(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) to the extent permitted by federal law, all issues concerning the rights of persons with developmental disabilities to receive services under this division shall be decided under this chapter, including those issues related to fair hearings, provided under the medicaid home- and community-services waiver granted to the State Department of Health Services.
(b) Whenever a fair hearing under this chapter involves services provided under the medicaid home- and community-based services waiver, the State Department of Health Services shall retain the right, as provided in Section 4712.5, to review and modify any decision reached under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 50. Effective August 19, 1998.)