CA AB2675

Increases the mandatory orientation program for initial licensure of intermediate care facilities for developmentally disabled individuals from 8 hours to 16 hours, effective October 1, 2011

Requires that 8 of the 16 hours cover statutory and regulatory requirements related to business management, including cost reporting, general accounting principles, State Department of Health Care Services audit processes, and regional center vendorization

Maintains that the existing 8 hours must outline facility operations, regulatory requirements, statutes, local planning, community support services, licensing agencies, and protections for developmentally disabled individuals

Requires orientation instructors to possess a four-year college degree relevant to the subject, valid health professional license in California, or at least two years experience as a long-term health care facility administrator serving persons with developmental disabilities within the last eight years

Permits licensees who have previously completed the orientation program prior to opening a new facility to be exempt from repeating it