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California
Code of Regulations
Title 17,
Division 2
Chapter 1:
General Provisions
SubChapter
6: Service Provider Accountability
Article 1:
General Provisions
Section 50604 - Service Provider Record Maintenance Requirements
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(a) Service providers shall maintain financial records which
consistently use a single method of accounting. These
financial records shall clearly reflect the nature and amounts
of all costs and all income. All transactions for each month
shall be entered into the financial records within 30 days after
the end of that month.
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This is a lot more involved than the standard practice.
Does this mean parents can deduct expenses (i.e., recruitment,
admin time, etc.)?
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(b) Subsection (a) shall apply to residential facilities for the
purposes described in
subsection (c), day programs, transportation companies, and
other non-medical
service providers which provide ongoing services to regional
center consumers on a regular basis each month, except that the
following service providers shall be exempt:
(1) Residential facilities in which regional center consumers
represent less than ten percent of the total consumers served by
the facility during the last 12 month period.
(2) Residential facilities in which regional center consumers
represent more than
ten percent of the total consumers served by the facility;
however, no
Departmental funds are received for the care and services
provided to those consumers.
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(c) Subsection (a) shall apply to residential facilities not
exempted pursuant to
subsections (b)(1) and (2) only for the following purposes:
(1) To facilitate residential cost studies performed by the
Department or authorized agency representative;
(2) To ensure that staffing schedules in conformance with
staffing level
requirements, if any, are supported by payroll records and
source documents;
(3) To ensure that revenue and cost information are available to
support
administrative overhead allocations of parent organizations, if
applicable; and
(4) To ensure that revenue and cost information are available to
support intercompany transactions with affiliate or
commonly-owned organizations, if applicable.
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(d) All service providers shall maintain complete service
records to support all billing/invoicing for each regional
center consumer in the program. Service records used to support
service providers' billing/invoicing shall include, but not be
limited to:
(1) Information identifying each regional center consumer
including the Unique
Consumer Identifier and consumer name;
(2) Documentation for each consumer reflecting the dates for
program entrance and exit, if applicable, as authorized by a
regional center.
(3) A record of services provided to each consumer. The record
shall include:
(A) For the purchase of medical equipment and/or supplies,
and/or other
merchandise, the date of the purchase, name of the
entity/individual from whom
the equipment, supplies, and/or merchandise is purchased, the
item(s) purchased, and the cost of each item; or
(B) For transportation services, the dates of service, location,
and the number of
miles driven or trips provided; or
(C) For all other services, the date, time, location, and daily
or hourly units of service provided.
(D) For goods and/or services purchased utilizing a voucher, in
addition to the information specified above, the name of the
actual provider of the goods and/or services. For services
provided by an individual selected by the consumer or family
member, the date of birth, social security number, address, and
telephone number of the individual who actually provided the
service must also be maintained.
(E) For contracts reimbursed based on units of service other
than as specified
above, units of service shall also be maintained pursuant to
(A), (B), or (C) above, as applicable.
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D requires the parent to maintain extremely sensitive
information. Will these provisions require parents to be HIPAA
compliant and will there be recourse for the employee and or
government against the parents such as legal penalty and fines?
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(e) All service providers' records shall be supported by source
documentation.
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(f) Nothing specified in this section shall be construed as
superseding other record maintenance requirements set forth in
statute or regulation. Authority: Chapter 157, Statutes of
2003; Sections 4631(a)(2) and 4648.2,
Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4631 and
4648.1, Welfare and Institutions Code.
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California
Code of Regulations
Title 17,
Division 2
Chapter 1:
General Provisions
SubChapter
6: Service Provider Accountability
Article 1:
General Provisions
Section 50605 - Service Provider Record Retention Requirements
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(a) All service providers' financial and service records,
including source documentation, shall be retained for a minimum
of three five years from the date of final payment
for the State fiscal year in which services were rendered.
(b) If an audit is in progress or an appeal pursuant to
Subchapter 7 (commencing with Section 50700) is pending at the
end of the time specified in Section
50605(a), the service providers' records shall be retained until
all audit exceptions have been resolved.
(c) Copies made by microfilming or electronic data processing
methods may be substituted for any original record with the
exception of source documentation.
Authority: Section 4648.2, Welfare and Institutions Code.
Reference: Section 4648.1, Welfare and Institutions Code.
