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Clackamas County discusses state takeover of adult foster-care licensing as providers voice concern
Summary
County staff told the IDD Advisory Council that licensing for adult foster care is shifting from county CDDPs to ODDS; staff said two county licensor positions will move into a new QA unit and staff may be offered state jobs but that ODDS provided few details, leaving providers uncertain.
County staff told the Clackamas County IDD Advisory Council on Sept. 22 that adult foster-care licensing will move from county Community Developmental Disabilities Programs (CDDPs) to the Oregon Department of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS), and that the transition is drawing wide concern from local providers.
The council heard that the state has begun outreach meetings but provided limited answers to provider questions. "ODDS's answers to your questions were super vague," a county staff member said, adding that the provider community left the meeting "not feeling super reassured." The county said two employees…
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