1. WELCOME March 27, 2018 Purchase of Service (POS) Data Report
Fiscal Year
Gloria Wong, Executive Director
Felipe Hernandez, Chief of Consumer Services
Carmen Luna, Family Services & Support Unit Supervisor
Liz Harrell, Information & Training Supervisor
Lupe Jacquez, Cultural Specialist
Vivian Lau, Person Centered Practices Coordinator
Maribel Garcia, Person Centered Practices Coordinator

2. AGENDA
I. Welcome & Introductions Gloria Wong 5 minutes II. Background Gloria Wong 5 minutes III. Data Overview Gloria Wong 20 minutes IV. ELARC Efforts Elizabeth Harrell 5 minutes V. POS Disparity Projects Update Lupe Jacquez / Carmen Luna 20 minutes VI. Audience Discussion Panel 60 minutes VII. Closing Remarks Gloria Wong 5 minutes

3. ANNUAL EXPENDITURES OF
ELARC
2016/17 FISCAL YEAR
ANNUAL EXPENDITURES OF
PURCHASE OF SERVICES (POS) BY:
ETHNICITY, AGE, DIAGNOSIS, LANGUAGE, RESIDENCE TYPE, AND INSURANCE-RELATED DATA

4. Annual Expenditures by Ethnicity
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Ethnicity or Race Page 1
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Ethnicity Page 2
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Ethnicity Overview Page 6
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Page 8
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Summary Page 10
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Expanded Page 11
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Legislative Page 15
Expenditures
Ethnicity
Language
Residence
Diagnosis
Expenditures
Diagnosis
Expenditures
Diagnosis

5. No Purchase of Services
Consumers with No Purchase Of Services by Ethnicity or Race Page 16
Consumers with No Purchase Of Services by Page 17
Consumers with No Purchase Of Services by Page 21
Consumers with No Purchase Of Services by Residence - Summary Page 23
Consumers with No Purchase Of Services by Language - Expanded Page 24
Consumers with by Legislative Page 28
No Purchase Of Services
Ethnicity
Language
Diagnosis
Residence
Diagnosis
No Purchase Of Services
Diagnosis

6. Insurance-Related Expenditures
Total Annual Insurance-Related Expenditures by thnicity or Race Page 29
Total Annual Insurance-Related Expenditures by Diagnosis Page 30
Total Annual Insurance-Related Expenditures by Diagnosis - Overview Page 34
Total Annual Insurance-Related Expenditures by Residence Page 36
Total Annual Insurance-Related Expenditures by Language -Summary Page 38
Total Annual Insurance-Related Expenditures by Language -Expanded Page 39
Total Annual Insurance-Related Expenditures by Language -Legislative Page 43
Language
Ethnicity
Diagnosis
Residence
Insurance-Related Expenditures
Insurance-Related Expenditures
Diagnosis
Insurance-Related Expenditures
Diagnosis

7. Annual Expenditures by Residence Type
Total Annual Expenditure and Authorized Services by Ethnicity or Race Page 44
Total Annual Expenditure and Authorized Services by Ethnicity or Race Page 45 Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Ethnicity or Race Page 46
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Ethnicity or Race Page 47
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Ethnicity or Race Page 48
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Ethnicity or Race Page 49
Home
Expenditures
Expenditures
ILS/SLS
Expenditures
Institutions
Expenditures
Residential
Expenditures
Med/Rehab/
Psych
Expenditures
Other

8. Annual Expenditures by Language for Residence Type
Total Annual Expenditure and Authorized Services by Language for Residence Page 50
Total Annual Expenditure and Authorized Services by Language for Residence Page 51 Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Language for Residence Page 52
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Language for Residence Page 53
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Language for Residence Page 54
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services by Language for Residence Page 55
Home
Expenditures
Expenditures
ILS/SLS
Expenditures
Institutions
Expenditures
Residential
Expenditures
Med/Rehab/Psych
Expenditures
Other

9. Annual Expenditures for Consumers
Total Annual Expenditure and Authorized Services by Ethnicity or Race Page 56
Total Annual Expenditure and Authorized Services by Ethnicity or Race Page 57
Living at Home
Expenditures
Expenditures
Living out of Home