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California Code of Regulations
Title 17, Division 2
Chapter 3: Community Services
SubChapter 2: Vendorization
Article 2: Vendorization Process
Section 54310 - Vendor Application Requirements
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(a) An applicant who desires to be vendored shall submit Form
DS 1890 (12/03 8/04), entitled Vendor Application,
and the information specified in (1) through (10) below, as
applicable, to the vendoring regional center. Items (1)
through (7) specified below must be completed by all applicants.
(1) Applicant's name, including the name of any governing body
or management organization;
(2) Applicant's Social Security Number or Federal Tax ID
number;
(3) Applicant's mailing address;
(4) Address of service, if applicable;
(5) Name of parent family member, owner or
executive director, as applicable;
(6) Types of service to be provided;
(7) Telephone number;
(8) Facility capacity, if applicable;
(9) Identification of the type of consultants, subcontractors
and community resources to be used by the vendor as part of its
service.
(10) Copies of:
(A) Any license, credential, registration, certificate or permit
required for the performance or operation of the service, or
proof of application for such document;
(B) Any academic degree required for performance or operation of
the service;
(C) Any waiver from licensure, registration, certification,
credential, or permit from
the responsible controlling agency;
(D) The proposed or existing program design as required in
Sections 56712 and
56762 of these regulations, if applicable, for applicants
seeking vendorization as
community-based day programs;
(E) The proposed or existing staff qualifications and duty
statements as required in Sections 56722 and 56724 of these
regulations for applicants seeking
vendorization as community-based day programs;
(F) The proposed or existing service design as required in
Section 56780 of these
regulations for applicants seeking vendorization as in-home
respite service
agencies;
(G) The proposed or existing program design as required in
Section 58811 of
these regulations for applicants seeking vendorization as
habilitation service
providers;
(H) The proposed or existing staff qualifications and duty
statements as required in Sections 56790 and 56792 of these
regulations for applicants seeking
vendorization as in-home respite services agencies;
(I) The proposed service design as required in Sections 58630
and 58631 of these regulations for applicants seeking
vendorization to provide supported living
service;
(J) The signed Home and Community-Based Services Provider Aagreement
(6/99) with the Department of Health Services, Form DS
1896, dated 12/93, entitled Medi-Cal Program Provider Agreement
Claim Certification, obtainable from the regional centers as
part of the vendorization packet, for those applicants whose
proposed service is eligible for Medi-Cal reimbursement; and
(K) The proposed program design as required by Subchapter 4.1,
Section 56084 for those applicants seeking vendorization as a
family home agency (FHA).
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Parents will not have to complete items 8 through 10?
Parents who do not have a SSN are not eligible to participate
though their child may be eligible for services.
Regional centers should be prepared to provide training for
providers and parents and family members to implement and
maintain this section correctly.
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(b) The applicant shall sign and date Form DS 1890 (12/03
8/04), which includes a certification that the
information is true, correct and complies with Title 17, Section
54310(a).
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(c) In addition to subsection (a), a Family Home Agency (FHA)
shall specify the following information:
(1) The name, title, business address and telephone number of
each officer and member of the governing board;
(A) The application shall include copies of the corporation's
articles of
incorporation; by-laws, which shall include provisions for
control by a responsible
governing board; annual statement filed with the Secretary of
State; corporate charter, if applicable; and evidence certifying
the corporation's nonprofit status.
(B) The application shall contain a written resolution from the
governing board
stating that the board shall operate the FHA in full conformity
with all applicable statutes and regulations.
(2) Name, address and telephone number of the owner of the
facility premises if
the applicant is leasing or renting;
(3) Disclosure of:
(A) Any board member's or officer's prior or present service as
an administrator,
general partner, corporate officer or director of any health
facility certified by the
Department of Health Services or community care facility
licensed by the
Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing
Division; and
(B) Any revocation or other action taken, or in the process of
being taken, against
any community care facility license or health facility
certification held or previously held by the applicant or any
officer or member of the governing board.
(4) A financial statement and budget which demonstrate the
applicant's ability to
cover the costs of operating the FHA to provide the level of
services and supports
necessary to maintain consumers for whom the regional center is
responsible in
family homes;
(5) A written statement that no FHA employee, Board of Directors
member or
officer shall be a family home provider of the FHA;
(6) A written statement that no family home shall be approved by
the FHA as a
residence for a consumer who is a relative of the family home
provider except
when: (1) the residence is consistent with the services and
supports referenced in
the consumer's IPP; and (2) the relative has no legal obligation
to support the
consumer;
(7) Any other information required by the regional center which
is pertinent to
vendorization of the FHA.
