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Providers tell committee SB 6024 would cut duplicative audits and free staff for client care
Summary
Senate Bill 6,024 would limit routine DSHS reviews of community residential service providers to one annual routine review per subject area, with exceptions for incidents and required federal/state reviews. Provider witnesses said current audits are duplicative and time-consuming. Fiscal note was requested and pending.
Committee staff briefed Senate Bill 6,024 on Jan. 19 as legislation to streamline monitoring, oversight and investigatory activity for community residential service providers certified and contracted by DSHS.
Allison Mendiola told the committee the bill would require DSHS to conduct no more than one annual routine review per provider in specified subject areas — client finances, client service plans, federal compliance reviews, client community integration, provider finance and general quality…
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