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Committee questions YDC claims process and consultant costs; administrators describe staffing and intake roles
Summary
Legislators pressed the Youth Development Claims Administrator office about consultant fees and administrative structure; administrators said a private consultant performs claim intake and review, and that the office has four full-time staff plus hearing teams and outside consultants.
Members of the Fiscal Committee questioned the Youth Development Claims Administrator (YDCCA) and associated auditors on June 20 about consultant costs and the office’s structure.
Representative Leishman asked why a private consultant—referred to variously in the transcript as “Beryl Dana LLP” and “Veral Dana”—had been paid approximately $2.3 million in 2024 and more than $2 million in 2025 to perform work on claims. Paige Lorenz, an audit manager working on the report, explained that the consultant conducts intake on every claim received, determines whether a…
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