Report 2021-123 Recommendation Responses

Report 2021-123: California Hospice Licensure and Oversight: The State's Weak Oversight of Hospice Agencies Has Created Opportunities for Large-Scale Fraud and Abuse (Release Date: March 2022)

Recommendation for Legislative Action

To ensure that the public has adequate information when selecting a hospice agency to provide care, the Legislature should require Public Health to revise its Cal Health Find website by October 2022, to include the following: Up-to-date information about the ownership and license status for each hospice agency licensed by Public Health.

Description of Legislative Action

The Legislature did not take action in the 2021-2022 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken


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