Report 2009-118 Recommendation 9 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 #9 To: Developmental Services, Department of

If Developmental Services believes it needs statutory or regulatory changes to provide effective oversight of the regional centers’ rate setting practices, the department should seek these changes.

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. Legislative Action: Legislation enacted. Chapter 9, Statutes of 2011 (Senate Bill 74), includes a requirement for regional centers to timely disclose requests for proposals, contract awards, and payment rates for service providers on their Web sites. (2012-406, p. 104)

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

All Recommendations in 2009-118

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.