However, construction
30projects contemplated by the lease authorized by this section shall
31be considered “public works,” as defined by paragraph (1) of
32subdivision (a) of Section 1720 of the Labor Code, for the purpose
33of prevailing wage requirements.

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begin insertSEC. 2.end insert  

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begin insertSection 1267.75 of the end insertbegin insertHealth and Safety Codeend insertbegin insert is
35amended to read:end insert

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1267.75.  

(a) A licensee of an intermediate care
37facility/developmentally disabled habilitative, as defined in
38subdivision (e) of Section 1250, or of an intermediate care
39facility/developmentally disabled, as defined in subdivision (g) of
40Section 1250, for no more thanbegin delete 15 residents, that is eligible for
P9    1and serving clients eligible for federal Medicaid funding may, with
2the approval of the State Department of Public Health and
3contingent upon continued eligibility for federal Medicaid funding,end delete

4begin insert six residents, except for the larger facilities provided for in
5paragraph (1) of subdivision (k), mayend insert
install and utilize delayed
6egress devices of the time delay type in combination with secured
7perimeters in accordance with the provisions of this section.

8(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall
9apply:

10(1) “Delayed egress device” means a device that precludes the
11use of exits for a predetermined period of time. These devices shall
12not delay any resident’s departure from the facility for longer than
1330 seconds.

14(2) “Secured perimeters” means fences that meet the
15requirements prescribed by this section.

16(c) Only individuals meeting all of the following conditions
17may be admitted to or reside in a facility described in subdivision
18(a) utilizing delayed egress devices of the time delay type in
19combination with secured perimeters:

20(1) The person shall have a developmental disability as defined
21in Section 4512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

22(2) The person shall be receiving services and case management
23from a regional center under the Lanterman Developmental
24Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section
254500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

26(3) (A) The person shall be 14 years of age or older.

27(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a child who is at least
2810 years of age and less than 14 years of age may be placed in a
29licensed facility described in subdivision (a) using delayed egress
30devices of the time delay type in combination with secured
31perimeters only if both of the following occur:

32(i) A comprehensive assessment is conducted and an individual
33program plan meeting is convened to determine the services and
34supports needed for the child to receive services in a less restrictive,
35unlocked residential setting in California, and the regional center
36requests assistance from the State Department of Developmental
37Services’ statewide specialized resource service to identify options
38to serve the child in a less restrictive, unlocked residential setting
39in California.

P10   1(ii) The regional center requests placement of the child in a
2facility described in subdivision (a) using delayed egress devices
3of the time delay type in combination with secured perimeters on
4the basis that the placement is necessary to prevent out-of-state
5placement or placement in a more restrictive, locked residential
6settingbegin insert such as a developmental center, institution for mental
7disease, or psychiatric facility,end insert
and the State Department of
8Developmental Services approves the request.

9(4) begin insert(A)end insertbegin insertend insertAn interdisciplinary team, through the individual
10program plan (IPP) process pursuant to Section 4646.5 of the
11Welfare and Institutions Code, shall have determined that the
12person lacks hazard awareness or impulse control and, for his or
13her safety and security, requires the level of supervision afforded
14by a facility equipped with delayed egress devices of the time delay
15type in combination with secured perimeters and that, but for this
16placement, the person would be at risk of admission to, or would
17have no option but to remain in, a more restrictive placement. The
18individual program planning team shallbegin delete determine the continued
19appropriateness of the placement at least annually.end delete
begin insert convene every
2090 days after admission to determine and document the continued
21appropriateness of the current placement and progress in
22implementing the transition plan.end insert

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23(B) The clients’ rights advocate for the regional center shall be
24notified of the proposed admission and the individual program
25plan meeting and may participate in the individual program plan
26meeting, unless the consumer objects on his or her own behalf.

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27(d) The licensee shall be subject to all applicable fire and
28building codes, regulations, and standards, and shall receive
29approval by the county or city fire department, the local fire
30prevention district, or the State Fire Marshal for the installed
31devices and secured perimeters.

32(e) The licensee shall provide staff training regarding the use
33and operation of the delayed egress devices of the time delay type
34and secured perimeters, protection of residents’ personal rights,
35lack of hazard awareness and impulse control behavior, and
36emergency evacuation procedures.

37(f) The licensee shall revise its facility plan of operation. These
38revisions shall first be approved by the State Department of
39Developmental Services. The plan of operation shall not be
40approved by the State Department of Public Health unless the
P11   1licensee provides certification that the plan was approved by the
2State Department of Developmental Services. The plan shall
3include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

4(1) A description of how the facility is to be equipped with
5secured perimeters that are consistent with regulations adopted by
6the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13143.6.

7(2) A description of how the facility will provide training for
8staff.

9(3) A description of how the facility will ensure the protection
10of the residents’ personal rights consistent with Sections 4502,
114503, and 4504 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and any
12applicable personal rights provided in Title 22 of the California
13Code of Regulations.

14(4) A description of how the facility will manage residents’ lack
15of hazard awareness and impulse controlbegin delete behavior.end deletebegin insert behavior, which
16shall emphasize positive behavioral supports and techniques that
17are alternatives to physical, chemical, or mechanical restraints,
18or seclusion.end insert

19(5) A description of the facility’s emergency evacuation
20procedures.

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21(6) A description of how the facility will comply with applicable
22health and safety standards.

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23(g) Delayed egress devices of the time delay type in combination
24with secured perimeters shall not substitute for adequate staff.

25(h) Emergency fire and earthquake drills shall be conducted on
26each shift in accordance with existing licensing requirements, and
27shall include all facility staff providing resident care and
28supervision on each shift.

29(i) Interior and exterior space shall be available on the facility
30premises to permit clients to move freely and safely.

31(j) For the purposes of using secured perimeters, the licensee
32shall not be required to obtain a waiver or exception to a regulation
33that would otherwise prohibit the locking of a perimeter fence or
34gate.

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35(k) Except as provided in subdivision (k) of Section 4684.81 of
36the Welfare and Institutions Code, the state shall not authorize or
37fund more than a combined total of 150 beds statewide in facilities
38with secured perimeters under this section and under Section
391531.15. The department shall notify the appropriate fiscal and
40policy committees of the Legislature through the January and May
P12   1budget estimates prior to authorizing an increase above a
2combined total of 100 beds statewide in facilities with secured
3perimeters under this section and under Section 1531.15.

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4(1) A minimum of 50 beds shall be available within programs
5designed for individuals who are designated incompetent to stand
6trial pursuant to Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code. These beds
7shall be within facilities that are exclusively used to provide care
8for individuals who are placed and participating in forensic
9competency training pursuant to Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code,
10except as provided in paragraph (2). No more than half of these
11facilities may have more than six beds and no facility may have
12more than 15 beds.

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13(2) When, in the joint determination of the regional center and
14the facility administrator, an individual would be most
15appropriately served in a specific program, regardless of whether
16the facility meets the criteria established in paragraph (1),
17individuals who are not similarly designated may be placed in the
18same facility. That placement may occur only when the individual’s
19planning team determines that the placement and the facility plan
20of operation meet the individual’s needs and that placement is not
21incompatible with the needs and safety of other facility residents.

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22(k)

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23begin insert(l)end insert This section shall become operative only upon the filing of
24emergency regulations by the State Department of Developmental
25Services. These regulations shall be developed with stakeholders,
26including the State Department of Public Health, consumer
27advocates, and regional centers. The regulations shall establish
28program standards for homes that include delayed egress devices
29of the time delay type in combination with secured perimeters,
30including requirements and timelines for the completion and
31updating of a comprehensive assessment of the consumer’s needs,
32including the identification through the individual program plan
33process of the services and supports needed to transition the
34consumer to a less restrictive living arrangement, and a timeline
35for identifying or developing those services and supports. The
36regulations shall establish a statewide limit on the total number of
37beds in homes with delayed egress devices of the time delay type
38in combination with secured perimeters. The adoption of these
39regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for
P13   1the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety,
2or general welfare.

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3(l)

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4begin insert(m)end insert This section shall not apply to developmental centers and
5state-operated community facilities.

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begin insertSection 1531.15 of the end insertbegin insertHealth and Safety Codeend insertbegin insert is
7amended to read:end insert

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1531.15.  

(a) A licensee of an adult residential facility or group
9home for no more thanbegin delete 15 residents, that is eligible for and serving
10clients eligible for federal Medicaid funding andend delete
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11except for the larger facilities provided for in paragraph (1) of
12subdivision (k), that isend insert
utilizing delayed egress devices pursuant
13to Section 1531.1, may install and utilize secured perimeters in
14accordance with the provisions of this section.

15(b) As used in this section, “secured perimeters” means fences
16that meet the requirements prescribed by this section.

17(c) Only individuals meeting all of the following conditions
18may be admitted to or reside in a facility described in subdivision
19(a) utilizing secured perimeters:

20(1) The person shall have a developmental disability as defined
21in Section 4512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

22(2) The person shall be receiving services and case management
23from a regional center under the Lanterman Developmental
24Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section
254500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

26(3) (A) The person shall be 14 years of age or older, except as
27specified in subparagraph (B).

28(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a child who is at least
2910 years of age and less than 14 years of age may be placed in a
30licensed group home described in subdivision (a) using secured
31perimeters only if both of the following occur:

32(i) A comprehensive assessment is conducted and an individual
33program plan meeting is convened to determine the services and
34supports needed for the child to receive services in a less restrictive,
35unlocked residential setting in California, and the regional center
36requests assistance from the State Department of Developmental
37Services’ statewide specialized resource service to identify options
38to serve the child in a less restrictive, unlocked residential setting
39in California.

P14   1(ii) The regional center requests placement of the child in a
2licensed group home described in subdivision (a) using secured
3perimeters on the basis that the placement is necessary to prevent
4out-of-state placement or placement in a more restrictive, locked
5residential settingbegin insert such as a developmental center, institution for
6mental disease or psychiatric facility,end insert
and the State Department
7of Developmental Services approves the request.

8(4) The person is not a foster child under the jurisdiction of the
9juvenile court pursuant to Section 300, 450, 601, or 602 of the
10Welfare and Institutions Code.

11(5) begin insert(A)end insertbegin insertend insertAn interdisciplinary team, through the individual
12program plan (IPP) process pursuant to Section 4646.5 of the
13Welfare and Institutions Code, shall have determined the person
14lacks hazard awareness or impulse control and, for his or her safety
15and security, requires the level of supervision afforded by a facility
16equipped with secured perimeters, and, but for this placement, the
17person would be at risk of admission to, or would have no option
18but to remain in, a more restrictive placement. The individual
19program planning team shallbegin delete determine the continued
20appropriateness of the placement at least annually.end delete
begin insert convene every
2190 days after admission to determine and document the continued
22appropriateness of the current placement and progress in
23implementing the transition plan.end insert

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24(B) The clients’ rights advocate for the regional center shall be
25notified of the proposed admission and the individual program
26plan meeting and may participate in the individual program plan
27meeting unless the consumer objects on his or her own behalf.

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28(d) The licensee shall be subject to all applicable fire and
29building codes, regulations, and standards, and shall receive
30approval by the county or city fire department, the local fire
31prevention district, or the State Fire Marshal for the installed
32secured perimeters.

33(e) The licensee shall provide staff training regarding the use
34and operation of the secured perimeters, protection of residents’
35personal rights, lack of hazard awareness and impulse control
36behavior, and emergency evacuation procedures.

37(f) The licensee shall revise its facility plan of operation. These
38revisions shall first be approved by the State Department of
39Developmental Services. The plan of operation shall not be
40approved by the State Department of Social Services unless the
P15   1licensee provides certification that the plan was approved by the
2State Department of Developmental Services. The plan shall
3include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

4(1) A description of how the facility is to be equipped with
5secured perimeters that are consistent with regulations adopted by
6the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13143.6.

7(2) A description of how the facility will provide training for
8staff.

9(3) A description of how the facility will ensure the protection
10of the residents’ personal rights consistent with Sections 4502,
114503, and 4504 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and any
12applicable personal rights provided in Title 22 of the California
13Code of Regulations.

14(4) A description of how the facility will manage residents’ lack
15of hazard awareness and impulse controlbegin delete behavior.end deletebegin insert behavior, which
16shall emphasize positive behavioral supports and techniques that
17are alternatives to physical, chemical, or mechanical restraints,
18or seclusion.end insert

19(5) A description of the facility’s emergency evacuation
20procedures.

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21(6) A description of how the facility will comply with applicable
22health and safety standards.

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23(g) Secured perimeters shall not substitute for adequate staff.

24(h) Emergency fire and earthquake drills shall be conducted on
25each shift in accordance with existing licensing requirements, and
26shall include all facility staff providing resident care and
27supervision on each shift.

28(i) Interior and exterior space shall be available on the facility
29premises to permit clients to move freely and safely.

30(j) For the purpose of using secured perimeters, the licensee
31shall not be required to obtain a waiver or exception to a regulation
32that would otherwise prohibit the locking of a perimeter fence or
33gate.

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34(k) Except as provided in subdivision (k) of Section 4684.81 of
35the Welfare and Institutions Code, the state shall not authorize or
36fund more than a combined total of 150 beds statewide in facilities
37with secured perimeters under this section and under Section
381267.75. The department shall notify the appropriate fiscal and
39policy committees of the Legislature through the January and May
40budget estimates prior to authorizing an increase above a
P16   1combined total of 100 beds statewide in facilities with secured
2perimeters under this section and under Section 1267.75.

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3(1) A minimum of 50 beds shall be available within programs
4designed for individuals who are designated incompetent to stand
5trial pursuant to Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code. These beds
6shall be within facilities that are exclusively used to provide care
7for individuals who are placed and participating in forensic
8competency training pursuant to Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code,
9except as provided in paragraph (2). No more than half of these
10facilities may have more than six beds and no facility may have
11more than 15 beds.

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12(2) When, in the joint determination of the regional center and
13the facility administrator, an individual would be most
14appropriately served in a specific program, regardless of whether
15the facility meets the criteria established in paragraph (1),
16 individuals who are not similarly designated may be placed in the
17same facility. That placement may occur only when the individual’s
18planning team determines that the placement and the facility plan
19of operation meet the individual’s needs and that placement is not
20incompatible with the needs and safety of other facility residents.

