Brief: #
SDP available to everyone.
Directive: #
July 7, 2021
TO: REGIONAL CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
SUBJECT: SELF-DETERMINATION PROGRAM STATEWIDE AVAILABILITY
In accordance with Welfare and Institutions (W&I) Code section 4685.8(a), the Self-Determination Program (SDP) is available statewide as of July 1, 2021, on a voluntary basis to all eligible regional center consumers. While the Department of Developmental Services prepares statewide SDP orientations, regional centers should not delay providing orientations to consumers interested in enrolling in the program.
Additional information on previous train-the-trainer orientation sessions and related materials are posted in the DDS webpage https://www.dds.ca.gov/initiatives/sdp/training-and-other-materials/.
Consumers, family members, or providers should contact their local regional center with questions regarding this program directive. If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact sdp@dds.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
Original signed by:
MARICRIS ACON
Deputy Director
Federal Programs Division
cc: Nancy Bargmann, DDS
Brian Winfield, DDS
Erica Reimer Snell, DDS
Tim Travis, DDS
Regional Center Board Presidents
Regional Center Administrators
Regional Center Directors of Consumer Services
Regional Center Community Services Directors
Association of Regional Center Agencies
Link to Directive: #
Self-Determination Program: Statewide Availability (English)
Self-Determination Program: Statewide Availability (Spanish)
