California Welfare And Institutions Code Section 4784

(a) The Director of Developmental Services shall establish, annually review, and adjust as needed, a schedule of parental fees for services received through the regional centers. This schedule shall be revised to reflect changes in economic conditions that affect parents` ability to pay the fee, but not to exceed an inflationary factor as determined by the department. (b) The parental fee schedule established pursuant to this section shall be exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (c) In establishing the amount parents shall pay, the director shall take into account all of the following factors: (1) Medical expenses incurred prior to regional center care. (2) Whether the child is living at home. (3) Parental payments for medical expenses, clothing, incidentals, and other items considered necessary to the normal rearing of a child. (4) Transportation expenses incurred in visiting a child. (d) All parental payments shall be deposited in the Program Development Fund established in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 4670) to provide resources needed to initiate new programs, consistent with approved priorities for program development in the state plan.