California Welfare and Institutions Code 4640.7 – (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that regional centers …
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that regional centers assist persons with developmental disabilities and their families in securing those services and supports which maximize opportunities and choices for living, working, learning, and recreating in the community.
(b) Each regional center design shall reflect the maximum cost-effectiveness possible and shall be based on a service coordination model, in which each consumer shall have a designated service coordinator who is responsible for providing or ensuring that needed services and supports are available to the consumer. Regional centers shall examine the differing levels of coordination services needed by consumers and families in order to establish varying caseload ratios within the regional center which will best meet those needs of their consumers.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 4640.7
- Consumer: means a person who has a disability that meets the definition of developmental disability set forth in subdivision (a). See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4512
- Regional center: means a regional center as that term is used in this chapter. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1011, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.)