4641.5. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 196.)

(a) Effective July 1, 2011, regional centers shall begin transitioning all vendors of all regional center services to electronic billing for services purchased through a regional center. All vendors and contracted providers shall submit all billings electronically for services provided on or after July 1, 2012, with the exception of the following:

(1) A vendor or provider whose services are paid for by vouchers, as that term is defined in subdivision (i) of Section 4512.

(2) A vendor or provider who demonstrates that submitting billings electronically for services presents a substantial financial hardship for the provider.

(b) For purposes of this section, “electronic billing” is defined as the Regional Center e-Billing System Web application provided by the department.