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21(k)

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22begin insert(l)end insert This section shall become operative only upon the publication
23in Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations of emergency
24regulations filed by the State Department of Developmental
25Services. These regulations shall be developed with stakeholders,
26including the State Department of Social Services, consumer
27 advocates, and regional centers. The regulations shall establish
28program standards for homes that include secured perimeters,
29including requirements and timelines for the completion and
30updating of a comprehensive assessment of each consumer’s needs,
31including the identification through the individual program plan
32process of the services and supports needed to transition the
33consumer to a less restrictive living arrangement, and a timeline
34for identifying or developing those services and supports. The
35regulations shall establish a statewide limit on the total number of
36beds in homes with secured perimeters. The adoption of these
37regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for
38the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety,
39or general welfare.

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begin insertSEC. 4.end insert  

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begin insertSection 4418.25 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
2begin insert is amended to read:end insert

3

4418.25.  

(a) The department shall establish policies and
4procedures for the development of an annual community placement
5plan by regional centers. The community placement plan shall be
6based upon an individual program plan process as referred to in
7subdivision (a) of Section 4418.3 and shall be linked to the
8development of the annual State Budget. The department’s policies
9shall address statewide priorities, plan requirements, and the
10statutory roles of regional centers, developmental centers, and
11regional resource development projects in the process of assessing
12consumers for community living and in the development of
13community resources.

14(b) (1) To reduce reliance on developmental centers and mental
15health facilities, including institutions for mental disease as
16described in Part 5 (commencing with Section 5900) of Division
175, for which federal funding is not available, and out-of-state
18placements, the department shall establish a statewide specialized
19resource service that does all of the following:

20(A) Tracks the availability of specialty residential beds and
21services.

22(B) Tracks the availability of specialty clinical services.

23(C) Coordinates the need for specialty services and supports in
24conjunction with regional centers.

25(D) Identifies, subject to federal reimbursement, developmental
26center services and supports that can be made available to
27consumers residing in the community, when no other community
28resource has been identified.

29(2) By September 1, 2012, regional centers shall provide the
30department with information about all specialty resources
31developed with the use of community placement plan funds and
32shall make these resources available to other regional centers.

33(3) When allocating funding for community placement plans,
34priority shall be given to the development of needed statewide
35specialty services and supports, including regional community
36crisis homes.

37(4) If approved by the director, funding may be allocated to
38facilities that meet the criteria of Sections 1267.75 and 1531.15
39of the Health and Safety Code.

P18   1(5) The department shall not provide community placement
2plan funds to develop programs that are ineligible for federal
3funding participation unless approved by the director.

4(c) (1) The community placement plan shall provide for
5dedicated funding for comprehensive assessments of developmental
6center residents, for identified costs of moving individuals from
7developmental centers to the community, and for deflection of
8individuals from developmental center admission. The plans shall,
9where appropriate, include budget requests for regional center
10operations, assessments, resource development, and ongoing
11placement costs. These budget requests are intended to provide
12supplemental funding to regional centers. The plan is not intended
13to limit the department’s or regional centers’ responsibility to
14otherwise conduct assessments and individualized program
15planning, and to provide needed services and supports in the least
16restrictive, most integrated setting in accord with the Lanterman
17Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5
18(commencing with Section 4500)).

19(2) (A) Regional centers shall complete a comprehensive
20assessment of any consumer residing in a developmental center
21on July 1, 2012, who meets both of the following criteria:

22(i) The consumer is not committed pursuant to Section 1370.1
23of the Penal Code.

24(ii) The consumer has not had such an assessment in the prior
25two years.

26(B) The assessment shall include input from the regional center,
27the consumer, and, when appropriate, the consumer’s family, legal
28guardian, conservator, or authorized representative, and shall
29identify the types of community-based services and supports
30available to the consumer that would enable the consumer to move
31to a community setting. Necessary services and supports not
32currently available in the community setting shall be considered
33for development pursuant to community placement planning and
34funding.

35(C) Regional centers shall specify in the annual community
36placement plan how they will complete the required assessment
37and the timeframe for completing the assessment for each
38consumer. Initial assessments pursuant to this paragraph for
39individuals residing in a developmental center on July 1, 2012,
40shall be completed by December 31, 2015, unless a regional center
P19   1demonstrates to the department that an extension of time is
2necessary and the department grants such an extension.

3(D) The assessment completed in the prior two years, or the
4assessment completed pursuant to the requirements of this section,
5including any updates pursuant to subparagraph (E), shall be
6provided to both of the following:

7(i) The individual program planning team and clients’ rights
8advocate for the regional center in order to assist the planning team
9in determining the least restrictive environment for the consumer.

10(ii) The superior court with jurisdiction over the consumer’s
11placement at the developmental center, including the consumer’s
12attorney of record and other parties known to the regional center.
13For judicial proceedings pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with
14Section 6500) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6, the
15comprehensive assessment shall be included in the regional center’s
16written report required by Section 6504.5. For all other
17proceedings, the regional center shall provide the comprehensive
18assessment to the court and parties to the case at least 14 days in
19advance of any regularly scheduled judicial review. This clause
20shall not apply to consumers committed pursuant to Section 1370.1
21of the Penal Code.

22(E) The assessments described in subparagraph (D) shall be
23updated annually as part of the individual program planning process
24for as long as the consumer resides in the developmental center.
25To the extent appropriate, the regional center shall also provide
26relevant information from the statewide specialized resource
27service. The regional center shall notify the clients’ rights advocate
28for the regional center of the time, date, and location of each
29individual program plan meeting that includes discussion of the
30results of the comprehensive assessment and updates to that
31assessment. The regional center shall provide this notice as soon
32as practicable following the completion of the comprehensive
33assessment or update and not less than 30 calendar days prior to
34the meeting. The clients’ rights advocate may participate in the
35meeting unless the consumer objects on his or her own behalf.

36(d) The department shall review, negotiate, and approve regional
37center community placement plans for feasibility and
38reasonableness, including recognition of each regional centers’
39current developmental center population and their corresponding
40placement level, as well as each regional centers’ need to develop
P20   1new and innovative service models. The department shall hold
2regional centers accountable for the development and
3implementation of their approved plans. The regional centers shall
4report, as required by the department, on the outcomes of their
5plans. The department shall make aggregate performance data for
6each regional center available, upon request, as well as data on
7admissions to, and placements from, each developmental center.

8(e) Funds allocated by the department to a regional center for
9a community placement plan developed under this section shall
10be controlled through the regional center contract to ensure that
11the funds are expended for the purposes allocated. Funds allocated
12for community placement plans that are not used for that purpose
13may be transferred to Item 4300-003-0001 for expenditure in the
14state developmental centers if their population exceeds the
15budgeted level. Any unspent funds shall revert to the General Fund.

16(f) Commencing May 1, 2013, and then on April 1, 2014, and
17on April 1 annually thereafter, the department shall provide to the
18fiscal and appropriate policy committees of thebegin delete Legislatureend delete
19begin insert Legislature, and to the contractor for regional center clients’ rights
20advocacy services under Section 4433,end insert
information on efforts to
21serve consumers with challenging service needs, including, but
22not limited to, all of the following:

23(1) For each regional center, the number of consumers admitted
24to each developmental center, including the legal basis for the
25admissions.

26(2) For each regional center, the number of consumers described
27in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 7505 who were
28admitted to Fairview Developmental Center by court order pursuant
29to Article 2 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 2 of Part
302 of Division 6, and the number and lengths of stay of consumers,
31including those who have transitioned back to a community living
32arrangement.

33(3) Outcome data related to the assessment process set forth in
34Section 4418.7, including the number of consumers who received
35assessments pursuant to Section 4418.7 and the outcomes of the
36assessments. Each regional center, commencing March 1, 2013,
37and then on February 1, 2014, and on February 1 annually
38thereafter, shall provide the department with information on
39alternative community services and supports provided to those
40consumers who were able to remain in the community following
P21   1the assessments, and the unmet service needs that resulted in any
2consumers being admitted to Fairview Developmental Center.

3(4) Progress in the development of needed statewide specialty
4services and supports, including regional community crisis options,
5as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b). Each regional
6center shall provide the department with a report containing the
7information described in this paragraph commencing March 1,
82013, and then on February 1, 2014, and on February 1 annually
9thereafter.

10(5) Progress in reducing reliance on mental health facilities
11ineligible for federal Medicaid funding, and out-of-state
12begin delete placements.end deletebegin insert placements, including information on the utilization
13of those facilities, which shall include, by regional center, all of
14the following:end insert

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15(A) The total number and age range of consumers placed in
16those facilities.

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17(B) The number of admissions.

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18(C) The reasons for admissions by category, including, but not
19limited to, incompetent-to-stand-trial (IST) commitment, Section
206500 commitment, crisis stabilization, and lack of appropriate
21community placement.

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22(D) The lengths of stay of consumers.

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23(E) The type of facility.

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24(6) Information on the utilization of facilities serving consumers
25with challenging service needs that utilize delayed egress devices
26and secured perimeters, pursuant to Section 1267.75 or 1531.15
27of the Health and Safety Code, including the number of admissions,
28reasons for admissions, and lengths of stay of consumers, including
29those who have transitioned to less restrictive living arrangements.

30(7) If applicable, any recommendations regarding additional
31rate exceptions or modifications beyond those allowed for under
32existing law that the department identifies as necessary to meet
33the needs of consumers with challenging service needs.

34(g) Each regional center, commencing March 1, 2013, and then
35on February 1, 2014, and on February 1 annually thereafter, shall
36provide information to the department regarding the facilities
37 described in paragraph (6) of subdivision (f), including, but not
38limited to, the number of admissions, reasons for admissions, and
39lengths of stay of consumers, including those who have transitioned
40to less restrictive living arrangements.

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P22   1(h) Each institution for mental disease that has admitted a
2regional center consumer in the preceding year shall report on
3February 1, 2016, and on February 1 annually thereafter, to the
4contractor for regional center clients’ rights advocacy services
5under Section 4433, all of the following:

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6(A) The total number and age of consumers placed in that
7facility.

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8(B) The number of admissions.

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9(C) The reasons for admissions by category.

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10(D) The lengths of stay of consumers.

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11(E) The funding source.

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12begin insert

begin insertSEC. 5.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 4474.1 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
13begin insert is amended to read:end insert

14

4474.1.  

(a) Whenever the State Department of Developmental
15Services proposes the closure of a state developmental center, the
16department shall be required to submit a detailed plan to the
17Legislature not later than April 1 immediately prior to the fiscal
18year in which the plan is to be implemented, and as a part of the
19Governor’s proposed budget. A plan submitted to the Legislature
20pursuant to this section, including any modifications made pursuant
21to subdivision (b), shall not be implemented without the approval
22of the Legislature.

23(b) A plan submitted on or before April 1 immediately prior to
24the fiscal year in which the plan is to be implemented may be
25subsequently modified during the legislative review process.

26(c) Prior to submission of the plan to the Legislature, the
27department shall solicit input from the State Council on
28Developmental Disabilities, the Association of Regional Center
29Agencies, the protection and advocacy agency specified in Section
304901, the local regional center, consumers living in the
31developmental center, parents, family members, guardians, and
32conservators of persons living in the developmental centers or their
33representative organizations, persons with developmental
34disabilities living in the community, developmental center
35employees and employee organizations, community care providers,
36the affected city and county governments, and business and civic
37organizations, as may be recommended by local state Senate and
38Assembly representatives.

39(d) Prior to the submission of the plan to the Legislature, the
40department shall confer with the county in which the developmental
P23   1center is located, the regional centers served by the developmental
2center, and other state departments using similar occupational
3classifications, to develop a program for the placement of staff of
4the developmental center planned for closure in other
5developmental centers, as positions become vacant, or in similar
6positions in programs operated by, or through contract with, the
7county, regional centers, or other statebegin delete departments.end deletebegin insert departments,
8including, but not limited to, the community state staff program,
9use of state staff for mobile health and crisis teams in the
10community, and use of state staff in new stateend insert
begin insert-operated models
11that may be developed as a component of the closure plan.end insert

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12(e) Prior to the submission of the plan to the Legislature, the
13department shall confer with the county in which the development
14center is located, and shall consider recommendations for the use
15of the developmental center property.

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16(e)

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17begin insert(f)end insert Prior to the submission of the plan to the Legislature, the
18department shall hold at least one public hearing in the community
19in which the developmental center is located, with public comment
20from that hearing summarized in the plan.

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21(f)

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22begin insert(g)end insert The plan submitted to the Legislature pursuant to this section
23shall include all of the following:

24(1) A description of the land and buildingsbegin delete affected.end deletebegin insert at the
25developmental center.end insert

26(2) A description of existing lease arrangements at the
27developmental center.

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28(3) A description of resident characteristics, including, but not
29limited to, age, gender, ethnicity, family involvement, years of
30developmental center residency, developmental disability, and
31other factors that will determine service and support needs.

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32(4) A description of stakeholder input provided pursuant to
33subdivisions (c), (d), and (e), including a description of local issues,
34concerns, and recommendations regarding the proposed closure,
35and alternative uses of the developmental center property.

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36(3)

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37begin insert(5)end insert The impact on residents and their families.

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38(6) A description of the unique and specialized services provided
39by the developmental center, including, but not limited to, crisis
P24   1facilities, health and dental clinics, and adaptive technology
2services.

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begin insert

3(7) A description of the assessment process and community
4placement decision process that will ensure necessary services
5and supports are in place prior to a resident transitioning into the
6community.

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7(4)

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8begin insert(8)end insert Anticipated alternative placements for residents.

begin insert

9(9) A description of how the department will transition the client
10rights advocacy contract provided at the developmental center
11pursuant to Section 4433 to the community.

end insert
begin insert

12(10) A description of how the well-being of the residents will
13be monitored during and following their transition into the
14 community.

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15(5)

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16begin insert(11)end insert The impact on regional center services.

