Report 2021-112 Recommendation 23 Responses

Report 2021-112: The Child Abuse Central Index: The Unreliability of This Database Puts Children at Risk and May Violate Individuals' Rights (Release Date: May 2022)

Recommendation #23 To: Calaveras County

To ensure that CWS/CMS contains accurate investigation conclusions, by July 2022 Calaveras County should immediately identify and correct the reports in CWS/CMS that are incorrectly marked as substantiated.

60-Day Agency Response

Calaveras County immediately changed the practice of using a severe neglect allegation for all substance-exposed newborns, which were not reported for inclusion in CACI. Calaveras County has revised the allegation and allegation conclusions for the investigations identified in the audit process.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

Calaveras County corrected the reports in CWS/CMS that we identified as being incorrectly marked as substantiated.

All Recommendations in 2021-112

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.