Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 54342 - Types of Services
(a) The
following service codes shall be assigned to the following types of services:
(1) Activity Center -- Service Code 505.
Activity Centers shall meet the requirements in Sections
56710 through
56756 of these regulations for the
specific service being vendored.
(2) Acute Care Hospitals -- Service Code 700.
A regional center shall classify a vendor as an acute care hospital if the
vendor is either:
(A) An acute care hospital
which is validly licensed as such by DHS, and which provides inpatient care
24-hours per day; or
(B) An acute
psychiatric hospital which is validly licensed as such by DHS, and which
provides care for the mentally disordered, incompetent persons referred to in
Welfare and Institutions Code, Sections
5000
to
5550.
(3) Adaptive Skills Trainer -- Service Code
605. A regional center shall classify a vendor as an adaptive skills trainer if
the vendor possesses the skills, training and education necessary to enhance
existing consumer skills. An adaptive skills trainer may also remedy consumer
skill deficits in communication, social function or other related skill areas
and shall meet the following requirements:
(A) Possess a Master's Degree in one of the
following: education, psychology, counseling, nursing, social work, applied
behavior analysis, behavioral medicine, speech and language, or rehabilitation;
and
(B) Have at least one year of
experience in the design and implementation of adaptive skills training
plans.
(4) Adult Day Care
-- Service Code 855.
(A) A regional center
shall classify a vendor as an adult day care facility if the vendor:
1. Possesses a valid day care license for
adults issued by DSS or an agency authorized by DSS to assume specific
licensing responsibilities; and
2.
Provides nonmedical care and supervision to adults 18 years of age or older on
less than a 24-hour per day basis.
(B) Adult day care does not include adult day
programs as identified in (a)(1), (6), (12), (33), and
(72).
(5) Adult Day
Health Center -- Service Code 702. A regional center shall classify a vendor as
an adult day health center if the vendor has a signed adult day health care
provider agreement with the Department of Health Services to provide the
services described in Title 22, Chapter 5 to Medi-Cal beneficiaries who are
eligible for and voluntarily elect to participate in an adult day health care
program.
(6) Adult Development
Center -- Service Code 510. Adult Development Centers shall meet the
requirements in Sections
56710 through
56756 of these regulations for the
specific service being vendored.
(7) Art Therapist -- Service Code 691. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as an art therapist if the vendor
possesses a current registration issued by the American Art Therapy Association
and works with an individual using art media as a means of expression and
communication to promote the individual's perceptive, intuitive, affective, and
expressive experiences which lead to the individual's personal growth or
personality reintegration.
(8)
Associate Behavior Analyst -- Service Code 613. A regional center shall
classify a vendor as an Associate Behavior Analyst if the vendor assesses the
function of a behavior of a consumer and designs, implements, and evaluates
instructional and environmental modifications to produce socially significant
improvements in the consumer's behavior through skill acquisition and the
reduction of behavior, under direct supervision of a Behavior Analyst or
Behavior Management Consultant. Associate Behavior Analysts engage in
descriptive functional assessments to identify environmental factors of which
behavior is a function. Associate Behavior Analysts shall not practice
psychology, as defined in Business and Professions Code Section
2903.
A regional center shall classify a vendor as an Associate Behavior Analyst if
an individual is recognized by the National Behavior Analyst Certification
Board as a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst.
(9) Attorney -- Service Code 610. A regional
center shall classify a vendor as an attorney if the vendor:
(A) Is an active member in good standing of
the State Bar of California;
(B)
Advises individuals of their legal rights; and
(C) Represents them in administrative and
judicial proceedings, when necessary.
(10) Audiology -- Service Code 706.
(A) A regional center shall classify a vendor
as a provider of audiology services if the vendor is:
1. An audiologist who is validly licensed as
an audiologist by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid
Dispensers Board of the California Department of Consumer Affairs;
and
2. Uses techniques to identify
and evaluate hearing disorders and to develop methods of improving hearing
disorders involving speech, language, auditory behavior, and other aberrant
behavior related to hearing loss.
(B) A vendored audiologist shall not dispense
hearing aids to consumers, or be additionally vendored as an audiology center
or hearing aid dispenser.
(11) Behavior Analyst -- Service Code 612.
Behavior Analyst means an individual who assesses the function of a behavior of
a consumer and designs, implements, and evaluates instructional and
environmental modifications to produce socially significant improvements in the
consumer's behavior through skill acquisition and the reduction of behavior.
Behavior Analysts engage in functional assessments or functional analyses to
identify environmental factors of which behavior is a function. A Behavior
Analyst shall not practice psychology, as defined in Business and Professions
Code section
2903.
A regional center shall classify a vendor as a Behavior Analyst if an
individual is recognized by the national Behavior Analyst Certification Board
as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
(12) Behavior Management Assistant -- Service
Code 615. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a behavior management
assistant if the vendor designs and/or implements behavior modification
intervention services under the direct supervision of a behavior management
consultant; or if the vendor assesses the function of a behavior of a consumer
and designs, implements, and evaluates instructional and environmental
modifications to produce socially significant improvements in the consumer's
behavior through skill acquisition and the reduction of behavior, under direct
supervision of a Behavior Analyst or Behavior Management Consultant, and meets
either of the following requirements:
(A)
Possesses a Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree and has either:
1. Twelve semester units in applied behavior
analysis and one year of experience in designing and/or implementing behavior
modification intervention services; or
2. Two years of experience in designing
and/or implementing behavior modification intervention
services.
