Glossary

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• ACA Employer Mandate also: employer mandate, employer shared responsibility, applicable large employer, ALE
• Appeal also: appeal, regional center appeal, Notice of Action appeal
• Background Check also: Live Scan, criminal background check, clearance, fingerprinting
• Bill Payer also: Fiscal Agent, FMS Fiscal Agent, service code 315
• Budget Category also: spending plan category
• CFRA (California Family Rights Act) also: CFRA, California Family Rights Act, family care and medical leave
• Co-Employer also: FMS Co-Employer, service code 316
• DDS (Department of Developmental Services) also: DDS, Department of Developmental Services, the Department
• Directive also: DDS directive, program directive, guidance, D- directive
• Electronic Visit Verification also: EVV, electronic visit verification, visit verification
• Employer Burden also: burden, burden rate, employer burden rate, employment costs
• Enclosure B also: Enclosure B, goods and services guidance, updated goods and services
• Fair Hearing also: fair hearing, state hearing, OAH hearing
• Family Support Services also: Child Day Care Facility, code 378
• Financial Management Services also: FMS, Financial Management Service, FMS provider
• FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) also: FMLA, family and medical leave
• Grievance also: grievance, complaint, 4731 complaint, rights complaint
• ICHRA (Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement) also: ICHRA, individual coverage HRA, health reimbursement arrangement
• Independent Facilitator also: IF, facilitator
• Individual Budget also: budget, SDP budget, certified budget
• Individual Program Plan (IPP) also: IPP, individual program plan, IPP team, planning meeting
• Lanterman Act also: Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the Lanterman Act
• Legally Responsible Person also: LRP, legally responsible adult, legally responsible caretaker
• Natural Supports also: natural supports, generic services, generic resources, unpaid supports
• Non-Medical Transportation (Code 338) also: 338, NMT, non-medical transportation, mileage
• Notice of Action also: NOA, DS 1820, notice of action, regional center notice
• Ombudsperson also: ombudsperson, ombudsman, SDP ombudsperson, Office of the Developmental Services Ombudsperson
• Paid Sick Leave also: sick leave, paid sick days, PSL, California paid sick leave
• Participant also: SDP participant, consumer, client, regional center consumer
• Participant-Directed Goods and Services (Code 333) also: 333, PDGS, participant-directed goods and services, goods and services
• Person-Centered Planning also: PCP, person centered planning, person-centered plan
• PTO (Paid Time Off) also: paid time off, vacation, vacation pay, PTO
• Regional Center also: RC, regional centers, regional center
• Respite also: respite care, respite services, in-home respite, out-of-home respite
• SDP Waiver also: Self-Determination Program Waiver, Medicaid waiver, HCBS waiver, 1915(c) waiver
• Self-Determination Program also: SDP, self-determination, self-determination program
• Service Code also: SDP service code, billing code
• Service Coordinator also: SC, case manager, consumer services coordinator, CSC
• Sole Employer also: Fiscal/Employer Agent, FMS Fiscal/Employer Agent, service code 317
• Spending Plan also: SDP spending plan
• Vendorization also: vendored, vendor number, becoming a vendor, RC vendorization, FMS vendorization
• Workers' Compensation also: workers comp, workers' comp, work comp, WC insurance