California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
DIVISION 4.5 - SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED

CHAPTER 1 - Title and Intent

Section 4500. - 4500. This division shall be known and may be cited...

Section 4500.5. - 4500.5. The Legislature makes the following findings regarding the State...

Section 4501. - 4501. The State of California accepts a responsibility for persons...

Section 4501.5. - 4501.5. In counties where State Department of Developmental Services hospitals...

CHAPTER 1.3 - Persons With Developmental Disabilities Bill of Rights

Section 4502. - 4502. (a) Persons with developmental disabilities have the same legal...

Section 4502.1. - 4502.1. (a) The right of individuals with developmental disabilities to...

Section 4503. - 4503. Each person with developmental disabilities who has been admitted...

Section 4504. - 4504. The professional person in charge of the facility or...

Section 4505. - 4505. For the purposes of subdivisions (f) and (g) of...

CHAPTER 1.6 - General Provisions

Section 4507. - 4507. Developmental disabilities alone shall not constitute sufficient justification for...

Section 4508. - 4508. Persons with developmental disabilities may be released from developmental...

Section 4509. - 4509. By January 1, 1977, the Director of Developmental Services...

Section 4510. - 4510. The State Department of Developmental Services, the State Department...

Section 4511. - 4511. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that meeting the...

Section 4511.1. - 4511.1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)...

Section 4511.5. - 4511.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the...

Section 4511.6. - 4511.6. (a) The department shall develop a pilot project to...

Section 4512. - 4512. As used in this division: (a) (1) “Developmental disability”...

Section 4513. - 4513. (a) Whenever the department allocates funds to a regional...

Section 4514. - 4514. All information and records obtained in the course of...

Section 4514.3. - 4514.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4514, information and records shall be...

Section 4514.5. - 4514.5. Upon request of a family member of a resident...

Section 4515. - 4515. Signed consent forms by a person with a developmental...

Section 4516. - 4516. When any disclosure of information or records is made...

Section 4517. - 4517. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit...

Section 4518. - 4518. Any person may bring an action against an individual...

Section 4519. - 4519. (a) The department shall not expend funds, and a...

Section 4519.2. - 4519.2. (a) Through the Developmental Services Task Force, the department...

Section 4519.4. - 4519.4. (a) Beginning in the summer of 2019, the State...

Section 4519.5. - 4519.5. (a) The department and the regional centers shall annually...

Section 4519.6. - 4519.6. The department and the regional centers shall annually collaborate...

Section 4519.7. - 4519.7. (a) Any regional center employee shall not be liable...

Section 4519.8. - 4519.8. On or before March 1, 2019, the department shall...

Section 4519.9. - 4519.9. (a) The department shall establish a community navigator program...

Section 4519.10. - 4519.10. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

CHAPTER 2 - State Council On Developmental Disabilities

ARTICLE 1 - Composition and Appointments

Section 4520. - 4520. (a) A State Council on Developmental Disabilities with authority...

Section 4520.5. - 4520.5. Notwithstanding any other law, the state council shall determine...

Section 4521. - 4521. (a) (1) All references to “council” or “state council”...

Section 4521.5. - 4521.5. Notwithstanding Section 7.5 of the Government Code, each designee...

Section 4521.6. - 4521.6. For purposes of this chapter, the Governor’s appointment of...

Section 4522. - 4522. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the reappointment or...

Section 4523. - 4523. Persons appointed to membership on the state council shall...

ARTICLE 2 - Conflict of Interest

Section 4525. - 4525. (a) In order to prevent any potential conflicts of...

ARTICLE 3 - Designated State Agency

Section 4530. - 4530. (a) The California Health and Human Services Agency shall...

ARTICLE 4 - Organization

Section 4535. - 4535. (a) The state council shall meet at least six...

ARTICLE 5 - State Council Functions

Section 4540. - 4540. The state council, established pursuant to the federal Developmental...

Section 4541. - 4541. The state council may, in its discretion, and in...

ARTICLE 6 - State Council Regional Offices and Advisory Committees

Section 4544. - 4544. (a) (1) The state council may establish regional offices...

Section 4545. - 4545. The state council may periodically review the number and...

Section 4546. - 4546. The membership of any regional advisory committees established or...

Section 4548. - 4548. Any regional advisory committee established shall, at the request...

