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To be eligible for regional center services, a person must be a resident of California and must have a disability that began before his or her 18th birthday, is expected to continue indefinitely and results in a "substantial disability" for the person.

The Lanterman Act is the California law that gives people with developmental disabilities the right to services and supports they need to live independent and normal lives. The Act is in California Welfare and Institutions Code, section 4500-4906.

The DDS-UI dashboards monitor the majority of DDS components that are responsible for the processing of published data, transforming raw data into the standardised FHIR-based intermediary model, and then transforming again for the individual subscriber databases.

In California, the Lanterman Act entitles people with developmental disabilities to a wide range of services and supports. This can include communication supports. These services are coordinated by a system of Regional Centers, which may also fund some of these supports directly.

The California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) works to ensure Californians with developmental disabilities have the opportunity to make choices and lead independent, productive lives as members of their communities in the least restrictive setting possible.

The Lanterman Act is a California law that promises services and supports to people with developmental disabilities and their families. Because it is a law, people who help you with services and supports must do what the Lanterman Act says.

DDS monitors the performance of regional centers to ensure they uphold the values of the Lanterman Act and meet obligations outlined in DDS contracts, state law and regulations.

You get a Notice of Action (NOA) when you and the regional center don't agree. The NOA is sent to you by the regional center and tells you about the Page 3 3 Version: February 2023 reasons for its decision. The NOA tells you the date the decision will happen.