Developmental services: denials of services and notices of actions.
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Overview
This bill, the Access to Disability Services Transparency Act, requires regional centers in California to document all denials of services, notices of actions, and appeals within an individual program plan for consumers with developmental disabilities. It also mandates that the State Department of Developmental Services and regional centers include data on these disagreements and denials in their annual reports and that lawmakers have access to this information. The goal is to improve transparency and accountability within the developmental services system, particularly addressing disparities in service access for underserved communities.
Key provisions
- Requires regional centers to document denials of services, notices of actions, and appeals in individual program plans.
- Requires the Department of Developmental Services and regional centers to include data on service disagreements and denials in annual reports.
- Mandates the inclusion of this data in the statewide reporting mechanism.
- Requires regional centers to provide data on service disagreements and denials to consumers and their representatives in their preferred language.
- Establishes a standardized data dashboard for tracking service disparities.
- Requires regional centers to meet with stakeholders to discuss service disagreements and denials.
- Creates a funding mechanism to support regional centers in addressing service disparities.
- Requires the implementation of a new case management system to automatically capture notices of action.
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