Provisional Eligibility (Ages 1-4)
Developmental Services Budget Trailer Bill , AB 136 and SB 121, amended the Welfare and Institution (W&I) Code Section 4512 to expand eligibility for Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act by allowing children under the age of 5 to be provisionally eligible as clinically determined by the regional center:

Pursuant to Welfare and Institution Code 4512 Section (2) (A) If a child who is under five years of age is not otherwise eligible for regional center services pursuant to paragraph (1), the child shall be provisionally eligible for regional center services if the child has a disability that is not solely physical in nature and has significant functional limitations in at least two of the following areas of major life activity, as determined by a regional center and as appropriate to the age of the child:

1. Self-care
2. Receptive and expressive language
3. Learning
4. Mobility
5. Self-direction

To be provisionally eligible, a child is not required to have one of the developmental disabilities listed in W&I Code section 4512 (a)(1). A child exiting Early Start may be eligible for Lanterman Act services under the provisional eligibility criteria. Likewise, a child who is three or four years of age who did not receive Early start services, may be provisionally eligible. Provisional eligibility status will expire on the child’s 5th birthday and the child will be re-assessed for Lanterman eligibility prior to their 5th birthday.

To determine eligibility for new applicants, KRC completes an intake assessment which may include collection of historical records, school records, prior developmental and psychological testing as well as provision of diagnostic evaluation(s) if indicated. The application contains the necessary forms required for KRC to initiate the evaluation process. The applicant’s information is confidential and will only be released with written consent. Please be informed that the evaluation process cannot begin prior to receipt of a written consent. Eligibility determination may take up to 120 days. If your child is currently receiving services in the Early Start program (age is between 29 months-3 years of age) and you continue to have concerns regarding your child’s development, please reach out to your service coordinator for additional information on this diagnosis.

Lanterman Act Services (Ages 3+ through Adult)

An application must be completed in order to assist the Kern Regional Center (KRC) to determine eligibility for services under the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act. To be eligible for Regional Center Services an individual must have a Developmental Disability as per California Law and Regulation.

A developmental disability is a condition attributable to:

• Intellectual Disability

• Epilepsy

• Cerebral Palsy

• Autism

• Disabling conditions found to be closely related to mental retardation or requiring treatment similar to.

Additionally, the disability must: Originate prior to the age of 18, continues or is expected to continue indefinitely and constitutes a substantial disability for the person. Substantial disability means significant functional limitation in three or more of the following areas of life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity of independent living, economic self-sufficiency. A developmental disability does not include other handicapping conditions that are solely physical n nature, solely psychiatric in nature and solely learning disabilities.

To determine the applicant’s eligibility, KRC will complete an intake assessment which may include collection of historical diagnostic information, such as medical records, school records, prior psychological testing as well as provision of diagnostic evaluation (s) if indicated. This application contains the necessary forms required for KRC to initiate the evaluation process. The applicant’s information is confidential and will only be released with your written consent. Please be informed that the evaluation process cannot begin prior to receipt of your written consent. Eligibility determination may take up to 120 days.