Report 2021-123 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-123: California Hospice Licensure and Oversight: The State's Weak Oversight of Hospice Agencies Has Created Opportunities for Large-Scale Fraud and Abuse (Release Date: March 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To help ensure that residents of long-term care facilities are not taken advantage of by unscrupulous hospice agencies, the Legislature should require Public Health and Social Services to develop materials to educate current and future residents of these facilities and their families about common hospice fraud schemes, including efforts to mislead residents to sign up for hospice care. It should also require Public Health to include this information on
its website.
Description of Legislative Action
As of 3/29/24, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2023/24 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of 3/29/25, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2025/26 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of 3/29/23, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2023/24 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature did not take action in the 2021-2022 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2023