(B) Is
registered as either:
1. A psychological
assistant of a psychologist by the Medical Board of California or Psychology
Examining Board; or
2. An Associate
Licensed Clinical Social Worker pursuant to Business and Professions Code,
Section
4996.18.
(13) Behavior Management Consultant --
Service Code 620.
(A) A regional center shall
classify a vendor as a behavior management consultant if the vendor designs
and/or implements behavior modification intervention services and meets the
following requirements:
1. Individuals
vendored as a behavior management consultant prior to, or as of, December 31,
2006, that have not previously completed twelve semester units in applied
behavior analysis, shall have until December 31, 2008 to complete twelve
semester units in applied behavior analysis and possess a license and
experience as specified in 3. through 7. below.
2. Individuals vendored as a behavior
management consultant on, or after, January 1, 2007, shall, prior to being
vendored, have completed twelve semester units in applied behavior analysis and
possess a license and experience as specified in 3. through 7. below.
3. Possesses a valid license as a
psychologist from the Medical Board of California or Psychology Examining
Board; or
4. Is a Licensed Clinical
Social Worker pursuant to Business and Professions Code, Sections
4996
through
4998.7;
or
5. Is a Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist pursuant to Business and Professions Code, Sections
4980
through
4984.7;
or
6. Is any other licensed
professional whose California licensure permits the design and/or
implementation of behavior modification intervention services.
7. Have two years experience designing and
implementing behavior modification intervention services.
(14) Behavior Management Program -- Service
Code 515. Behavior Management Programs shall meet the requirements in Sections
56710 through
56756 of these regulations for the
specific service being vendored.
(15) Camping Services -- Service Code 850. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of camping services if
the vendor has staff that possesses demonstrated competence to supervise safety
of camp activities and is:
(A) A day camp
which:
1. Provides a creative experience in
outdoor living for a limited period of hours per day and days per year;
and
2. Contributes to the
individual's mental, physical, and social growth by using the resources of the
natural surroundings;
(B)
A residential camp which:
1. Possesses a
valid fire clearance issued by the California State Fire Marshal, city fire
department, or local fire district;
3. Has a registered nurse on staff at all
hours of operation; or
4. Has
received a waiver issued by the appropriate agency if any of the requirements
specified in 1. through 3. above are not met; and
5. Provides:
a. A creative experience in outdoor living on
a 24-hour per day basis for a limited period of time;
b. Services which use the resources of the
natural surroundings to contribute to the individual's mental, physical, and
social growth; and
c. Other
consistent services; or
(C) A traveling camp which provides camping
or vacation experiences by traveling to various campgrounds or other tourist
areas.
(16) Child Day
Care -- Service Code 851. A regional center shall classify a vendor as child
day care if the vendor:
(A) Possesses a valid
family day care license issued by DSS or by an agency authorized by DSS to
assume specified licensing responsibilities, and provides nonmedical care and
supervision to children under 18 years of age on a less than 24-hour per day
basis in the vendor's own home; or
(B) Possesses a valid day care license for
children issued by DSS or by an agency authorized by DSS to assume specific
licensing responsibilities, and provides personal care, protection, supervision
and assistance to children under 18 years of age with special developmental
needs in a nonresidential facility; or
(C) Possesses a preschool license issued by
the Department of Education or a valid child care center license issued by DSS
or an agency authorized by DSS to assume specified licensing responsibilities,
and aids children in developing pre-academic skills, group training, and social
skills in a nonresidential facility.
(17) Clinical Psychologist -- Service Code
785. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a clinical psychologist if
the vendor:
(A) Is validly licensed as a
clinical psychologist by the Psychology Examining Committee of the Medical
Board of California; and
(B)
Provides:
1. Diagnosis and psychotherapy of
mental and emotional disorders; or
2. Individual and group testing and
counseling in order to assist individuals achieve more effective personal,
social, educational, and vocational development and
adjustment.
(18) Counseling Services -- Service Code 625.
The services included within this service code shall be provided by the
following persons:
(A) Family Counselor -- A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a family counselor if the vendor
possesses a valid Marriage and Family Therapist license issued by the
California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, and provides support and
counseling to help the individual maintain and maximize the use of his or her
current functioning patterns; and
(B) Social Worker -- A regional center shall
classify a vendor as a social worker if the vendor possesses a valid Clinical
Social Worker's license issued by the California State Board of Behavioral
Science Examiners, and provides the following services:
1. Social assessments;
2. Counseling; and
3. Other case work functions for the benefit
of the individual.
(19) Dance Therapist -- Service Code 692. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a dance therapist if the vendor is
validly registered as a dance therapist by the American Dance Therapy
Association, and provides the following services:
(A) Teaches the individual to use body
movement and dance as the process in therapeutic intervention directed toward
gaining insight into the consumer's problematic behavior, and expanding the
consumer's freedom of movement, flexibility, and coordination;
(B) Provides opportunities for the individual
to express and communicate feelings, needs, and conflicts; and
(C) Provides other services consistent with
the duties specified in (A) and (B) above.
