California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4648.1

WIC § 4648.1 Effective Jul 28, 2009Div. 4.5 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The State Department of Developmental Services and regional centers may monitor services and supports purchased for regional center consumers with or without prior notice. Not less than two monitoring visits to a licensed long-term health care or community care facility or family home agency home each year shall be unannounced. The department may conduct fiscal reviews and audits of the service providers’ records.

(b)Department and regional center staff involved in monitoring or auditing services provided to the regional centers’ consumers by a service provider shall have access to the provider’s grounds, buildings, and service program, and to all related records, including books, papers, computerized data, accounting records, and related documentation. All persons connected with the service provider’s program, including, but not limited to, program administrators, staff, consultants, and accountants, shall provide information and access to facilities as required by the department or regional center.

(c)The department, in cooperation with regional centers, shall ensure that all providers of services and supports purchased by regional centers for their consumers are informed of all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 11. Effective July 28, 2009.