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TownHall Telemeetings

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CDCAN - California Disability Community Action Network

February 7, 2007  DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

All Telemeetings will be conducted from 1:00p.m. -2:30p.m.

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A Parents Guide

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Closure of Agnews Developmental Center - Delayed
The Department of Developmental Services determined that in the best interest of the residents of Agnews and "stakeholder input" that the closure of the developmental center will be pushed back !
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.Child Care Proposal....from the Child Development Policy Institute
The proposed 2004-05 budget contains $2.37 billion  to provide child care services to CalWORKSs and former CalWORKs recipients, as well as the working poor.The reforms propsed would (1) limit eligibility, (2) increase costs to families, (3) limit the anount of time families can receive care, and (4) decrease the reimbursement rates to providers.
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According to the Department of Health Services, audio cassette tapes of the 1/26/04 Medi-cal Reform Stakehlders Meeting will be available upon request by contacting the California Department of Health Services Office of Civil Reights at 916.440.7399 (TTY) or using the CRS call 916.440.7370 or e-mail mailto:CivilRights-RA@dhs,ca,gov
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Federal Update !
The Senate voted to pass the the Consolidated Appropriations Act, allowing FY 2004 appropriations to go forward for programs in health, human services and education.
The Senate voted to appropriate $73,081,262 which is higher than the amount proposed by the House.
Protection and Advocacy Inc. - proposed funding of $38,410,000

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Parental Co-Payment Issue
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From The Desk of  - Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT)

• Unfairly targets the autism population, since more than 80% of autism cases are under 20 years of age
• Dramatically impacts net income, adding additional burdens to families that already have very high costs related to the disabilities of their children
• Effectively eliminates most services to the autism population
• Children will go untreated, resulting in much higher long term costs to the state.
• Destroys the young market place in the only treatment scientifically proven effective, Intensive Behavioral Interventions
• Is likely to have a substantially higher implementation cost than previously thought, which may not cover its expenses.

For Further Information Regarding Parental Co-Payment
Assembly Bill 1821 - Introduced by Assmbly Member Cohn
Would amend Section 4620.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to require DDS to implement the copayment system commencing with the 2004-05 fiscal year.
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http://www.assembly.ca.gov/

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