Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17 § 56932

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 56932 - Purposes

(a) Rate increase funds received pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 4681.4(a) or

(b) shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1) Increasing direct care staff salaries, wages and benefits.

(2) Reducing turnover of direct care staff and improving the overall quality of consumer care by increasing direct care staff salaries, wages and benefits in a manner which fairly and equitably allocates the rate increase funds derived from Welfare and Institutions Code Section 4681.4(a) or (b) among direct care staff employees with consideration for job tenure, duties, and relative number of hours worked.

(3) Providing coverage while direct care staff are attending competency-based training and testing or taking a challenge test.

(4) Other purposes which have been approved by the Department.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 56932

1. New section filed 12-31-98 as an emergency; operative 12-31-98 (Register 99, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-30-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 5-11-99 as an emergency; operative 5-11-99 (Register 99, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-8-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 9-9-99 as an emergency; operative 9-9-99 (Register 99, No. 37). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-7-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2000, No. 2).
5. New section filed 1-14-2000 as an emergency; operative 1-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 2). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-15-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Repealer and new section filed 3-13-2000 as an emergency; operative 3-13-2000 (Register 2000, No. 11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-11-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 3-13-2000 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2000, No. 30).
8. Repealer and new section filed 7-26-2000 as an emergency; operative 7-26-2000 (Register 2000, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-27-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
9. Repealer and new section refiled 11-27-2000 as an emergency; operative 11-27-2000 (Register 2000, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-27-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-26-2000 order transmitted to OAL 3-22-2001 and filed 5-2-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).

Note: Authority cited: Section 4681.4(e), Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 4681.4, Welfare and Institutions Code.