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(d) Habilitation services providers who, on July 1, 2004, are
providing services to
consumers shall be deemed to be an approved vendor. Each
approved vendor
shall submit to the vendoring regional center, and a copy to the
Department, a
completed Vendor Application, DS 1890 (12/03) and a completed
Annual
Habilitation Services Provider Profile, DS 1970 (4/04) by July
31, 2004.
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Though these providers appear to be “grandfathered” in they will
still have to submit a DS 1890 to the regional center and DDS.
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(e) Habilitation Services providers not deemed approved vendors
pursuant to (d),
and approved vendors seeking vendorization as Habilitation
Services providers in
a new location, shall, in addition to meeting the general
requirements of this
section and of Title 17, Sections 58800 through 58882, meet the
following
requirements as a condition of vendorization:
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(f) The applicant shall:
(1) If currently accredited, supply a copy of its last
accreditation report and indicate the date its next
accreditation review is due.
2) If not currently accredited, supply a copy of certification
by the Department of
Rehabilitation and shall become accredited within 3 years of the
date of their certification.
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What type of accreditation and is the accreditation cost going
to be reimbursed?
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(g) The following applicants shall be required to submit only
Form DS 1890 (12/03 8/04) and, if applicable, a copy of
any license, credential, registration, certificate, permit, or
academic degree required for the performance or operation of the
service, or any waiver from licensure, registration,
certification, credential, or permit from the responsible
controlling agency. If the proposed service is eligible for Medi-Cal
reimbursement, the applicant shall also sign Form DS 1896
(12/93), Medi-Cal Program the Home and Community Based
Services Provider Agreement (6/99) Claim, and submit a
copy the original of the signed agreement to the
vendoring regional center.
(1) Public transit authorities, dial-a-ride, rental car
agencies, or taxis;
(2) Out-of-state manufacturers or distributors who are eligible
for vendorization
pursuant to Section 54318 of these regulations;
(3) Retail/wholesale stores; and,
(4) Generic agencies specified in Section 54316(a)(2) of these
regulations.
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(h) Family members or consumers who desire to be vendored in the
following categories shall be required to submit to the
vendoring regional center only Form DS 1890 (12/03
8/04) and, the signed Home and Community Based
Services Provider Agreement (6/99), and if the vouchered
family member or consumer is also the provider of the vouchered
service, a copy of any license, credential, registration,
certificate, permit, or academic degree required for the
performance or operation of the service, or any waiver from
licensure, registration, certification, credential, or permit
from the responsible controlling agency, if applicable. If
the proposed service is eligible for Medi-Cal reimbursement, the
applicant shall also sign Form DS (12/93), Medi-Cal Program
Provider Agreement Claim Certification, and submit a copy of the
signed agreement to the vendoring regional center.
(1) Respite service--family member;
(2) Nursing service--family member;
(3) Transportation--family member;
(4) Day care--family member; and,
(5) Diaper and nutritional supplements--family member.
Authority: Chapter 157, Statutes of 2003; Chapter 722,
Statutes of 1992, Section
147; Sections 4405, 4648(a), 4791(i) and 4689.1, Welfare
and Institutions Code;
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California
Code of Regulations
Title 17, Division 2
Chapter 3: Community Services
SubChapter 2: Vendorization
Article 2: Vendorization Process
Section 54320 - Regional Center Review of Vendor Application
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(a) The vendoring regional center shall review the vendor
application identified in Section 54310(a) and, as applicable,
(d) or (e) within 45 days after receipt from the applicant, to
ensure all of the following:
(1) The application is complete;
(2) The applicant has complied with provisions of Sections 54342
through 54355
of these regulations, as applicable;
(3) Any required license, credential, registration, certificate
or permit:
(A) Is current;
(B) Has been issued for the service to be vendored; and,
(C) Has a current address that matches the address on the
application.
(4) Staffing ratios and qualifications as specified in Section
56724, and 56770, if
applicable, and Section 56756 or 56772 of these regulations are
consistent with the program design as required in Section 56712
and Section 56762 of these regulations, if applicable, for
applicants seeking vendorization as community based day
programs.
(5) The applicant has signed Form DS 1896 (12/93), Medi-Cal
Program the Home and Community Based Services
Provider Agreement (6/99) Claim Certification, if
applicable pursuant to Section 54310(a)(10)(I), (d) and (e).
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(b) If an applicant submits an incomplete vendor application,
the regional center shall provide written notification to the
applicant of the missing items within 45 days of receipt of the
application. The regional center shall take no further action
until all required information is received. At that time, the
vendoring regional center shall consider the vendor application
completed.