(20) Day Treatment Centers -- Service Code
710. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a day treatment center if the
vendor provides services to outpatients at an acute care hospital or acute
psychiatric hospital.
(21)
Dentistry -- Service Code 715. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a
dentist if the vendor is validly licensed by the California Board of Dental
Examiners and practices the branch of medicine which specializes in the
diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases of the teeth and their
associated structures.
(22)
Developmental Specialist -- Service Code 670. A regional center shall classify
a vendor as a developmental specialist if the vendor possesses valid
certification by an accredited hospital as having successfully completed a
one-year developmental specialist training program, or if the vendor possesses
a Master's Degree in Developmental Therapy from an accredited college or
university.
(23) Diaper Service --
Service Code 627. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of
diaper service if the vendor:
(A) Supplies
cloth diapers for the consumer; and
(B) Provides pick-up, laundering, and
delivery of the diapers to the consumer's home.
(24) Dietary Services -- Service Code 720. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of dietary services if
the vendor is:
(A) A dietitian who is validly
registered as a member of the American Dietetic Association and who prescribes
or modifies a person's diet to meet the person's nutritional needs;
or
(B) a nutritionist who evaluates
an individual's nutritional needs and meets one of the following requirements:
1. Possesses a Master's Degree in one of the
following:
a. Food and Nutrition;
b. Dietetics; or
c. Public Health Nutrition;
or
2. Is employed as a
nutritionist by a county health department.
(25) Driver Trainer -- Service Code 630. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a driver trainer if the vendor
possesses the skills and training necessary to teach other individuals to drive
automobiles and meets the following requirements:
(A) Possesses a current certification by the
California Department of Motor Vehicles as a driver instructor; and
(B) Possesses a current and valid California
driver's license.
(26)
Durable Medical Equipment Dealer -- Service Code 725. A regional center shall
classify a vendor as a durable medical equipment dealer if the vendor possesses
a valid business license, and operates a business which manufactures,
individually tailors, or sells durable medical equipment as defined in Title
22, California Code of Regulations, Section
51160.
(27) Educational Psychologist -- Service Code
672. A regional center shall classify a vendor as an educational psychologist
if the vendor possesses a valid educational psychologist's license issued by
the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, and provides evaluation
and counseling to assist individuals in achieving more effective educational
development.
(28) Family Home
Agency (FHA) -- Service Code 904. A regional center shall classify a vendor as
a family home agency (FHA) if the agency:
(A)
Recruits, approves, trains, and monitors family home and family teaching home
providers;
(B) Provides services
and supports to family home and family teaching home providers; and
(C) Assists consumers in moving into, or
relocating from, family homes and family teaching homes.
(29) Genetic Counselor -- Service Code 800. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a genetic counselor if the vendor
possesses a valid Genetic Counselor License issued by the State of
California.
(30) Hearing and
Audiology Facilities -- Service Code 730. A regional center shall classify a
vendor as a hearing or audiology facility if the vendor is:
(A) A hearing facility which provides the
following services:
1. Diagnosis of the
individual's hearing loss; and
2.
Treatment for individuals whose hearing loss does not require multi-disciplined
diagnostic services; or
(B) An audiology facility which:
1. Treats the individual whose hearing loss
requires multi-disciplined diagnostic services;
2. Provides a diagnosis of the individual's
hearing loss;
3. Provides services
intended to help the individual compensate for the hearing loss;
4. Does not dispense hearing aids to the
individual;
5. Employs at least one
audiologist who is licensed by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and
Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the California Department of Consumer Affairs;
and
6. Employs individuals, other
than (B)5. above, who perform services, all of whom shall be:
a. Licensed audiologists; or
b. Obtaining required professional
experience, and whose required professional experience application has been
approved by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid
Dispensers Board of the California Department of Consumer
Affairs.
(31) Home Health Agency -- Service Code 854.
A regional center shall classify a vendor as a home health agency if the vendor
possesses a valid home health agency license issued by DHS, or meets the
requirements established by DHS for providing home health services, and is
primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and at least one of the
following:
(A) Physical therapy;
(B) Occupational therapy;
(C) Speech therapy;
(D) Medical social work; or
(E) Home health aide
services.
(32) Home
Health Aide -- Service Code 856. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a
home health aide if the vendor possesses a valid home health aide license
issued by DHS or meets the requirements established by DHS for providing home
health services, and who:
(A) Provides
services to the individual in order to maintain a safe and healthful home
environment;
(B) Performs personal
services directed toward adequate nutrition and personal cleanliness;
(C) Supports a continuing medical and social
treatment plan for homebound individuals; and
(D) Other services consistent with the duties
specified in (a)(31)(A) through (C) above.
(33) Homemaker -- Service Code 858. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a homemaker if the vendor maintains,
strengthens, or safeguards the care of individuals in their homes.
(34) Homemaker Service -- Service Code 860. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a homemaker service if the vendor
employs, trains, and assigns personnel who maintain, strengthen, or safeguard
the care of individuals in their homes.
(35) Independent Living Program -- Service
Code 520. Independent Living Programs shall meet the requirements in Sections
56710 through
56756 of these regulations for the
specific service being vendored.
(36) Independent Living Specialist -- Service
Code 635. A regional center shall classify a vendor as an independent living
specialist if the vendor possesses the skill, training, or education necessary
to teach consumers to live independently and/or provide the supports necessary
for the consumer to maintain a self-sustaining, independent-living situation in
the community.
