Developmental disabilities: provider rates.

Under existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the State Department of Developmental Services is responsible for providing various services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities, and for ensuring the appropriateness and quality of those services and supports. Existing law authorizes the department to contract with regional centers to provide these services and supports. Existing law sets forth the department's and the regional center's authority to establish provider rates and prohibits certain provider rate increases. This bill would require certain provider rates to be increased by 3.33% for each $1 increase in the state minimum wage, or by a prorated percentage for an increase that is not a whole number.