California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4690.2

WIC § 4690.2 Effective Jun 27, 2018Div. 4.5 · Ch. 6 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)The Director of Developmental Services shall develop program standards and establish, maintain, and revise, as necessary, an equitable process for setting rates of state payment, based upon those standards, for in-home respite services purchased by regional centers from agencies vendored to provide these services. The Director of Developmental Services may promulgate regulations establishing these standards and the process to be used for setting rates. “In-home respite services” means intermittent or regularly scheduled temporary nonmedical care and supervision provided in the client’s own home, for a regional center client who resides with a family member. These services are designed to do all of the following:

(1)Assist family members in maintaining the client at home.

(2)Provide appropriate care and supervision to ensure the client’s safety in the absence of family members.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 50, Sec. 4. (SB 853) Effective June 27, 2018.