(37) Infant
Development Program -- Service Code 805. Infant development programs shall meet
the appropriate requirements in Sections
56710 through
56734 and
56760 through
56774 of these
regulations.
(38) Infant
Development Specialist -- Service Code 810. A regional center shall classify a
vendor as an infant development specialist if the vendor has at least one year
of experience working with parents and children with disabilities and possesses
either of the following:
(A) A valid license
or certification in one of the following disciplines:
1. Occupational therapy;
2. Physical therapy;
3. Special education;
4. Psychology;
5. Nursing; or
6. Speech and language therapy;
or
(B) A Masters degree
in child development/early childhood education which includes a minimum of 15
units of formal instruction in at least one of the following areas:
1. Typical and atypical infant
development;
2. Infant
assessment;
3. Infant intervention
techniques; or
4. Family
involvement in infant treatment.
(39) In-home Respite Services Agency --
Service Code 862. A regional center shall classify a vendor as an in-home
respite services agency if the vendor meets the appropriate requirements in
Sections 56780 through
56802 of these regulations.
Separate vendorization may be waived at the vendor's request for existing
in-home respite services agency vendors requesting to provide new in-home
respite services at an additional business address.
(40) In-home Respite Worker -- Service Code
864. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of in-home respite
worker services if the vendor is an individual who:
(A) Has received Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid training from agencies offering such
training, including, but not limited to, the American Red Cross;
(B) Has the skill, training, or education
necessary to perform the required services; and
(C) Provides in-home respite
services.
(41)
Intermediate Care Facility/Developmentally Disabled (ICF/DD) -- Service Code
925. A regional center shall classify a vendor as an intermediate care
facility/developmentally disabled if the vendor possesses a valid ICF/DD health
facility license issued by the Department of Health Services.
(42) Intermediate Care
Facility/Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative (ICF/DD-H) -- Service Code 930.
A regional center shall classify a vendor as an intermediate care
facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative if the vendor possesses a valid
ICF/DD-H health facility license issued by the Department of Health
Services.
(43) Intermediate Care
Facility/Developmentally Disabled-Nursing (ICF/DD-N) -- Service Code 935. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as an intermediate care
facility/developmentally disabled-nursing if the vendor possesses a valid
ICF/DD-N health facility license issued by the Department of Health
Services.
(44) Interpreter --
Service Code 642. A regional center shall classify a vendor as an interpreter
if the vendor demonstrates:
(A) Fluency in
both English and in sign language; and
(B) Proficiency in facilitating communication
between hearing-impaired and hearing persons using American sign language and
spoken language.
(45)
Laboratory and Radiologic Services -- Service Code 735. The following types of
services are included within this service code:
(A) A regional center shall classify a vendor
as a clinical laboratory if the vendor:
1. Is
validly licensed by DHS as a clinical laboratory, and examines and tests
specimens.
(B) A regional
center shall classify a vendor as a provider of radiological services if the
vendor:
1. Possesses a valid license as a
technologist or radiologist issued by DHS;
2. Uses x-ray equipment which is validly
registered with DHS; and
3.
Provides services which involve the use of x-rays or radioactive materials for
medical, diagnostic, or treatment procedures.
(46) Licensed Vocational Nurse -- Service
Code 742. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a licensed vocational
nurse if the vendor:
(A) Is validly licensed
as a licensed vocational nurse by the California State Board of Vocational
Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners; or
(B) Is a nurse registry from whom the
services of a licensed vocational nurse are obtained; and
(C) Provides services under the direction of
a validly licensed registered nurse or physician.
(47) Mobility Training Services Agency --
Service Code 645. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of
mobility training services if the vendor is an agency which employs staff who
possess the skill, training, or education necessary to teach individuals how to
use public transportation or other modes of transportation which will enable
them to move about the community independently.
(48) Mobility Training Services Specialist --
Service Code 650. A regional center shall classify an individual as a vendor of
mobility training services if the vendor possesses the skill, training, or
education necessary to teach individuals how to use public transportation or
other modes of transportation which will enable them to move about the
community independently.
(49) Music
Therapist -- Service Code 693. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a
music therapist if the vendor possesses a valid registration issued by the
National Association for Music Therapy, and uses music media and activities to
effect change or growth in the individual's:
(A) Self-awareness;
(B) Gross motor development;
(C) Fine motor development;
(D) Eye-hand coordination and visual
tracking;
(E) Visual, auditory, and
tactile awareness and perception;
(F) Language development and communication
skills;
(G) Emotional
expression;
(H) Self-esteem and
body image;
(I) Socialization and
community awareness; and
(J)
Sterotypical behaviors.
(50) Nurse Anesthetist -- Service Code 741. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a nurse anesthetist if the vendor:
(A) Is a nurse anesthetist who is validly
licensed by the California State Board of Registered Nurses and certified by
the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists; or
(B) Is a nurse registry from whom the
services of a nurse anesthetist are obtained.
(51) Nurse's Aide or Assistant -- Service
Code 743. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a nurse's aide or
assistant if the vendor:
(A) Is certified as a
nurse's aide or a home health aide by DHS; or
(B) Is a nurse registry from whom the
services of a nurse's aide or assistant are obtained; and
(C) Provides services under the direction of
a validly licensed registered nurse or physician.
