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HR0085LRB104 10243 ECR 20317 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services (DHS), through 

3its Office of the Inspector General (OIG), is responsible for 

4investigating allegations of abuse and neglect that occur in 

5mental health and developmental disability facilities and 

6community agencies licensed, certified, or funded by DHS to 

7provide mental health and developmental disability services 

8operated by DHS; and

9 WHEREAS, The OIG is essential in assisting agencies and 

10facilities in prevention efforts by investigating all reports 

11of abuse, neglect, and mistreatment in a timely manner to 

12foster humane, competent, respectful, and caring treatment of 

13persons with mental and developmental disabilities; and

14 WHEREAS, In December 2024, the Office of the Auditor 

15General released a report of the program audit of the OIG and 

16DHS that covered FY21 through FY23; and

17 WHEREAS, The audit found significant problems with the 

18quality of investigations being conducted by the OIG, causing 

19misconduct allegations within DHS to increase and OIG to 

20become slower to investigate complaints; this audit resulted 

21in 12 recommendations, including improving the timeliness of 

22investigation completion, involving interview procedure and 

HR0085- 2 -LRB104 10243 ECR 20317 r

1supervisory review, determining the OIG must fulfill statutory 

2requirements to appoint members to the Quality Care Board, and 

3declaring the OIG and DHS should work together to identify and 

4mitigate the bottlenecks in the hiring process and address pay 

5structure imbalances; and

6 WHEREAS, The timeliness of case file reviews has worsened 

7since the FY20 audit; during FY20, it took the OIG on aver