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17(6)

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18begin insert(12)end insert Where services will be obtained that, upon closure of the
19developmental center, will no longer be provided by that facility.

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20(7)

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21begin insert(13)end insertbegin deletePotential end deletebegin insertA description of the potential end insertjob opportunities
22for developmental centerbegin delete employeesend deletebegin insert employees, activities the
23department will undertake to support employees through the
24closure process,end insert
and other efforts made to mitigate the effect of
25the closure on employees.

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26(8)

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27begin insert(14)end insert The fiscal impact of the closure.

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28(9)

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29begin insert(15)end insert The timeframe in which closure will be accomplished.

30begin insert

begin insertSEC. 6.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 4474.11 is added to the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions
31Code
end insert
begin insert, end insertimmediately following Section 4474.1begin insert, to read:end insert

begin insert
32

begin insert4474.11.end insert  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, on or before
33October 1, 2015, the Department of Developmental Services shall
34submit to the Legislature a plan or plans to close one or more
35developmental centers. The plan or plans shall meet the
36requirements of subdivisions (c) to (g), inclusive of Section 4474.1,
37and shall be posted on the department’s Internet Web site. The
38department may develop community resources and otherwise
39engage in activities for transitioning developmental center
40residents into the community, and utilize funds allocated for that
P25   1purpose as part of the annual Budget Act that is enacted at the
22015-16 Regular Session of the Legislature. Implementation of a
3plan following the 2015-16 fiscal year is contingent upon
4legislative approval of the plan as part of the legislative budget
5process during the 2016-17 Regular Session of the Legislature.

6(b) A plan submitted to the Legislature pursuant to this section
7may subsequently be modified during the legislative review process.
8Modifications may include changes based on stakeholder and
9county-designated advisory group comments, as well as
10recommendations made by the county in which the developmental
11center is located.

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12begin insert

begin insertSEC. 7.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 4519.5 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
13begin insert is amended to read:end insert

14

4519.5.  

(a) The department and the regional centers shall
15annually collaborate to compile data in a uniform manner relating
16to purchase of service authorization, utilization, and expenditure
17by each regional center with respect to all of the following:

18(1) The age of consumer, categorized by the following:

19(A) Birth to age two, inclusive.

20(B) Three to 21, inclusive.

21(C) Twenty-two and older.

22(2) Race or ethnicity of the consumer.

23(3) Primary language spoken by the consumer, and other related
24details, as feasible.

25(4) Disability detail, in accordance with the categories
26established by subdivision (a) of Section 4512, and, if applicable,
27a category specifying that the disability is unknown.

28(5) Residence type, subcategorized by age, race or ethnicity,
29and primary language.

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30(6) Number of instances when the written copy of the individual
31program plan was provided at the request of the consumer and,
32when appropriate, his or her parents, legal guardian or
33conservator, or authorized representative, in a language other
34than a threshold language, as defined by paragraph (3) of
35subdivision (a) of Section 1810.410 of Title 9 of the California
36Code of Regulations, if that written copy was provided more than
3760 days after the request.

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38(b) The data reported pursuant to subdivision (a) shall also
39include the number and percentage of individuals, categorized by
40age, race or ethnicity, and disability, and by residence type, as set
P26   1forth in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a), who have been determined
2to be eligible for regional center services but are not receiving
3purchase of service funds.

4(c) By March 31, 2013, each regional center shall post the data
5described in this section that is specific to the regional center on
6its Internet Web site. Commencing on December 31, 2013, each
7regional center shall annually post this data by December 31. Each
8regional center shall maintain all previous years’ data on its Internet
9Web site.

10(d) By March 31, 2013, the department shall post the information
11described in this section on a statewide basis on its Internet Web
12site. Commencing December 31, 2013, the department shall
13annually post this information by December 31. The department
14shall maintain all previous years’ data on its Internet Web site.
15The department shall also post notice of any regional center
16stakeholder meetings on its Internet Web site.

17(e) Within three months of compiling the data with the
18department, and annually thereafter, each regional center shall
19meet with stakeholders in one or more public meetings regarding
20the data. The meeting or meetings shall be held separately from
21any meetings held pursuant to Section 4660. The regional center
22shall provide participants of these meetings with the data and any
23associated information, and shall conduct a discussion of the data
24and the associated information in a manner that is culturally and
25linguistically appropriate for that community, including providing
26 alternative communication services, as required by Sections 11135
27to 11139.7, inclusive, of the Government Code and implementing
28regulations. Regional centers shall inform the department of the
29scheduling of those public meetings 30 days prior to the meeting.
30Notice of the meetings shall also be posted on the regional center’s
31Internet Web site 30 days prior to the meeting and shall be sent to
32individual stakeholders and groups representing underserved
33communities in a timely manner. Each regional center shall, in
34holding the meetings required by this subdivision, consider the
35language needs of the community and shall schedule the meetings
36at times and locations designed to result in a high turnout by the
37public and underserved communities.

38(f) (1) Each regional center shall annually report to the
39department regarding its implementation of the requirements of
P27   1this section. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to,
2all of the following:

3(A) Actions the regional center took to improve public
4attendance and participation at stakeholder meetings, including,
5but not limited to, attendance and participation by underserved
6communities.

7(B) Copies of minutes from the meeting and attendee comments.

8(C) Whether the data described in this section indicates a need
9to reduce disparities in the purchase of services among consumers
10in the regional center’s catchment area. If the data does indicate
11that need, the regional center’s recommendations and plan to
12promote equity, and reduce disparities, in the purchase of services.

13(2) Each regional center and the department shall annually post
14the reports required by paragraph (1) on its Internet Web site by
15August 31.

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16(g) (1) The department shall consult with stakeholders,
17including consumers and families that reflect the ethnic and
18language diversity of regional center consumers, regional centers,
19advocates, providers, the protection and advocacy agency
20described in Section 4901, and those entities designated as
21University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
22Education, Research, and Service pursuant to Section 15061 of
23Title 42 of the United States Code, to achieve the following
24objectives:

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25(A) Review the data compiled pursuant to subdivision (a).

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26(B) Identify barriers to equitable access to services and supports
27among consumers and develop recommendations to help reduce
28disparities in purchase of service expenditures.

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29(C) Encourage the development and expansion of culturally
30appropriate services, service delivery, and service coordination.

end insert
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31(D) Identify best practices to reduce disparity and promote
32equity.

end insert
begin insert

33(2) The department shall report the status of its efforts to satisfy
34the requirements of paragraph (1) during the 2016-17 legislative
35budget subcommittee hearing process.

end insert
36begin insert

begin insertSEC. 8.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 4629 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insertbegin insert is
37amended to read:end insert

38

4629.  

(a) The state shall enter into five-year contracts with
39regional centers, subject to the annual appropriation of funds by
40the Legislature.

P28   1(b) The contracts shall include a provision requiring each
2regional center to render services in accordance with applicable
3provision of state laws and regulations.

4(c) (1) The contracts shall include annual performance
5objectives that shall do both of the following:

6(A) Be specific, measurable, and designed to do all of the
7following:

8(i) Assist consumers to achieve life quality outcomes.

9(ii) Achieve meaningful progress above the current baselines.

10(iii) Develop services and supports identified as necessary to
11meet identified needs, including culturally and linguistically
12appropriate services and supports.

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13(iv) Measure progress in reducing disparities and improving
14equity in purchase of service expenditures.

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15(B) Be developed through a public process as described in the
16department’s guidelines that includes, but is not limited to, all of
17the following:

18(i) Providing information, in an understandable form, to the
19community about regional center services and supports, including
20budget information and baseline data on services and supports and
21regional center operations.

22(ii) Conducting a public meeting where participants can provide
23input on performance objectives and using focus groups or surveys
24to collect information from the community.

25(iii) Circulating a draft of the performance objectives to the
26community for input prior to presentation at a regional center board
27meeting where additional public input will be taken and considered
28before adoption of the objectives.

29(2) In addition to the performance objectives developed pursuant
30to this section, the department may specify in the performance
31contract additional areas of service and support that require
32development or enhancement by the regional center. In determining
33those areas, the department shall consider public comments from
34individuals and organizations within the regional center catchment
35area, the distribution of services and supports within the regional
36center catchment area, and review how the availability of services
37and supports in the regional area catchment area compares with
38other regional center catchment areas.

P29   1(d) Each contract with a regional center shall specify steps to
2be taken to ensure contract compliance, including, but not limited
3to, all of the following:

4(1) Incentives that encourage regional centers to meet or exceed
5performance standards.

6(2) Levels of probationary status for regional centers that do
7not meet, or are at risk of not meeting, performance standards. The
8department shall require that corrective action be taken by any
9regional center which is placed on probation. Corrective action
10may include, but is not limited to, mandated consultation with
11designated representatives of the Association of Regional Center
12Agencies or a management team designated by the department, or
13both. The department shall establish the specific timeline for the
14implementation of corrective action and monitor its
15implementation. When a regional center is placed on probation,
16the department shall provide the state council and the clients’ rights
17advocacy contractor identified in Section 4433 with a copy of the
18correction plan, timeline, and any other action taken by the
19department relating to the probationary status of the regional center.

20(e) In order to evaluate the regional center’s compliance with
21its contract performance objectives and legal obligations related
22to those objectives, the department shall do both of the following:

23(1) Annually assess each regional center’s achievement of its
24 previous year’s objectives and make the assessment, including
25baseline data and performance objectives of the individual regional
26centers, available to the public. The department may make a special
27commendation of the regional centers that have best engaged the
28community in the development of contract performance objectives
29and have made the most meaningful progress in meeting or
30exceeding contract performance objectives.

31(2) Monitor the activities of the regional center to ensure
32compliance with the provisions of its contracts, including, but not
33limited to, reviewing all of the following:

34(A) The regional center’s public process for compliance with
35the procedures set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).

36(B) Each regional center’s performance objectives for
37compliance with the criteria set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
38subdivision (c).

39(C) Any public comments on regional center performance
40objectives sent to the department or to the regional centers, and
P30   1soliciting public input on the public process and final performance
2standards.

3(f) The renewal of each contract shall be contingent upon
4compliance with the contract including, but not limited to, the
5performance objectives, as determined through the department’s
6evaluation.

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4646.5.  

(a) The planning process for the individual program
10plan described in Section 4646 shall include all of the following:

11(1) Gathering information and conducting assessments to
12determine the life goals, capabilities and strengths, preferences,
13barriers, and concerns or problems of the person with
14developmental disabilities. For children with developmental
15disabilities, this process should include a review of the strengths,
16preferences, and needs of the child and the family unit as a whole.
17Assessments shall be conducted by qualified individuals and
18performed in natural environments whenever possible. Information
19shall be taken from the consumer, his or her parents and other
20family members, his or her friends, advocates, authorized
21representative, if applicable, providers of services and supports,
22and other agencies. The assessment process shall reflect awareness
23of, and sensitivity to, the lifestyle and cultural background of the
24consumer and the family.

25(2) A statement of goals, based on the needs, preferences, and
26life choices of the individual with developmental disabilities, and
27a statement of specific, time-limited objectives for implementing
28the person’s goals and addressing his or her needs. These objectives
29shall be stated in terms that allow measurement of progress or
30monitoring of service delivery. These goals and objectives should
31maximize opportunities for the consumer to develop relationships,
32be part of community life in the areas of community participation,
33housing, work, school, and leisure, increase control over his or her
34life, acquire increasingly positive roles in community life, and
35develop competencies to help accomplish these goals.

36(3) When developing individual program plans for children,
37regional centers shall be guided by the principles, process, and
38services and support parameters set forth in Section 4685.

39(4) When developing an individual program plan for a transition
40age youth or working age adult, the planning team shall consider
P31   1the Employment First Policy described in Chapter 14 (commencing
2with Section 4868).

3(5) A schedule of the type and amount of services and supports
4to be purchased by the regional center or obtained from generic
5agencies or other resources in order to achieve the individual
6program plan goals and objectives, and identification of the
7provider or providers of service responsible for attaining each
8objective, including, but not limited to, vendors, contracted
9providers, generic service agencies, and natural supports. The
10individual program plan shall specify the approximate scheduled
11start date for services and supports and shall contain timelines for
12actions necessary to begin services and supports, including generic
13services.begin insert In addition to the requirements of subdivision (h) of
14Section 4646, each regional center shall offer, and upon request
15provide, a written copy of the individual program plan to the
16consumer, and, when appropriate, his or her parents, legal
17guardian or conservator, or authorized representative within 45
18days of their request in a threshold language, as defined by
19paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1810.410 of Title 9 of
20the California Code of Regulations.end insert

21(6) When agreed to by the consumer, the parents, legally
22appointed guardian, or authorized representative of a minor
23consumer, or the legally appointed conservator of an adult
24consumer or the authorized representative, including those
25appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4541, subdivision
26(b) of Section 4701.6, and subdivision (e) of Section 4705, a review
27of the general health status of the adult or child, including medical,
28 dental, and mental health needs, shall be conducted. This review
29shall include a discussion of current medications, any observed
30side effects, and the date of the last review of the medication.
31Service providers shall cooperate with the planning team to provide
32any information necessary to complete the health status review. If
33any concerns are noted during the review, referrals shall be made
34to regional center clinicians or to the consumer’s physician, as
35appropriate. Documentation of health status and referrals shall be
36made in the consumer’s record by the service coordinator.

37(7) (A) The development of a transportation access plan for a
38consumer when all of the following conditions are met:

39(i) The regional center is purchasing private, specialized
40transportation services or services from a residential, day, or other
P32   1provider, excluding vouchered service providers, to transport the
2consumer to and from day or work services.

3(ii) The planning team has determined that a consumer’s
4community integration and participation could be safe and
5enhanced through the use of public transportation services.

6(iii) The planning team has determined that generic
7transportation services are available and accessible.

8(B) To maximize independence and community integration and
9participation, the transportation access plan shall identify the
10services and supports necessary to assist the consumer in accessing
11public transportation and shall comply with Section 4648.35. These
12services and supports may include, but are not limited to, mobility
13training services and the use of transportation aides. Regional
14centers are encouraged to coordinate with local public
15transportation agencies.