(52) Nursing Facility -- Service Code 940. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a nursing facility if the vendor
possesses a valid nursing facility license issued by the Department of Health
Services.
(53) Occupational Therapy
-- Service Code 773. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of
occupational therapy if the vendor is:
(A) An
occupational therapist validly licensed by the California Board of Occupational
Therapy and who, based on the written prescription of a physician, dentist or
podiatrist, provides occupational therapy evaluation, treatment planning,
treatment, instruction and consultative services; or
(B) An occupational therapist assistant
validly certified by the California Board of Occupational Therapy and who
provides occupational therapy evaluation, treatment planning, treatment,
instruction and consultative services while under the direct supervision of a
registered occupational therapist.
(54) Orthoptic Services -- Service Code 745.
A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of orthoptic services
if the vendor is:
(A) An orthoptic technician
who is validly certified by the American Orthoptic Council and provides the
following services:
1. Treats an individual's
defective visual habits.
2. Treats
defects of binocular vision and muscle imbalance by exercise and visual
training, and re-educating the individual's visual habits.
(B) An optometrist who is validly licensed as
an optometrist by the California State Board of Optometry and provides the
following services:
1. Examines the eye for
defects and faults of refraction; and
2. Prescribes correctional lenses or
exercises.
(55)
Orthotic and Prosthetic Services -- Service Code 750. A regional center shall
classify a vendor as a provider of orthotic and prosthetic services if the
vendor is:
(A) An orthotist who makes or fits
orthopedic braces and who is either:
1.
Validly certified by any of the following:
a.
American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics;
b. Academy of Orthotics and
Prosthetics;
c. American Orthotics
and Prosthetics Association;
d.
California Children's Services Association; or
e. Veteran's Administration;
or
2. A member of the
California Orthotic and Prosthetic Association which employs only those
orthotists who are eligible for certification.
(B) A prosthetist who makes or fits
artificial limbs or other parts of the body, and who is either:
1. Validly certified by any of the following:
a. American Board for Certification in
Orthotics and Prosthetics;
b.
Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics;
c. California Children's Services
Association; or
d. Veteran's
Administration; or
2. A
member of the California Orthotic and Prosthetic Association which employs only
those prosthetists who are eligible for certification.
(C) An individual who is validly licensed as
a pharmacist by the California State Board of Pharmacy and who fits orthotic or
prosthetic devices.
(56)
Other Medical Equipment or Supplies -- Service Code 755. A regional center
shall classify a vendor as a provider of other medical equipment or supplies if
the vendor is:
(A) A dispensing optician who
is validly registered as a dispensing optician by the Division of Allied Health
Professions of the Medical Board of California, and who:
1. Fills prescriptions of physicians or
optometrists for prescription lenses and related products;
2. Fits and adjusts such lenses and spectacle
frames; and
3. Fits contact lenses
under the advice, direction, and responsibility of a physician or
optometrist;
(B) A
hearing aid dispenser who is validly licensed as a hearing aid dispenser by the
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the
California Department of Consumer Affairs, and who:
1. Performs audiometric pure tone and speech
testing;
2. Tests hearing in order
to fit, dispense, or repair hearing aids; and
3. Is not vendored separately as an audiology
center or individually as an audiologist; or
(C) A prosthetic and orthotic appliance
factory which fits and sells orthotic and prosthetic appliances necessary for
the restoration of function or replacement of body parts.
(57) Other Medical Services -- Service Code
760. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of other medical
services if the vendor provides any medical services not included otherwise in
this section, and services provided by clinics or other medical facilities
which are not included in another service code.
(58) Out-of-home Respite Services -- Service
Code 868. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of
out-of-home respite services if the vendor:
(A) Is licensed by DSS or by an agency
authorized by DSS or is licensed by DHS to provide out-of-home care to persons
with developmental disabilities; and
(B) Is vendored by the regional center and
provides services under the following service codes:
1. Service Code 855 -- Adult Day Care;
or
2. Service Code 851 -- Child Day
Care; or
3. Service Code 905 or 915
-- Residential Facility Serving Adults; or
4. Service Code 910 or 920 -- Residential
Facility Serving Children; or
5.
Service Code 930 -- Intermediate Care Facility/Developmentally Disabled --
Habilitative (ICF/DD-H); or
6.
Service Code 935 -- Intermediate Care Facility/Developmentally Disabled --
Nursing (ICF/DD-N).
(C)
Has staff who have received Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid
training from agencies offering such training, including, but not limited to,
the American Red Cross;
(D) Has the
training, education, and skill to perform the required services; and
(E) Provides out-of-home respite services
which consist of intermittent or regularly scheduled temporary care to
individuals in a licensed facility and which:
1. Are designed to relieve families of the
constant responsibility of caring for a member of that family who is a
consumer;
2. Meet planned or
emergency needs;
3. Are used to
allow parents or the individual the opportunity for vacations and other
necessities or activities of family life; and
4. Are provided to individuals away from
their residence.
(59) Out-of-state Manufacturer or Distributor
- Service Code 655. A regional center shall classify a vendor as an
out-of-state manufacturer or distributor of merchandise if the vendor provides
a specific item that is not available in California, or it is more economical
to purchase the item outside of California.
