San Andreas Regional Center

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San Andreas Regional Center is a community-based, private nonprofit corporation that is funded by the State of California to serve people with developmental disabilities as required by the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Act. The Lanterman Act is part of California law that sets out the rights and responsibilities of persons with developmental disabilities. San Andreas is one of 21 Regional Centers throughout California serving individuals and their families who reside within Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - Service Provider Rate Reduction Informational Letter

Dear Service Provider,
The Governor of the State of California signed a budget into place on October 8th. A part of that budget is Assembly Bill 1613 which calls for a 4.25% reduction in the rates paid to you for services provided. This is a 1.25% increase in the 3% reduction that went into place on February 1, 2009 and will end on June 30, 2011, unless extended by law.
This increased rate reduction is effective retroactively to July 1, 2010.
The payment that you will receive on November 15th for the services that you provided during the month of October will be reduced by this additional 1.25%. The “turn around” invoices that you received last week reflect this new, lower rate of payment.
The regional center has paid you at a higher rate for the months of July, August and September. As the budget language made this rate reduction retroactive to July 1, you have been overpaid by 1.25% for services that you provided during those months.
San Andreas Regional Center will be required to retrieve this overpayment from you.
Our intention is to do this in a way that causes the least amount of hardship to you as a provider, while staying within the business requirements placed upon the regional center. At this time, the regional center is waiting for additional written instructions from the Department of Developmental Services before moving forward with the repayment.
We would encourage you to read sections 137 and 164 of AB1613, as they contain the exact language and related provisions of this rate adjustment. These sections can be found on our website www.sarc.org, but can also be found at the state Department of Developmental Services website at www.dds.ca.gov/budget/home.cfm.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we move through this difficult process and these difficult times.

The following information regarding the Department Of Developmental Services Summary of Budget Reductions Report is available on-line at: http://www.dds.cahwnet.gov/Director/BudgetReductionSummary.cfm#

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On behalf of San Andreas Regional Center we are sharing with you this Health Care Alert about Swine Flu:
This is a Health Care alert for families, vendors, and other people providing care for consumers. The outbreak of swine flu from Mexico has caused concern about a wider outbreak of this virus. There are several cases of swine flu in Southern California and a confirmed case in Sacramento. The current occurrence of swine flu is treatable. The consequences of the swine flu spreading could be very serious.
Consumers living in a group setting or attending day program may be more vulnerable to exposure to the swine flu virus.
If you provide care to a consumer please remember to follow these simple preventative measures:
This is a precautionary alert to urge people to be sure to follow some basic guidelines about themselves:
1. Use universal precautions by washing your hands frequently, using hand sanitizer, covering your coughs and sneezes, and taking other extra hygiene steps.
2. If you are sick (coughing, fever, lethargy, diarrhea, or other flu like symptoms) stay at home and see your doctor.
3. Take care in visiting people who are sick. If you do visit someone who is sick, use universal precautions.
Attached are notices about swine flu in English

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