Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services—An Interim Update

Apr 19, 2021 - Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services—An Interim Update Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services —An Interim Update Introduction The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) currently serves a relatively small
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

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

Improving Access to Dental Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

Sep 27, 2018 - The information below provides an overview of the various settings in which DDS consumers live and how dental services are coordinated in each setting. Regardless of setting, Regional Center (RC) staff may be involved in assisting consumers and their families or caregivers find dentists, make referrals, conduct patient screenings, or review patient case files.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3884

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

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: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - According to CDPH, 22 LHJs are accredited already and 20 LHJs actively are seeking accreditation, meaning they have a CHA and CHIP or are in the process of developing them. This means that up to 19 LHJs are not accredited nor seeking it, and thus may not have a CHA and CHIP in place already. ( An LHJ could have a CHA or CHIP, but not seek accreditation.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget

Feb 11, 2020 - Under the current DSH diversion program, counties agree to serve a set amount of individuals over three years, typically set at 20  p ercent to 30  p ercent of counties ’ total felony IST referrals to DSH in 2016 ‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4154

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - As Figure  5 shows, however, as measured by the consumer price index, prescription drug cost inflation has slowed over the past 50 years. While drug inflation has tended to exceed overall inflation, this trend reversed in the last few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - For example, only 224 youths were sent to DJJ by juvenile courts in   2017 —less  than   1  p ercent of the youth placed by juvenile courts. As of December 2018, DJJ housed about 623 juvenile court youths.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998