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The legislation significantly expanded upon its landmark predecessor, the Lanterman Mental Retardation Services Act (AB 225), initially proposed in 1969. The original act extended the state's existing regional center network of services for developmentally disabled people, while mandating provision of services and supports that meet both the needs and the choices of each individual.
FQHCs are a key component of the nation's primary care safety net and aim to reduce barriers to health care access for low/moderate-income and minority populations. The majority of FQHCs are local health centers operated by non-profits, but public agencies, such as municipal governments, also operate clinics, accounting for 7% of all FQHCS.
The community health center (CHC) in the United States is the dominant model for providing integrated primary care and public health services for the low-income and uninsured, and represents one use of federal grant funding as part of the country's health care safety net. The health care safety net can be defined as a group of health centers ...
Inland Regional Center (IRC), formally Inland Counties Regional Center, Inc., [3] is a government-funded not-for-profit public benefit corporation that provides services and programs to more than 33,000 people with developmental disabilities and their families [4] in California's San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
The word regional or district may also be part of the name of the hospital. Regional hospitals sometimes serve specific needs that cannot be adequately met by a local or rural hospital , [ 1 ] such as treating rare cancers, providing 24 hour emergency services, treating rare diseases such as ebola [ 2 ] or rare conditions such as obstetric ...
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
In 1985, a three-level addition, called Med Center 2000 opened. The hospital changed its name to Regional West Medical Center in 1988 claiming it to "better fit their role as a regional hospital." In 1995, Regional West introduced its air ambulance service, AirLink. In the 2000s, Regional West founded Regional West Physicians Clinics.
The Arc New York (previously known as the NYSARC) is the largest organization serving people with developmental disabilities. [citation needed] A non-profit, The Arc New York serves over 60,000 people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities through its 55 chapters in New York state.