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Amended
IN
Senate
April 21, 2015 |
Senate Bill | No. 638 |
Introduced by Senator Stone |
February 27, 2015 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 4519.8 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, immediately following Section 4519.7, to read:4519.8.
The department shall submit a plan to the Legislature to ensure the sustainability, quality, and transparency of community-based services for individuals with developmental disabilities. The department shall regularly consult with stakeholders in developing the plan. The department shall submit the plan to the Legislature by August 1, 2016. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(a)For each community services cost savings measure adopted through the budget process from 2008 through 2014, inclusive, that is still in effect as of July 1, 2015, an estimate of the savings generated and the number of program enrollees affected by that budget savings action. The plan shall recommend whether or not to continue implementing each savings
measure.
(b)
(3)Options for basing a portion of the reimbursement for a provider category on consumer satisfaction, as measured by surveys, consumer-generated ratings, or other recognized methods for measuring consumer satisfaction in a
statistically representative manner.
(c)
(d)
(e)For regional center operations, an estimate of the median cost per consumer to staff each regional center at appropriate levels.
(f)
(4)
(g)Development and evaluation of options for basing a portion
of the funding for regional centers on consumer satisfaction, as measured by surveys, consumer-generated ratings, or other recognized methods for measuring consumer satisfaction in a statistically representative manner.
(h)
SEC. 3.
Section 4629.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4629.7.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, all regional center contracts or agreements with service providers in which rates are determined through negotiations between the regional center and the service provider shall expressly require that not more than the amount of funds specified in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, be spent on administrative costs.SEC. 4.
Section 4681.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4681.1.
(a) The department shall adopt regulations that specify rates for community care facilities serving persons with developmental disabilities. The implementation of the regulations shall be contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act for this purpose. These rates shall be calculated on the basis of a cost model designed by the department that ensures that aggregate facility payments support the provision of services to each person in accordance with his or her individual program plan and applicable program requirements. The cost model shall reflect cost elements that shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:SEC. 5.
Section 4681.2 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:4681.2.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing July 1, 2015, the department shall increase the rates set for community care facilities serving persons with developmental disabilities by(b)
SEC. 6.
Section 4681.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4681.6.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing July 1, 2008:(2)
SEC. 7.
Section 4689.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4689.8.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing July 1, 2008:(2)
SEC. 8.
Section 4690.7 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:4690.7.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing July 1, 2015, the department shall increase the rates set for nonresidential service providers by(b)
SEC. 9.
Section 4691.9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4691.9.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing July 1, 2008:(2)
SEC. 10.
Section 4793 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:4793.
(a) The department shall increase the funding provided to a regional center for the regional center’s operating budget as follows:(b)
SEC. 11.
Section 4794 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:4794.
(a) The department shall increase the funding provided to a regional center to enable the regional center and regional center’s purchase-of-service vendors to fund all of the following costs associated with minimum wage requirements:(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
SEC. 12.
Section 4860 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4860.
(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (f), the hourly rate for supported employment services provided to consumers receiving individualized services shall be thirty-four dollars and twenty-four cents ($34.24).(2)Commencing July 1, 2017, the rates established by subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be forty-one dollars and forty-three cents ($41.43).