Overview
- The Office of the Legislative Auditor reported that the Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Administration failed key grant requirements and lacked adequate internal controls.
- Auditors said BHA staff created or backdated documents after the audit began, raising doubts about the reliability of records and prompting a DHS internal investigation.
- Between July 2022 and December 2024, BHA oversaw more than $425 million across about 830 grant agreements; in a sample of 71 grants, 63 had systemic issues, an 89% failure rate.
- Monitoring and reporting lapses included missing or past-due progress reports and an inability to show completion of 27 of 67 required site checks.
- One grantee received $672,647 in a single month without sufficient supporting records, and the grant manager who approved it soon left DHS and later worked for that grantee.