(60) Pharmaceutical Services -- Service Code
765. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of pharmaceutical
services if the vendor is:
(A) A person who is
validly licensed as a pharmacist by the California State Board of Pharmacy, and
who identifies, prepares, or preserves compounds and dispenses drugs;
or
(B) A pharmacy which is validly
licensed as a pharmacy by the California State Board of Pharmacy, and which is
a facility where medicines are compounded or dispensed.
(61) Physical Therapy -- Service Code 772. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of physical therapy
services if the vendor is:
(A) A physical
therapist who is validly licensed by the Physical Therapy Examining Committee
of the Medical Board of California and who, under medical supervision, treats
individuals to relieve pain, develop or restore motor function, and maintain
performance by using a variety of physical means; or
(B) A physical therapist assistant who is
registered as a physical therapist assistant by the Physical Therapy Examining
Committee of the Medical Board of California and who provides physical therapy
while under the direct supervision of the licensed physical
therapist.
(62)
Physicians or Surgeons -- Service Code 775. A regional center shall classify a
vendor as a physician or surgeon if the vendor provides professional services
to individuals and is validly licensed by the Medical Board of California as a
physician or surgeon.
(63)
Psychiatric Technician -- Service Code 790. A regional center shall classify a
vendor as a psychiatric technician if the vendor:
(A) Under medical direction, provides
psychotherapeutical services; and
(B) Possesses a valid psychiatric
technician's license issued by the California State Board of Vocational Nurse
and Psychiatric Technician Examiners.
(64) Psychiatrist -- Service Code 780. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a psychiatrist if the vendor:
(A) Is validly licensed as a physician and
surgeon by the Medical Board of California;
(B) Is validly certified by the American
Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; and
(C) Specializes in the diagnosis, treatment,
and prevention of mental disorders.
(65) Recreational Therapist -- Service Code
694. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a recreational therapist if
the vendor possesses a valid registration issued by either the National Council
for Therapeutic Recreation Certification or the California Board of Recreation
and Park Certification and provides the following services:
(A) Uses self-motivating recreational
activities to develop the individual's motor skills, social skills, sensory
functioning, or acceptable behavior;
(B) Counsels the individual in recreation and
leisure pursuits; and
(C) Provides
other services consistent with the duties specified in (A) and (B)
above.
(66) Registered
Nurse -- Service Code 744. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a
registered nurse if the vendor:
(A) Is an
individual who is validly licensed as a registered nurse by the California
State Board of Registered Nurses; or
(B) Is a nurse registry from whom the
services of a registered nurse are obtained.
(67) Residential Facility Serving Adults --
Owner Operated -- Service Code 905. A regional center shall classify a vendor
as an owner-operated residential facility serving adults if:
(A) The facility serves adults;
(B) The vendor possesses a valid community
care facility license as required by Health and Safety Code, Sections
1500
through
1569.87;
and
(C) The facility is the
residence of the licensee or a member of the corporate board (board of
directors). The licensee may perform all of the activities necessary to operate
the facility, or he/she may employ staff, which may include members of his/her
family, to assist.
(68)
Residential Facility Serving Children -- Owner Operated -- Service Code 910. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as an owner-operated residential
facility serving children if:
(A) The
facility serves children;
(B) The
vendor possesses a valid community care facility license as required by Health
and Safety Code, Sections
1500
through
1569.87;
and
(C) The facility is the
residence of the licensee or a member of the corporate board (board of
directors). The licensee may perform all of the activities necessary to operate
the facility, or he/she may employ staff which may include members of his/her
family, to assist.
(69)
Residential Facility Serving Adults -- Staff Operated -- Service Code 915. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a staff-operated residential
facility serving adults if:
(A) The facility
serves adults;
(B) The vendor
possesses a valid community care facility license as required by Health and
Safety Code, Sections
1500
through
1569.87;
and
(C) The facility is not the
residence of the licensee or a member of the corporate board (board of
directors) and the licensee employs personnel to provide direct care and
training to individuals.
(70) Residential Facility Serving Children --
Staff Operated -- Service Code 920. A regional center shall classify a vendor
as a staffoperated residential facility serving children if:
(A) The facility serves children;
(B) The vendor possesses a valid community
care facility license as required in the Health and Safety Code, Section
1500
through
1569.87;
and
(C) The facility is not the
residence of the licensee or a member of the corporate board (board of
directors) and the licensee employs personnel to provide direct care and
training to individuals.
(71) Respiratory Therapist -- Service Code
793. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a respiratory therapist if
the vendor:
(A) Provides respiratory therapy
services; and
(B) Possesses a valid
respiratory care practitioner certificate issued by the Respiratory Care Board
of California of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
(72) Respite Facility -- Service Code 869. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a respite facility if the vendor:
(A) Is licensed as a residential facility by
DSS or by an agency authorized by DSS;
(B) Provides only out-of-home respite
services in accordance with (a)(58)(E)1. through 4. above.
(C) Meets the criteria specified in
(a)(58)(C) and (D); and
(D) Is not
vendored by the regional center to provide services under the following service
codes:
1. Service Code 905 or 915 --
Residential Facility Serving Adults; or
2. Service Code 910 or 920 -- Residential
Facility Serving Children.
(73) Retail/Wholesale Stores -- Service Code
660. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a retail/wholesale store if
the facility provides goods for purchase and possesses a valid business license
to operate that facility.
