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Our Mission Statement: To serve and empower persons with developmental disabilities and their families to achieve their goals with community partners.
Important Announcements
Be sure to check back in regularly for any important updates!
Upcoming Events
For all event links, details, and past roundtable recordings, please go HERE.
Join us for our virtual event, Coffee with Community Services!
These virtual meet and greets are held on the last Monday of every month from 8:30 am – 9:30 am. This is an opportunity to meet with community services staff, ask questions, and discuss how we can better support our provider community. We hope to see you there!
2026 Roundtables
Virtual roundtables are held quarterly for Early Start and Behavior Services providers. If you provide Early Start services to 0-3 year olds, please attend the Infant Roundtable. If you provide Behavior Services please attend the Bx Roundtable. Those Bx providers that do 0-3 services are welcome to attend both.
Infant Roundtable
Fall Roundtable September 8 from 3:30- 4:30
Bx Roundtable
Fall Roundtable September 3 from 3:30- 4:30
Links and Past recordings HERE
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Our Third Annual SDRC Resource Fair is scheduled for 9/26/2026 at the San Diego Convention Center in Hall B. Please follow SDRC on social media to stay up to date - Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly twitter).
SDRC Resource Fair 2026 – Exhibitor Lottery Now Open
We are excited to announce that the Exhibitor Lottery System is now open for the SDRC Resource Fairs in both San Diego and Imperial Valley. Please review the information below carefully and follow the instructions for the location(s) you are interested in.
Who Is Eligible to Apply for a Booth:
Exhibit tables are available to the following groups:
SDRC vendored Service Providers
3rd-party vendors (paid through an SDRC Financial Management Service)
Approved Community Partners
Self-Advocate Micro-Enterprises
When registering, you must select the category that applies to your organization.
Not Eligible:
Providers in the process of vendorization
Providers vendored with another regional center who are not courtesy-vendored with SDRC
San Diego's SDRC Resource Fair:
Date: September 26, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall B
Move-In:
September 25, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (sharp)
Register for a Booth:
Scroll to the bottom and select “Exhibitors”
Imperial Valley's SDRC Resource Fair:
Date: October 21, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: Imperial Valley Fairgrounds – Casa de Mañana
Register for a Booth:
Scroll to the bottom and select “Exhibitors”
Lottery Information (Both Locations):
If you are not selected initially, you may be contacted if additional space becomes available
Note: Organizations may apply for both events if they provide services in San Diego and Imperial Counties.
Exhibitor Expectations:
Exhibitor booths must remain open until 3:00 PM
Clean-up may begin at 3:15 PM or after closing remarks
All exhibitors must vacate the venue by 4:00 PM
Attendee Registration (Required for All):
All attendees—including exhibitors—must register to attend.
Registration opens: August 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Registration remains open through the day of the event
Use the following links to register or share with your networks:
These pages will be updated regularly with the most current information and are available in multiple threshold languages.
Need help? Families can contact their Service Coordinator for assistance with registration.
Questions:
For exhibitor-related questions, please contact: Tiffany Swan at tiffany.swan@sdrc.org
For the most up-to-date information, please review the event website first before reaching out.
New DDS Directives
Excessive Mileage Rate Model Directive Revision
On July 27, 2026, DDS revised the Excessive Mileage Directive to add service codes that can bill additional payment for mileage which exceeds the mileage assumptions in the respective rate models. Service codes 116, 117, 805, 612, 613, 615, 616, and 620 are now able to add this subcode if you qualify. Details are in the directive D-2025-Rate Reform-007REV.
If you believe you qualify for excess mileage, please see instructions HERE and reach out to your resource coordinator.
Remote Services Billing Directive
On March 6, 2025, the Department issued directive D-2025 Community Services Division-003 about the provision of remote services. That directive provides individuals with the ability to voluntarily choose remote delivery of day program, look-a-like day program, independent living, behavioral therapy services and clinical assessment activities for Lanterman Act eligibility, through December 31, 2026.
The newest directive G-2026-Regional Center Operations states that there now is a field within the eBilling application that requires these vendors to report the number of days in the month the vendor provided remote services to an individual (see the Attachment). A separate Technical Bulletin will be issued by the Department providing additional details about this new eBilling field. This enhancement will allow regional centers and the Department to monitor the provision of remote services across the different services listed above that are allowed to be delivered remotely. Early start vendors delivering remote services consistent with Government Code Section 95020(d)(5)(A) and vendors providing tailored day services and delivering the service remotely consistent with WIC Section 4688.21(b)(1)(B) also shall report on the provision of remote services in eBilling.
Providers must use the new eBilling field to report remote services when billing for services provided on or after June 1, 2026 (billing completed in July 2026). The field is established for service providers to report the number of days remote services were provided, regardless of the billing unit.
Quality Incentive Program- Provider Capacity Measure for fiscal year 2026-2027
116, 805. 612, and 620 providers need to complete the FY 2026-27 Provider Capacity reporting measure, which should have been sent to you via email from DDS. EVV and HCBS compliance is not required for Early Start or behavior service codes 805, 116, or 612/ 620 and related staffing.
The deadline to complete the survey for providers vendored prior to 2026 has passed.
Newly vendored, reactivated, or revendored providers still need to complete the survey. DDS should send you the link within 30 days and you have 60 days to complete the survey in order to avoid having your rates drop after July 1, 2026. Information on the QIP program and DDS contacts can be found HERE
Eligible service providers will be asked to report on the following provider characteristics and aspects of workforce capacity:
Provider Directory: Service providers will submit information regarding the zip codes in which they provide and are willing to provide services, the languages in which they provide services, and their ownership structure (i.e., agency/corporation or independent provider).
Service Access and Workforce Capacity: Service providers will submit information on several aspects of operation
Incentive Amount for Reporting
Most eligible service providers can earn their full Quality Incentive rate component for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, by participating in this measure and providing complete and accurate reporting.
Required Reporting Criteria
Beginning on November 3, 2025, all eligible service providers (see the “QIP Provider Capacity Eligibility” section above) will receive a hyperlink from the Department to an online survey at the email address they registered in the Provider Directory. Service providers must submit complete reporting by January 31, 2026, and meet all compliance requirements in directive D-2025-Quality Incentive Program-015, to qualify for their Quality Incentive rate component in FY 2026-27
Some of you may have noticed the email system through Proofpoint has a new interface. Here is the information from Proofpoint about the changes to their messaging experience:
Here are some key points from the article:
• Messages will now utilize one-time encrypted links, which are single use links
• Email senders will now get read receipts when someone opens the email message
• There will be an ability to expire your own messages if needed
• Email message threads will be connected together
• Older messages will still be available through https://inbox.proofpoint.com for 14 days and will then expire
This is an interface and security change implemented by Proofpoint, so it is not something on which we have customization access.
As a reminder, while we very much appreciate the sentiment, SDRC staff are not allowed to accept gifts from providers. We are always happy to receive thank you emails or cards, and if you feel that a service coordinator or other staff has done an exceptional job you are welcome to let their manager know. As the holidays are upon us, please also refrain from providing gifts directly to families in need. In lieu of gifts please consider donating to our Foundation For Developmental Disabilities, which goes directly to supporting our individuals and families experiencing financial hardship.
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