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Enforcement chief outlines reorganization and cost-recovery gains
Summary
Enforcement Division Chief Antoinette Wood told the board that special investigators will be organizationally separated from the enforcement division and that the board has collected over $700,000 in cost recovery over the past three years; staff also reported cost-saving reclassifications.
At the Nov. 22 meeting, Enforcement Division Chief Antoinette Wood reported an organizational change separating the Special Investigations (SI) unit from the enforcement division.
Wood said the change was made so special investigators — described as “independent fact finders” who do not make outcome recommendations — and enforcement leadership no longer report to each other; both units will instead report directly to the board’s assistant executive officer. Beginning at the next board meeting, the board will receive separate reports from the enforcement chief and the supervising special investigator.
Wood also reported implementation of DCA’s cost-tracking system by SIs and noted that the board has collected over $700,000 in cost recovery in the past three years. The Enforcement Committee described internal reclassifications and redeployments that generated staff-cost savings and said the updated disciplinary guidelines have been published to assist consistent enforcement decisions.
Quote: “The board has an aggressive enforcement program to ensure that timely and appropriate disciplinary action is taken against unprofessional, incompetent, or grossly negligent practitioners,” Antoinette Wood said.
What’s next: The board will receive separate SI and enforcement reports going forward and staff will continue to monitor cost recovery and publish updates to the board.