(74)
Social Recreation Program -- Service Code 525. Social Recreation Programs shall
meet the requirements in Sections
56710 through
56756 of these regulations for the
specific service being vendored.
(75) Speech Pathology - Service Code 707. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of speech-language
pathology services if the vendor is:
(A) A
speech-language pathologist who is validly licensed as a speech-language
pathologist as specified in the California Business and Professions Code,
Division 2, Healing Arts, Chapter 5.3, Speech-Language Pathologists and
Audiologists; and provides:
1. Diagnostic
screening and assessment; and
2.
Preventative and corrective therapy for persons with speech or language or
swallowing disorders
(B)
A speech-language pathology assistant who is validly licensed in the State of
California and performs the duties and functions as specified in the Business
and Professions Code, Division 2, Healing Arts, Chapter 5.3, Speech-Language
Pathologists and Audiologists, Sections
2538-2538.7, and works under
supervision of a qualified licensed speech-language pathologist in a group
practice.
(76) Teacher --
Service Code 674. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a teacher if the
vendor possesses a valid California teaching credential issued by the
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing or an instruction credential
such as a "Life Diploma" or "California Community Colleges Certificate" issued
by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. A teacher provides the
following services:
(A) Conducts
lessons;
(B) Prepares instructional
materials;
(C) Instructs and
supervises individuals in specific areas; and
(D) Provides other services consistent with
the duties specified in (A) through (C) above.
(77) Teacher's Aide -- Service Code 676. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a teacher's aide if the vendor works
under the supervision of a teacher and possesses the training, education,
and/or skill to perform the services specified in (a)(76)(A) through (D)
above.
(78) Teacher of Special
Education -- Service Code 678. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a
teacher of special education if the vendor possesses a valid California
teaching credential in Special Education issued by the California Commission on
Teacher Credentialing and provides the services specified in (a)(76)(A) through
(D) above.
(79) Translator --
Service Code 643. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a translator if
the vendor demonstrates:
(A) Fluency in both
English and a language other than English; and
(B) The ability to read and write accurately
in both English and a language other than English.
(80) Transportation -- Additional Component
-- Service Code 880. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of
transportation services -- additional component if the vendor:
(A) Is vendored separately from the primary
service. The vendoring regional center may waive separate vendorization as a
transportation services--additional component if the vendor is a
community-based day program vendor, who conducts its curriculum solely in
natural environments, and the regional center determines that it would be more
cost effective to include the cost of transportating consumers, which occurs
between the first and last training site as specified in Section
57434(a)(3)(N).
The cost of transporting consumers shall be considered more cost effective if
the cost of including the transportation service in determining the rate of
reimbursement for the community-based day program is less than the cost of
providing the transportation service pursuant to separate vendorization as a
provider of transportation services -- additional component;
(B) Provides services by employees of the
primary service agency; and
(C)
Provides the regional center with proof of adequate insurance as designated by
the vendoring regional center in accordance with the Welfare and Institutions
Code, Section
4648.3.
(81) Transportation Assistant -- Service Code
882. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of transportation
assistant services if the vendor:
(A) Is
vendored separately from the transportation service vendor;
(B) Assists and monitors regional center
consumers while the consumers are being transported; and
(C) Meets the qualifications for
transportation aides specified in Title 17, Section
58520(b).
(82) Transportation Auto Driver -- Service
Code 890. A regional center shall classify a vendor as transportation auto
driver if the vendor provides the transportation to authorized services
identified in the consumer's IPP and the vendor:
(A) Is an individual who is actually
providing the transportation service;
(B) Possesses a valid California driver's
license; and
(C) Has evidence of
maintenance of adequate insurance coverage.
(83) Transportation Broker -- Service Code
883. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a transportation broker if
the vendor:
(A) Is not the transportation
service provider; and
(B) Develops
routing and time schedules for the transport of consumers to and from their day
program;
(C) In addition to
performing the duties specified in (A) and (B) above, a transportation broker
may:
1. Conduct monitoring and quality
assurance activities; and/or
2.
Perform safety reviews; and/or
3.
Assist the regional center in implementing contracted transportation
services.
(84)
Transportation Companies -- Service Code 875. A regional center shall classify
a vendor as a transportation company if the vendor possesses a current business
license as a transportation company and:
(A)
Provides the regional center with proof of adequate insurance as designated by
the vendoring regional center in accordance with the Welfare and Institutions
Code, Section
4648.3;
and
(B) Will be employed to
transport individuals to and from their community-based day programs or other
vendored services for the regional center.
(85) Transportation -- Medical -- Service
Code 885. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of medical
transportation if the vendor:
(A) Provides
medical transportation services; and
(86) Transportation -- Public Transit
Authority, Dial-A-Ride, Rental Car Agency or Taxi -- Service Code 895. A
regional center shall classify a vendor as a public transit authority,
dial-a-ride rental car agency or taxi provider if the vendor is licensed to
perform such services, and if the rate charged in the use of these services to
consumers is the same as that charged to the general public for the same
service.
(87) Tutor -- Service Code
680. A regional center shall classify a vendor as a tutor if the vendor
possesses the training, education, and/or skill necessary to provide the
in-home individualized instruction to the individual which is supplementary to,
or independent of, instruction provided by the classroom
teacher.
