Habilitation services.
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Fiscal committee
No
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No
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Human Services
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill changes how regional centers oversee habilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities. Currently, providers must meet CARF accreditation standards, but the bill removes this requirement. Instead, regional centers will monitor and evaluate providers using standards outlined in department regulations. The bill also clarifies the process for regional centers to contract with new work activity or supported employment programs, allowing them to do so even before the program achieves CARF accreditation, provided the vendor demonstrates compliance with Rehabilitation Department certification standards and commits to applying for CARF accreditation within three years.
Key provisions
- Removes the requirement for habilitation services providers to be accredited by CARF.
- Requires regional centers to monitor and evaluate providers using department-adopted regulations.
- Allows regional centers to contract with new work activity or supported employment programs before CARF accreditation.
- Establishes a process for new programs to apply for CARF accreditation within three years of being vendored.
- Clarifies the criteria regional centers will use to evaluate proposals for new or existing vendors.
- Requires work activity or supported employment programs to release relevant reports upon request from the Department of Rehabilitation in cases of suspected abuse.
- Defines key terms related to habilitation services, including ‘habilitation services,’ ‘individual program plan,’ and ‘supported employment.’
- Specifies the roles and responsibilities of the Department of Developmental Services and the Department of Rehabilitation.
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