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Developmental Disabilities Ombuds reports on access, hospital 'stuck' cases and calls for improved reporting pathways
Summary
The Office of the Developmental Disabilities Ombuds briefed the committee on its caseload, outreach and systemic reviews. Director Betty Sweeterman described common complaint types — access to DDA services, abuse and neglect reports, and people unable to be discharged from hospitals — and urged improvements to reporting and crisis placements.
Betty Sweeterman, director of the Office of the Developmental Disabilities Ombuds, updated the Human Services, Youth & Early Learning Committee on the office’s work helping people with developmental disabilities navigate service systems and on systemic issues she has identified.
Sweeterman described the office as independent, created by the legislature in 2016 and housed in a nonprofit to preserve independence. She said the office has…
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