ARTICLE 7 - State Council Costs and Support Services

Section 4550. - 4550. The state council’s operating costs may include honoraria for...

Section 4551. - 4551. (a) Within the limit of funds allotted for these...

Section 4552. - 4552. The state council may contract for additional assistance with...

Section 4552.5. - 4552.5. The state council may request information, records, and documents...

Section 4553. - 4553. To the extent provided in Public Law 106-402 (42...

Section 4555. - 4555. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any contract entered...

CHAPTER 3 - California Developmental Disabilities State Plan

Section 4561. - 4561. (a) A state plan shall be prepared by the...

Section 4562. - 4562. (a) The state council shall conduct activities necessary to...

Section 4563. - 4563. The state council shall assess the extent to which...

Section 4564. - 4564. The state council shall conduct public hearings on the...

Section 4565. - 4565. (a) The state plan shall be given to the...

Section 4567. - 4567. All state agencies shall cooperate with the reasonable requests...

Section 4568. - 4568. In no event shall the state council allot federal...

CHAPTER 4 - Quality Assessments

Section 4571. - 4571. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

Section 4572. - 4572. The State Department of Developmental Services shall develop and...

CHAPTER 5 - Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities

ARTICLE 1 - Regional Center Contracts

Section 4620. - 4620. (a) In order for the state to carry out...

Section 4620.1. - 4620.1. The Legislature recognizes the ongoing contributions many parents and...

Section 4620.2. - 4620.2. (a) The State Department of Developmental Services, after consultation...

Section 4620.3. - 4620.3. (a) To provide more uniformity and consistency in the...

Section 4620.4. - 4620.4. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that more...

Section 4620.5. - 4620.5. (a) Beginning as early as possible after July 1,...

Section 4621. - 4621. The department, within the limitations of funds appropriated, shall...

Section 4621.5. - 4621.5. Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 1 of Chapter 501...

Section 4622. - 4622. The state shall contract only with agencies, the governing...

Section 4622.5. - 4622.5. By August 15 of each year, the governing board...

Section 4623. - 4623. In the event that the governing board of the...

Section 4624. - 4624. When the governing board of the regional center is...

Section 4625. - 4625. The department shall not contract with any new regional...

Section 4625.5. - 4625.5. (a) The governing board of each regional center shall...

Section 4625.6. - 4625.6. To ensure the delivery of independent legal advice, an...

Section 4625.7. - 4625.7. The governing board of a regional center shall meet...

Section 4626. - 4626. (a) The department shall give a very high priority...

Section 4626.5. - 4626.5. Each regional center shall submit a conflict-of-interest policy to...

Section 4627. - 4627. (a) The director of the department shall adopt and...

Section 4628. - 4628. If, for good reason, a contracting agency is unable...

Section 4629. - 4629. (a) The state shall enter into five-year contracts with...

Section 4629.5. - 4629.5. (a) In addition to the requirements set forth in...

Section 4629.7. - 4629.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all regional...

Section 4630. - 4630. The contract between the state and the contracting agency...

Section 4631. - 4631. (a) In order to provide to the greatest extent...

Section 4632. - 4632. If the department and a regional center are unable...

Section 4633. - 4633. If the department or any regional center intends to...

Section 4634. - 4634. Contracts between the department and regional center shall be...

Section 4635. - 4635. (a) If any regional center finds that it is...

Section 4636. - 4636. If necessary, to avoid disruption of the service program,...

Section 4638. - 4638. Non-profit corporations operating regional centers shall not use state...

Section 4639. - 4639. (a) The governing board of a regional center shall...

Section 4639.5. - 4639.5. (a) By December 1 of each year, each regional...

Section 4639.6. - 4639.6. The Director of Developmental Services may issue directives to...

Section 4639.75. - 4639.75. (a) On an ongoing basis, and as necessary, the...

ARTICLE 1.1 - Regional Center Worker Retention

Section 4639.80. - 4639.80. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4630 or any other law, a...

Section 4639.81. - 4639.81. A contract entered into or renewed pursuant to this...

Section 4639.82. - 4639.82. (a) A covered employee who is not offered employment,...

Section 4639.83. - 4639.83. The provisions of this article are severable. If any...