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(c) No provision of this section shall preclude the regional
center from completing the vendorization process, up to the
point of approval for those applicants which have applied for
the appropriate license, credential, registration, certificate,
or permit. However, the regional center shall not approve
vendorization, nor refer consumers, until the appropriate
license, credential, registration, certificate or permit is
received.
Authority: Chapter 157, Statutes of 2003; Chapter 722,
Statutes of 1992, Section 147; Sections 4405, and 4648(a)
and 4791(i), Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section
11152, Government Code. Reference: Sections 4502, 4631,
4648(a), and 4691 and 4791, Welfare and Institutions
Code.
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California
Code of Regulations
Title 17, Division 2
Chapter 3: Community Services
SubChapter 2: Vendorization
Article 2: Vendorization Process
Section 54326 - General Requirements for Vendors and Regional
Centers
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(a) All vendors shall:
(1) Be prohibited from transferring vendorization of their
service to another person or entity;
(2) Provide access to regional center and/or Department
staff, on an announced or unannounced basis, for the
purposes specified in the Welfare and Institutions Code, Section
4648.1;
(3) Maintain records of services provided to consumers in
sufficient detail to verify
delivery of the units of service billed:
(A) Such records shall be maintained for a minimum of three
five years from the
date of origination of final payment for the State
fiscal year in which services were
rendered
or until
audit findings have been resolved, whichever is longer;
(B) Records must specify for each consumer the date, actual
service time, location, and nature of services provided, and
units of service provided pursuant to Section 50604(d)(3)(A),
(B), (C) and (E), as applicable. For goods and/or services
purchased utilizing a voucher, the name of the actual provider
of the goods and/or services shall also be maintained pursuant
to Section 50604(d)(3)(D).
(C) Attendance data, as specified in (B) above, for the billing
period shall be submitted to the regional center with the
billings/invoices.
(4) Make available any books and records pertaining to the
vendored service, including those of the management
organization, if applicable, for audit, inspection or authorized
agency representatives. This shall also include only those
portions of any personnel records that are necessary to ensure
staff qualifications comply with the requirements contained in
Section 56724, and Section 56770 or 56792 of these regulations,
if applicable, in order to comply with the monitoring of program
standards pursuant to the Welfare and Institutions Code, Section
4691(f);
(5) Utilize and be bound by Title 17, Sections 50700 through
50767, and the
Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 4648.2, should the vendor
elect to appeal
any audit findings;
(6) Comply with the provisions contained in the Fair Labor
Standards Act (29
U.S.C., Sections 201 through 219);
(7) Not discriminate in the provision of services to consumers
on the basis of race, religion, age, disability, sex, or
national origin of the consumer, or his/her parents, guardian,
or conservator;
(8) Be vendored separately for each type of service provided, as
specified in
Sections 54342 through 54356 of these regulations unless the
regional center
waives separate vendorization pursuant to Section 54342(a)(37)
or
54342(a)(78)(A);
(9) Provide certification consistent with the Public Contract
Code, Sections 10410
and 10411, that the vendor and the agents or employees of the
vendor, in the
performance of the contracts, are independent contractors and
are not officers
or employees of the State of California;
(10) Bill only for services which are actually provided to
consumers and which have been authorized by the referring
regional center. When the vendor is
receiving payment for a consumer from the Department of
Rehabilitation and/or
the Department of Health Services for a portion of the program
day, and the
vendor's rate of reimbursement is based on costs reported
pursuant to Section
57422(c)(2), the vendor shall only bill the prorate share of the
daily rate.
(11) Not bill for consumer absences for nonresidential services.
The Department
shall authorize payment for absences which are the direct result
of situations
and/or occurrences for which a State of Emergency has been
declared by the
Governor. If payment for absences due to a State of Emergency is
authorized by
the Department, the vendor shall bill only for absences in
excess of the average
number of absences experienced by the vendor during the 12-month
period prior
to the month in which the disaster occurred;
(12) Agree to accept the rate established, revised or adjusted
by the Department
as payment in full for all authorized services provided to
consumers and not bill the consumer nor the consumer's family,
conservator, guardian or authorized
consumer representative for a supplemental amount regardless of
the cost of providing the authorized service. This shall not
preclude the vendor from billing the consumer or consumer's
family for services provided which were authorized by the
consumer or family and which were not authorized by the regional
center;
(13) Comply with all applicable staffing ratio requirements;
(14) Be prohibited from being vendored by more than one regional
center for the
same service at the same location; and
(15) Comply with conflict of interest requirements as determined
by the criteria
established by Title 17, Sections 54500 through 54525 and the
Welfare and
Institutions Code, Sections 4626 through 4628.
