§ 4710.6. — 4710.6. (Repealed (in Sec. 42) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 49, Sec. 43.)

California § 4710.6.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code WIC: Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
• Div. 4.5.: DIVISION 4.5. SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
• Ch. 7.: CHAPTER 7. Appeal Procedure
• Art. 3.: ARTICLE 3. Fair Hearing Procedure

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(a)
(1)
Upon receipt of an appeal request form requesting an informal meeting, the regional center or state-operated facility and the claimant shall determine a mutually agreed-upon date, time, and place for the meeting to be held, which shall be within 10 days of the date the department, or another agency designated by the department, receives the request, or unless the claimant requests a continuance.
(2)
A place pursuant to paragraph (1) may include an agreement of the parties to conduct the informal meeting by telephone, videoconference, or other electronic means.
(b)
The regional center or state-operated facility shall notify the claimant and their
authorized representative in writing and in their preferred language of the mutually agreed-upon date, time, and place for the informal meeting.
(c)
A written notification of rights specified in Section 4701 shall be provided to the claimant unless the regional center or state-operated facility provided the required written notification of those rights with the notice required by Section 4710.
(d)
This section shall become operative on March 1, 2023.

Legislative History

Repealed (in Sec. 42) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 49, Sec. 43. (SB 188) Effective June 30, 2022. Operative March 1, 2023, by its own provisions.