Plain English Breakdown
The official source confirms the bill passed the legislature but does not provide an effective date or details on executive action (such as a governor's signature).
AB-1335: Changes to Habilitation Service Standards
This law removes the requirement for work activity or supported employment programs to follow CARF standards and instead requires regional centers to use state department regulations when monitoring these services.
What This Bill Does
- Removes the rule that work activity or supported employment programs must comply with CARF requirements.
- Requires regional centers to monitor, evaluate, and audit habilitation services providers using service standards from regulations adopted by the State Department of Developmental Services.
Who It Names or Affects
- Regional centers
- Providers of work activity or supported employment programs
Terms To Know
- Habilitation services
- Services and support provided to individuals with developmental disabilities.
- Regional centers
- Agencies that contract with the state to provide services and monitor providers for people with developmental disabilities.
- CARF
- The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission, a group whose standards were previously required for certain programs.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not state when this law will take effect.
- The specific details of the new regulations adopted by the department are not listed in the summary.