Directives

The Department frequently distributes guidance and instructions on policy issues to regional centers (RC). All directives, program guidelines, guidance documents, and correspondence are shared here.

Directives are instructions RCs must follow.
Program Guidelines are rules RCs must follow for specific programs.
Guidance documents share details on items RCs are encouraged to do or approaches to consider, but are not mandated.
Correspondence documents are how the Department shares helpful information with the RCs.

Access the latest directives, guidance, and policy updates from the Department.

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December 19, 2025Rate Reform

Rate Reform – Authorization Completion Reporting per Regional Center as of 12/19/25
December 19, 2025Rate Reform

D-2024-Rate Reform-008 REV: Rate Reform Implementation for Adult Day Services
December 4, 2025Quality Incentive Program

D-2025-Quality Incentive Program-021: Employment Access Incentive Payments for Quarter 4 of Fiscal Year 2024-25
December 4, 2025Quality Incentive Program

D-2025-Quality Incentive Program-020: Employment Capacity Incentive Payment for Quarter 4 of Fiscal Year 2024-25
December 3, 2025Case Management

D-2025-Case Management-002: Quarterly Reporting on Intake Assessment
November 25, 2025Self-Determination Program

D-2025-Self Determination Program-003: Self-Determination Program – Initial Individual Budgets and Spending Plans
November 24, 2025Rate Reform

Rate Reform, QIP, & Provider Directory Highlights
November 20, 2025Case Management

D-2025-Case Management-011: Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Inclusion Act
November 18, 2025Reporting Requirements

P-2025-Reporting Requirements-002: Purchase of Service Data Meetings, Reporting and Website Posting Requirements for Fiscal Year 2024-25
November 18, 2025Office of Statewide Clinical Services

G-2025-Office of Statewide Clinical Services-001: Instructions for Requesting Authorization for The Purchase of Out-Of-State Services
November 14, 2025Regional Center Operations

D-2025-Regional Center Operations-004: Provider Directory – Standardized Vendorization
November 6, 2025Self-Determination Program

D-2025-Self-Determination Program-002: Regional Center Reporting about Large Changes in Self-Determination Individual Budgets