16(8) A schedule of regular periodic review and reevaluation to
17ascertain that planned services have been provided, that objectives
18have been fulfilled within the times specified, and that consumers
19and families are satisfied with the individual program plan and its
20implementation.

21(b) For all active cases, individual program plans shall be
22reviewed and modified by the planning team, through the process
23described in Section 4646, as necessary, in response to the person’s
24achievement or changing needs, and no less often than once every
25three years. If the consumer or, where appropriate, the consumer’s
26parents, legal guardian, authorized representative, or conservator
27requests an individual program plan review, the individual program
28shall be reviewed within 30 days after the request is submitted.

29(c) (1) The department, with the participation of representatives
30of a statewide consumer organization, the Association of Regional
31Center Agencies, an organized labor organization representing
32service coordination staff, and the state council shall prepare
33training material and a standard format and instructions for the
34preparation of individual program plans, which embody an
35approach centered on the person and family.

36(2) Each regional center shall use the training materials and
37format prepared by the department pursuant to paragraph (1).

38(3) The department shall biennially review a random sample of
39individual program plans at each regional center to ensure that
P33   1these plans are being developed and modified in compliance with
2Section 4646 and this section.

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4648.  

In order to achieve the stated objectives of a consumer’s
6individual program plan, the regional center shall conduct activities,
7including, but not limited to, all of the following:

8(a) Securing needed services and supports.

9(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that services and supports
10assist individuals with developmental disabilities in achieving the
11greatest self-sufficiency possible and in exercising personal
12choices. The regional center shall secure services and supports
13that meet the needs of the consumer, as determined in the
14consumer’s individual program plan, and within the context of the
15individual program plan, the planning team shall give highest
16preference to those services and supports which would allow
17minors with developmental disabilities to live with their families,
18adult persons with developmental disabilities to live as
19independently as possible in the community, and that allow all
20consumers to interact with persons without disabilities in positive,
21meaningful ways.

22(2) In implementing individual program plans, regional centers,
23through the planning team, shall first consider services and supports
24in natural community, home, work, and recreational settings.
25Services and supports shall be flexible and individually tailored
26to the consumer and, where appropriate, his or her family.

27(3) A regional center may, pursuant to vendorization or a
28contract, purchase services or supports for a consumer from any
29individual or agency that the regional center and consumer or,
30when appropriate, his or her parents, legal guardian, or conservator,
31or authorized representatives, determines will best accomplish all
32or any part of that consumer’s program plan.

33(A) Vendorization or contracting is the process for identification,
34selection, and utilization of service vendors or contractors, based
35on the qualifications and other requirements necessary in order to
36provide the service.

37(B) A regional center may reimburse an individual or agency
38for services or supports provided to a regional center consumer if
39the individual or agency has a rate of payment for vendored or
40contracted services established by the department, pursuant to this
P34   1division, and is providing services pursuant to an emergency
2vendorization or has completed the vendorization procedures or
3has entered into a contract with the regional center and continues
4to comply with the vendorization or contracting requirements. The
5director shall adopt regulations governing the vendorization process
6to be utilized by the department, regional centers, vendors, and
7the individual or agency requesting vendorization.

8(C) Regulations shall include, but not be limited to: the vendor
9application process, and the basis for accepting or denying an
10application; the qualification and requirements for each category
11of services that may be provided to a regional center consumer
12through a vendor; requirements for emergency vendorization;
13procedures for termination of vendorization; the procedure for an
14individual or an agency to appeal any vendorization decision made
15by the department or regional center.

16(D) A regional center may vendorize a licensed facility for
17exclusive services to persons with developmental disabilities at a
18capacity equal to or less than the facility’s licensed capacity. A
19facility already licensed on January 1, 1999, shall continue to be
20vendorized at their full licensed capacity until the facility agrees
21to vendorization at a reduced capacity.

22(E) Effective July 1, 2009, notwithstanding any other law or
23regulation, a regional center shall not newly vendor a State
24Department of Social Services licensed 24-hour residential care
25facility with a licensed capacity of 16 or more beds, unless the
26facility qualifies for receipt of federal funds under the Medicaid
27Program.

28(4) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3), a
29regional center may contract or issue a voucher for services and
30supports provided to a consumer or family at a cost not to exceed
31the maximum rate of payment for that service or support
32established by the department. If a rate has not been established
33by the department, the regional center may, for an interim period,
34contract for a specified service or support with, and establish a
35rate of payment for, any provider of the service or support
36necessary to implement a consumer’s individual program plan.
37Contracts may be negotiated for a period of up to three years, with
38annual review and subject to the availability of funds.

39(5) In order to ensure the maximum flexibility and availability
40of appropriate services and supports for persons with
P35   1developmental disabilities, the department shall establish and
2maintain an equitable system of payment to providers of services
3and supports identified as necessary to the implementation of a
4consumers’ individual program plan. The system of payment shall
5include a provision for a rate to ensure that the provider can meet
6the special needs of consumers and provide quality services and
7supports in the least restrictive setting as required by law.

8(6) The regional center and the consumer, or when appropriate,
9his or her parents, legal guardian, conservator, or authorized
10representative, including those appointed pursuant to subdivision
11(a) of Section 4541, subdivision (b) of Section 4701.6, or
12subdivision (e) of Section 4705, shall, pursuant to the individual
13program plan, consider all of the following when selecting a
14provider of consumer services and supports:

15(A) A provider’s ability to deliver quality services or supports
16that can accomplish all or part of the consumer’s individual
17program plan.

18(B) A provider’s success in achieving the objectives set forth
19in the individual program plan.

20(C) Where appropriate, the existence of licensing, accreditation,
21or professional certification.

22(D) The cost of providing services or supports of comparable
23quality by different providers, if available, shall be reviewed, and
24the least costly available provider of comparable service, including
25the cost of transportation, who is able to accomplish all or part of
26the consumer’s individual program plan, consistent with the
27particular needs of the consumer and family as identified in the
28individual program plan, shall be selected. In determining the least
29costly provider, the availability of federal financial participation
30shall be considered. The consumer shall not be required to use the
31least costly provider if it will result in the consumer moving from
32an existing provider of services or supports to more restrictive or
33less integrated services or supports.

34(E) The consumer’s choice of providers, or, when appropriate,
35the consumer’s parent’s, legal guardian’s, authorized
36representative’s, or conservator’s choice of providers.

37(7) No service or support provided by any agency or individual
38 shall be continued unless the consumer or, when appropriate, his
39or her parents, legal guardian, or conservator, or authorized
40representative, including those appointed pursuant to subdivision
P36   1(a) of Section 4541, subdivision (b) of Section 4701.6, or
2subdivision (e) of Section 4705, is satisfied and the regional center
3and the consumer or, when appropriate, the person’s parents or
4legal guardian or conservator agree that planned services and
5supports have been provided, and reasonable progress toward
6objectives have been made.

7(8) Regional center funds shall not be used to supplant the
8budget of any agency that has a legal responsibility to serve all
9members of the general public and is receiving public funds for
10providing those services.

11(9) (A) A regional center may, directly or through an agency
12acting on behalf of the center, provide placement in, purchase of,
13or follow-along services to persons with developmental disabilities
14in, appropriate community living arrangements, including, but not
15limited to, support service for consumers in homes they own or
16lease, foster family placements, health care facilities, and licensed
17community care facilities. In considering appropriate placement
18alternatives for children with developmental disabilities, approval
19by the child’s parent or guardian shall be obtained before placement
20is made.

21(B) Effective July 1, 2012, notwithstanding any other law or
22regulation, a regional center shall not purchase residential services
23from a State Department of Social Services licensed 24-hour
24residential care facility with a licensed capacity of 16 or more
25beds. This prohibition on regional center purchase of residential
26services shall not apply to any of the following:

27(i) A residential facility with a licensed capacity of 16 or more
28beds that has been approved to participate in the department’s
29Home and Community Based Services Waiver or another existing
30waiver program or certified to participate in the Medi-Cal program.

31(ii) A residential facility service provider that has a written
32agreement and specific plan prior to July 1, 2012, with the
33vendoring regional center to downsize the existing facility by
34transitioning its residential services to living arrangements of 15
35beds or less or restructure the large facility to meet federal
36Medicaid eligibility requirements on or before June 30, 2013.

37(iii) A residential facility licensed as a mental health
38rehabilitation center by the State Department of Mental Health or
39successor agency under any of the following circumstances:

40(I) The facility is eligible for Medicaid reimbursement.

P37   1(II) The facility has a department-approved plan in place by
2June 30, 2013, to transition to a program structure eligible for
3federal Medicaid funding, and this transition will be completed by
4June 30, 2014. The department may grant an extension for the date
5by which the transition will be completed if the facility
6demonstrates that it has made significant progress toward transition,
7and states with specificity the timeframe by which the transition
8will be completed and the specified steps that will be taken to
9accomplish the transition. A regional center may pay for the costs
10of care and treatment of a consumer residing in the facility on June
1130, 2012, until June 30, 2013, inclusive, and, if the facility has a
12department-approved plan in place by June 30, 2013, may continue
13to pay the costs under this subparagraph until June 30, 2014, or
14until the end of any period during which the department has granted
15an extension.

16(III) There is an emergency circumstance in which the regional
17center determines that it cannot locate alternate federally eligible
18services to meet the consumer’s needs. Under such an emergency
19circumstance, an assessment shall be completed by the regional
20center as soon as possible and within 30 days of admission. An
21individual program plan meeting shall be convened immediately
22following the assessment to determine the services and supports
23needed for stabilization and to develop a plan to transition the
24consumer from the facility into the community. If transition is not
25expected within 90 days of admission, an individual program plan
26meeting shall be held to discuss the status of transition and to
27determine if the consumer is still in need of placement in the
28facility. Commencing October 1, 2012, this determination shall
29be made after also considering resource options identified by the
30statewide specialized resource service. If it is determined that
31emergency services continue to be necessary, the regional center
32shall submit an updated transition plan that can cover a period of
33up to 90 days. In no event shall placements under these emergency
34circumstances exceed 180 days.

35(C) (i) Effective July 1, 2012, notwithstanding any other law
36or regulation, a regional center shall not purchase new residential
37services from, or place a consumer in, institutions for mental
38disease, as described in Part 5 (commencing with Section 5900)
39of Division 5, for which federal Medicaid funding is not available.
P38   1Effective July 1, 2013, this prohibition applies regardless of the
2availability of federal funding.

3(ii) The prohibition described in clause (i) shall not apply to
4emergencies, as determined by the regional center, when a regional
5center cannot locate alternate services to meet the consumer’s
6 needs. As soon as possible within 30 days of admission due to an
7emergency, an assessment shall be completed by the regional
8center. An individual program plan meeting shall be convened
9immediately following the assessment, to determine the services
10and supports needed for stabilization and to develop a plan to
11transition the consumer from the facility to the community. If
12transition is not expected within 90 days of admission, an
13emergency program plan meeting shall be held to discuss the status
14of the transition and to determine if the consumer is still in need
15of placement in the facility. If emergency services continue to be
16necessary, the regional center shall submit an updated transition
17plan to the department for an extension of up to 90 days. Placement
18shall not exceed 180 days.

19(iii) To the extent feasible, prior to any admission, the regional
20center shall consider resource options identified by the statewide
21specialized resource service established pursuant to subdivision
22(b) of Section 4418.25.

23(iv) The clients’ rights advocate shall be notified of each
24admission and individual program planning meeting pursuant to
25this subparagraph and may participate in all individual program
26planning meetings unless the consumer objects on his or her own
27behalf. For purposes of this clause, notification to the clients’ rights
28advocate shall include a copy of the most recent comprehensive
29assessment or updated assessment and the time, date, and location
30of the meeting, and shall be provided as soon as practicable, but
31not less than seven calendar days prior to the meeting.

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32(v) If a consumer is placed in an institution for mental disease
33by another entity, the institution for mental disease shall inform
34the regional center of the placement within five days of the date
35the consumer is admitted. If an individual’s records indicate that
36he or she is a regional center consumer, the institution for mental
37disease shall make every effort to contact the local regional center
38or department to determine which regional center to provide notice.
39As soon as possible within 30 days of admission to an institution
40for mental disease due to an emergency pursuant to clause (ii), or
P39   1within 30 days of notification of admission to an institution for
2mental disease by an entity other than a regional center, an
3assessment shall be completed by the regional center.

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5begin insert(vi)end insert Regional centers shall complete a comprehensive assessment
6of any consumer residing in an institution for mental disease as of
7July 1, 2012, for which federal Medicaid funding is not available,
8and for any consumer residing in an institution for mental disease
9as of July 1, 2013, without regard to federal funding. The
10comprehensive assessment shall be completed prior to the
11consumer’s next scheduled individual program plan meeting and
12shall include identification of the services and supports needed
13and the timeline for identifying or developing those services needed
14to transition the consumer back to the community. Effective
15October 1, 2012, the regional center shall also consider resource
16options identified by the statewide specialized resource service.
17For each individual program plan meeting convened pursuant to
18this subparagraph, the clients’ rights advocate for the regional
19center shall be notified of the meeting and may participate in the
20meeting unless the consumer objects on his or her own behalf. For
21purposes of this clause, notification to the clients’ rights advocate
22shall include the time, date, and location of the meeting, and shall
23be provided as soon as practicable, but not less than seven calendar
24days prior to the meeting.

25(D) A person with developmental disabilities placed by the
26regional center in a community living arrangement shall have the
27rights specified in this division. These rights shall be brought to
28the person’s attention by any means necessary to reasonably
29communicate these rights to each resident, provided that, at a
30minimum, the Director of Developmental Services prepare,
31provide, and require to be clearly posted in all residential facilities
32and day programs a poster using simplified language and pictures
33that is designed to be more understandable by persons with
34intellectual disabilities and that the rights information shall also
35be available through the regional center to each residential facility
36and day program in alternative formats, including, but not limited
37to, other languages, braille, and audiotapes, when necessary to
38meet the communication needs of consumers.

