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Health and Welfare director: 360 review led to termination or suspension of 28 ICCP providers
Summary
Department Director Juliette Sharon told the committee a 360‑degree review produced administrative actions against 28 providers and recommended statutory changes to give prosecutors concurrent jurisdiction and require provider registration with the Secretary of State.
Department of Health and Welfare Director Juliette Sharon told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee the agency completed a 360‑degree review of Idaho’s child‑care assistance programs and has already taken administrative actions. "We have concluded our 360 review ... and as a result of that 360 review, we have taken an administrative action, meaning we've terminated providers, suspended licenses ... for 28 providers within the program," she said.
Sharon said the department can take administrative actions under current code but lacks tools for criminal referrals and prosecutorial follow‑through in some cases. She described the bill’s authorizations as providing "concurrent jurisdiction for the attorney general's office to prosecute those cases, much like we work with the AG's office on Medicaid fraud referrals." Sharon also described proposed requirements that providers register with the Secretary of State and strengthened reporting to the Legislature.
The director and deputy director also clarified funding details: the department testified it holds approximately $76 million in federal childcare authority with roughly $54 million identified as subsidy funds in current accounting. The committee asked for a written report of the 360‑review findings; the department said it would provide that information to the committee within the week.
