1. (a) Interdisciplinary Teams shall identify community-based day programs which can meet the objectives of the consumer's IPP developed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, section 4646.5 and which are located as close to the consumer's residence as possible as required by Welfare and Institutions Code, section 4501.

2. (b) Placement in a program shall occur providing all of the following conditions exist:

   1. (1) The consumer or authorized consumer representative consents to the placement;
   2. (2) The regional center concurs that the placement is appropriate;
   3. (3) The consumer's needs can be met within the staffing ratio approved for the program pursuant to section 56756 or 56772 of these regulations;
   4. (4) The consumer meets the vendor's entrance, criteria; and
   5. (5) The vendor agrees to the consumer's placement in the program.

3. (c) A consumer's continued placement in a community-based day program shall be based upon a determination by the ID Team during the IPP review that:

   1. (1) There is documentation that all of the conditions in paragraph (b) above exist; and
   2. (2) The consumer has been assisted by the program in making reasonable progress toward the IPP objective(s) for which the consumer was originally placed into the program.

Note: Authority cited: Chapter 722, Statutes of 1992, Section 147; and Sections 4691 and 4791(i), Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Chapter 1011, Statutes of 1992, Section 11; and Sections 4501, 4646, 4646.5, 4648, 4691 and 4791, Welfare and Institutions Code.

History

1. New section filed 6-26-90 as an emergency; operative 7-1-90 (Register 90, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-90 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-26-90 order transmitted to OAL 9-28-90 and filed 10-29-90 (Register 90, No. 46).

3. Amendment of section filed as an emergency 6-17-93; operative 6-17-93. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to SB485 (Chapter 722, Statutes of 1992) Section 147(a) (Register 93, No. 26).

4. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-17-93 order transmitted to OAL 6-20-94 and filed 8-2-94 (Register 94, No. 31).

5. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and section filed 1-17-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 3).