Bill > AB1335

This bill modifies California's laws regarding habilitation services for individuals with developmental disabilities by removing the requirement for work activity and supported employment programs to be accredited by CARF (the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission). Instead, regional centers will now monitor, evaluate, and audit these programs using service standards contained in state department regulations. The bill updates several sections of the Welfare and Institutions Code to eliminate references to CARF accreditation and shifts the focus to evaluating program effectiveness through state-defined service standards. Regional centers will continue to have the authority to approve new work activity and supported employment programs based on their capacity to deliver effective services, their ability to achieve integrated paid work for consumers, and their compliance with state requirements. The bill also maintains the regional centers' ability to impose sanctions on providers who do not meet service standards, including stopping new referrals, implementing corrective action plans, removing consumers from unsafe programs, and potentially terminating the provider's authorization to offer services. These changes aim to provide more flexible oversight of habilitation services while maintaining quality and safety standards for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Health and Social Services

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