California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 18206

WIC § 18206 Effective Oct 12, 2001Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The director shall specify performance and quality assurance standards to be included in any experimental project for in-home supportive services undertaken pursuant to Section 18204 or extended pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 18205.

(b)In the case of a project subject to subdivision (a) of Section 18205 that is conducted pursuant to a contract between a private provider and a county, the standards shall assure delivery of all required services at the time the services are needed, including weekends and nights; establish proper screening, training, and supervision of persons providing direct services; and institute frequent periodic quality control audits and utilization review of all services. These standards shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(c)Quality control audits and utilization review shall be performed by entities that are independent of the county and the private contractor. The reports of the quality control audits and utilization review, excluding client confidential information, shall be made available to the public. The cost of those quality control audits and utilization review shall be considered as part of the county administrative costs for the managed contract.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 263. Effective October 12, 2001.