Report 2021-107 Recommendation 4 Responses

Report 2021-107: Department of Developmental Services: It Has Not Ensured That Regional Centers Have the Necessary Resources to Effectively Serve Californians With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Release Date: June 2022)

Recommendation #4 To: Developmental Services, Department of

To ensure that regional centers conduct vendor monitoring as state law requires, DDS should, by October 2022, develop a policy to provide ongoing vendor monitoring training to all regional centers.

6-Month Agency Response

DDS developed a policy for training regional centers on vendor monitoring visits for specialized homes.

• Completion Date: October 2022
• Response Date: December 2022

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

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60-Day Agency Response

DDS is developing a policy to outline the provision of ongoing training of regional centers regarding monitoring requirements for specialized homes, such as CCHs, EBSHs, ARFPSHNs and GHCSHNs.

• Estimated Completion Date: 10/31/22
• Response Date: August 2022

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

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All Recommendations in 2021-107

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.