Report 2021-107 Recommendation 5 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 #5 To: Developmental Services, Department of
To ensure that regional centers conduct vendor monitoring as state law requires, DDS should, by January 2023, identify best practices among regional centers for tracking their quality reviews to ensure that they are completed as frequently as state law requires.
1-Year Agency Response
On February 16, 2023, DDS issued correspondence reminding regional centers of their responsibilities regarding monitoring and oversight of specialized homes and to provide guidance in the areas of service coordination, quality assurance, and clinical monitoring.
- Completion Date: February 2023
- Response Date: June 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
Although the correspondence that DDS issued reminds regional centers of their responsibilities regarding monitoring and oversight of specialized homes, it does not implement our recommendation to identify best practices among regional centers for tracking their quality reviews to ensure that they are completed as frequently as state law requires. Until it does so, we will assess this recommendation as not fully implemented.
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
6-Month Agency Response
DDS will develop guidelines for all regional centers to complete all required quality reviews as frequently as state law requires for specialized homes.
- Estimated Completion Date: January 31, 2023
- Response Date: December 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
DDS is reviewing tracking systems across all regional centers and will engage regional center representatives in discussion related to monitoring requirements and current practices.
- Estimated Completion Date: 1/31/2023
- Response Date: August 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2021-107
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.