Cocktails & Popcorn: Michigan Auditor General Preparing To Release Groundbreaking Child Placing Agency Audit

"You know I will audit the audit."

The Michigan Auditor General is preparing for the release of its groundbreaking audit of Child Placing Agencies in the State Child Welfare System.

Buckle up.

I am the original source.

I should show up for the hearing.

Child Placing Agencies - 431-2780-16

Description of Agency

Child placing agencies are a combination of public agencies and private contracted agencies, licensed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), that deliver foster care, adoption, and other services for children in Michigan’s foster care system. The child placing agencies’ responsibilities include ensuring the safety, security, permanency, and well-being of the children for whom the agency provides services.

Audit Objectives

1. To assess MDHHS’s effectiveness in licensing child placing agencies.
2. To determine the effectiveness of MDHHS’s efforts to monitor child placing agency service delivery.
3. To assess the sufficiency of MDHHS’s efforts to report child welfare information applicable to child placing agency activities in accordance with selected State and federal requirements.

Timing

Estimated Release Date: Late 2018

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