KHI News Service reported Wednesday that legislative
auditors identified an “inherent conflict of interest” in
how the Community
Developmental Disability Organization (CDDO) system was structured when it was
created 20 years ago. However, auditors found no evidence that the agencies
were using that to their advantage or to disadvantage competitors.
Spokespersons for the CDDOs said the important audit finding
was that the agencies hadn't abused the system to their advantage, which is
something they have been telling lawmakers since legislators introduced a bill
last year aimed at revamping the system so that CDDOs couldn't assess needs and
also provide direct services to clients.
Tom Laing, executive director of InterHab, the association
that represents most of the CDDOs, called the audit a "clean bill of
health," for a system in place since lawmakers wrote the Developmental
Disabilities Reform Act in 1995.
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