ARTICLE 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities

Section 4640. - 4640. (a) Contracts between the department and regional centers shall...

Section 4640.6. - 4640.6. (a) In approving regional center contracts, the department shall...

Section 4640.7. - 4640.7. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 4640.8. - 4640.8. When convening any task force or advisory group, a...

Section 4640.9. - 4640.9. Beginning July 1, 2020, each regional center shall provide...

Section 4641. - 4641. All regional centers shall conduct casefinding activities, including notification...

Section 4641.1. - 4641.1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

Section 4641.5. - 4641.5. (a) Effective July 1, 2011, regional centers shall begin...

Section 4642. - 4642. (a) (1) Any person believed to have a developmental...

Section 4643. - 4643. (a) If assessment is needed, the assessment shall be...

Section 4643.3. - 4643.3. (a) (1) On or before April 1, 2002, the...

Section 4643.5. - 4643.5. (a) If a consumer is, or has been determined...

Section 4644. - 4644. (a) In addition to any person eligible for initial...

Section 4646. - 4646. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

Section 4646.4. - 4646.4. (a) Regional centers shall ensure, at the time of...

Section 4646.5. - 4646.5. (a) The planning process for the individual program plan...

Section 4646.55. - 4646.55. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation...

Section 4646.6. - 4646.6. Notwithstanding Section 632 of the Penal Code, a consumer,...

Section 4647. - 4647. (a) Pursuant to Section 4640.7, service coordination shall include...

Section 4648. - 4648. In order to achieve the stated objectives of a...

Section 4648.1. - 4648.1. (a) The State Department of Developmental Services and regional...

Section 4648.11. - 4648.11. (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a...

Section 4648.12. - 4648.12. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that under federal...

Section 4648.14. - 4648.14. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Department...

Section 4648.2. - 4648.2. By September 1, 1986, the State Department of Developmental...

Section 4648.3. - 4648.3. A provider of transportation services to regional center clients...

Section 4648.35. - 4648.35. At the time of development, review, or modification of...

Section 4648.4. - 4648.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation,...

Section 4648.55. - 4648.55. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), a regional...

Section 4648.6. - 4648.6. The department, in consultation with stakeholders, shall develop an...

Section 4649. - 4649. Regional centers shall cooperate with the state council in...

Section 4650. - 4650. Regional centers shall be responsible for developing an annual...

Section 4651. - 4651. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 4652. - 4652. A regional center shall investigate every appropriate and economically...

Section 4652.5. - 4652.5. (a) (1) An entity that receives payments from one...

Section 4653. - 4653. Except for those developmentally disabled persons judicially committed to...

Section 4654. - 4654. Before any person is examined by a regional center...

Section 4655. - 4655. The director of a regional center or his designee...

Section 4656. - 4656. (a) A qualified physician and surgeon who diagnoses a...

Section 4657. - 4657. The State Department of Developmental Services shall, through the...

Section 4658. - 4658. The State Department of Developmental Services shall insure that...

Section 4659. - 4659. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) or...

Section 4659.1. - 4659.1. (a) If a service or support provided pursuant to...

Section 4659.2. - 4659.2. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Interagency Dispute Resolution

Section 4659.5. - 4659.5. (a) This article shall apply to any dispute over...

Section 4659.7. - 4659.7. (a) Whenever a regional center believes that a generic...

Section 4659.8. - 4659.8. The resolution under this article of whether a regional...

ARTICLE 2.6 - Third-Party Liability

Section 4659.10. - 4659.10. It is the intent of the Legislature that this...

Section 4659.11. - 4659.11. (a) When services are provided or will be provided...

Section 4659.12. - 4659.12. (a) Where an action is brought by the department...

Section 4659.13. - 4659.13. (a) If a consumer or child under 36 months...

Section 4659.14. - 4659.14. In the event of judgment or award in a...

Section 4659.15. - 4659.15. Upon further application at any time before the judgment...

Section 4659.16. - 4659.16. (a) No settlement, judgment, or award in any action...

Section 4659.17. - 4659.17. When the department or regional center has perfected a...

Section 4659.18. - 4659.18. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in no event...

Section 4659.19. - 4659.19. The amount recovered by the department or regional center...

Section 4659.20. - 4659.20. In the event that the child or consumer, his...

