PROFESSIONAL FIDUCIARY ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
Education, Advocacy and Advancement for Professional Fiduciaries
Jim Huyck, former Executive Director of Alta California Regional Center, will present on Navigating the Regional Center system. This will include the history and creation of the Regional Centers including how parents paid a key role in their establishment. Jim will explain the two programs that the Regional Centers administer and the eligibility criteria for both programs. The Individual Program Planning process will be explained and how services are agreed to and authorized by the Regional Center. The various services which the Regional Center can provide will be detailed. The current fees that parents can be charges will be explained. The process of Institutionally Deeming children, who would otherwise not be eligible for MediCal, onto MediCal through the MediCaid Waiver process, will be explained. Also explained will be the process for appealing any denial of requested services. Of great interest to the audience will be whether the Regional Centers require that Special Needs Trust pay for services rather than the Regional Center paying for the services.