Rhode Island Contracts With CoA For National Cover Up

Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families is seeking national accreditation from the Council on Accreditation (CoA).

Now, why is that.

DCYF may seek national accreditation

PROVIDENCE — The state Department of Children, Youth and Families could seek national accreditation beginning in July 2011 if legislation approved by the General Assembly is signed into law by Governor Carcieri this week.
But the effort hinges on whether state lawmakers appropriate the estimated $300,000 the state agency will need to cover the cost of being evaluated to determine whether it’s eligible for the seal of approval from the not-for-profit Council Of Accreditation. And the cost could run higher, agency officials say, if attaining accreditation requires changes such as reducing employee caseloads or raising the professional credentials of its supervisors...more

Well, there are two reasons why Rhode Island is seeking national accreditation.

The first reason, the same reason Missouri went after national accreditation, is that the main requirement to gain the seal of approval from CoA is to give them money. Giving CoA money will cover up the aberrant billing and egregious practices in its child welfare system.

The second reason verifies my suppositions of CoA being nothing more than a glorified fixer organization, willing to cover up administrative mess ups with its national certification scheme. Rhode Island wants national accreditation to reduce its penalties because it is being sued.

First Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion in M v. DONALD L. CARCIERI