Purchase of Service Data

Purchase of Service Data Relating to Age, Race, Language, Disability, Residence Type, and Insurance Related

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is required to compile data relating to purchase of service (POS) authorization, utilization, and expenditure by each regional center with respect to consumer age, race or ethnicity, primary language, and disability detail. The data, includes residence type as well as number and percent of consumers who are eligible for regional center services. View the DDS POS Data page.

In reviewing the data it is important to note that the expenditure data reported may not include payments made by the regional center to a service provider under a Contract. Typical services paid to a service provider under a Contract include, but are not limited to:  Transportation Services, Transportation Assistant Services, and Supported Employment Program (SEP) Group Services.  Further, the data reveals that the primary contributing factor to the significant cost differential is attributable to the utilization of residential services.  The most costly of all Regional Center funded services is reflected in the section of the report entitled ”Total Annual Expenditures and Services by Residence (for all ages).”  This report contrasts consumers living at home with those residing outside of the family home.  The distinction between these two categories is notable.

Links to the data reports by reporting year are listed below.

• View the 2024 report to DDS on the 2022/2023 POS Data
  
• POS Data 2022/2023
• View the 2023 report to DDS on the 2021/2022 POS Data (You may also view it in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, or Korean)
• POS Data 2021/2022
• View the 2022 report to DDS on the 2020/2021 POS Data
• POS Data 2020/2021- 

  Changes in service delivery and billing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected individuals and communities differently. Care should be taken in comparing FY 20/21 data to data for previous years. In response to the pandemic and varied individual needs and circumstances, billing for some services changed to a monthly rate instead of hourly or daily rates.  As a result, this may have reduced differences among individuals in service authorizations, expenditures, and utilization.

• View the 2021 report to DDS on the 2019/2020 POS Data
• POS Data 2019/2020
• View the 2020 report to DDS on the 2018/2019 POS Data
• POS Data 2018/2019
• View the 2019 report to DDS on the 2017/2018 POS Data
• POS Data 2017/2018
• View the 2018 report to DDS on the 2016/2017 POS Data
• POS Data 2016/2017
• View the 2017 report to DDS on the 2015/2016 POS Data 
• POS Data 2015/2016
• View the 2016 report to DDS on the 2014/2015 POS Data
• POS Data 2014/2015
• View the 2015 report to DDS on the 2013/2014 POS Data 
• POS Data 2013/2014  
• POS Data 2012/2013
• POS Data 2011/2012

Public Meeting to Review Data

ELARC holds an annual meeting to review data compiled by DDS relating to purchase of service (POS) authorization, utilization, and expenditure with respect to consumer age, race or ethnicity, primary language, and disability detail. The data, includes residence type as well as number and percent of consumers who are eligible for regional center services.

• View the March 13th, 2024 Meeting Presentation (View it in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean)

• View the May 16, 2023 Meeting presentation (follow-up meeting) The meeting was held in order to respond to questions presented by our Spanish speaking community during the March 29th POS Data Public Meeting. The follow-up meeting was conducted in Spanish, although English translation services were provided. View the PowerPoint Presentation in your language of choice: (English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean)

• View the March 29, 2023 Meeting Presentation

•  View the March 30, 2022 Meeting presentation

   

Projects to Reduce Disparity

Fiscal Year 2016/17 Projects

In September of 2016, ELARC submitted a proposal to utilize available funding from the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to reduce disparities in purchase of services, as authorized by Assembly Bill (AB) X2-1 (Chapter 3, Statutes of 2016). In reviewing regional centers’ proposals, DDS took into account statewide needs and available resources, as well as information gathered during the Department’s statewide stakeholder meetings. In addition, each proposal was analyzed for compliance with applicable statute and regulations, and the Department’s guidelines issued on July 25, 2016.

On October 25, 2016 DDS approved  ELARC’s proposal.   View a summary of the approved projects.  (ELARC document) 

View the DDS listing of all approved projects. 

Fiscal Year 2017/18 Projects

In November of 2017, ELARC submitted revisions to the original 2016/2017 proposal.  DDS subsequently approved ELARC's proposal for FY 2017/2018.  View an outline of the approved ELARC projects and those Community Based Organization's projects approved by DDS to work in ELARC's community. 

View the DDS listing of all approved projects. 

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