Developmental Centers
CDCAN Report #093-2010: Senate Budget Panel Rejects Governor's Mental Health, Medi-Cal Cost Containment and Healthy Families Cuts - Assembly Rejects IHSS Cuts & Pushes Forward IHSS Provider Fee Proposal to Increase Federal Funding
Wed, 2010-05-26 23:44 — chris- Senate Budget Committee Rejects Governor’s Mental Health Community Services Cut; Medi-Cal “Cost Containment” and Healthy Families Reduction Proposals; Assembly Subcommittee Rejects Governor’s IHSS Cuts; Approves Lanterman Developmental Center Closure
- Senate Budget Panel Rejects Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Proposals – Assembly Budget Subcommittee Will Take Action On These Issues Thursday
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/26/2010 10:49 PM (Pacific Time)] - The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee in another marathon long hearing that ended at 7:44 PM Wednesday evening, voted to reject the Governor’s proposal to reduce by $602 million funding to the counties for mental health community services and the Governor’s Medi-Cal cost containment proposals that included capping several benefits and imposing co-payments on several services. The State faces a nearly $20 billion budget shortfall projected by the end of the 2010-2011 State budget year that ends June 30, 2011.
CDCAN Report #091-2010: Governor's Medi-Cal, Mental Health Budget Proposals Focus of Wed (May 26) Senate Budget Committee Hearing - Assembly Budget Subcommittee Meets at Same Time on Human Services for "Vote Only" Issues
Wed, 2010-05-26 01:06 — chrisGovernor’s Medi-Cal, Mental Health Budget Proposals Focus of Senate Budget Committee Wednesday – Controversial Proposal to Renew and Expand Medi-Cal Quality Assurance Nursing Home Provider Fee Also on Agenda
Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health & Human Services Also Scheduled to Meet At Same Time Though Mostly “For Vote Only” Items – Controversial Proposal to Extend and Expand Medi-Cal Quality Assurance Nursing Home Provider Fee Will Likely Be Heard In Assembly on Thursday
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/25/2010 11:10 PM (Pacific Time)] - Several controversial budget proposals by the Governor will be the focus of the full Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services when they hold separate hearings Wednesday morning (May 26th) at nearly the same time. Both houses are moving quickly this week to close out this phase of the state budget process. This is the final week of budget subcommittee hearings – though the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee is meeting and taking final action instead of its 5 subcommittees this week.
CDCAN Report #088-2010: Updated Schedule of Final Round of Budget Subcommittee Hearings - Full Senate Budget Committee Will Take Final Action This Week Before Budget Process Heads Into Next Phase
Mon, 2010-05-24 14:43 — chrisUpdated Schedule of Final Round of Subcommittee Hearings As Budget Process Moves to Next Phase
Full Senate Budget Panel Will Meet Instead of Subcommittees on May 25th on Human Services, Mental Health and Child Care; May 26th on Health Including Developmental Services and May 27 on Education
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/24/2010 01:10 PM (Pacific Time)] - Both houses of the Legislature will hold their final budget subcommittee hearings Tuesday and Wednesday (and if needed, Thursday) this week, taking final action on several of the Governor’s major proposals impacting people with disabilities, mental health needs, the blind, seniors and their families, before the budget process heads to the next phase of “budget conference committee” hearings in early June.
Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services: Governor's "May Revise" and "Open" Issues
Mon, 2010-05-17 12:21 — chrisWHAT WILL BE HEARD:
Governor’s May Revised Budget Proposals and “Open” Issues
CDCAN Report #079-2010: Governor Proposes No Additional Cuts to Regional Centers At This Point Beyond January Proposal
Fri, 2010-05-14 13:24 — chris- GOVERNOR’S BUDGET REVISION: NO ADDITIONAL CUTS TO REGIONAL CENTERS – BUT ADDITIONAL 1.25% CUT TO PROVIDERS AND REGIONAL CENTER OPERATIONS REMAINS
- PROPOSED CLOSURE OF LANTERMAN DC REMAINS IN BUDGET
- Budget Revision Still Includes Proposed Closure of Lanterman Developmental Center
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/14/2010 01:04 PM (Pacific Time)] – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed as part of his overall package of proposed spending cuts, shifting of funds and other accounting measures to close an over $20 billion budget deficit, major new reductions to many health and human service programs, but no additional major cuts – at least at this point – to developmental services under the Department of Developmental Services, beyond what he proposed in January.
CDCAN Report #072-2010: Assembly Budget Subcommittee May 5th Hearing Focus on IHSS, SSI/SSP, Regional Centers and Lanterman Developmental Center Proposed Closure - Will Meet at State Capitol in Room 4202
Tue, 2010-05-04 16:02 — chrisMay 5th Assembly Budget Subcommittee Hearing Agenda Released – Focus on IHSS, SSI/SSP, Regional Centers and Proposed Closure of Lanterman Developmental Center
Subcommittee – Like Senate Counterpart – Likely to Keep Most Items “Open” Until After May 14th Release of Governor’s Budget Revisions
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/04/2010 03:30 PM (Pacific Time)] - Proposed cuts made in January by the Governor in three major program areas serving people with disabilities, mental health needs and seniors is the focus of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services hearing on May 5, Wednesday afternoon at the State Capitol in Room 4202 (note room change). The exact start time of the subcommittee hearing will depend on when the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee adjourns its hearing – which begins at 1:30 PM. That committee has 5 bills that it needs to hear.
