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Committee presses DCS on comptroller findings, office placements and medication lapse
Summary
Members questioned DCS about a December 2025 comptroller audit that cited placement-stability calculation issues, examples of children long housed in state offices and a noted case where a child went without insulin; DCS said it follows AFCARS reporting and is improving medical management and oversight.
Representative Harris and Chairman Doggett asked DCS about several comptroller audit items, including how placement-stability data were calculated and whether assessment centers and transitional homes count as placements. Frank Mix said the department follows AFCARS, the federal measure used for interstate comparison, and that assessment-center placements are included in federal reporting. Commissioner Quinn acknowledged questions from auditors and said DCS is reviewing policy and reporting with the comptroller and internal auditors.
Committee members also asked about audit cases in which children were housed in state offices for long periods; DCS said recent weeks have seen no children in state office buildings and far fewer in transitional homes than earlier in Ms. Quinn's tenure. On the reported medical lapse (a child without insulin for two weeks while in temporary housing), Quinn said the department is "working with our nurses" and reviewing medication management and contracts while it moves toward new facilities with on-site medical capacity.
