Service Providers

DDS Directives

• June 22, 2020: Criminal Background Checks for Self-Determination Program and Family Home Agencies
• June 22, 2020: COVID-19 Request for Department of Justice Name Check
• June 18, 2020: Additional Guidance on Payments for Non-Residential Services During the State of Emergency
• June 8, 2020: Extension and Rescission of Waivers, Modifications and Directives due to COVID-19
• June 8, 2020: Availability of Personal Protective Equipment
• June 5, 2020: Update on State of Emergency Billing for COVID-19 and Civil Unrest
• June 1, 2020: State of Emergency in Los Angeles County and City of Los Angeles
• May 22, 2020: Guidance for Fingerprint Clearance and Transfers
• May 22, 2020 Ammended Requirements for Reporting Special Incidents Related to COVID-19
• May 18, 2020: Extension of Waivers, Modifications and Directives due to COVID-19
• May 8, 2020: Extension of Waivers, Modifications and Directives due to COVID-19
• May 1, 2020: Regional Center Messaging to Local Communities during COVID-19 Outbreak
• May 1, 2020: COVID-19 Resources for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• April 16, 2020: Training Resources for Residential Service Providers Hiring Direct Support Professionals
• April 15, 2020: Guidance for Residential Facility Payments and Rates, Vendor Audits, HCBS Info, RBT Certification, CIE and Parental Fees
• April 2, 2020: Extension of Waivers, Modifications and Directives due to COVID-19 Effective dates extended for an additional 30 days
• March 30, 2020: Guidance for Additional Participant-Directed Services
• March 30, 2020: Joint Guidance on Non-Discrimination in Medical Treatment for COVID-19​​
• March 25, 2020: Guidance for Admissions and Discharges from State-Operated Facilities
• March 25, 2020: Guidance for Eligibility, In-Home Respite Workers and Family Fees
• March 25, 2020: Guidance for Reporting Incidents Related to COVID-19
  Service Provides shall submit a SIR for the following:
  • An individual has had direct contact with any person who has tested positive for COVID-19, including provider staff, family, and other individuals;
  • An individual is exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms and has visited a hospital for any related symptoms or has been tested for COVID-19;
  • An individual was recommended to be tested for COVID-19;
  • An individual tested positive for COVID-19; or
  • An individual is exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms and was instructed to quarantine.
• March 23, 2020: Guidance for Immediate Risk Management Strategies for ARFPSHN and ICF/DD-CN
• March 23, 2020: Guidance for Visits to Licensed Residential Facilities
• March 20, 2020: Guidance for Regional Center Requests for Placement into Licensed Residential Settings
• March 20, 2020: Guidance for Fingerprint Clearance and Exemption Transfers
• March 18, 2020: Guidance for Flexibility in Provision of Services and Supports for Consumers and Providers: This Advisory Includes:
  • Lanterman Act Remote Services or Alternate Locations,
  • Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Self Assessments completion date extended to June 30, 2020.
  • Supplemental Staffing for Residential Providers
  • Alternate Delivery or Day Program Services
  • Direct Support Professional Training is on hold
• March 18, 2020: Guidance for Regional Center Monitoring Staff and Activities
• March 12, 2020: Guidance for Regional Centers to Pay Vendors for Absences as a Result of COVID-19
• March 12, 2020: Guidance for Waiving Requirements for In-Person Eligibility, Services, or Individual Program Plan Meetings and Authority to Regional Centers for Health & Safety Waiver Exemptions
• March 12, 2020: Guidance for Consumers in a Day Program at High Risk for Serious Illness to Stay Home