39(E) Consumers are eligible to receive supplemental services
40including, but not limited to, additional staffing, pursuant to the
P40   1process described in subdivision (d) of Section 4646. Necessary
2additional staffing that is not specifically included in the rates paid
3to the service provider may be purchased by the regional center if
4the additional staff are in excess of the amount required by
5regulation and the individual’s planning team determines the
6additional services are consistent with the provisions of the
7individual program plan. Additional staff should be periodically
8reviewed by the planning team for consistency with the individual
9program plan objectives in order to determine if continued use of
10the additional staff is necessary and appropriate and if the service
11is producing outcomes consistent with the individual program plan.
12Regional centers shall monitor programs to ensure that the
13additional staff is being provided and utilized appropriately.

14(10) Emergency and crisis intervention services including, but
15not limited to, mental health services and behavior modification
16services, may be provided, as needed, to maintain persons with
17developmental disabilities in the living arrangement of their own
18choice. Crisis services shall first be provided without disrupting a
19person’s living arrangement. If crisis intervention services are
20unsuccessful, emergency housing shall be available in the person’s
21home community. If dislocation cannot be avoided, every effort
22shall be made to return the person to his or her living arrangement
23of choice, with all necessary supports, as soon as possible.

24(11) Among other service and support options, planning teams
25shall consider the use of paid roommates or neighbors, personal
26assistance, technical and financial assistance, and all other service
27and support options which would result in greater self-sufficiency
28for the consumer and cost-effectiveness to the state.

29(12) When facilitation as specified in an individual program
30plan requires the services of an individual, the facilitator shall be
31of the consumer’s choosing.

32(13) The community support may be provided to assist
33individuals with developmental disabilities to fully participate in
34community and civic life, including, but not limited to, programs,
35services, work opportunities, business, and activities available to
36persons without disabilities. This facilitation shall include, but not
37be limited to, any of the following:

38(A) Outreach and education to programs and services within
39the community.

P41   1(B) Direct support to individuals that would enable them to
2more fully participate in their community.

3(C) Developing unpaid natural supports when possible.

4(14) When feasible and recommended by the individual program
5planning team, for purposes of facilitating better and cost-effective
6services for consumers or family members, technology, including
7telecommunication technology, may be used in conjunction with
8other services and supports. Technology in lieu of a consumer’s
9in-person appearances at judicial proceedings or administrative
10due process hearings may be used only if the consumer or, when
11appropriate, the consumer’s parent, legal guardian, conservator,
12or authorized representative, gives informed consent. Technology
13may be used in lieu of, or in conjunction with, in-person training
14for providers, as appropriate.

15(15) Other services and supports may be provided as set forth
16in Sections 4685, 4686, 4687, 4688, and 4689, when necessary.

17(16) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, effective July
181, 2009, regional centers shall not purchase experimental
19treatments, therapeutic services, or devices that have not been
20clinically determined or scientifically proven to be effective or
21safe or for which risks and complications are unknown.
22Experimental treatments or therapeutic services include
23experimental medical or nutritional therapy when the use of the
24product for that purpose is not a general physician practice. For
25regional center consumers receiving these services as part of their
26individual program plan (IPP) or individualized family service
27plan (IFSP) on July 1, 2009, this prohibition shall apply on August
281, 2009.

29(b) (1) Advocacy for, and protection of, the civil, legal, and
30service rights of persons with developmental disabilities as
31established in this division.

32(2) Whenever the advocacy efforts of a regional center to secure
33or protect the civil, legal, or service rights of any of its consumers
34prove ineffective, the regional center or the person with
35developmental disabilities or his or her parents, legal guardian, or
36other representative may request advocacy assistance from the
37state council.

38(c) The regional center may assist consumers and families
39directly, or through a provider, in identifying and building circles
40of support within the community.

P42   1(d) In order to increase the quality of community services and
2protect consumers, the regional center shall, when appropriate,
3take either of the following actions:

4(1) Identify services and supports that are ineffective or of poor
5quality and provide or secure consultation, training, or technical
6assistance services for any agency or individual provider to assist
7that agency or individual provider in upgrading the quality of
8services or supports.

9(2) Identify providers of services or supports that may not be
10in compliance with local, state, and federal statutes and regulations
11and notify the appropriate licensing or regulatory authority to
12investigate the possible noncompliance.

13(e) When necessary to expand the availability of needed services
14of good quality, a regional center may take actions that include,
15but are not limited to, the following:

16(1) Soliciting an individual or agency by requests for proposals
17or other means, to provide needed services or supports not presently
18available.

19(2) Requesting funds from the Program Development Fund,
20pursuant to Section 4677, or community placement plan funds
21designated from that fund, to reimburse the startup costs needed
22to initiate a new program of services and supports.

23(3) Using creative and innovative service delivery models,
24including, but not limited to, natural supports.

25(f) Except in emergency situations, a regional center shall not
26provide direct treatment and therapeutic services, but shall utilize
27appropriate public and private community agencies and service
28providers to obtain those services for its consumers.

29(g) When there are identified gaps in the system of services and
30 supports or when there are identified consumers for whom no
31provider will provide services and supports contained in his or her
32individual program plan, the department may provide the services
33and supports directly.

34(h) At least annually, regional centers shall provide the
35consumer, his or her parents, legal guardian, conservator, or
36authorized representative a statement of services and supports the
37regional center purchased for the purpose of ensuring that they are
38delivered. The statement shall include the type, unit, month, and
39cost of services and supports purchased.

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4681.6.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation,
4commencing July 1, 2008:

5(1) A regional center shall not pay an existing residential service
6provider, for services where rates are determined through a
7negotiation between the regional center and the provider, a rate
8higher than the rate in effect on June 30, 2008, unless the increase
9is required by a contract between the regional center and the vendor
10that is in effect on June 30, 2008, or the regional center
11demonstrates that the approval is necessary to protect the
12consumer’s health or safety and the department has granted prior
13written authorization.

14(2) A regional center shall not negotiate a rate with a new
15residential service provider, for services where rates are determined
16through a negotiation between the regional center and the provider,
17that is higher than the regional center’s median rate for the same
18service code and unit of service, or the statewide median rate for
19the same service code and unit of service, whichever is lower. The
20unit of service designation shall conform with an existing regional
21center designation or, if none exists, a designation used to calculate
22the statewide median rate for the same service. The regional center
23shall annually certify to the department its median rate for each
24negotiated rate service code, by designated unit of service. This
25certification shall be subject to verification through the
26department’s biennial fiscal audit of the regional center.

27(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), commencing July 1, 2014,
28regional centers may negotiate a rate adjustment with residential
29service providers regarding rates that are otherwise restricted
30 pursuant to subdivision (a), if the adjustment is necessary in order
31to pay employees no less than the minimum wage as established
32by Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, as amended by Chapter
33351 of the Statutes of 2013, and only for the purpose of adjusting
34payroll costs associated with the minimum wage increase. The
35rate adjustment shall be specific to the unit of service designation
36that is affected by the increased minimum wage, shall be specific
37to payroll costs associated with any increase necessary to adjust
38employee pay only to the extent necessary to bring pay into
39compliance with the increased state minimum wage, and shall not
40be used as a general wage enhancement for employees paid above
P44   1the minimum wage. Regional centers shall maintain documentation
2on the process to determine, and the rationale for granting, any
3rate adjustment associated with the minimum wage increase.

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4(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), commencing July 1, 2015,
5regional centers may negotiate a rate adjustment with residential
6service providers regarding rates that are otherwise restricted
7pursuant to subdivision (a), if the adjustment is necessary to
8implement Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 245) of Chapter
91 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Labor Code, as added by Chapter
10317 of the Statutes of 2014. The rate adjustment may be applied
11only if a minimum of 24 hours or three days of paid sick leave per
12year was not a benefit provided to employees as of June 30, 2015,
13and shall be specific to payroll costs associated with any increase
14necessary to compensate an employee up to a maximum of 24
15hours or three days of paid sick leave in each year of employment.

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begin delete

16(c)

end delete

17begin insert(d)end insert For purposes of this section, “residential service provider”
18includes Adult Residential Facilities for Persons with Special
19Health Care Needs, as described in Section 4684.50.

begin delete

20(d)

end delete

21begin insert(e)end insert This section shall not apply to those services for which rates
22are determined by the State Department of Health Care Services,
23or the State Department of Developmental Services, or are usual
24and customary.

25begin insert

begin insertSEC. 12.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 4684.81 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
26begin insert is amended to read:end insert

27

4684.81.  

(a) The department shall implement a pilot project
28using community placement plan funds, as appropriated in the
29State Department of Developmental Services’ annual budget, to
30test the effectiveness of providing enhanced behavioral supports
31in homelike community settings. The enhanced behavioral supports
32homes shall be for purposes of providing intensive behavioral
33services and supports to adults and children with developmental
34disabilities who need intensive services and supports due to
35challenging behaviors that cannot be managed in a community
36setting without the availability of enhanced behavioral services
37and supports, and who are at risk of institutionalization or
38out-of-state placement, or are transitioning to the community from
39a developmental center, other state-operated residential facility,
40institution for mental disease, or out-of-state placement.

P45   1(b) An enhanced behavioral supports home may only be
2established in an adult residential facility or a group home approved
3through a regional center community placement plan pursuant to
4Section 4418.25.

5(c) begin deleteNo more than six enhanced end deletebegin insertEnhanced end insertbehavioral supports
6homes may be approved by the State Department of Developmental
7Services each fiscal year in which the pilot program is in effect
8and to the extent funding is available for this purpose, each for no
9more than four individuals with developmental disabilities. The
10homes shall be located throughout the state, as determined by the
11State Department of Developmental Services, based on regional
12center requests.

13(d) Each enhanced behavioral supports home shall be licensed
14as an adult residential facility or a group home pursuant to the
15California Community Care Facilities Act (Chapter 3 (commencing
16with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code)
17and certified by the State Department of Developmental Services,
18shall exceed the minimum requirements for a Residential Facility
19Service Level 4-i pursuant to Sections 56004 and 56013 of Title
2017 of the California Code of Regulations, and shall meet all
21applicable statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to a
22facility licensed as an adult residential facility or a group home
23for facility licensing, seclusion, and restraint, including Division
241.5 (commencing with Section 1180) of the Health and Safety
25Code, and the use of behavior modification interventions, subject
26to any additional requirements applicable to enhanced behavioral
27supports homes established by statute or by regulation promulgated
28pursuant to this article and Article 9.5 (commencing with Section
291567.61) of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

30(e) A regional center shall not place a consumer in an enhanced
31behavioral supports home unless the program is certified by the
32State Department of Developmental Services and the facility is
33licensed by the State Department of Social Services.

34(f) The State Department of Developmental Services shall be
35responsible for granting the certificate of program approval for an
36enhanced behavioral supports home.

37(g) The State Department of Developmental Services may,
38pursuant to Section 4684.85, decertify any enhanced behavioral
39supports home that does not comply with program requirements.
40Upon decertification of an enhanced behavioral supports home,
P46   1the State Department of Developmental Services shall report the
2decertification to the State Department of Social Services. The
3State Department of Social Services shall revoke the license of the
4enhanced behavioral supports home that has been decertified
5pursuant to Section 1550 of the Health and Safety Code.

6(h) If the State Department of Developmental Services
7determines that urgent action is necessary to protect a consumer
8residing in an enhanced behavioral supports home from physical
9or mental abuse, abandonment, or any other substantial threat to
10the consumer’s health and safety, the State Department of
11Developmental Services may request that the regional center or
12centers remove the consumer from the enhanced behavioral
13supports home or direct the regional center or centers to obtain
14alternative or additional services for the consumers within 24 hours
15of that determination. When possible, an individual program plan
16(IPP) meeting shall be convened to determine the appropriate
17action pursuant to this section. In any case, an IPP meeting shall
18be convened within 30 days following an action pursuant to this
19section.

20(i) Enhanced behavioral supports homes shall have a facility
21program plan approved by the State Department of Developmental
22Services.

23(1) The facility program plan approved by the State Department
24of Developmental Services shall be submitted to the State
25Department of Social Services for inclusion in the facility plan of
26operation.

27(2) The vendoring regional center and each consumer’s regional
28center shall have joint responsibility for monitoring and evaluating
29the services provided in the enhanced behavioral supports home.
30Monitoring shall include at least quarterly, or more frequently if
31specified in the consumer’s individual program plan, face-to-face,
32onsite case management visits with each consumer by his or her
33regional center and at least quarterly quality assurance visits by
34the vendoring regional center. The State Department of
35Developmental Services shall monitor and ensure the regional
36centers’ compliance with their monitoring responsibilities.

37(j) The State Department of Developmental Services shall
38establish by regulation a rate methodology for enhanced behavioral
39supports homes that includes a fixed facility component for
40residential services and an individualized services and supports
P47   1component based on each consumer’s needs as determined through
2the individual program plan process, which may include assistance
3with transitioning to a less restrictive community residential setting.

4(k) (1) The established facility rate for a full month of service,
5as defined in regulations adopted pursuant to this article, shall be
6paid based on the licensed capacity of the facility once the facility
7reaches maximum capacity, despite the temporary absence of one
8or more consumers from the facility or subsequent temporary
9vacancies created by consumers moving from the facility. Prior to
10the facility reaching licensed capacity, the facility rate shall be
11prorated based on the number of consumers residing in the facility.

12When a consumer is temporarily absent from the facility,
13including when a consumer is in need for inpatient care in a health
14facility, as defined in subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 1250
15of the Health and Safety Code, the regional center may, based on
16consumer need, continue to fund individual services, in addition
17to paying the facility rate. Individual consumer services funded
18by the regional center during a consumer’s absence from the facility
19shall be approved by the regional center director and shall only be
20approved in 14-day increments. The regional center shall maintain
21documentation of the need for these services and the regional center
22director’s approval.

