(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulations to the contrary, effective July 1, 2009, a regional centers’ authority to purchase the following services shall be suspended pending implementation of the Individual Choice Budget and certification by the Director of Developmental Services that the Individual Choice Budget has been implemented and will result in state budget savings sufficient to offset the costs of providing the following services:
(1) Camping services and associated travel expenses.
(2) Social recreation activities, except for those activities vendored as community-based day programs.
(3) Educational services for children three to 17, inclusive, years of age.
(4) Nonmedical therapies, including, but not limited to, specialized recreation, art, dance, and music.
(b) For regional center consumers receiving services described in subdivision (a) as part of their individual program plan (IPP) or individualized family service plan (IFSP), the prohibition in subdivision (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2009.
(c) An exemption may be granted on an individual basis in extraordinary circumstances to permit purchase of a service identified in subdivision (a) when the regional center determines that the service is a primary or critical means for ameliorating the physical, cognitive, or psychosocial effects of the consumer’s developmental disability, or the service is necessary to enable the consumer to remain in his or her home and no alternative service is available to meet the consumer’s needs.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 13. Effective July 28, 2009.)
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