Report 2009-118 Recommendation 7 Responses

Report 2009-118: Department of Developmental Services: A More Uniform and Transparent Procurement and Rate-Setting Process Would Improve the Cost-Effectiveness of Regional Centers (Release Date: August 2010)

Recommendation #7 To: Developmental Services, Department of

To ensure that negotiated rates are cost effective, Developmental Services should encourage regional centers to use, when applicable, the cost statement approach exemplified by Far Northern.

1-Year Agency Response

Developmental Services issued a directive dated August 16, 2010, to regional centers requiring them to maintain documentation on the process used to determine and the rationale for granting any negotiated rate. (2012-406, p. 104)

• Response Date: August 2011

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

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All Recommendations in 2009-118

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.