(16) Sign Form DS 1896 (12/93), Medi-Cal Program the
Home and Community-
Based Services
Provider Agreement (6/99) Claim Certification, if
applicable
pursuant to Section 54310(a)(10)(I), (d) and (e). If Form DS
1896 (12/93), Medi-
Cal Program
the Home and Community-Based Services
Provider Agreement
(6/99) Claim Certification is required and has not been
signed, the regional center
shall:
(A) For new applicants requesting vendorization, deny
vendorization pursuant to
Section 54322(c); or
(B) For existing vendors, notify in writing, the vendor and
utilizing regional
center(s), if any, that the signed Form DS 1896 (12/93), Medi-Cal
Program Home
and
Community-Based Services
Provider Agreement (6/99) Claim Certification is
required and that payment of the vendor's rate will be
suspended, the effective date of the suspension, and that
payment shall remain suspended until the signed Form DS
(12/93), Medi-Cal Program Home and Community-Based
Services Provider Agreement (6/99) Claim Certification,
is received.
(1) The effective date for suspension of payment of the vendor's
rate shall be 15 days from the date of the letter notifying the
vendor that payment will be suspended.
(2) If the signed Form DS 1896 (12/93), Medi-Cal Program
Home and Community- Based Services Provider Agreement (6/99)
Claim Certification, is submitted within the time
specified, no further action will be taken.
(3) If the Form DS 1896 (12/93), Medi-Cal Program Home
and Community-Based
Services
Provider
Agreement (6/99) Claim Certification, is submitted
after the date
when payment of the vendor's rate has been suspended, the
vendoring regional
center shall notify the vendor and utilizing regional center(s)
that payment of the vendor's rate is reinstated as of the
date payment was suspended.
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Families are vulnerable to the unannounced visit requirement.
If this happens to families they will be accountable and have to
pay their provider wages not reimbursed by regional centers. If
they can’t or don’t pay they will be susceptible to civil
action.
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(b) The vendor shall maintain a written description of its
organizational structure
and operations at the vendor's business office in accordance
with the following:
(1) All descriptions shall include:
(A) An identification of the legal entity serving as the
governing body or board of
directors;
(B) The policies of operation that are established by the
governing body or board
of directors; and
(C) A diagram depicting the relationships among organizational
units and titles of
persons responsible for those units.
(2) In addition to the information specified in (b)(1) above, if
the vendor:
(A) Operates more than one service, the description shall also
include:
1. The names, addresses and vendor numbers of the other
services; and
2. Whether any of the services share staff or facility space.
(B) Has a management organization, the description shall also
include a diagram
depicting the relationships among the management organization,
the vendor, and any other services under the management
organization.
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(c) Regional centers shall submit the information specified in
subsection (a)(3)(C) above to the Department on a monthly basis,
and no later than 30 days after the end of the previous month.
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(d) Regional centers shall not:
(1) Use purchase of service funds to purchase services for a
minor child without first taking into account, when identifying
the minor child's service needs, the family's responsibility for
providing similar services to a minor child without
disabilities. In such instances, the regional center must
provide for exceptions, based on family need or hardship.
(2) Use purchase of service funds to purchase services for those
executive/management services, legal services for the benefit of
the regional center, service coordination, and administrative
service and support functions that are funded through the
regional center operations budget. Funding of specialized
clinical and diagnostic assessment services and other services
for the benefit of a consumer through purchase of service funds
is permissible.
(3) Charge vendors or consumers for providing representative
payee services.
(4) Except as specified in Section 54324 of these regulations:
(A) Refer any consumer to an applicant until the vendor
application is approved; or
(B) Reimburse a vendor for services provided before
vendorization.
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(e) Compliance with the standards and requirements specified in
these regulations does not exempt a vendor from compliance with
existing statutes and regulations or with any other applicable
standards or requirements promulgated by the controlling
agencies for the service provided by the vendor.
Authority: Chapter 157, Statutes of 2003; Section 11152,
Government Code. Reference: Sections 4500, 4501, 4502, 4648,
4648.1 and 4742, Welfare and Institutions Code.
