Frequently Asked Questions
What is North Los Angeles County Regional
Center?
NLACRC is a private, nonprofit corporation and one of 21
regional centers in California that is funded by the California
Department of Developmental Services (DDS). NLACRC has supported
persons with developmental disabilities in the San Fernando,
Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys for more than 30 years.
Currently, we serve over 16,000 individuals and their families.
Each regional center is governed by a Board of Trustees
including persons with developmental disabilities, their
family members, service providers, and other interested
individuals.
What can the regional center
do for me?
Regional center helps plan, obtain, coordinate and
monitor services and supports that are needed because of
a developmental disability
What type of services does NLACRC
offer?
Regional centers provide or coordinate the following
services and supports, as they relate to a person’s developmental
disability:
> Information and referral
> Assessment and diagnosis
> Counseling
> Individualized planning
and service coordination
> Purchase of services included
in the individual program plan
> Assistance in finding and
using community and other resources
> Advocacy
> Early intervention services
for at-risk infants and their families
> Genetic counseling
> Family support
> Planning, placement, and
monitoring of 24-hour out-of-home care
> Training and educational
opportunities for individuals and families
> Community education about
developmental disabilities
What do regional center services cost?
There is no charge for diagnosis and assessment for
eligibility. Once eligibility is determined, most services
are free regardless of age or income. There is a requirement
for parents to share the cost of 24-hour, out-of-home placements
for children under age 18, which depends on the parents’
ability to pay. There may also be a co-payment requirement
for other selected services.
Regional centers are required by law to provide services
in the most cost-effective way possible. They must use all
other resources, including generic resources, before using
any regional center funds. A generic resource is a service
provided by an agency that has a legal responsibility to
provide services to the general public and receives public
funds for providing those services.
Some generic agencies you might be referred to are the local
school district, county social services department, Medi-Cal,
Social Security administration, Department of Rehabilitation
and others. Other resources may include natural supports.
This is help that you may get from family, friends or others.
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