CDCAN Report #070-2010: Senate Budget Subcommittee Hearing on Developmental Services 4/29 Including Lanterman DC Proposed Closure & Some Regional Center Budget Issues - Starts Right After Senate Floor Session Approximately
Thu, 2010-04-29 22:02 — chris- SENATE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING APRIL 29
- LANTERMAN DC CLOSURE ON AGENDA
- REGIONAL CENTER ISSUES ALSO ON AGENDA
Governor’s Proposal for Additional 1.25% Payment Cut to Most Regional Center Providers and to Regional Center Operations Will Likely Be Kept “Open” Until After Governor Releases on May 14th Budget Revisions – Agenda Raises Concern That Loss Of Over $130 Million in Public Transit Funds Due to Court Ruling Will Lead to Major Crisis In Compliance with Lanterman Act and Olmstead Decision If Funds Are Not Replaced In Department of Developmental Services Budget Before June 30th
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 04/28/2010 11:16 PM (Pacific Time)] - The issue of the proposed closure of Lanterman Developmental Center and also several budget issues impacting community-based services coordinated by the 21 non-profit regional centers under contract with the Department of Developmental Services is the focus of the April 29th (Thursday morning) hearing of the Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services, scheduled to meet at approximately 09:30 AM or whenever the State Senate floor session adjourns, at the State Capitol in Room 4203. The hearing will be televised on CalChannel and also webcasted from their website at www.calchannel.com
Joint Info Hearing - Assembly Human Services & Assembly Select Committee on Disabilities: Closure of Agnews Developmental Center
Mon, 2010-04-26 16:46 — chrisWhen and Where: April 27, Tuesday at 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM (or whenever the 1:30 PM Assembly Human Services Committee hearing on bills is finished)
CDCAN Report #067-2010: Schwarzenegger Administration to Proposed Increasing Regional Center Operations and Provider Payment Cut to 4.25% - Budget Subcommittee Hearings on Developmental Services 4/29 and 5/5
Mon, 2010-04-26 16:39 — chrisSCHWARZENEGGER ADMINISTRATION TO PROPOSE INCREASING CUT TO REGIONAL CENTER OPERATIONS & TO MOST REGIONAL CENTER PROVIDERS TO 4.25%
Developmental Services Focus of Senate Budget Subcommittee Hearing 4/29 – Assembly Budget Subcommittee Hearing 5/5 Also on IHSS and SSI/SSP – Lanterman DC Proposed Closure to Be Heard Both Dates
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 04/26/2010 03:16 PM (Pacific Time)] - The Schwarzenegger Administration will propose increasing the reduction in payments to most regional center providers and regional center operations from 3% to 4.25%, likely effective during the 2010-2011 State Budget year that begins July 1. The Legislature – which already approved extending the 3% cut into the 2010-2011 State Budget year in February, will need to approve the additional cut.
The additional reduction is part of the Governor’s proposed 2010-2011 State Budget released January 8th that called for an additional $25 million in State general fund reductions in spending for regional centers on top of the cuts already enacted last February and July. However the additional 1.25% cut to most regional center provider payments and to regional center operations would total far more than the $25 million cut in State general fund spending the Governor proposed in January.
CDCAN Report #065-2010: Final Report on Closure of Agnews Developmental Center Focus of 4/27 Assembly Human Services/Select Committee on Disabilities Oversight Hearing - Has Impact on Proposed Closure of Lanterman DC
Fri, 2010-04-23 18:57 — chrisFOCUS ON DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS NEXT WEEK
4/27 Assembly Oversight Hearing on Final Report on Agnews Closure and 4/29 Senate Budget Subcommittee Hearing That Includes Proposed Plan To Close Lanterman Developmental Center – Issue of Proposed Closure Subject of KQED Public Radio “Health Dialogues” Program This Week
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 04/23/2010 04:16 PM (Pacific Time)] - Under the shadow of a still unresolved enormous state budget deficit, the issue of the state owned and operated developmental centers – formerly called state hospitals - where just over 2,100 people with developmental disabilities still reside, will be the focus of a legislative oversight hearing and budget subcommittee hearings next week, with another budget subcommittee hearing on the subject the first week of May. [CDCAN Note: The Department of Mental Health operates five state hospitals and other facilities for persons with mental health needs or disorders placed there by court order or by a conviction. Those facilities are different from the four remaining developmental centers – which in the 1960’s were also called state hospitals - that are operated and staffed by the Department of Developmental Services]
