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New children’s agency says fraud against public programs is ‘unacceptable’; inspector general functions to transfer in June
Summary
Commissioner Tiki Brown told the House Children and Families Committee that program‑integrity functions and investigations will move from DHS to DCYF in June, described tools used to detect and recover fraud, and faced questions about a recent KSTP report on childcare violations and requests for transparency on grant payments.
Commissioner Tiki Brown told the House Children and Families Committee that program‑integrity functions investigating fraud, abuse and error will transfer from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Children, Youth and Families in June and that the agency will prioritize continuity as those functions move.
Brown said the Office of Inspector General’s work includes data‑driven fraud detection, audits of childcare grants, recipient fraud investigations and referrals to law enforcement, including the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for criminal investigations. “Fraud against public programs is unacceptable,”…
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