California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4684.81

WIC § 4684.81 Effective Jun 29, 2020Div. 4.5 · Ch. 6 · Art. 3.6

Statute text

(a)The department shall use community placement plan funds, as appropriated in the State Department of Developmental Services’ annual budget, to develop enhanced behavioral supports in homelike community settings. The enhanced behavioral supports homes shall be for purposes of providing intensive behavioral services and supports to adults and children with developmental disabilities who need intensive services and supports due to challenging behaviors that cannot be managed in a community setting without the availability of enhanced behavioral services and supports, and who are at risk of institutionalization or out-of-state placement, or are transitioning to the community from a developmental center, other state-operated residential facility, institution for mental disease, or out-of-state placement.

(b)An enhanced behavioral supports home may only be established in an adult residential facility or a group home approved through a regional center community placement plan pursuant to Section 4418.25.

(c)Enhanced behavioral supports homes may be approved by the State Department of Developmental Services each fiscal year to the extent funding is available for this purpose, each for no more than four individuals with developmental disabilities. The homes shall be located throughout the state, as determined by the State Department of Developmental Services, based on regional center requests.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 11, Sec. 26. (AB 79) Effective June 29, 2020.