Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17 § 58820

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 40, October 4, 2024
Section 58820 - General Standards for Work Activity Programs
(a) Work Activity Program services include, but are not necessarily limited to, any combination of the following:
(1) Community-based work activity centers or essentially similar site-based programs and services certified by the Department of Rehabilitation and subject to CARF accreditation pursuant to Section 58810(f).
(2) Vocationally focused services to, and remunerative employment of, consumers, and related activities pursuant to Title 29, Part 525, Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) Paid training of consumers for the purpose of enhancing their ability to perform productive work, pursuant to Title 29, Part 785, Section 785.27, Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) Work environments providing payment to consumers commensurate with their level of productivity, based on productivity studies conducted in compliance with Title 29, Part 525, of the Code of Federal Regulations, and the requirement of Section 1191.5 of the California Labor Code, and Sections 6 and 7 of the California Industrial Welfare Commission Order, order number 1-2001, updated effective January 1, 2004.
(b) Work Activity Programs shall provide the requisite amount and variety of work sufficient to prepare each consumer served to attain his or her highest feasible level of functioning, in accordance with each consumer's IPP.
(c) Work Activity Programs shall assure that the aggregate percentage of the total time consumers average in program participation time over any six (6)-month period, shall be:
(1) Not less than fifty (50) percent in paid work;
(2) Not more than fifty (50) percent of the time in a combination of work adjustment services and supportive habilitation services.
(A) Work adjustment services consist of any appropriate combination of the following components:
1. Physical capacities development;
2. Psychomotor skills development;
3. Interpersonal and communicative skills development;
4. Work habits development;
5. Development of vocationally appropriate dress and grooming;
6. Productive skills development;
7. Work practices training;
8. Work-related skills development;
9. Orientation to and preparation for referral to the Department of Rehabilitation for vocational rehabilitation program services.
(B) Supportive habilitation services consist of any appropriate combination of the following components:
1. Personal safety practice training;
2. Housekeeping maintenance skills training development;
3. Health and hygiene maintenance skills development;
4. Self-advocacy training, consumer counseling, peer vocational counseling, career counseling and peer club participation;
5. Other vocationally related activities identified in the regional center-approved Work Activity Program design.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 58820

1. New article 3 (sections 58820-58822) and section filed 7-22-2004 as an emergency; operative 7-22-2004 (Register 2004, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-19-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY 1 (Register 2004, No. 49).
3. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2004, No. 49).
4. New article 3 (sections 58820-58822) and section refiled 11-29-2004 as an emergency; operative 11-29-2004 (Register 2004, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. New article 3 (sections 58820-58822) and section refiled 3-30-2005 as an emergency; operative 3-30-2005 (Register 2005, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-28-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-30-2005 order, including amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 6-21-2005 and filed 8-1-2005; amendments operative 8-31-2005 (Register 2005, No. 31).

Note: Authority cited: Section 11152, Government Code; and Section 4866, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4851(e), 4854, 4854.1 and 4857, Welfare and Institutions Code.

1. New article 3 (sections 58820-58822) and section filed 7-22-2004 as an emergency; operative 7-22-2004 (Register 2004, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-19-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Editorial correction of History1 (Register 2004, No. 49).
3. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2004, No. 49).
4. New article 3 (sections 58820-58822) and section refiled 11-29-2004 as an emergency; operative 11-29-2004 (Register 2004, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. New article 3 (sections 58820-58822) and section refiled 3-30-2005 as an emergency; operative 3-30-2005 (Register 2005, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-28-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-30-2005 order, including amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 6-21-2005 and filed 8-1-2005; amendments operative 8-31-2005 (Register 2005, No. 31).