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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April 10, 2025Quality Incentive Program

D-2025-Quality Incentive Program-004 Quality Incentive Program – Provider Directory
April 9, 2025Housing

C-2025-Housing-001 Attachment: Definition and Criteria for “Risk of Homelessness”
April 9, 2025Quality Incentive Program

D-2025-Quality Incentive Program-003: Quality Incentive Program – Employment Access Incentive Payments for Quarter 3 of Fiscal Year 2023-24
April 4, 2025Regional Center Performance Measures

C-2025-Regional Center Performance Measures-001 Regional Center Performance Measures Incentives For Fiscal Year 2023-24
April 1, 2025Early Intervention/Early Start

D-2025-Early Start-001: Transition of Status 1 Children Over Three Years of Age
April 1, 2025Rate Reform

D-2025-Rate Reform-001: Rate Reform Implementation – Service Acknowledgement Form Extension, Quality Incentive Program and Provider Directory Updates
March 28, 2025Rate Reform

D-2024-Rate Reform-007 REV3: Rate Reform Implementation for Employment Services
March 21, 2025Legislation

D-2025-Legislation-001: Standardized Information Packet – A Guide to California’s Lanterman Act
March 14, 2025Regional Center Operations

D-2025-Regional Center Operations-002: Performance Contract Guidelines and Regional Center Performance Measures Fiscal Year 2025-2026
March 14, 2025Home and Community-Based Services

G-2025-Home and Community-Based Services-001: Funding to Support Compliance with the Home and Community-Based Services Final Rule
March 14, 2025Quality Incentive Program

D-2025-Quality Incentive Program-005 Quality Incentive Program – WAVE 2 Early Intervention Incentive Payments for Calendar Year 2024
March 13, 2025Rate Reform

Rate Reform – Service Acknowledgement Form Completion per Regional Center as of 5/13/25