Section 4659.21. - 4659.21. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all carriers described...

Section 4659.22. - 4659.22. (a) Every health insurer, self-insured plan, group health plan,...

Section 4659.23. - 4659.23. In order to assess overlapping or duplicate health coverage,...

Section 4659.24. - 4659.24. (a) When the rights of a consumer or a...

ARTICLE 3 - Regional Center Board Meetings

Section 4660. - 4660. All meetings of the board of directors of each...

Section 4661. - 4661. (a) Regional centers shall mail notice of their meetings...

Section 4662. - 4662. In the case of an emergency situation involving matters...

Section 4663. - 4663. (a) The governing board of a regional center may...

Section 4664. - 4664. The governing board of a regional center may hold...

Section 4665. - 4665. Agendas and other writings or materials distributed prior to...

Section 4666. - 4666. No regional center shall conduct any meeting, conference, or...

Section 4667. - 4667. All regional center board meetings shall be held in...

Section 4668. - 4668. (a) Any action taken by a regional center governing...

Section 4669. - 4669. The provisions of this article shall not apply to...

ARTICLE 4 - Regional Center Alternatives for Service Delivery

Section 4669.2. - 4669.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and provided that there...

Section 4669.75. - 4669.75. (a) Any proposal approved by the department pursuant to...

CHAPTER 6 - Development and Support of Community Facilities and Programs

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 4670. - 4670. The Legislature finds that there is a shortage of...

ARTICLE 2 - Planning and Developing New and Expanded Programs and Facilities

Section 4675. - 4675. On and after January 1, 1978, the state plan...

Section 4676. - 4676. Prior to making an appropriation or allocating any state...

Section 4677. - 4677. (a) (1) All parental fees collected by or for...

Section 4678. - 4678. (a) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, in implementing...

Section 4679. - 4679. (a) In any year for which funding is available,...

Section 4679.1. - 4679.1. (a) By September 1, 2017, the department shall report...

ARTICLE 3 - Rates of Payment for Community Living Facilities

Section 4680. - 4680. In order to assure the availability of a continuum...

Section 4681.1. - 4681.1. (a) The department shall adopt regulations that specify rates...

Section 4681.3. - 4681.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for...

Section 4681.4. - 4681.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for...

Section 4681.5. - 4681.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, a regional...

Section 4681.6. - 4681.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July...

Section 4681.7. - 4681.7. (a) Effective July 1, 2011, in order to maintain...

Section 4682. - 4682. Under no circumstances shall the rate of state payment...

Section 4683. - 4683. It is the intent of the Legislature that rates...

Section 4684. - 4684. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Adult Residential Facilities for Persons with Special Health Care Needs and Group Homes for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Section 4684.50. - 4684.50. (a) (1) “Adult Residential Facility for Persons with Special...

Section 4684.53. - 4684.53. (a) The State Department of Developmental Services and the...

Section 4684.55. - 4684.55. (a) A regional center may not pay a rate...

Section 4684.58. - 4684.58. (a) The regional center may recommend for participation, to...

Section 4684.60. - 4684.60. The vendoring regional center shall, before placing a consumer...

Section 4684.63. - 4684.63. (a) Each ARFPSHN and each GHCSHN shall do all...

Section 4684.65. - 4684.65. (a) A regional center shall not place, or fund...

Section 4684.68. - 4684.68. (a) The individual health care plan shall include, at...

Section 4684.70. - 4684.70. (a) The State Department of Social Services, in administering...

Section 4684.73. - 4684.73. (a) In addition to any other contract termination provisions,...

Section 4684.74. - 4684.74. The State Department of Developmental Services shall only approve...

Section 4684.75. - 4684.75. (a) The State Department of Developmental Services may adopt...

Section 4684.76. - 4684.76. For a child or nonminor dependent who has been...

Section 4684.77. - 4684.77. (a) If a child requires a living arrangement in...

ARTICLE 3.6 - Enhanced Behavioral Supports Homes

Section 4684.80. - 4684.80. (a) “Enhanced behavioral supports home” means a facility certified...

Section 4684.81. - 4684.81. (a) The department shall use community placement plan funds,...

Section 4684.82. - 4684.82. The vendoring regional center shall, before placing any consumer...

Section 4684.83. - 4684.83. The enhanced behavioral supports home provider shall be responsible...

