VOR submits testimony in response to California's proposed secured perimeter regulations
October 25, 2013
California is proposing to make permanent existing emergency regulations relating to 15 person home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver and Intermediate Care Facility homes with delayed egresses and secured perimeters for difficult-to-serve individuals with developmental disabilities. VOR's testimony raises questions with regard to the adequacy of minimum staffing criteria for resident safety, whether these residences will promote hoped for integration in any real and meaningful way (in contrast to the expansive campuses of existing public ICFs/IID), and raises the question of whether these homes will be eligible for HCBS funding based on current federal policy and proposed regulation which, if finalized, would redefine "community" for purposes of HCBS coverage.
Related:
* Testimony of the California Association of Psychiatric Technicians
