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 ensure that the public has adequate information when selecting a hospice agency to provide care, the Legislature should require Public Health to revise its Cal Health Find website by October 2022, to include the following: An indicator or icon identifying a hospice agency that has received citations for abuse and neglect in the past year.
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