The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Issues Many Providers Still Are Not in Compliance With HCBS Final Rule Set to Take Effect in March. Figure   3 shows the share of providers (broken out by service category) who have compliant policies set in place as of December  29,  2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

Realignment and County Indigent Health Care Programs [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5164

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The Lanterman Act requires DDS to serve all individuals determined eligible by an RC. The program has never required means testing, so income is not considered when an individual applies for services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Statute sets the following average service coordinator ‑to ‑consumer ratios for  RCs: 1:62 for consumers enrolled in Medicaid waiver programs. 1:62 for consumers who transitioned from a developmental center into a community setting at least 12 months ago. 1:45 for consumers who transitioned from a developmental center into a community setting
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - An ICF level of care is defined as having two moderate or seve re support needs in one or more of the following areas: self ‑help, such as dressing or toileting; social ‑emotional to address such issues as aggression, self ‑injurious behavior, or running away; or health, such as tracheostomy care, apnea monitoring, or oxygen therapy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The administration’s proposal seems intended to apply a consistent set of requirements across nonelderly adults, regardless of immigration status. In practice, though, adults with satisfactory and unsatisfactory immigration status may experience the requirements differently.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Remainder Would Be Used for Beds in Community-Based Treatment Settings and Residential Care Settings. Bond proceeds remaining after distribution to HCD — at least $3.8  billion —would be used for DHCS to award grants to construct and rehabilitate beds in unlocked, voluntary, community-based treatment and residential care settings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 25, 2019 - Rates are primarily set in the following various ways: Statute Sets Certain Rates. Rates for supported employment and work activity programs are set in statute. DDS Sets Some Rates. Some vendor rates are set by DDS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

The Uncertain Affordable Care Act Landscape: What It Means for California

Feb 17, 2017 - The ACA currently allows catastrophic coverage in a limited set of circumstances —individuals must be under age 30 and qualify for a hardship exemption. Catastrophic coverage under the ACA, however, is required to provide the same EHB but sets a higher annual deductible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3569

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Health plans that participate in Covered California must use these accounts so that federal subsidies do not pay for abortion services. The fund is continuously appropriated through the 2028-29 fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075