Section 4684.84. - 4684.84. (a) The regional center shall have responsibility for monitoring...

Section 4684.85. - 4684.85. (a) In addition to any other contract termination provisions,...

Section 4684.86. - 4684.86. (a) A certification for an enhanced behavioral supports home...

ARTICLE 4 - Services and Supports for Persons Living in the Community

Section 4685. - 4685. (a) Consistent with state and federal law, the Legislature...

Section 4685.1. - 4685.1. (a) When a minor child requires a living arrangement...

Section 4685.7. - 4685.7. (a) Contingent upon approval of a federal waiver, the...

Section 4685.8. - 4685.8. (a) The department shall implement a statewide Self-Determination Program....

Section 4685.9. - 4685.9. (a) The department shall establish an Office of the...

Section 4685.10. - 4685.10. (a) The department may adopt regulations to implement and...

Section 4686. - 4686. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation...

Section 4686.2. - 4686.2. (a) Effective July 1, 2009, notwithstanding any other provision...

Section 4686.3. - 4686.3. The department shall adopt emergency regulations to address the...

Section 4686.31. - 4686.31. (a) Effective July 1, 2011, notwithstanding any other law...

Section 4687. - 4687. Consistent with state and federal law, the Legislature recognizes...

Section 4688. - 4688. (a) Consistent with state and federal law, the Legislature...

Section 4688.05. - 4688.05. Regional centers shall provide independent living skills services to...

Section 4688.06. - 4688.06. (a) Consistent with state and federal law, the Legislature...

Section 4688.1. - 4688.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation...

Section 4688.2. - 4688.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation...

Section 4688.21. - 4688.21. (a) The Legislature places a high priority on opportunities...

Section 4688.3. - 4688.3. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services and...

Section 4688.5. - 4688.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the...

Section 4688.6. - 4688.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the...

Section 4689. - 4689. Consistent with state and federal law, the Legislature places...

Section 4689.05. - 4689.05. (a) A regional center shall not purchase supportive services,...

Section 4689.1. - 4689.1. (a) The Legislature declares that it places a high...

Section 4689.2. - 4689.2. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in...

Section 4689.3. - 4689.3. (a) A family home agency shall not place an...

Section 4689.4. - 4689.4. The State Department of Developmental Services may deny an...

Section 4689.5. - 4689.5. (a) Proceeding for the termination, or denial of vendorization...

Section 4689.6. - 4689.6. (a) The State Department of Developmental Services may prohibit...

Section 4689.7. - 4689.7. (a) For the 1998–99 fiscal year, levels of payment...

Section 4689.8. - 4689.8. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July 1,...

ARTICLE 5 - Regional Center Rates for Nonresidential Services

Section 4690. - 4690. The Director of Developmental Services shall establish, maintain, and...

Section 4690.1. - 4690.1. (a) By March 1, 1986, the department, in consultation...

Section 4690.2. - 4690.2. (a) The Director of Developmental Services shall develop program...

Section 4690.3. - 4690.3. (a) For the 1998–99 fiscal year, rates for in-home...

Section 4690.4. - 4690.4. (a) Sections 4690.2, 4691, and 4691.5, which relate to...

Section 4690.5. - 4690.5. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July 1,...

Section 4690.7. - 4690.7. A provider of nonresidential services, as defined in paragraph...

Section 4691. - 4691. (a) The Legislature reaffirms its intent that community-based day...

Section 4691.5. - 4691.5. The ratesetting methodology, to be established pursuant to subparagraph...

Section 4691.6. - 4691.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July...

Section 4691.8. - 4691.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation,...

Section 4691.9. - 4691.9. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July...

Section 4691.10. - 4691.10. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, and...

Section 4691.11. - 4691.11. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, and to the...

Section 4691.12. - 4691.12. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, to...

Section 4693. - 4693. For the purposes of this article, “infant day program”...

Section 4694. - 4694. Commencing July 1, 2006, all regional center vendors who...

ARTICLE 6 - Residential Facility Staff Training

Section 4695. - 4695. The State Department of Developmental Services shall offer, through...

Section 4695.2. - 4695.2. (a) Each direct care staff person employed in a...