10. ELARC Demographics
By Ethnicity
By Age Group
By Diagnosis

11. ELARC Consumers by Ethnicity for All Ages – FY 16/17
Asian %
African-American %
Hispanic %
Other %
White %

12. 48.1%

13. ELARC Consumers by Diagnosis for All Ages – FY 16/17

14. ELARC Consumers by Language – FY 16/17

16. Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services By Ethnicity or Race
Eastern Los Angeles
Regional Center
Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services By Ethnicity or Race
Fiscal Year
For All Ages
Ethnicity
Consumer Count
Total Expenditures
Total Authorized Services
Per Capita Expenditures
Per Capita Authorized Services
Utilized
American Indian or Alaska Native 13
$318,954
$388,108
$24,535
$29,854
82.2%
Asian
1,612
$21,176,612
$26,693,225
$13,137
$16,559
79.3%
Black/African American
187
$5,556,590
$6,269,045
$29,714
$33,524
88.6%
Hispanic
9,188
$107,608,067
$132,603,694
$11,712
$14,432
81.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4
$72,000
$88,509
$18,000
$22,127
81.3%
Other Ethnicity or Race/Multi-Cultural
720
$6,676,302
$9,170,136
$9,273
$12,736
72.8%
White
1,278
$43,447,244
$48,777,285
$33,996
$38,167
89.1%
Totals:
13,002
$184,855,768
$223,990,002
$14,217
$17,227
82.5% 1 2 3 4 5 6
The expenditure data reported may not include payments made by the regional center to a service provider under a Contract. Typical services paid to a service provider under a Contract include, but are not limited to, Transportation Services, Transportation Assistant Services, and Supported Employment Program (SEP) Group Services.
Total payments made by ELARC for contract services: $3,821,651
This amount not reflected in above figures.

17. Definitions
(1) Consumer Count: Number of consumers who received services in Fiscal Year (FY)
(2) Total Expenditures: Actual Purchase of Services (POS) expenses for all consumers in FY
(3) Total Authorized Services: POS services approved for all consumers in FY
(4) Per Capita Expenditures:
Total expenditures (Col 2) ÷ consumer count (col 1) = Per Capita Expenses (Col 4)
• Average cost of actual services paid for each group
(5) Per Capita Authorized Services:
• Total Authorized Services (Col 3) ÷ consumer count (Col 1) = Per Capita Authorized Services (Col 5)
• Average amount approved for each group
(6) Utilized
• Total Expenditures (Col 2) ÷ total authorized services (Col 3) = UTILIZATION RATE (Col 6)
Column #
Actual
approved
actual
approved

18. Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services By Ethnicity or Race

19. Per Capita Authorization (PCA) & Utilization (U) Comparison
PCA U
Hispanic
$14,432
81.2%
Asian
$16,559
79.3%
White
$38,167
89.1%
PCA U
Hispanic
$13,860
81.7%
Asian
$15,746
80.7%
White
$32,255
89.5%
PCA U
Hispanic
$13,739
81.7%
Asian
$14,933
80.5%
White
$32,088
88.9%

20. Per Capita Authorization (PCA) & Utilization (U) Comparison
PCA U
Hispanic
$13,359
82.6%
Asian
$14,318
82.7%
White
$31,202
89.3%
PCA U
Hispanic
$13,215
82.2%
Asian
$14,859
81.0%
White
$29,309
89.1%
PCA U
Hispanic
$12,922
81.5%
Asian
$14,318
81.3%
White
$28,639
88.5%

22. ELARC Total Annual Expenditures and Authorized Services For Consumers Living At Home By Ethnicity or Race – FY 16/17

23. Comparison of Residence Type by Ethnicity – FY 16/17

24. Per Capita Authorized Services
ELARC Per Capita Authorized Services for All Ages Living at Home or Out of Home – FY 16/17
Per Capita Authorized services
Count
Per Capita Authorized Services
All Ages
At Home
Out of Home
Asian
1,612
$11,919
$75,843
Hispanic
9,188
$10,283
$61,801
White
1,278
$15,615
$81,568
Total
12,078

27. POS DISPARITY PROJECT UPDATE
DDS allocated $11 million to regional centers community based organizations for projects to reduce POS disparity

28. POS DISPARITY PROJECT UPDATE
Training
Partnership
Outreach
Informational Materials

29. POS DISPARITY PROJECT UPDATE
1. Time and Entry into Regional Center
Support to people entering and new to the ELARC community to understand the basics about Regional Centers and services and to identify community supports
2. Outreach
Locate people who may not be aware of or understand how to apply for Regional Center Services
3. Materials and Information
Provide ways to help people understand and navigate our agency and how we work
4. Ongoing Service Coordination
Ongoing support to help those already served by ELARC to understand and access supports and services

30. POS DISPARITY PROJECT UPDATE
Enhanced Caseloads
Parent Training

32. Audience Discussion/Questions
How do you obtain information and what advice would you give other parents about how to obtain information about Regional Center services?
What is the role of parents in helping other parents understand information about Regional Center services?
How can the Service Coordinator play a role in helping families better understand Regional Center services?
What efforts can ELARC take to make information about services easier to obtain and understand?
How can various groups work together to help each other understand how to navigate the Regional Center system?
What are your ideas about why there is variance (a difference) between the different ethnic groups/languages?

33. POS Data on www.ELARC.org

34. POS Data on www.ELARC.org

35. POS Data on www.ELARC.org

36. Summary Cultural differences Values Cost Drivers System Complexities
Service needs vs. Available Services
Next Steps
Research
Self-Determination
Ongoing Communication/Discussion
Self-Assessment
Annual Statement of Services

37. ELARC