Health professionals, families, educators and community members are invited to attend a series of presentations about neurodevelopmental disorders provided by the UC Davis MIND Institute. An extended “ask the experts” session with the panelists will follow the presentation Saturday, Feb. 7th from 9:00am to 1:000pm. To attend, read more.
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NBRC Expenditure Data Report by Demographics
January 11, 2015 by
Per amendment to the Lanterman Act (Section 4519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), all regional centers are required to provide a report of our expenditures across identified demographic groups (e.g., by disability, by age, by race or ethnicity, or by language) and to hold a public meeting with stakeholders regarding the data- dates to be announced in January.
NBRC collaborates with the Department of Developmental Services to prepare this report. We encourage you to keep limitations to this report in mind when reviewing the data.
For example:
• Due to limitations in the statewide Uniform Fiscal System, not all expenditures can be reflected in this report.
• It also does not include authorized expenditures for services which have been provided but have not yet been billed
• This report does not reflect services in Individual/Family Service Plans that are funded by MediCal, health plans, etc
For more information, view the data for 2015 here, or see our Transparency page here.
Lanterman Coalition 10 Campaign
December 8, 2014 by
The Lanterman Coalition, consisting of the 19 statewide organizations of the California Developmental Services system, is urging the Brown administration to stop the collapse of our system. While state agencies’ budgets are typically adjusted for cost of living, wage, health and benefits increases, the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) system has been seriously hindered without these budget adjustments. As a result, the sustainability of the state’s system to meet the Lanterman promise to people with developmental disabilities is threatened by insufficient funding. Read the letter to Governor Brown here, and see how you can support the Lanterman Coalition.
Contact your local government offices and be heard.
State Restores Some Funding for Kids with Special Needs
September 17, 2014 by
Born five weeks premature, 2-year-old Corbin can’t speak as well as other children his age. But the Modesto toddler is improving all the time because of an infant development specialist provided by California’s Early Start program.
Now more infants and toddlers with developmental delays and those at risk of delays will receive those services because of the state Legislature’s recent move to restore funding of the program to 2009 levels. Read more.
Disability Rights CA Urges State to Move SDC Clients to Community
August 16, 2014 by
Oakland, CA – On July 25, the California Department of Public Health (DPH) recommended terminating federal certification of the remaining seven Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) units at Sonoma Developmental Center, impacting 166 residents, finding that the facility failed to meet multiple health and safety standards. This follows action in January 2013 when the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) voluntarily withdrew four ICF units at Sonoma from federal certification due to ongoing uncorrected deficiencies. Read More.
Special Incident Reports
COVID-19 SIR Reporting Requirements
On March 25, 2020 The Department of Developmental Services issued a directive DDS Directive 01032520 – Reporting Incidents Related to COVID-19 in SANDIS with direction to vendors on which incidents related to COVID-19 should be Special Incident Reports (SIR). Below are the specific incidents that are required to be reported as SIRs:
- An individual has had direct contact with provider staff who has tested positive for COVID-19;
- An individual is exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms and has received medical attention at a hospital, emergency room or urgent care clinic due to COVID symptoms;
- An individual tested positive for COVID-19;
- An individual death is related to COVID-19, either by confirmed positive COVID-19 testing or by medical diagnosis unconfirmed by testing
Please see the below COVID-19 Reporting Flow Chart
Special Incident Report (SIR) Procedures
All Regional Center Vendors and Long Term Care Facilities serving Regional Center consumers are required under the California Code of Regulations to report Special Incidents involving consumers to the Regional Center within 24 hours of the incident. In addition to reporting requirements outlined in TITLE 17, the Regional Center also has specific reporting requirements for vendors for other types of Special Incidents not listed in regulations.
We require that all Vendors and Long Term Care Facilities:
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Notify the North Bay Regional Center Special Incident (SIR) Coordinator via phone (707-256-1259);by fax (707-256-1270); or email (SIR@NBRC.net) of all special incidents within 24 hours of knowledge of the incident.
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Submit a written report within 48 hours attn: NBRC SIR Coordinator Fax # (707) 256-1270 or email: SIR@nbrc.net
- Notify applicable licensing (CCL, DHCS, Public Health, APS, Ombudsman, Police, etc) entity per regulations.
- Notify responsible person, (i.e., parent, guardian, conservator) per requirements.
- Submit update to North Bay Regional Center within 30-days, if applicable
Special Incident Report
(The above link will download a fillable PDF form to your computer)
Trouble- shooting information here: PDF SIR Form Information)
Vendor Trainings, including SIR can be found here:
Restraint Reporting Requirements
Reporting Requirements for Vendors of Crisis or Residential Services
Napa County APS/ Napa County CPS / Napa County Victim Witness
Solano County APS/ Solano County CPS/ Solano County Victim Witness
Sonoma County APS/ Sonoma County CPS/ Sonoma County Victim Witness
Community Care Licensing (CCL)/Title 22 Regulations
Trailor Bill Language & Legislation
Legislation and laws are constantly changing, updating and being passed by our legislators. To keep updated on the proposed or newest legislation that has become law or that is being proposed, please click on the links below. These links will take you directly top the Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA) Current Legislative Session information and the Department of Developmental Services website Emergency and Proposed Regulations.
Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA)
DDS Emergency and Proposed Regulations
AB1522 Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families rate Adjustment.
Providers who feel they may be eligible for a rate adjustment due to AB1522, please click on the above link and submit the worksheet as directed either to DDS or to Courtney Singleton at NBRC.
For Supported Living Agency providers on a rate tier system, please fill out the below worksheet for each tier and submit to NBRC.
Submit all worksheets to Courtney Singleton courtneys@nbrc.net
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