ARTICLE 7 - Regional Center Clients Requiring Mental Health Services

Section 4696. - 4696. The Legislature places a high priority on ensuring that...

Section 4696.1. - 4696.1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that improved cooperative...

Section 4696.3. - 4696.3. A regional center shall notify the clients’ rights advocate,...

Section 4697. - 4697. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

ARTICLE 8 - Community Crisis Home Certification

Section 4698. - 4698. (a) (1) “Community crisis home” means a facility certified...

Section 4698.1. - 4698.1. (a) A certificate of program approval shall not be...

CHAPTER 6.5 - Developmental Services Workforce Stabilization

Section 4699. - 4699. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 4699.1. - 4699.1. Implementation of this chapter shall be subject to an...

Section 4699.2. - 4699.2. (a) The department shall establish, and regional centers shall...

Section 4699.3. - 4699.3. (a) The department shall establish, and regional centers shall...

Section 4699.4. - 4699.4. (a) The department shall establish, and regional centers shall...

Section 4699.5. - 4699.5. (a) The department shall seek input from stakeholders throughout...

Section 4699.6. - 4699.6. (a) The department shall report to the Legislature at...

Section 4699.7. - 4699.7. (a) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure...

CHAPTER 7 - Appeal Procedure

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 4700. - 4700. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth...

Section 4701. - 4701. (a) “Adequate notice” means a written notice using the...

Section 4702. - 4702. Each regional center and each vendor that contracts with...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 4705. - 4705. (a) (1) Every regional center or state-operated facility shall,...

Section 4705. - 4705. Every regional center or state-operated facility shall, as a...

Section 4705.5. - 4705.5. (a) Unless the claimant is themselves an attorney licensed...

Section 4706. - 4706. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) to the...

Section 4707. - 4707. (a) By July 1, 1999, the State Department of...

Section 4707. - 4707. (a) The following appeals processes shall be available for...

Section 4708. - 4708. (a) (1) The department shall create, with input from...

ARTICLE 3 - Fair Hearing Procedure

Section 4710. - 4710. (a) Adequate notice shall be sent to the applicant...

Section 4710. - 4710. (a) The regional center or state-operated facility shall send...

Section 4710.5. - 4710.5. (a) Any applicant for or recipient of services, or...

Section 4710.5. - 4710.5. (a) Any applicant for or recipient of services, or...

Section 4710.6. - 4710.6. (a) Upon receipt by the service agency director of...

Section 4710.6. - 4710.6. (a) (1) Upon receipt of an appeal request form...

Section 4710.7. - 4710.7. (a) Upon requesting a fair hearing, the claimant has...

Section 4710.7. - 4710.7. (a) The purpose of the informal meeting is to...

Section 4710.8. - 4710.8. (a) At an informal meeting, the claimant shall have...

Section 4710.8. - 4710.8. (a) At an informal meeting, the claimant shall have...

Section 4710.9. - 4710.9. (a) If the claimant or the claimant’s authorized representative...

Section 4710.9. - 4710.9. (a) If, after the informal meeting, the claimant or...

Section 4711. - 4711. (a) Upon receipt of the hearing request form, where...

Section 4711. - 4711. (a) Upon receipt of an appeal request form requesting...

Section 4711.5. - 4711.5. (a) Upon receipt of the written request for mediation,...

Section 4711.5. - 4711.5. (a) Upon receipt of an appeal request form requesting...

Section 4711.7. - 4711.7. (a) If the issue or issues involved in the...

Section 4711.7. - 4711.7. (a) If the issue or issues involved in the...

Section 4712. - 4712. (a) The fair hearing shall be held within 50...

Section 4712. - 4712. (a) (1) The fair hearing shall be held within...

Section 4712.2. - 4712.2. (a) Two or more claimants with a common complaint,...

Section 4712.2. - 4712.2. (a) Two or more claimants with a common complaint,...

Section 4712.5. - 4712.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), within 10...

Section 4712.5. - 4712.5. (a) (1) Within 10 business days of the concluding...

Section 4712.7. - 4712.7. (a) In addition to any other delegation of authority...

Section 4713. - 4713. (a) If the hearing officer’s decision is unfavorable to...

Section 4713. - 4713. (a) If the final decision is unfavorable to the...

Section 4713.5. - 4713.5. (a) The regional center shall implement the final hearing...