(b) The
following service code shall be assigned to the following type of service:
Behavior Management Technician (Paraprofessional) -- Service Code 616. A
regional center may vendor a group practice, vendored pursuant to Section
54319(d), for the
above service. The Behavior Management Technician (Paraprofessional) shall
practice under the direct supervision of a certified Behavior Analyst or a
Behavior Management Consultant who is within the same vendored group practice.
The Behavior Management Technician (Paraprofessional) implements instructional
and environmental modifications to produce socially significant improvements in
the consumer's behavior through skill acquisition and the reduction of
behavior. The Behavior Management Technician (Paraprofessional) shall meet the
following requirements:
(1) Has a High School
Diploma or the equivalent, has completed 30 hours of competency-based training
designed by a certified behavior analyst, and has six months experience working
with persons with developmental disabilities; or
(2) Possesses an Associate's Degree in either
a human, social, or educational services discipline, or a degree or
certification related to behavior management, from an accredited community
college or educational institution, and has six months experience working with
persons with developmental disabilities.
Notes
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, including incorporation and amendment of former section 54344, filed 1-17-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 3).
6. Amendment of subsection (a)(37), (a)(52)(B)2., (a)(54)(A)1., (a)(54)(B), (a)(58)(A), (a)(72), (a)(75) and (a)(81)(B), new subsections (a)(81)(C)1.-3. and amendment of (a)(83)(B) filed 4-25-2000; operative 5-25-2000 (Register 2000, No. 17).
7. New subsection (a)(10) and subsection renumbering filed 5-3-2001; operative 6-2-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).
8. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(52)(A)-(B) filed 6-12-2003 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2003, No. 24).
9. New subsection (a)(8), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsections (a)(12) and (a)(13)(A), new subsection (a)(13)(A)1. and amendment of newly designated subsections (a)(13)2.-4., (a)(18)(A), (a)(32)(D), (a)(72)(B)-(C), (a)(76) and (a)(77) filed 4-29-2004; operative 5-29-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18).
10. Amendment of subsections (a)(28)(A)-(C) filed 11-7-2006; operative 12-7-2006 (Register 2006, No. 45).
11. Repealer and new subsection (a)(13)(A)1., new subsection (a)(13)(A)2., subsection renumbering and new subsection (a)(13)(A)7. filed 6-27-2007; operative 7-27-2007 (Register 2007, No. 26).
12. New subsections (b)-(b)(2) and amendment of NOTE filed 9-19-2011 as an emergency; operative 9-19-2011 (Register 2011, No. 38). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-19-2013 pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 4686.3 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
13. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(29) and repealing subsections (a)(29)(A)-(C) filed 10-2-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 40).
14. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-19-2011 order transmitted to OAL 9-16-2013 and filed 10-28-2013 (Register 2013, No. 44).
15. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(10)(A)1., (a)(30)(B)5., (a)(30)(B)6.b., (a)(56)(B) and (a)(75)(A) filed 4-16-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 16).
16. Amendment of subsections (a)(75)-(a)(75)(A)2. and new subsection (a)(75)(B) filed 4-22-2019; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4405, 4648(a) and 4686.3, Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section 11152, Government Code. Reference: Sections 4631, 4648(a) and 4691, Welfare and Institutions Code.
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, including incorporation and amendment of former section 54344, filed 1-17-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 3).
6. Amendment of subsection (a)(37), (a)(52)(B)2., (a)(54)(A)1., (a)(54)(B), (a)(58)(A), (a)(72), (a)(75) and (a)(81)(B), new subsections (a)(81)(C)1.-3. and amendment of (a)(83)(B) filed 4-25-2000; operative 5-25-2000 (Register 2000, No. 17).
7. New subsection (a)(10) and subsection renumbering filed 5-3-2001; operative 6-2-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).
8. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(52)(A)-(B) filed 6-12-2003 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2003, No. 24).
9. New subsection (a)(8), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsections (a)(12) and (a)(13)(A), new subsection (a)(13)(A)1. and amendment of newly designated subsections (a)(13)2.-4., (a)(18)(A), (a)(32)(D), (a)(72)(B)-(C), (a)(76) and (a)(77) filed 4-29-2004; operative 5-29-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18).
10. Amendment of subsections (a)(28)(A)-(C) filed 11-7-2006; operative 12-7-2006 (Register 2006, No. 45).
11. Repealer and new subsection (a)(13)(A)1., new subsection (a)(13)(A)2., subsection renumbering and new subsection (a)(13)(A)7. filed 6-27-2007; operative 7-27-2007 (Register 2007, No. 26).
12. New subsections (b)-(b)(2) and amendment of Note filed 9-19-2011 as an emergency; operative 9-19-2011 (Register 2011, No. 38). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-19-2013 pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 4686.3 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
13. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(29) and repealing subsections (a)(29)(A)-(C) filed 10-2-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 40).
14. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-19-2011 order transmitted to OAL 9-16-2013 and filed 10-28-2013 (Register 2013, No. 44).
15. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(10)(A)1., (a)(30)(B)5., (a)(30)(B)6.b., (a)(56)(B) and (a)(75)(A) filed 4-16-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 16).
16. Amendment of subsections (a)(75)-(a)(75)(A)2. and new subsection (a)(75)(B) filed 4-22-2019; operative
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