In order to assure the availability of a continuum of community living facilities of good quality for persons with developmental disabilities, and to ensure that persons placed out of home are in the most appropriate, least restrictive living arrangement, the department shall establish and maintain an equitable system of payment to providers of such services. The system of payment shall include provision for a rate to ensure that the provider can meet the special needs of persons with developmental disabilities and provide quality programs required by this article.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4680
Rates of Payment for Community Living Facilities
Known as the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act
The act spans §§ 4500–4885 (423 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 800, Sec. 1
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