The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal

May 24, 2021 - It seeks to achieve that goal by linking RC performance to incentive payments. Performance would be measured by a set of indicators and targets developed through a stakeholder process prior to program implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4438

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

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - Provide medical and supportive services to individuals residing in permanent supportive housing and congregate care settings. 298 Eliminating Assisted Living Waiver Waitlist. Eliminate Assisted Living Waiver waitlist by increasing waiver slots by 7,000. 255 Services: Enhancing HCBS Capacity and Models of Care Developmental Services Rate Model Implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

Upcoming Changes in Medi-Cal Create Fiscal and Policy Uncertainty

Oct 9, 2015 - Section 1115 Waiver Renewal The state ’s current Medicaid Section 1115 waiver is set to expire on October 31, 2015. (The federal government generally grants states flexibility in administering their Medicaid programs through “waivers, ” such as those allowed under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3300

The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - Assets used in a business ✔ Assets being sold ✔ Assets were not counted if applicant showed they were making a “bona fide effort to sell. ” 2021 ‑22 Budget Package Phased Out Asset Test. The 2021 ‑22 budget package included trailer bill legislation that phased out the asset test for seniors and persons with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

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

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

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 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

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - Seeking mainstream employment for people with developmental disabilities is a shift away from the types of programs and work activities that are still the mainstay. For example, more than 50,000 consumers currently participate in day programs, which provide social ‑skills and self ‑care training to groups of consumers in a set location or out in the community.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581