DSM-5 Proposed Criteria for ASD
ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 20, 2012)—The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has proposed new diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) for autism. While final decisions are still months away, the recommendations reflect the work of dozens of the nation’s top scientific and research minds and are supported by more than a decade of intensive study and analysis. The proposal by the DSM-5 Neurodevelopmental Work Group recommends a new category called autism spectrum disorder which would incorporate several previously separate diagnoses, including autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.
4th Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair
The 4th Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2012. The event will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3410 Churn Creek Road, in Redding.
The Fair will be open from 10 am to 12:30 pm for persons with disabilities and from 2 pm to 4 pm for all others.
This is a free event. Come tour all the fun booths and learn how to be better prepared for emergencies. (Recognize an emergency, Stop, Drop and Roll, see a fire truck, ambulance and police car, visit a mock evacuation center, and much more!)
Please call 244-2305 to pre-register.
This event is sponsored by ILS Transition, Inc. with cooperation from many community agencies.
Notice To Service Providers
Effective April 1, 2012, only Residential Service Providers will be paid on or by the 10th day of each month. Regional Centers are required to pay Community Care Facilities and Consumer P&I by the 10th of each month per California Code of Regulations, Title 17 (see below).
As of April 1, 2012 if you are not a Community Care Facility your check or EFT will be paid mid-month. Attached are the cut-off dates and check dates for all services.
California Code of Regulations
Title 17, Division 2
Chapter 3 - Community Services
SubChapter 6 - Rate setting Procedures for Residential Services
Article 6 - Reimbursement Policies
§56917. Payment of Established Rates:
(a) Regional centers shall pay residential service providers monthly at the rate established by the Department pursuant to Section 56902 (b) and (c).
(b) The source of funds for the monthly payment of residential service providers shall consist of the Regional Center Supplement and, where appropriate, any Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and State Supplemental Program (SSP) funds for which the consumer is eligible minus the consumer's Personal and Incidental Allowance as defined in Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Section 56002(a) (26).
(c) When the regional center has been appointed as the consumer's representative payee for the consumer's SSI/SSP payment, the regional center shall:
(1) Forward that portion of the consumer's Personal and Incidental Allowance which is not conserved by the regional center on the consumer's behalf to the consumer no later than the 10th day of the month in which the regional center receives the consumer's SSI/SSP payment; and
(2) Forward the consumer's SSI/SSP payment to the residential service provider no later than the 10th day of the month following the month in which the regional center receives the consumer's SSI/SSP payment.
If you have questions, please contact Sally Dallagiacomo, Purchase of Service Supervisor at 530-221-9582 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
