4572. (Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 80, Sec. 24.)

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The State Department of Developmental Services shall develop and implement a plan to monitor, evaluate, and improve the quality of community-based services through the use of a performance dashboard. The department shall work with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, regional centers, consumer advocates, providers, and the Legislature, on the development of the dashboard. The dashboard shall be published annually and in a machine-readable format. Each regional center shall publish its own dashboard and shall post a link to the department’s dashboard on its internet website. The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following metrics:

(a)Recognized quality and access measures.#

(a) Recognized quality and access measures.

(b)Measures to indicate the movement toward compliance…#

(b) Measures to indicate the movement toward compliance with the federal Home and Community-Based Services Waiver rules (CMS 2249-F and CMS 2296-F).

(c)Measures to evaluate the changes in the number of…#

(c) Measures to evaluate the changes in the number of consumers who work in competitive integrated employment.

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4572. (Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 80, Sec. 24.)

Official source

The State Department of Developmental Services shall develop and implement a plan to monitor, evaluate, and improve the quality of community-based services through the use of a performance dashboard. The department shall work with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, regional centers, consumer advocates, providers, and the Legislature, on the development of the dashboard. The dashboard shall be published annually and in a machine-readable format. Each regional center shall publish its own dashboard and shall post a link to the department’s dashboard on its internet website. The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following metrics:

(a)Recognized quality and access measures.#

(a) Recognized quality and access measures.

(b)Measures to indicate the movement toward compliance…#

(b) Measures to indicate the movement toward compliance with the federal Home and Community-Based Services Waiver rules (CMS 2249-F and CMS 2296-F).

(c)Measures to evaluate the changes in the number of…#

(c) Measures to evaluate the changes in the number of consumers who work in competitive integrated employment.

(d)(1) Until February 1, 2027, the number of complaints…#

(d) (1) Until February 1, 2027, the number of complaints referred to the department pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 4731, for every 1,000 consumers served, by each regional center.

(2) Commencing February 1, 2027, the information described in subdivision (o) of Section 4891.

(e)The number of administrative fair hearings held…#

(e) The number of administrative fair hearings held pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 4710) of Chapter 7, separated by eligibility and service issues, for individuals ages three and over, for every one thousand consumers served, by each regional center.