Bill Text: IL HR0066 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the oversight of the Independent Service Coordination (ISC) program by the Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0066 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0066-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services (DHS), through | ||||||
3 | its Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), oversees the | ||||||
4 | administration of Independent Service Coordination (ISC) | ||||||
5 | activities around the State of Illinois; and
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6 | WHEREAS, ISC agencies serve as the primary connection | ||||||
7 | between individuals and
guardians who are seeking or receiving | ||||||
8 | developmental disability services through DHS' DDD; and
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9 | WHEREAS, ISC agencies are essential to providing accurate | ||||||
10 | individual information for statewide planning as well as | ||||||
11 | collaborating with service providers to ensure individuals' | ||||||
12 | health, safety, welfare, well-being, and satisfaction with | ||||||
13 | services funded by DDD; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Prior to FY20, 17 organizations, mostly | ||||||
15 | not-for-profits, provided ISC
services for the State of | ||||||
16 | Illinois; and
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17 | WHEREAS, On January 2, 2019, DHS, after the use of a | ||||||
18 | competitive procurement
process, announced that the number of | ||||||
19 | ISC agencies to serve the entire state was cut from 17 to 8; | ||||||
20 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, In April of 2020, the Auditor General released a | ||||||
2 | management audit of the DHS process for the selection of ISC | ||||||
3 | providers that serve the front line by providing
information | ||||||
4 | and assistance to help individuals and families make informed | ||||||
5 | choices for services; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The audit found significant problems with the | ||||||
7 | competitive procurement
process used to select the ISC | ||||||
8 | providers, resulting in 13 recommendations, including 274 | ||||||
9 | scoring irregularities in this one grant opportunity, a | ||||||
10 | failure to uniformly apply the grant criteria to applicant | ||||||
11 | proposals, a
failure to maintain documentation to show how | ||||||
12 | protest resolutions were made, and a failure to follow | ||||||
13 | selection criteria for the grant opportunity; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The Auditor General, given the failures by DDD, | ||||||
15 | could not conclude with absolute certainty that the correct | ||||||
16 | proposers were selected by DHS for the awards, estimated to | ||||||
17 | value over $38 million; and
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18 | WHEREAS, In FY23, ISC costs had increased to nearly $55 | ||||||
19 | million; and
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20 | WHEREAS, In July of 2018, the Auditor General released a | ||||||
21 | performance audit of the
Community Integrated Living | ||||||
22 | Arrangements (CILA) program which reported, in part, a failure |
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1 | by DHS to ensure that ISCs maintained documentation on all | ||||||
2 | required visits to individuals that transitioned from State | ||||||
3 | Operated Developmental Centers to
CILAs, and
that ISCs only | ||||||
4 | conducted 62 percent of weekly and 82 percent of monthly | ||||||
5 | required visits to individuals in CILAs; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Oversight of programs designed to assist | ||||||
7 | individuals with developmental disabilities is vitally | ||||||
8 | important to ensure that transitions to living arrangements | ||||||
9 | are successful; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
11 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
12 | the Auditor General is directed to conduct a performance audit | ||||||
13 | of the oversight of the Independent Service Coordination (ISC) | ||||||
14 | program by the Department of Human Services' Division of
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15 | Developmental Disabilities; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to, | ||||||
17 | for the period of FY21 to FY23, an examination of the | ||||||
18 | caseloads, by ISC, around the State to determine whether ISCs | ||||||
19 | are providing coverage based on agreements with the State, an | ||||||
20 | examination of whether ISCs maintain documentation and report | ||||||
21 | allegations of
suspected abuse, neglect, and financial | ||||||
22 | exploitation to the appropriate oversight entity, and
an | ||||||
23 | examination of the oversight and monitoring of ISCs by DHS |
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1 | ensuring that the ISC complies with statutory, regulatory, and | ||||||
2 | contract requirements, including site visits and inspections | ||||||
3 | of records and premises; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That DHS and any other entity having information | ||||||
5 | relevant to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the | ||||||
6 | Auditor General's Office in the conduct of this audit; and be | ||||||
7 | it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | ||||||
9 | soon as possible and
report his findings and recommendations | ||||||
10 | upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||||||
11 | 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | delivered to the Auditor General and the Department of Human | ||||||
14 | Services.
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