Developmental services: regional centers: vendorization.

Under existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the State Department of Developmental Services is required to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The services and supports to be provided by a regional center to a consumer are contained in an individual program plan (IPP) or individual family service plan (IFSP) , developed in accordance with prescribed requirements. Existing law authorizes a regional center to purchase, pursuant to vendorization or a contract, services or supports for a consumer from an individual or agency that the regional center and consumer, or when appropriate, other specified persons, determines will best accomplish all or any part of that consumer's program plan. This bill would, if a consumer, or his or her parents, legal guardian, conservator, or authorized representative, requests that a service specified in the consumer's individual program plan be provided by a service vendor that has been vendored by another regional center, authorize the service vendor to provide services to the consumer under the same contractual terms as the vendoring regional center if certain requirements are satisfied, including that the service vendor is in good standing with the vendoring regional center and that the service provider provides services at no additional costs to the consumer or the consumer's regional center. Existing law requires a regional center to include specified information on its Internet Web site for the purpose of promoting transparency and access to public information. This bill would require that information to include a list of the services that are provided directly to consumers by the regional center or through service vendors or contractors. The bill would require the list to be in a standardized form, as prescribed by the department, and to be updated at least quarterly.