The state of California minimum wage increased on January 1, 2020 to $13.00 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees and $12.00 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees. The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) has been allocated additional funds by the Legislature for dissemination to service providers to meet the increased minimum wage mandate. It is important to note that the funds allocated by DDS are solely to meet service providers’ costs to increase employee/staff wages to $13.00 per hour (or $12.00 per hour based on the number of employees) and the associated mandated costs (i.e. Social Security, Medicare and workers’ compensation).
View the entire letter from DDS
Community Care Facilities (Alternative Residential Model Homes)
Residential service providers reimbursed under the Alternative Residential Model (ARM) rates, service codes 905, 910, 915 and 920 do not need to submit rate adjustment requests. DDS has already adjusted these rates and you will see them beginning with your January 2020 invoice.
View the new ARM rates for Level 2 – Level 4-I homes
Community-Based Day Programs, In-Home Respite Agencies and Work Activity Programs (DDS Set Rates)
Service providers classified as day programs, including infant development programs (service code 805), adult day programs (service codes 505, 510, 515), independent living services (service code 520), in-home respite agencies (service code 862) and Work Activity Programs (service code 954) may request a rate adjustment from DDS. For instructions and the workbook to request a rate adjustment from DDS, please go to www.dds.ca.gov/minwage/.
Negotiated Rate Vendors
For service providers with negotiated rates (including median rates), Lanterman is requesting that you complete the Minimum Wage Cost Reporting Worksheet. To access this worksheet please click here. Providers with negotiated/median rates who employ 26 or more employees may request a rate adjustment if any employees/staff are paid less than $13.00 per hour. Providers with negotiated rates who employ 25 or fewer employees may request a rate adjustment if any employees/staff are paid less than $12.00 per hour. One vendor number per workbook.
NOTE: If you want to request a rate adjustment from Lanterman Regional Center due to the 2020 Minimum Wage increase, please complete the attached workbook and send it to providerservices@lanterman.org by 4 p.m. on March 1, 2020. Whether you are submitting your rate adjustment request to DDS or to Lanterman, the deadline to submit is March 1, 2020. Requests received after this date will not be considered.
Please carefully read the instructions to complete the workbook and follow all instructions. You may be asked to submit supporting documentation including payroll records, workers’ compensation insurance, DE-2088 and other data. Do not submit unless it is requested.
If you have questions or need further information please contact Karen Ingram at 213.252.5694 or kingram@lanterman.org.
California law and regulation requires that regional centers display on their Web sites information about the dollar value of services they purchase for clients. These data (called "purchase of service" or "POS" data) must be reported separately by clients' ethnic/racial group, langauge and diagnosis.
¿Cuáles son sus necesidades de servicio actuales? ¡Responda la encuesta y avísenos!
Lanterman is seeking your feedback and assistance in completing a short survey so we can better understand the current service needs. This survey is for our community to complete, including clients, family members, service providers or community partners. Thank you in advance for your time!
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Lanterman busca sus comentarios y ayuda para completar una breve encuesta para que podamos comprender mejor las necesidades actuales del servicio. Esta encuesta es para que la complete nuestra comunidad, incluidos los clientes, los miembros de la familia, los proveedores de servicios o los socios comunitarios. ¡Gracias de antemano por su tiempo!
Regional centers must post information regarding how providers are doing with ensuring individuals served are part of their communities (Welfare and Institutions Code section 4519.2(b)). This information is to be updated at least every six months until DDS has determined that statewide compliance has been met.
El Internet está inundado de información y recursos sobre el Coronavirus (COVID-19) desde el nivel federal hasta el estatal y local. Comenzamos esta página para compartir algunos de los recursos e información que encontramos más útiles y accesibles, además de compartir información específica para Lanterman sobre cualquier efecto que esto tenga en nuestras operaciones, nuestros proveedores de servicios y la comunidad en general.
The Internet is awash in info and resources about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the federal to the state and local levels. We're starting this page to share some of the resources and info we found most helpful and accessible, plus to share information specific to Lanterman about any effects this is having on our operations, our service providers and community as a whole.