23(2) An enhanced behavioral supports home using delayed egress
24devices, in compliance with Section 1531.1 of the Health and
25Safety Code, may utilize secured perimeters, in compliance with
26Section 1531.15 of the Health and Safety Code and applicable
27regulations. No more than two enhanced behavioral supports homes
28using delayed egress devices in combination with secured
29perimeters may be certified by the State Department of
30Developmental Services during the first year of the pilot program,
31one in northern California and one in southern California, and no
32more than one additional home using delayed egress devices in
33combination with a secured perimeter may be certified by the State
34Department of Developmental Services in each subsequent year
35of the pilot program. No more than six enhanced behavioral
36supports homes that use delayed egress devices in combination
37with a secured perimeter shall be certified during the pilot program.
38Enhanced behavioral supports homes shall not be counted for
39purposes of the statewide limit established in regulations on the
40total number of beds permitted in homes with delayed egress
P48   1devices in combination with secured perimeters pursuant to
2subdivision (k) of Section 1531.15 of the Health and Safety Code.
3The department shall make reasonable efforts to include enhanced
4behavioral supports homes within the statewide limit.

5begin insert

begin insertSEC. 13.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 4685.8 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
6begin insert is amended to read:end insert

7

4685.8.  

(a) The department shall implement a statewide
8Self-Determination Program. The Self-Determination Program
9shall be available in every regional center catchment area to provide
10participants and their families, within an individual budget,
11increased flexibility and choice, and greater control over decisions,
12resources, and needed and desired services and supports to
13implement their IPP. The statewide Self-Determination Program
14shall be phased in over three years, and during this phase-in period,
15shall serve up to 2,500 regional center consumers, inclusive of the
16remaining participants in the self-determination pilot projects
17authorized pursuant to Section 13 of Chapter 1043 of the Statutes
18of 1998, as amended, and Article 4 (commencing with Section
194669.2) of Chapter 5. Following the phase-in period, the program
20shall be available on a voluntary basis to all regional center
21begin delete consumersend deletebegin insert consumers, including residents in developmental centers
22who are moving to the community,end insert
who are eligible for the
23Self-Determination Program. The program shall be available to
24individuals who reflect the disability, ethnic, and geographic
25diversity of the state.begin insert The Department of Finance may approve,
26upon a request from the department and no sooner than 30 days
27following notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee,
28an increase to the number of consumers served by the
29Self-Determination Program before the end of the three-year
30phase-in period.end insert

31(b) Thebegin delete departmentend deletebegin insert department,end insert in establishing the statewide
32begin delete programend deletebegin insert program,end insert shall do both of the following:

33(1) For the first three years of the Self-Determination Program,
34determine, as part of the contracting process described in Sections
354620 and 4629, the number of participants each regional center
36shall serve in its Self-Determination Program. To ensure that the
37program is available on an equitable basis to participants in all
38regional center catchment areas, the number of Self-Determination
39Program participants in each regional center shall be based on the
40relative percentage of total consumers served by the regional
P49   1centers minus any remaining participants in the self-determination
2pilot projects authorized pursuant to Section 13 of Chapter 1043
3of the Statutes of 1998, as amended, and Article 4 (commencing
4with Section 4669.2) of Chapter 5 or another equitable basis.

5(2) Ensure all of the following:

6(A) Oversight of expenditure of self-determined funds and the
7achievement of participant outcomes over time.

8(B) Increased participant control over which services and
9supports best meet his or her needs and the IPP objectives. A
10participant’s unique support system may include the purchase of
11existing service offerings from service providers or local
12businesses, hiring his or her own support workers, or negotiating
13unique service arrangements with local community resources.

14(C) Comprehensive person-centered planning, including an
15individual budget and services that are outcome based.

16(D) Consumer and family training to ensure understanding of
17the principles of self-determination, the planning process, and the
18management of budgets, services, and staff.

19(E) Choice of independent facilitators who can assist with the
20person-centered planning process and choice of financial
21management services providers vendored by regional centers who
22can assist with payments and provide employee-related services.

23(F) Innovation that will more effectively allow participants to
24achieve their goals.

25(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

26(1) “Financial management services” means services or
27functions that assist the participant to manage and direct the
28distribution of funds contained in the individual budget, and ensure
29that the participant has the financial resources to implement his or
30her IPP throughout the year. These may include bill paying services
31and activities that facilitate the employment of service and support
32workers by the participant, including, but not limited to, fiscal
33accounting, tax withholding, compliance with relevant state and
34federal employment laws, assisting the participant in verifying
35provider qualifications, including criminal background checks,
36and expenditure reports. The financial management services
37provider shall meet the requirements of Sections 58884, 58886,
38and 58887 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations and
39other specific qualifications established by the department. The
40costs of financial management services shall be paid by the
P50   1participant out of his or her individual budget, except for the cost
2of obtaining the criminal background check specified in subdivision
3(w).

4(2) “Independent facilitator” means a person, selected and
5directed by the participant, who is not otherwise providing services
6to the participant pursuant to his or her IPP and is not employed
7by a person providing services to the participant. The independent
8facilitator may assist the participant in making informed decisions
9about the individual budget, and in locating, accessing, and
10coordinating services and supports consistent with the participant’s
11IPP. He or she is available to assist in identifying immediate and
12long-term needs, developing options to meet those needs, leading,
13participating, or advocating on behalf of the participant in the
14person-centered planning process and development of the IPP, and
15obtaining identified services and supports. The cost of the
16independent facilitator, if any, shall be paid by the participant out
17of his or her individual budget. An independent facilitator shall
18receive training in the principles of self-determination, the
19person-centered planning process, and the other responsibilities
20described in this paragraph at his or her own cost.

21(3) “Individual budget” means the amount of regional center
22purchase of service funding available to the participant for the
23purchase of services and supports necessary to implement the IPP.
24The individual budget shall be determined using a fair, equitable,
25and transparent methodology.

26(4) “IPP” means individual program plan, as described in Section
274646.

28(5) “Participant” means an individual, and when appropriate,
29his or her parents, legal guardian or conservator, or authorized
30representative, who has been deemed eligible for, and has
31voluntarily agreed to participate in, the Self-Determination
32Program.

33(6) “Self-determination” means a voluntary delivery system
34 consisting of a defined and comprehensive mix of services and
35supports, selected and directed by a participant through
36person-centered planning, in order to meet the objectives in his or
37her IPP. Self-determination services and supports are designed to
38assist the participant to achieve personally defined outcomes in
39community settings that promote inclusion. The Self-Determination
40Program shall only fund services and supports provided pursuant
P51   1to this division that the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
2Services determines are eligible for federal financial participation.

3(d) Participation in the Self-Determination Program is fully
4voluntary. A participant may choose to participate in, and may
5choose to leave, the Self-Determination Program at any time. A
6regional center shall not require or prohibit participation in the
7Self-Determination Program as a condition of eligibility for, or
8the delivery of, services and supports otherwise available under
9this division. Participation in the Self-Determination Program shall
10be available to any regional center consumer who meets the
11following eligibility requirements:

12(1) The participant has a developmental disability, as defined
13in Section 4512, and is receiving services pursuant to this division.

14(2) The consumer does not live in a licensed long-term health
15care facility, as defined in paragraph (44) of subdivision (a) of
16Section 54302 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.
17An individual, and when appropriate his or her parent, legal
18guardian or conservator, or authorized representative, who is not
19eligible to participate in the Self-Determination Program pursuant
20to this paragraph may request that the regional center provide
21person-centered planning services in order to make arrangements
22for transition to the Self-Determination Program, provided that he
23 or she is reasonably expected to transition to the community within
2490 days. In that case, the regional center shall initiate
25person-centered planning services within 60 days of that request.

26(3) The participant agrees to all of the following terms and
27conditions:

28(A) The participant shall receive an orientation to the
29Self-Determination Program prior to enrollment, which includes
30the principles of self-determination, the role of the independent
31facilitator and the financial management services provider,
32person-centered planning, and development of a budget.

33(B) The participant shall utilize the services and supports
34available within the Self-Determination Program only when generic
35services and supports are not available.

36(C) The participant shall only purchase services and supports
37necessary to implement his or her IPP and shall comply with any
38and all other terms and conditions for participation in the
39Self-Determination Program described in this section.

P52   1(D) The participant shall manage Self-Determination Program
2services and supports within his or her individual budget.

3(E) The participant shall utilize the services of a financial
4management services provider of his or her own choosing and who
5is vendored by a regional center.

6(F) The participant may utilize the services of an independent
7facilitator of his or her own choosing for the purpose of providing
8services and functions as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision
9(c). If the participant elects not to use an independent facilitator,
10he or she may use his or her regional center service coordinator to
11 provide the services and functions described in paragraph (2) of
12subdivision (c).

13(e) A participant who is not Medi-Cal eligible may participate
14in the Self-Determination Program and receive self-determination
15services and supports if all other program eligibility requirements
16are met and the services and supports are otherwise eligible for
17federal financial participation.

18(f) An individual receiving services and supports under a
19self-determination pilot project authorized pursuant to Section 13
20of Chapter 1043 of the Statutes of 1998, as amended, or pursuant
21to Article 4 (commencing with Section 4669.2) of Chapter 5, may
22elect to continue to receive self-determination services and supports
23pursuant to this section or the regional center shall provide for the
24participant’s transition from the self-determination pilot program
25to other services and supports. This transition shall include the
26development of a new IPP that reflects the services and supports
27necessary to meet the individual’s needs. The regional center shall
28ensure that there is no gap in services and supports during the
29transition period.

30(g) The additional federal financial participation funds generated
31by the former participants of the self-determination pilot projects
32authorized pursuant to Section 13 of Chapter 1043 of the Statutes
33of 1998, as amended, or pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with
34Section 4669.2) of Chapter 5, shall be used as follows:

35(1) First, to offset the cost to the department for the criminal
36background check conducted pursuant to subdivisionbegin delete (w),end deletebegin insert (w)end insert and
37other administrative costs incurred by the department in
38implementing the Self-Determination Program.

39(2) With the remaining funds, to offset the costs to the regional
40centers in implementing the Self-Determination Program,
P53   1including, but not limited to, operations costs for caseload ratio
2enhancement, training for regional center staff, costs associated
3with the participant’s initial person-centered planning meeting,
4the development of the participant’s initial individual budget, and
5the costs associated with training consumers and family members.

6(h) If at any time during participation in the Self-Determination
7Program a regional center determines that a participant is no longer
8eligible to continue in, or a participant voluntarily chooses to exit,
9the Self-Determination Program, the regional center shall provide
10for the participant’s transition from the Self-Determination Program
11to other services and supports. This transition shall include the
12development of a new IPP that reflects the services and supports
13necessary to meet the individual’s needs. The regional center shall
14ensure that there is no gap in services and supports during the
15transition period.

16(i) An individual determined to be ineligible for or who
17voluntarily exits the Self-Determination Program shall be permitted
18to return to the Self-Determination Program upon meeting all
19applicable eligibility criteria and upon approval of the participant’s
20 planning team, as described in subdivision (j) of Section 4512. An
21individual who has voluntarily exited the Self-Determination
22Program shall not return to the program for at least 12 months.
23During the first three years of the program, the individual’s right
24to return to the program is conditioned on his or her regional center
25not having reached the participant cap imposed by paragraph (1)
26of subdivision (b).

27(j) An individual who participates in the Self-Determination
28Program may elect to continue to receive self-determination
29services and supports if he or she transfers to another regional
30center catchment area, provided that he or she remains eligible for
31the Self-Determination Program pursuant to subdivision (d). The
32balance of the participant’s individual budget shall be reallocated
33to the regional center to which he or she transfers.

34(k) The IPP team shall utilize the person-centered planning
35process to develop the IPP for a participant. The IPP shall detail
36the goals and objectives of the participant that are to be met through
37the purchase of participant-selected services and supports. The
38IPP team shall determine the individual budget to ensure the budget
39assists the participant to achieve the outcomes set forth in his or
P54   1her IPP and ensures his or her health and safety. The completed
2individual budget shall be attached to the IPP.

3(l) The participant shall implement his or her IPP, including
4choosing and purchasing the services and supports allowable under
5this section necessary to implement the plan. A participant is
6exempt from the cost control restrictions regarding the purchases
7of services and supports pursuant to Sections 4648.5 and 4686.5.
8A regional center shall not prohibit the purchase of any service or
9support that is otherwise allowable under this section.

10(m) A participant shall have all the rights established in Sections
114646 to 4646.6, inclusive, and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section
124700).

13(n) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (4), the IPP team shall
14determine the initial and any revised individual budget for the
15participant using the following methodology:

16(A) (i) Except as specified in clause (ii), for a participant who
17is a current consumer of the regional center, his or her individual
18budget shall be the total amount of the most recently available 12
19months of purchase of service expenditures for the participant.

20(ii) An adjustment may be made to the amount specified in
21clause (i) if both of the following occur:

22(I) The IPP team determines that an adjustment to this amount
23is necessary due to a change in the participant’s circumstances,
24needs, or resources that would result in an increase or decrease in
25purchase of service expenditures, or the IPP team identifies prior
26needs or resources that were unaddressed in the IPP, which would
27have resulted in an increase or decrease in purchase of service
28expenditures.

29(II) The regional center certifies on the individual budget
30document that regional center expenditures for the individual
31budget, including any adjustment, would have occurred regardless
32of the individual’s participation in the Self-Determination Program.

33(iii) For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii), the amount of the
34individual budget shall not be increased to cover the cost of the
35independent facilitator or the financial management services.

36(B) For a participant who is either newly eligible for regional
37center services or who does not have 12 months of purchase service
38expenditures, his or her individual budget shall be calculated as
39follows:

P55   1(i) The IPP team shall identify the services and supports needed
2by the participant and available resources, as required by Section
34646.

4(ii) The regional center shall calculate the cost of providing the
5services and supports to be purchased by the regional center by
6using the average cost paid by the regional center for each service
7or support unless the regional center determines that the consumer
8has a unique need that requires a higher or lower cost. The regional
9center shall certify on the individual budget document that this
10amount would have been expended using regional center purchase
11of service funds regardless of the individual’s participation in the
12Self-Determination Program.

13(iii) For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii), the amount of the
14individual budget shall not be increased to cover the cost of the
15independent facilitator or the financial management services.

