Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4519.12

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department and regional centers actively partner with and support regional center service providers to successfully meet the benchmarks of the quality incentive program.

(b) The department and regional centers shall continue and enhance robust ongoing technical assistance, training, and operational guidance to service providers.

(c) The department shall use the data collected through the quality incentive program to understand and address provider capacity needs in the system and inform and develop the infrastructure necessary to track and achieve quality outcomes.

(d) The department shall make data collection requirements clear and accessible, and ensure they do not place an undue administrative burden on service providers.

(e) The department shall evaluate the reasons why some providers have been unable to access the quality incentive rate increment for the 2026–27 fiscal year. The department and regional centers shall support service providers in meeting the qualifying prerequisites to maximize access to the quality incentive rate increment for the 2027–28 fiscal year and ongoing, immediately following the department’s issuance of quality incentive measures for each fiscal year.