Yes. Regional centers are prohibited from referring any individual served to an applicant until the vendor application is approved and cannot reimburse a vendor for services provided before vendorization. However, if the regional center determines that the health or safety of an individual is in jeopardy, and no current vendor is available to provide the needed service, the regional center may approve emergency vendorization. (Title 17, Sections 50612, 54324, 54326(c)(4))