Your service coordinator or other regional center representative must meet with you in person at least once every 12 months. ^[1]Section 4646(f)(2)(A).

Most of the time, these in-person meetings happen during an IPP meeting where you see your service coordinator face-to-face. Sometimes they happen because your service coordinator visited the day program or group home where you live. But if you live at home with your family, it is possible that you may not have seen your service coordinator all year.

If your regional center tells you they need to see you in person, you have rights.

• It is your choice about where this meeting will happen. It can be at your home, at the regional center, or any other place that is easy for you.
• It is your choice about when this in-person meeting will happen. It can be during your IPP meeting if you want. But you can also ask for a separate meeting or visit if you want to have your IPP by remote electronic communications like by phone or Zoom. 
• Your services cannot be reduced or delayed if the regional center cannot schedule this meeting. ^[2]Section 4646(f)(2)(A).

It is also a good idea for you to ask your regional center why they want to meet with you in person. The law says that these meetings are supposed to be for the purpose of helping you meet the goals in your IPP, to help improve access to your services, or to help build relationships between you and your service coordinator. ^[3]Section 4646(f)(2)(B).