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DHHS will use risk assessments to set monitoring levels for contracts and grants
Summary
DHHS said it will apply weighted risk assessments (low/medium/high) across agreements to determine the minimum monitoring required, clarifying that risk level is not a punitive measure but an administrative scheduling tool.
Jessica Hooper and Jen Brager described the risk‑assessment framework DHHS will use for agreement monitoring. They said the framework weights factors such as agreement length, financial exposure, oversight activities required by funding partners, whether partners have direct client contact, safety risks, age of the business and the number of DHHS agreements a partner holds.
"Those risk levels are categorized as low, medium, or high," Hooper said. She emphasized that risk category is not a judgment about a partner's standing or a disciplinary marker; rather, DHHS will use the result to set monitoring frequency and minimum standards for oversight. Providers were told DHHS will not typically communicate a partner's risk level directly but will notify providers when specific monitoring events are scheduled.
The department also explained certain factors (for example, the dollar value of an agreement or the number of clients served statewide) are not easily influenced by partners, while remediation history could affect the risk calculation.