16(2) The amount of the individual budget shall be available to
17the participant each year for the purchase of program services and
18supports. An individual budget shall be calculated no more than
19once in a 12-month period, unless revised to reflect a change in
20circumstances, needs, or resources of the participant using the
21process specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph
22(1).

23(3) The individual budget shall be assigned to uniform budget
24categories developed by the department in consultation with
25stakeholders and distributed according to the timing of the
26anticipated expenditures in the IPP and in a manner that ensures
27that the participant has the financial resources to implement his or
28her IPP throughout the year.

29(4) The department, in consultation with stakeholders, may
30develop alternative methodologies for individual budgets that are
31computed in a fair, transparent, and equitable manner and are based
32on consumer characteristics and needs, and that include a method
33for adjusting individual budgets to address a participant’s change
34in circumstances or needs.

35(o) Annually, participants may transfer up to 10 percent of the
36funds originally distributed to any budget category set forth in
37paragraph (3) of subdivision (n) to another budget category or
38categories. Transfers in excess of 10 percent of the original amount
39allocated to any budget category may be made upon the approval
40of the regional center or the participant’s IPP team.

P56   1(p) Consistent with the implementation date of the IPP, the IPP
2team shall annually ascertain from the participant whether there
3are any circumstances or needs that require a change to the annual
4individual budget. Based on that review, the IPP team shall
5calculate a new individual budget consistent with the methodology
6identified in subdivision (n).

7(q) (1) On or before December 31, 2014, the department shall
8apply for federal Medicaid funding for the Self-Determination
9Program by doing one or more of the following:

10(A) Applying for a state plan amendment.

11(B) Applying for an amendment to a current home- and
12community-based waiver for individuals with developmental
13disabilities.

14(C) Applying for a new waiver.

15(D) Seeking to maximize federal financial participation through
16other means.

17(2) To the extent feasible, the state plan amendment, waiver, or
18other federal request described in paragraph (1) shall incorporate
19the eligibility requirements, benefits, and operational requirements
20set forth in this section. Except for the provisions of subdivisions
21(k), (m), (p), and this subdivision, the department may modify
22eligibility requirements, benefits, and operational requirements as
23needed to secure approval of federal funding.

24(3) Contingent upon approval of federal funding, the
25Self-Determination Program shall be established.

26(r) (1) The department, as it determines necessary, may adopt
27regulations to implement the procedures set forth in this section.
28Any regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the
29requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of
30Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

31(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and Chapter 3.5 (commencing
32with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
33Government Code, and only to the extent that all necessary federal
34approvals are obtained, the department, without taking any further
35regulatory action, shall implement, interpret, or make specific this
36section by means of program directives or similar instructions until
37the time regulations are adopted. It is the intent of the Legislature
38that the department be allowed this temporary authority as
39necessary to implement program changes only until completion
40of the regulatory process.

P57   1(s) The department, in consultation with stakeholders, shall
2develop informational materials about the Self-Determination
3Program. The department shall ensure that regional centers are
4trained in the principles of self-determination, the mechanics of
5the Self-Determination Program, and the rights of consumers and
6families as candidates for, and participants in, the
7Self-Determination Program.

8(t) Each regional center shall be responsible for implementing
9the Self-Determination Program as a term of its contract under
10Section 4629. As part of implementing the program, the regional
11center shall do both of the following:

12(1) Contract with local consumer or family-run organizations
13to conduct outreach through local meetings or forums to consumers
14and their families to provide information about the
15Self-Determination Program and to help ensure that the program
16is available to a diverse group of participants, with special outreach
17to underserved communities.

18(2) Collaborate with the local consumer or family-run
19organizations identified in paragraph (1) to jointly conduct training
20about the Self-Determination Program.

21(u) The financial management services provider shall provide
22the participant and the regional center service coordinator with a
23monthly individual budget statement that describes the amount of
24funds allocated by budget category, the amount spent in the
25previous 30-day period, and the amount of funding that remains
26available under the participant’s individual budget.

27(v) Only the financial management services provider is required
28to apply for vendorization in accordance with Subchapter 2
29(commencing with Section 54300) of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of
30Title 17 of the California Code ofbegin delete Regulations,end deletebegin insert Regulationsend insert for
31the Self-Determination Program. All other service and support
32providers shall not be on the federal debarment list and shall have
33applicable state licenses, certifications, or other state required
34documentation, including documentation of any other qualifications
35required by the department, but are exempt from the vendorization
36requirements set forth in Title 17 of the California Code of
37Regulations when serving participants in the Self-Determination
38Program.

P58   1(w) To protect the health and safety of participants in the
2Self-Determination Program, the department shall require a
3criminal background check in accordance with all of the following:

4(1) The department shall issue a program directive that identifies
5nonvendored providers of services and supports who shall obtain
6a criminal background check pursuant to this subdivision. At a
7minimum, these staff shall include both of the following:

8(A) Individuals who provide direct personal care services to a
9participant.

10(B) Other nonvendored providers of services and supports for
11whom a criminal background check is requested by a participant
12or the participant’s financial management service.

13(2) Subject to the procedures and requirements of this
14subdivision, the department shall administer criminal background
15checks consistent with the department’s authority and the process
16described in Sections 4689.2 to 4689.6, inclusive.

17(3) The department shall electronically submit to the Department
18of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by
19the Department of Justice of nonvendored providers of services
20and supports, as specified in paragraph (1), for purposes of
21obtaining information as to the existence and content of a record
22of state or federal convictions and state or federal arrests and also
23information as to the existence and content of a record of state or
24federal arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that
25the person is free on bail or on his or her recognizance pending
26trial or appeal.

27(4) When received, the Department of Justice shall forward to
28the Federal Bureau of Investigation requests for federal summary
29criminal history information received pursuant to this section. The
30Department of Justice shall review the information returned from
31the Federal Bureau of Investigation and compile and disseminate
32a response to the department.

33(5) The Department of Justice shall provide a state or federal
34response to the department pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision
35(p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

36(6) The department shall request from the Department of Justice
37subsequent notification service, as provided pursuant to Section
3811105.2 of the Penal Code, for persons described in paragraph (1).

P59   1(7) The Department of Justice shall charge a fee sufficient to
2cover the cost of processing the request described in this
3subdivision.

4(8) The fingerprints of any provider of services and supports
5who is required to obtain a criminal background check shall be
6submitted to the Department of Justice prior to employment. The
7costs of the fingerprints and the financial management service’s
8administrative cost authorized by the department shall be paid by
9the services and supports provider or his or her employing agency.
10Any administrative costs incurred by the department pursuant to
11this subdivision shall be offset by the funds specified in subdivision
12(g).

13(9) If the criminal record information report shows a criminal
14history, the department shall take the steps specified in Section
154689.2. The department may prohibit a provider of services and
16supports from becoming employed, or continuing to be employed,
17based on the criminal background check, as authorized in Section
184689.6. The provider of services and supports who has been denied
19employment shall have the rights set forth in Section 4689.6.

20(10) The department may utilize a current department-issued
21criminal record clearance to enable a provider to serve more than
22one participant, as long as the criminal record clearance has been
23processed through the department and no subsequent arrest
24notifications have been received relative to the cleared applicant.

25(11) Consistent with subdivision (h) of Section 4689.2, the
26participant or financial management service that denies or
27terminates employment based on written notification from the
28department shall not incur civil liability or unemployment insurance
29liability.

30(x) To ensure the effective implementation of the
31Self-Determination Program and facilitate the sharing of best
32practices and training materials commencing with the
33implementation of the Self-Determination Program, local and
34statewide advisory committees shall be established as follows:

35(1) Each regional center shall establish a local volunteer advisory
36committee to provide oversight of the Self-Determination Program.
37The regional center and the State Council on Developmental
38Disabilities shall each appoint one-half of the membership of the
39committee. The committee shall consist of the regional center
40clients’ rights advocate, consumers, family members, and other
P60   1advocates, and community leaders. A majority of the committee
2shall be consumers and their family members. The committee shall
3reflect the multicultural diversity and geographic profile of the
4catchment area. The committee shall review the development and
5ongoing progress of the Self-Determination Program, including
6whether the program advances the principles of self-determination
7and is operating consistent with the requirements of this section,
8and may make ongoing recommendations for improvement to the
9regional center and the department.

10(2) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities shall form
11a volunteer committee, to be known as the Statewide
12Self-Determination Advisory Committee, comprised of the chairs
13of the 21 local advisory committees or their designees. The council
14shall convene the Statewide Self-Determination Advisory
15Committee twice annually, or more frequently in the sole discretion
16of the council. The Statewide Self-Determination Advisory
17Committee shall meet by teleconference or other means established
18by thebegin delete council,end deletebegin insert councilend insert to identify self-determination best practices,
19effective consumer and family training materials, implementation
20concerns, systemic issues, ways to enhance the program, and
21recommendations regarding the most effective method for
22participants to learn of individuals who are available to provide
23services and supports. The council shall synthesize information
24received from the Statewide Self-Determination Advisory
25Committee, local advisory committees, and other sources,begin delete shallend delete
26 share the information with consumers, families, regional centers,
27and the department, andbegin delete shallend delete make recommendations, as
28appropriate, to increase the program’s effectiveness in furthering
29the principles of self-determination.

30(y) Commencing January 10, 2017, the department shall
31annually provide the following information to the appropriate
32policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature:

33(1) Number and characteristics of participants, by regional
34begin delete center.end deletebegin insert center, including the number of participants who entered
35the program upon movement from a developmental center.end insert

36(2) Types and amount of services and supports purchased under
37the Self-Determination Program, by regional center.

38(3) Range and average of individual budgets, by regional center,
39including adjustments to the budget to address the adjustments
P61   1permitted in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of
2subdivision (n).

3(4) The number and outcome of appeals concerning individual
4budgets, by regional center.

5(5) The number and outcome of fair hearing appeals, by regional
6center.

7(6) The number of participants who voluntarily withdraw from
8the Self-Determination Program and a summary of the reasons
9why, by regional center.

10(7) The number of participants who are subsequently determined
11 to no longer be eligible for the Self-Determination Program and a
12summary of the reasons why, by regional center.

13(z) (1) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, in
14collaboration with the protection and advocacy agency identified
15in Section 4900 and the federally funded University Centers for
16Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research,
17and Service, may work with regional centers to survey participants
18regarding participant satisfaction under the Self-Determination
19Program and, when data is available, the traditional service delivery
20system, including the proportion of participants who report that
21their choices and decisions are respected and supported and who
22report that they are able to recruit and hire qualified service
23providers, and to identify barriers to participation and
24recommendations for improvement.

25(2) The council, in collaboration with the protection and
26advocacy agency identified in Section 4900 and the federally
27funded University Centers for Excellence in Developmental
28Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, shall issue a report
29to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the
30Government Code, no later than three years following the approval
31of the federal funding on the status of the Self-Determination
32Program authorized by this section, and provide recommendations
33to enhance the effectiveness of the program. This review shall
34include the program’s effectiveness in furthering the principles of
35self-determination, including all of the following:

36(A) Freedom, which includes the ability of adults with
37developmental disabilities to exercise the same rights as all citizens
38to establish, with freely chosen supporters, family and friends,
39where they want to live, with whom they want to live, how their
40time will be occupied, and who supports them; and for families to
P62   1have the freedom to receive unbiased assistance of their own
2choosing when developing a plan and to select all personnel and
3supports to further the life goals of a minor child.

4(B) Authority, which includes the ability of a person with a
5disability, or family, to control a certain sum of dollars in order to
6purchase services and supports of their choosing.

7(C) Support, which includes the ability to arrange resources and
8personnel, both formal and informal, that will assist a person with
9a disability to live a life in his or her community that is rich in
10community participation and contributions.

11(D) Responsibility, which includes the ability of participants to
12take responsibility for decisions in their own lives and to be
13accountable for the use of public dollars, and to accept a valued
14role in their community through, for example, competitive
15employment, organizational affiliations, spiritual development,
16and general caring of others in their community.

17(E) Confirmation, which includes confirmation of the critical
18role of participants and their families in making decisions in their
19own lives and designing and operating the system that they rely
20on.

21begin insert

begin insertSEC. 14.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 4691.6 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
22begin insert is amended to read:end insert

23

4691.6.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation,
24commencing July 1, 2006, the community-based day program,
25work activity program, and in-home respite service agency rate
26schedules authorized by the department and in operation June 30,
272006, shall be increased by 3 percent, subject to funds specifically
28appropriated for this increase in the Budget Act of 2006. The
29increase shall be applied as a percentage, and the percentage shall
30be the same for all providers. Any subsequent increase shall be
31governed by subdivisions (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g),begin delete andend delete (h),begin insert (i), and
32(j),end insert
and Section 4691.9.

33(b) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the department
34shall not establish any permanent payment rate for a
35community-based day program or in-home respite service agency
36provider that has a temporary payment rate in effect on June 30,
372008, if the permanent payment rate would be greater than the
38temporary payment rate in effect on or after June 30, 2008, unless
39the regional center demonstrates to the department that the
P63   1permanent payment rate is necessary to protect the consumers’
2health or safety.

3(c) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, neither the
4department nor any regional center shall approve any program
5design modification or revendorization for a community-based
6day program or in-home respite service agency provider that would
7result in an increase in the rate to be paid to the vendor from the
8rate that is in effect on or after June 30, 2008, unless the regional
9 center demonstrates that the program design modification or
10revendorization is necessary to protect the consumers’ health or
11safety and the department has granted prior written authorization.

12(d) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the department
13shall not approve an anticipated rate adjustment for a
14community-based day program or in-home respite service agency
15provider that would result in an increase in the rate to be paid to
16the vendor from the rate that is in effect on or after June 30, 2008,
17unless the regional center demonstrates that the anticipated rate
18adjustment is necessary to protect the consumers’ health or safety.

