SDP Resource Center
Accurate, Up-to-Date Information from the Law's Creators
SDP Resource Center
Accurate, Up-to-Date Information from the Law's Creators
(07/08/2024) Updated Goods and Services
July 8, 2024
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Directive
July 8, 2024
TO: REGIONAL CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
SUBJECT: SELF-DETERMINATION PROGRAM: UPDATED GOODS AND SERVICES
In alignment with the key principles of the Self-Determination Program (SDP), participants have the authority to control an individual budget to purchase needed services and supports to achieve their Individual Program Plan (IPP) goals. The purpose of this updated correspondence is to provide additional guidance regarding goods and services in the SDP by adding Coordinated Career Pathways (CCP) to Enclosure B as a service to be funded outside of the SDP participant’s budget. As such, the Self-Determination Program Individual Budget Calculation and Certification Tool has been updated.
Deciding if a Cost May be Included in the SDP Budget
Before including any good or service in an individual budget or SDP spending plan, the planning team must first be clear about how the good or service addresses an identified need or goal in the IPP. Enclosure A provides detailed information about how the participant and the planning team can determine if a good or service addresses a need
or goal in the IPP.
As noted in the Department of Developmental Services’ January 11, 2019 directive regarding the individual budget and spending plan, SDP funds can only be used for goods and services that:
- have been approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and,
- are not available through other funding sources (e.g., Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services, schools, etc.).
However, in some cases, consumers may require additional goods and services outside of what is funded by the individual budget to support their IPP. Enclosure B provides guidance on goods and services that can be funded by the individual budget in the spending plan, as well as what will be handled outside of the individual budget.
Determining Service Designation (Participant-Directed Goods and Services)
The SDP allows for a service type defined as “Participant-Directed Goods and Services.” Enclosure C contains a flow chart intended to help the planning team determine when a good or service can be funded through Participant-Directed Goods and Services (Service Code 333).
If participants and/or their families have questions regarding this correspondence, they should contact their regional center. Questions from regional centers should be directed to sdp@dds.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
Original Signed by:
BRIAN WINFIELD
Chief Deputy Director
Enclosures
cc: Regional Center Administrators
Regional Center Directors of Consumer Services
Regional Center Community Services Directors
Association of Regional Center Agencies
State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Nancy Bargmann, Department of Developmental Services
Carla Castañeda, Department of Developmental Services
Ernie Cruz, Department of Developmental Services
Jim Knight, Department of Developmental Services
Kathleen Dempsey, Department of Developmental Services
Link to Directive
Self-Determination Program: Updated Goods and Services (English)
Self-Determination Program: Updated Goods and Services (Spanish)
Self-Determination Program: Updated Goods and Services (Korean)
Enclosure A:
Enclosure B:
Enclosure C: