Report 2018-102 Recommendation 12 Responses
Report 2018-102: Tulare Local Healthcare District: Past Poor Decisions Contributed to the Closure of the Medical Center, and Licensing Issues May Delay Its Reopening (Release Date: October 2018)
Recommendation #12 To: Tulare Local Healthcare District
To ensure that it can demonstrate that invoices it pays are for contracted services, by April 2019 the district should update its contract management policy to include a requirement to retain a copy of all contracts similar to the State's requirement of seven years.
1-Year Agency Response
Written policy approved by the Tulare Local Healthcare District Board on 24 April 2019.
- Completion Date: May 2019
- Response Date: May 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented
6-Month Agency Response
We were delayed in bringing on new staff to implement the appropriate recommendations, but Board members are working to amend our policies and hope to approve them at our next regular board meeting on April 24.
- Estimated Completion Date: April 2019
- Response Date: April 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
The District concurs with the recommendation and will update our policies by April 2019 as recommended.
- Estimated Completion Date: April 2019
- Response Date: December 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2018-102
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.