19(e) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, except as set
20forth inbegin delete subdivision (f),end deletebegin insert subdivisions (f) and (i),end insert the department
21shall not approve any rate adjustment for a work activity program
22that would result in an increase in the rate to be paid to the vendor
23from the rate that is in effect on or after June 30, 2008, unless the
24regional center demonstrates that the rate adjustment is necessary
25to protect the consumers’ health and safety and the department has
26granted prior written authorization.

27(f) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing
28July 1, 2014, the department may approve rate adjustments for a
29work activity program that demonstrates to the department that
30the rate adjustment is necessary in order to pay employees who,
31prior to July 1, 2014, were being compensated at a wage that is
32less than the minimum wage established on and after July 1, 2014,
33by Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, as amended by Chapter
34351 of the Statutes of 2013. The rate adjustment pursuant to this
35 subdivision shall be specific to payroll costs associated with any
36increase necessary to adjust employee pay only to the extent
37necessary to bring pay into compliance with the increased state
38minimum wage, and shall not constitute a general wage
39enhancement for employees paid above the increased minimum
40wage.

P64   1(g) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing
2July 1, 2014, community-based day program and in-home respite
3services agency providers with temporary payment rates set by
4the department may seek unanticipated rate adjustments from the
5department due to the impacts of the increased minimum wage as
6established by Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, as amended by
7Chapter 351 of the Statutes of 2013. The rate adjustment shall be
8specific to payroll costs associated with any increase necessary to
9adjust employee pay only to the extent necessary to bring pay into
10compliance with the increased state minimum wage, and shall not
11 constitute a general wage enhancement for employees paid above
12the increased minimum wage.

13(h) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing
14January 1, 2015, the in-home respite service agency rate schedule
15authorized by the department and in operation December 31, 2014,
16shall be increased by 5.82 percent, subject to funds specifically
17appropriated for this increase for costs due to changes in federal
18regulations implementing the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of
191938 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 201 et seq.). The increase shall be applied
20as a percentage, and the percentage shall be the same for all
21applicable providers.

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22(i) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing
23July 1, 2015, the department may approve rate adjustments for a
24work activity program that demonstrates to the department that
25the rate adjustment is necessary to implement Article 1.5
26(commencing with Section 245) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division
272 of the Labor Code, as added by Chapter 317 of the Statutes of
282014. The rate adjustment may be applied only if a minimum of
2924 hours or three days of paid sick leave per year was not a benefit
30provided to employees as of June 30, 2015, and shall be specific
31to payroll costs associated with any increase necessary to
32compensate an employee up to a maximum of 24 hours or three
33days of paid sick leave in each year of employment.

end insert
begin insert

34(j) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing
35July 1, 2015, community-based day program and in-home respite
36services agency providers with temporary payment rates set by
37the department may seek unanticipated rate adjustments from the
38department if the adjustment is necessary to implement Article 1.5
39(commencing with Section 245) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division
402 of the Labor Code, as added by Chapter 317 of the Statutes of
P65   12014. The rate adjustment may be applied only if a minimum of
224 hours or three days of paid sick leave per year was not a benefit
3provided to employees as of June 30, 2015, and shall be specific
4to payroll costs associated with any increase necessary to
5compensate an employee up to a maximum of 24 hours or three
6days of paid sick leave in each year of employment.

end insert
7begin insert

begin insertSEC. 15.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 4691.9 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
8begin insert is amended to read:end insert

9

4691.9.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation,
10commencing July 1, 2008:

11(1) A regional center shall not pay an existing service provider,
12for services where rates are determined through a negotiation
13between the regional center and the provider, a rate higher than
14the rate in effect on June 30, 2008, unless the increase is required
15by a contract between the regional center and the vendor that is in
16effect on June 30, 2008, or the regional center demonstrates that
17the approval is necessary to protect the consumer’s health or safety
18and the department has granted prior written authorization.

19(2) A regional center shall not negotiate a rate with a new service
20provider, for services where rates are determined through a
21negotiation between the regional center and the provider, that is
22higher than the regional center’s median rate for the same service
23code and unit of service, or the statewide median rate for the same
24service code and unit of service, whichever is lower. The unit of
25service designation shall conform with an existing regional center
26designation or, if none exists, a designation used to calculate the
27statewide median rate for the same service. The regional center
28shall annually certify to the State Department of Developmental
29Services its median rate for each negotiated rate service code, by
30designated unit of service. This certification shall be subject to
31verification through the department’s biennial fiscal audit of the
32regional center.

33(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), commencing July 1, 2014,
34regional centers may negotiate a rate adjustment with providers
35regarding rates if the adjustment is necessary in order to pay
36 employees no less than the minimum wage as established by
37Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, as amended by Chapter 351
38of the Statutes of 2013, and only for the purpose of adjusting
39payroll costs associated with the minimum wage increase. The
40rate adjustment shall be specific to the unit of service designation
P66   1that is affected by the increased minimum wage, shall be specific
2to payroll costs associated with any increase necessary to adjust
3employee pay only to the extent necessary to bring pay into
4compliance with the increased state minimum wage, and shall not
5be used as a general wage enhancement for employees paid above
6the increased minimum wage. Regional centers shall maintain
7documentation on the process to determine, and the rationale for
8granting, any rate adjustment associated with the minimum wage
9increase.

10(c) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing
11January 1, 2015, rates for personal assistance and supported living
12 services in effect on December 31, 2014, shall be increased by
135.82 percent, subject to funds specifically appropriated for this
14increase for costs due to changes in federal regulations
15implementing the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
16U.S.C. Sec. 201 et seq.). The increase shall be applied as a
17percentage, and the percentage shall be the same for all applicable
18providers. As used in this subdivision, both of the following
19definitions shall apply:

20(1) “Personal assistance” is limited only to those services
21provided by vendors classified by the regional center as personal
22assistance providers, pursuant to the miscellaneous services
23provisions contained in Title 17 of the California Code of
24Regulations.

25(2) “Supported living services” are limited only to those services
26defined as supported living services in Title 17 of the California
27Code of Regulations.

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28(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), commencing July 1, 2015,
29regional centers may negotiate a rate adjustment with existing
30service providers for services for which rates are determined
31through negotiation between the regional center and the provider,
32if the adjustment is necessary to implement Article 1.5
33(commencing with Section 245) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division
342 of the Labor Code, as added by Chapter 317 of the Statutes of
352014. The rate adjustment may be applied only if a minimum of
3624 hours or three days of paid sick leave per year was not a benefit
37provided to employees as of June 30, 2015, and shall be specific
38to payroll costs associated with any increase necessary to
39compensate an employee up to a maximum of 24 hours or three
40days of paid sick leave in each year of employment.

end insert
begin delete

P67   1(d)

end delete

2begin insert(e)end insert This section shall not apply to those services for which rates
3are determined by the State Department of Health Care Services,
4or the State Department of Developmental Services, or are usual
5and customary.

6begin insert

begin insertSEC. 16.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 7502.5 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
7begin insert is repealed.end insert

begin delete
8

7502.5.  

(a) The total number of developmental center residents
9in the secure treatment facility at Porterville Developmental Center,
10including those residents receiving services in the Porterville
11Developmental Center transition treatment program, shall not
12exceed 230.

13(b) As of the effective date of this subdivision, the State
14Department of Developmental Services shall not admit any persons
15into the secure treatment facility at Porterville Developmental
16Center unless the population of the secure treatment facility is less
17than 230 persons, including 60 residents receiving services in the
18transition treatment program.

end delete
19begin insert

begin insertSEC. 17.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 7502.5 is added to the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions
20Code
end insert
begin insert, to read:end insert

begin insert
21

begin insert7502.5.end insert  

(a) An individual may be admitted to the secure
22treatment facility at Porterville Developmental Center, as provided
23in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 7505, only
24when all of the following conditions are satisfied:

25(1) The unit to which the individual will be admitted is approved
26for occupancy and licensed.

27(2) The population of the secure treatment facility is no more
28than 211 persons.

29(3) The individual is at least 18 years of age.

30(b) An individual may be admitted to the transitional treatment
31program at Porterville Developmental Center when all of the
32following conditions are satisfied:

33(1) The individual was admitted to Porterville Developmental
34Center pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (a) of
35Section 7505.

36(2) The individual remains eligible for commitment pursuant
37to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 7505.

38(3) The unit to which the individual will be admitted is approved
39for occupancy and licensed.

P68   1(4) The population of the transitional treatment program is no
2more than 60 persons.

3(c) As soon as possible, but no later than 30 days following
4admission to the transitional treatment program, the regional
5center, in coordination with the developmental center, shall do
6both of the following:

7(1) Complete a comprehensive assessment that shall include
8the identification of services and supports needed to transition the
9individual to the community.

10(2) Jointly convene an individual program plan meeting to
11discuss the comprehensive assessment and develop a plan to
12transition the individual to the community pursuant to Section
134418.3. The clients’ rights advocate for the regional center shall
14be notified of the individual program plan meeting and may
15participate in the meeting unless the consumer objects on his or
16her own behalf.

17(d) An individual described in this section shall not be placed
18in the transitional treatment program for longer than necessary
19to procure a less restrictive placement. Each year, pursuant to
20Section 4418.25, an individual in the transitional treatment
21program at Porterville Developmental Center shall receive an
22updated comprehensive assessment that shall include all of the
23following:

24(1) The reason or reasons for placement in the program for
25longer than one year.

26(2) A description of the issue or issues preventing community
27placement.

28(3) The estimated timeframe for placement in the community
29and the plan for that placement.

30(e) On or before March 1, 2016, the department shall provide
31the following information to the appropriate policy and fiscal
32committees of the Legislature:

33(1) For each regional center, the number of transitional program
34residents who are placed in the program for more than one year.

35(2) A description of reasons for placement in the program
36beyond one year.

37(3) The steps undertaken to resolve the issue or issues
38prohibiting community placement.

39(4) The additional steps necessary before community placement
40can be made.

end insert
P69   1begin insert

begin insertSEC. 18.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 7505 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insertbegin insert is
2amended to read:end insert

3

7505.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Department
4of Developmental Services shall not admit anyone to a
5developmental center unless the person has been determined
6eligible for services under Division 4.5 (commencing with Section
74500) and the person isbegin insert any of the followingend insert:

8(1) begin deleteCommitted end deletebegin insertAn adult committedend insertbegin insert end insertby a court to Porterville
9Developmental Center, secure treatment program, pursuant to
10Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code.

11(2) Committed by a court to the acute crisis center at Fairview
12Developmental Center, or the acute crisis center at Sonoma
13Developmental Center, pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with
14Section 6500) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 due to an acute
15crisis, pursuant to Section 4418.7.

16(3) begin deleteCommitted end deletebegin insertAn adult committedend insertbegin insert end insertby a court to Porterville
17Developmental Center, secure treatment program, pursuant to
18Article 2 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 2 of Part 2
19of Division 6 as a result of involvement with the criminal justice
20system, and the court has determined the person is mentally
21incompetent to stand trial.

22(4) A person described in Section 4508.

begin delete

23(5) A juvenile committed to Porterville Developmental Center,
24secure treatment program, pursuant to Section 709.

end delete

25(b) Under no circumstances shall the State Department of
26Developmental Services admit a person to a developmental center
27after July 1, 2012, as a result of a criminal conviction or when the
28person is competent to stand trial for the criminal offense and the
29admission is ordered in lieu of trial.

begin delete

30(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.

end delete
31begin insert

begin insertSEC. 19.end insert  

end insert
begin insert

Following the approval of a closure plan submitted
32pursuant to Section 4474.11 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
33and continuing until one year after the last developmental center
34consumer has transitioned into the community, the State
35Department of Developmental Services shall provide quarterly
36briefings on progress related to the plan’s milestones and timelines
37to legislative staff, including staff to fiscal and policy committees,
38and staff for legislators who represent the area in which the
39developmental center is located.

end insert
P70   1begin insert

begin insertSEC. 20.end insert  

end insert
begin insert

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that General
2Fund savings derived from the closure of state developmental
3centers benefit persons with developmental disabilities living in
4the community.

end insert
begin insert

5(b) The State Department of Developmental Services shall
6display annually in its January and May budget estimate
7documents, for any year in which it is applicable, all of the
8following:

end insert
begin insert

9(1) All General Fund savings or gains reasonably associated
10with the downsizing or closure of a developmental center.

end insert
begin insert

11(2) All community development funds reasonably associated
12with the downsizing or closure of a developmental center, including
13the costs associated with the development and provision of services
14and supports for persons moving from a developmental center or
15at risk of institutionalization.

end insert
16begin insert

begin insertSEC. 21.end insert  

end insert
begin insert

(a) Upon the implementation, pursuant to Section
1712300.4 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, of federal regulations
18regarding payment of overtime compensation adopted pursuant
19to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Sec.
20201 et seq.), the State Department of Developmental Services shall
21consult with the Association of Regional Center Agencies,
22legislative staff, consumers, providers, and advocacy organizations
23to evaluate the impact of those regulations on consumers and
24providers of supported living services, in-home respite services,
25and personal assistants to persons with developmental disabilities.

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26(b) The State Department of Developmental Services shall report
27on the progress of the following to the Legislature during the
282016-17 legislative budget subcommittee hearing process:

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29(1) Results of the initial evaluation performed pursuant to
30subdivision (a).

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31(2) Steps taken to minimize a negative impact on consumers
32and providers.

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33(3) Recommendations to address future negative impacts on
34consumers and providers.

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The amount of sixty-one million five hundred fifty-four
36thousand dollars ($61,554,000) is hereby appropriated from the
37General Fund to the State Department of Developmental Services
38to fund expenditures pursuant to Schedule (1)
3910.10.010-Operations and Schedule (2) 10.10.020-Purchase of
40Services as provided for in Item 4300-101-0001 of Section 2.00
P71   1of the Budget Act of 2011 (Chapter 33 of the Statutes of 2011) and
2the Budget Act of 2012 (Chapters 21 and 29 of the Statutes of
32012). These funds shall be available for encumbrance and
4expenditure until June 30, 2016.

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begin insertSEC. 23.end insert  

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This act is a bill providing for appropriations related
6to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section
712 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified
8as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect
9immediately.

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10

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory
11changes relating to the Budget Act of 2015.

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