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California
Code of Regulations
Title 17, Division 2
Chapter 3: Community Services
SubChapter 2: Vendorization
Article 2: Vendorization Process
Section 54332 -
Regional Center Files
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a) The vendoring regional center shall maintain a file for each
vendor which
includes copies of:
(1) The vendor application as described in Section 54310(a) of
these regulations;
(2) Any required certificate, credential, license, degree,
permit or registration;
(3) Statement of current vendor status;
(4) The regional center approval letter;
(5) The program design or service design as described in
Sections 56712, 56762
and 56780 of these regulations, if applicable;
(6) The staff qualifications and duty statements as described in
Sections 56722,
56724, 56752, 56754, 56770, 56790 and 56792 of these
regulations, if applicable;
(7) Notification of established rate and all documentation
submitted pursuant to
Sections 57422, 57433 through 57439, 58020, and 58033 through
58039 of these regulations, for a rate determination, if
applicable;
(8) The signed Medi-Cal Program Home and Community
Based Services Provider Agreement, (6/99) Claim
Certification, if applicable.
(9) Agreements negotiated pursuant to Section 57300(d), if
applicable;
(10) Service contracts negotiated pursuant to Section 57540, if
applicable;
(11) Agreements negotiated pursuant to Section 58140, if
applicable.
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(b) Regional centers may review, at least annually, all vendor
files maintained by the regional center to determine that:
(1) The information required for vendorization is completed and
accurate;
(2) At least one consumer has been provided services by the
vendor within the last 24 months;
(3) The service currently provided by the vendor is the same
service approved for
vendorization; and
(4) Vendors meet the minimum program standards as specified in
Sections 56710 through 56802 of these regulations, if
applicable; and
(5) The vendor has signed the Medi-Cal Program Home
and Community Based
Services
Provider Agreement (6/99), Claim Certification, if
applicable.
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(c) If, after a review of the vendor files, the vendoring
regional center determines that the vendored service has not
been provided to any consumer within the last 24 months, the
vendoring regional center shall:
(1) Send the vendor a written notice stating that vendorization
will be terminated in 30 days unless the vendoring regional
center receives notification from the vendor expressing an
interest to continue as a vendor; and,
(2) Make the changes to the statewide vendor panel required by
Section 54334(d) of these regulations if the vendor does not
respond in accordance with (c)(1) above.
Authority cited: Chapter 157, Statutes of 2003;
Chapter 722, Statutes of 1992, Section 147; Sections 4405,
and 4648(a) and 4791(i), Welfare and Institutions
Code and Section 11152, Government Code. Reference: Sections
4631, 4648(a), 4691 and 4791, Welfare and Institutions Code.
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California
Code of Regulations
Title 17, Division 2
Chapter 3: Community Services
SubChapter 2: Vendorization
Article 3: Vendor Numbers and Service
Codes
Section
54355 - Vouchers
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(a) A regional center may offer vouchers to family members or
adult consumers to allow the families and consumers to procure
their own diaper/nutritional supplements, day care, nursing,
respite, and/or transportation services. When vouchers are
issued they shall:
(1) Be used in lieu of, and shall not exceed the cost of
services the regional center would otherwise provide; and
(2) Be issued only for services which are unavailable from
generic agencies.
(b) The regional center shall provide prospective voucher
recipients with information to assist them in determining
liabilities they may incur by participating in a voucher
program. Information provided shall include, but need not be
limited to:
(1) Identification of the following areas of potential impact:
(A) Impact of vouchers on Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
and/or other benefits;
(B) Voucher recipient’s status as an employer and employer
responsibilities;
(C) Impact of vouchers on personal taxes;
(D) Potential increase in insurance needs; and
(E) Voucher recipient’s responsibility for worker’s
compensation;
(F)
Voucher recipient’s responsibility to withhold and pay the
appropriate Federal, State and local taxes; and
(2)
Identification of the appropriate agency(ies), including the
Internal Revenue Service and the Employment Development
Department, which the voucher recipient may contact to
obtain information and/or technical assistance regarding the
areas of potential impact specified in (1)(A) through (EF)
above.
(3) The requirement to maintain records for at least 5 years,
pursuant to Section
50604(d)(3)(A) through (E), as applicable.
(4) The requirement to submit to the regional center on form
DS 1811, Respite
Services Billing Form (7/04)
with
the billings/invoices attendance data as specified in
(3) above
(A) through (O) below with the billings/invoices for the
billing period.:
(A) Name and Unique Client Identifier (UCI) number of consumer
receiving respite service;
(B) Vendored family member name;
(C) Vendor number;
(D) Vendor address;
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