Section 4714. - 4714. (a) Commencing July 1, 1999, for each appeal request...

Section 4714. - 4714. (a) For each appeal request form submitted pursuant to...

ARTICLE 4 - Services Pending Final Administrative Decision

Section 4715. - 4715. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if...

Section 4715. - 4715. (a) Except as provided in this section, if an...

Section 4716. - 4716. Nothing in this chapter shall presume the incompetence of...

Section 4717. - 4717. The hearing office, in collaboration with the department, shall...

ARTICLE 5 - Access to Records

Section 4725. - 4725. For the purposes of this article: (a) “Access” means...

Section 4726. - 4726. Notwithstanding Section 5328, access to records shall be provided...

Section 4727. - 4727. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to compel...

Section 4728. - 4728. Each regional center and the department for its state-operated...

Section 4729. - 4729. Whenever access to regional center or state-operated facility records...

Section 4730. - 4730. Any person who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions...

Section 4731. - 4731. (a) Each consumer or any representative acting on behalf...

CHAPTER 7.5 - Residential Care Facility Appeals Procedures

Section 4740. - 4740. The Legislature finds the following: (a) The quality of...

Section 4741. - 4741. An adult person with a developmental disability has the...

Section 4742. - 4742. The regional center or its designated representative shall (a)...

Section 4742.1. - 4742.1. (a) A statement made by a regional center representative...

Section 4743. - 4743. It is the intent of the Legislature that to...

Section 4744. - 4744. The regional center or its designee shall provide to...

Section 4745. - 4745. During each visit to the facility, the designated staff...

Section 4746. - 4746. The severity of the deficiencies and the quality of...

Section 4747. - 4747. If a consumer or, when appropriate, the parent, guardian,...

Section 4748. - 4748. Within nine months of the effective date of this...

CHAPTER 8 - Evaluation

Section 4750. - 4750. The Legislature intends that expenditures on state programs for...

Section 4750.5. - 4750.5. In order to gather data that is relevant to...

Section 4752. - 4752. The department shall prepare by July 1, 1978, a...

Section 4753. - 4753. By January 1, 1979, the department shall implement the...

Section 4754. - 4754. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit...

CHAPTER 9 - Budgetary Process and Financial Provisions

Section 4775. - 4775. The Legislature finds that the method of appropriating funds...

Section 4776. - 4776. On or before August 1 of each year, each...

Section 4776.5. - 4776.5. (a) Regional centers shall not be subject to any...

Section 4777. - 4777. On or before September 1 of each year, the...

Section 4778. - 4778. To the extent feasible, all funds appropriated for developmental...

Section 4780. - 4780. When appropriated by the Legislature, the department may receive...

Section 4780.5. - 4780.5. The State Department of Developmental Services is responsible for...

Section 4781. - 4781. The department may accept and expend grants, gifts, and...

Section 4781.5. - 4781.5. (a) For the 2006–07 fiscal year only, a regional...

Section 4781.6. - 4781.6. (a) A regional center shall not expend any purchase...

Section 4783. - 4783. (a) (1) The Family Cost Participation Program is hereby...

Section 4784. - 4784. (a) The department shall assess a monthly fee to...

Section 4785. - 4785. (a) (1) A regional center shall assess an annual...

Section 4785.1. - 4785.1. On or before January 10, 2023, the State Department...

Section 4786. - 4786. The director shall develop, establish, and maintain an equitable...

Section 4787. - 4787. (a) The department shall, in developing the annual budget...

Section 4790. - 4790. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

Section 4791. - 4791. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation,...

Section 4792. - 4792. (a) This section of law shall only be operative...

CHAPTER 10 - Judicial Review

Section 4800. - 4800. (a) Every adult who is or has been admitted...

Section 4801. - 4801. (a) Judicial review shall be in the superior court...

Section 4802. - 4802. This chapter shall not be construed to impair the...

Section 4803. - 4803. (a) If a regional center recommends that a person...

Section 4804. - 4804. Whenever a proceeding is held in a superior court...

Section 4805. - 4805. Objections to proposed transfers between state hospitals shall be...

Section 4806. - 4806. This chapter shall be construed in a manner that...

CHAPTER 11 - Guardianship and Conservatorship

Section 4825. - 4825. The provisions of this division shall not be construed...

