California Welfare and Institutions Code CHAPTER 13 - Habilitation Services For Persons With Developmental Disabilities

• Section 4850.
  (a) The Legislature reaffirms its intent that habilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities should be planned and provided as a part of a continuum and...
• Section 4850.1.
  Notwithstanding Section 19050.9 of the Government Code, beginning July 1, 2004, the State Department of Developmental Services shall succeed to all functions and responsibilities of...
• Section 4850.2.
  (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter shall only apply to those habilitation services purchased by the regional centers.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed...
• Section 4850.3.
  (a) The Legislature intends that in order to increase effectiveness and opportunity to gain meaningful integrated competitive employment opportunities, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a)...
• Section 4851.
  The definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the construction of this chapter, with respect to habilitation services provided through the regional center, and unless...
• Section 4852.
  A consumer shall be referred to a provider of habilitation services under this chapter when all of the following apply:(a) The individual is an adult who...
• Section 4853.
  (a) When a referral for habilitation services pursuant to Section 4852 has been made and if the individual is placed in a work activity program, he...
• Section 4854.
  In developing the individual habilitation service plan pursuant to Section 4853, the habilitation service provider shall develop specific and measurable objectives to determine whether the...
• Section 4854.1.
  The individual program plan planning team, shall, pursuant to Section 4646, meet, when it is necessary to review any of the following:(a) The appropriateness of job...
• Section 4855.
  When an individual who is eligible for habilitation services under this chapter is referred to the Department of Rehabilitation for vocational rehabilitation services, including supported...
• Section 4856.
  (a) The regional center shall monitor, evaluate, and audit habilitation services providers for program effectiveness, using performance criteria that include, but are not limited to, all...
• Section 4857.
  The regional center shall purchase habilitation services pursuant to the individual program plan. Habilitation services shall continue as long as satisfactory progress is being made...
• Section 4857.1.
  Regional centers may purchase habilitation services only from providers who are accredited community nonprofit agencies that provide work activity services or supported employment services, or...
• Section 4858.
  (a) Each work activity program vendor shall, at a minimum, annually review the status of consumers participating in their program to determine whether these individuals would...
• Section 4859.
  (a) The department shall adopt regulations to establish rates for work activity program services subject to the approval of the Department of Finance. The regulations shall...
• Section 4860.
  (a) (1) The hourly rate for supported employment services provided to consumers receiving individualized services is thirty-six dollars and fifty-seven cents ($36.57).(2) Job coach hours spent in travel...
• Section 4861.
  The regional center may vendor new work activity or supported employment programs, after determining the capacity of the program to deliver effective services, and assessing...
• Section 4862.
  (a) The length of a work activity program day shall not be less than five hours, excluding the lunch period.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the...
• Section 4863.
  (a) In accordance with regulations adopted by the department, and if agreed upon by the work activity program and the regional center, hourly billing shall be...
• Section 4864.
  The department shall authorize payment for absences in work activity programs and supported employment programs that are directly consequent to a declaration of a State...
• Section 4865.
  At the request of the Department of Rehabilitation, a work activity or supported employment program or both shall release accreditation and state licensing reports and...
• Section 4865.1.
  (a) A regional center shall continue to pay the rate in effect as of June 30, 2004, for a supported employment placement group composed of a...
• Section 4866.
  The department may promulgate emergency regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. If the Department of Developmental Services promulgates emergency regulations, the adoption...
• Section 4867.
  Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to mean that work activity programs or supported employment programs cannot serve consumers who are funded by agencies...

Last modified: October 22, 2018