Rights
Under the
Lanterman Act:

Regional Center Services for People
With Developmental Disabilities

Protection & Advocacy, Inc. – Copyright © 1983 – Revised Edition 2006

COMPLETE MANUAL
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Sections

Cover Pages

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Services and Supports for Children and Adults Who Live with Their Families (htm) or (pdf)

Chapter 7

Living Arrangements for Adults and Children (htm) or (pdf)

Chapter 8

Community Participation, Work, Day Activities, Leisure and More (htm) or (pdf)

Chapter 9

Avoiding Institutionalization (htm) or (pdf)

Chapter 10

Services and Supports for People with Dual Diagnosis (htm) or (pdf)

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

The Medi-Cal Home and Community-Based Services Developmental Disability Waiver (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Appendix F

Characteristics Common for Persons with Cognitive Disabilities (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix G

Services and Supports Commonly Required for Persons with Cognitive Disabilities (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix H

Inter-Regional Center Transfer Guidelines (pdf)

Appendix I

Tips for Getting Quality Regional Center Services Through Your IPP (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix J

IPP Meeting Planner (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix K

Community Participation Questions for IPP Preparation (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix L

IPP/IFSP Meeting Planner for Families with Minor Children (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix M

Individual Life Quality Outcomes (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix N

Sample IPP Request Letter (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix O

Things to Think About When Choosing a Supported Living Agency (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix P

Court finds people can get services and supports to live with their families, even if the supports and services look like Supported Living Services (html) or (pdf)

Appendix Q

State Department of Mental Health: Specialty Mental Health Consolidation Part II (Included and Excluded Diagnoses) (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix R

Negotiation Planner (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix S

Fair Hearing Flow Chart (pdf)

Appendix T

Request for Regional Center Communications in My Primary Language (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix U

DDS Form #1803 - Notice of Proposed Action (pdf)

Appendix V

DDS Form #1805 - Fair Hearing Request (pdf)

Appendix W

Appendix X

Sample Section 4731 Complaint (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix Y

Contact List: Regional Center Offices throughout California (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix Z

Contact List: Office of Clients’ Rights Advocates – Advocates for Consumers of each Regional Center throughout California (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix AA

Contact List: State Council on Developmental Disabilities and Area Board Offices (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix BB

Contact List: Developmental Center Clients’ Rights Advocates and Volunteer Advocacy Service Coordinators (htm) or (pdf)

Appendix CC

Contact List: Regional Resource Development Projects (htm) or (pdf)

Updated Chapters and Supplements

PAI is in the process of rewriting and updating the RULA.  Our goal is to make the RULA more user-friendly and ultimately more effective.  The content will not change – we are only revising the manual for readability by using more familiar words and phrasings, presenting information more intuitively, using more active voice, and adjusting the reading level.

We are making the new chapters available on our website as we go through this process.  Below are the completed chapters of the new version.  Some of the cross referencing may need to be changed once the entire manual is complete.  We are keeping the previous version up in the mean time so that you can access the RULA in its entirety if necessary.  Check back for updates as we will be posting new chapters as they are completed.

Sections

Cover Pages

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Services and Supports for Children and Adults Who Live with Their Families (htm) or (pdf)

Chapter 7

Living Arrangements for Adults and Children (htm) or (pdf)

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Supplement A

Supplement B

Supplement C

Supplement D

Supplement E

Supplement F

Supplement G

Supplement H

Supplement I

Supplement J

Supplement K

Supplement L

Supplement M

Supplement N

Supplement O

Supplement P

Supplement Q

Supplement R

Supplement S

Supplement T

Supplement U

Supplement V

Supplement W

Supplement X

Supplement Y

Supplement Z

Supplement AA

Supplement BB

Supplement CC