CHAPTER 12 - Community Living Continuums

Section 4830. - 4830. As used in this chapter: (a) “Continuum” means a...

Section 4831. - 4831. The State Department of Developmental Services may develop the...

Section 4832. - 4832. (a) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities may review...

Section 4833. - 4833. Upon designation by the Department of Developmental Services pursuant...

Section 4834. - 4834. The Director of the Department of Developmental Services may...

Section 4835. - 4835. (a) The Director of Developmental Services may establish uniform...

Section 4836. - 4836. The director shall prepare a yearly report to the...

Section 4837. - 4837. The Director of Developmental Services may provide 90-day advance...

Section 4839. - 4839. The State Department of Developmental Services may study and...

Section 4841. - 4841. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4675, 4676 and 4677,...

Section 4843. - 4843. To accomplish the goals enumerated in Section 4833, the...

Section 4844. - 4844. The Director of Developmental Services shall initiate and monitor...

Section 4845. - 4845. If authorized by regulations adopted by the department and...

Section 4846. - 4846. Interagency agreements shall be established between the regional centers...

CHAPTER 13 - Habilitation Services For Persons With Developmental Disabilities

Section 4850. - 4850. (a) The Legislature reaffirms its intent that habilitation services...

Section 4850.1. - 4850.1. Notwithstanding Section 19050.9 of the Government Code, beginning July...

Section 4850.2. - 4850.2. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter shall...

Section 4850.3. - 4850.3. (a) The Legislature intends that in order to increase...

Section 4851. - 4851. The definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the...

Section 4852. - 4852. A consumer shall be referred to a provider of...

Section 4853. - 4853. (a) When a referral for habilitation services pursuant to...

Section 4854. - 4854. In developing the individual habilitation service plan pursuant to...

Section 4854.1. - 4854.1. The individual program plan planning team, shall, pursuant to...

Section 4855. - 4855. When an individual who is eligible for habilitation services...

Section 4856. - 4856. (a) The regional center shall monitor, evaluate, and audit...

Section 4857. - 4857. The regional center shall purchase habilitation services pursuant to...

Section 4857.1. - 4857.1. Regional centers may purchase habilitation services only from providers...

Section 4858. - 4858. (a) Each work activity program vendor shall, at a...

Section 4859. - 4859. (a) The department shall adopt regulations to establish rates...

Section 4860. - 4860. (a) (1) The hourly rate for supported employment services...

Section 4861. - 4861. The regional center may vendor new work activity or...

Section 4862. - 4862. (a) The length of a work activity program day...

Section 4863. - 4863. (a) In accordance with regulations adopted by the department,...

Section 4864. - 4864. The department shall authorize payment for absences in work...

Section 4865. - 4865. At the request of the Department of Rehabilitation, a...

Section 4865.1. - 4865.1. (a) A regional center shall continue to pay the...

Section 4866. - 4866. The department may promulgate emergency regulations to carry out...

Section 4867. - 4867. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to mean...

CHAPTER 14 - Employment

Section 4868. - 4868. (a) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities shall form...

Section 4869. - 4869. (a) (1) In furtherance of the purposes of this...

Section 4870. - 4870. (a) To encourage competitive integrated employment opportunities statewide for...

Section 4870.1. - 4870.1. (a) In addition to the program described Section 4870,...

Section 4870.2. - 4870.2. (a) In addition to the program described in Section...

CHAPTER 15 - Qualified ABLE Program

Section 4875. - 4875. For purposes of this chapter: (a) “ABLE account” or...

Section 4876. - 4876. There is hereby created the California ABLE Act Board...

Section 4877. - 4877. (a) There is hereby created an instrumentality of the...

Section 4878. - 4878. (a) The board shall segregate moneys received by the...

Section 4879. - 4879. (a) Under the program, a person may make contributions...

Section 4880. - 4880. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, moneys in, contributions to,...

Section 4881. - 4881. (a) The board shall provide an annual listing of...

Section 4882. - 4882. (a) The board shall adopt regulations as it deems...

Section 4883. - 4883. This act shall be construed liberally in order to...

Section 4884. - 4884. The board shall market this program to residents of...

Section 4885. - 4885. (a) Notwithstanding any other state law, and only to...