ARTICLE 1. Regional Center Contracts

Article 1 added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.

§§ 4620–4639.76 · 37 sections

§ 4620 (a) In order for the state to carry out many of its responsibilities as established in this division, the state shall contract with appropriate agencies to…
§ 4620.1 The Legislature recognizes the ongoing contributions many parents and family members make to the support and well-being of their children and relatives with…
§ 4620.2 (a) The State Department of Developmental Services, after consultation with stakeholder groups, shall develop a system of enrollment fees, copayments, or both,…
§ 4620.3 (a) To provide more uniformity and consistency in the administrative practices and services of regional centers throughout the state, promote appropriateness… see note
§ 4620.4 (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that more than a quarter of Californians are foreign born, and more than 10 percent of the state’s population speaks…
§ 4620.5 (a) Beginning as early as possible after July 1, 2021, but no later than September 1, 2021, the department shall convene a workgroup, which shall be composed…
§ 4621 The department, within the limitations of funds appropriated, shall contract with appropriate private nonprofit corporations for the establishment of regional…
§ 4621.5 Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 1 of Chapter 501 of the Statutes of 1971, the department shall, within the limitations of funds appropriated,…
§ 4621.6 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow for uninterrupted supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and provide for…
§ 4622 The state shall contract only with agencies to serve as regional centers as described in Section 4620, the governing boards of which conform to all of the…
§ 4622.5 By August 15 of each year, the governing board of each regional center shall submit to the department detailed documentation, as determined by the department,…
§ 4623 In the event that the governing board of the regional center is not composed of individuals as specified in subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section…
§ 4624 When the governing board of the regional center is not composed of individuals as specified in subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 4622, the program…
§ 4625 The department shall not contract with any new regional center contracting agency unless the governing board of the agency is composed of individuals as…
§ 4625.5 (a) The governing board of each regional center shall adopt and maintain a written policy requiring the board to review and approve any regional center…
§ 4625.6 (a) To ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and to assist with governance and organizational structure, the governing board of the regional…
§ 4625.7 The governing board of a regional center shall meet with representatives of the department upon a request by the Director of Developmental Services, and, if…
§ 4626 (a) The department shall give a very high priority to ensuring that regional center board members and employees act in the course of their duties solely in the…
§ 4626.5 Each regional center shall submit a conflict-of-interest policy to the department by July 1, 2011, and shall post the policy on its internet website by August…
§ 4627 (a) The director of the department shall adopt and enforce conflict-of-interest regulations to ensure that members of the governing board, program policy…
§ 4628 If, for good reason, a contracting agency is unable to meet all the criteria for a governing board established in this chapter, the director may waive those…
§ 4629 (a) The state shall enter into five-year contracts with regional centers, subject to the annual appropriation of funds by the Legislature. (b) The contracts…
§ 4629.5 (a) In addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4629, the department’s contract with a regional center shall require the regional center to adopt,…
§ 4629.7 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all regional center contracts or agreements with service providers in which rates are determined through…
§ 4630 The contract between the state and the contracting agency shall not: (a) Require information that violates client confidentiality. (b) Prevent a regional…
§ 4631 (a) In order to provide to the greatest extent practicable a larger degree of uniformity and consistency in the services, funding, and administrative practices…
§ 4632 If the department and a regional center are unable to resolve any contract dispute, including disputes between the regional center and the department over…
§ 4633 If the department or any regional center intends to adopt any material change in policy which will have a direct effect upon the contract between the state and…
§ 4634 Contracts between the department and regional center shall be presented for final negotiation to regional center governing boards at least 90 days’ prior to…
§ 4635 (a) If any regional center finds that it is unable to comply with the requirements of this division or its contract with the state, the regional center shall…
§ 4636 (a) If necessary, to avoid disruption of the service program, the department may directly, or through contract, operate a regional center during the interim…
§ 4638 Non-profit corporations operating regional centers shall not use state funds allocated to the corporation for operating the center for activities directly…
§ 4639 (a) The governing board of a regional center shall annually contract with an independent accounting firm for an audited financial statement. The audit report…
§ 4639.5 (a) By December 1 of each year, each regional center shall provide a listing to the State Department of Developmental Services a complete current salary…
§ 4639.6 The Director of Developmental Services may issue directives to the regional centers as the director deems necessary to protect consumer rights, health, safety,…
§ 4639.75 (a) On an ongoing basis, and as necessary, the State Department of Developmental Services shall provide to regional centers, and make available on the…
§ 4639.76 (a) A regional center with which the department maintains a contract pursuant to Section 4629 shall be subject to the California Public Records Act (Chapter 1…