Recommendation R2.2.1
To prevent expensive lawsuits, protect itself against fraudulent lawsuits, and reduce settlement costs: DCFS should ensure case managers receive timely notifications of events in their cases such as, but not limited to, court orders, new diagnoses, therapy treatments, etc., so they can promptly review and make correct and timely decisions;
Jury report: Los Angeles County Foster Care · PDF page 136
Permanent linkOfficial response
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
Agency says implementedFor the shared litigation-risk objective, DCFS partially disagrees but claims implementation through Court Officers relaying time-sensitive court information. It conditions effective risk management on every partner fulfilling communication and assessment duties; examples focus on court orders rather than all diagnoses and treatments.
Read official response · PDF page 23Editorial engagement review of the answer, not confirmation of implementation. For the shared litigation-risk objective, DCFS partially disagrees but claims implementation through Court Officers relaying time-sensitive court information. It conditions effective risk management on every partner fulfilling communication and assessment duties; examples focus on court orders rather than all diagnoses and treatments. Report physical PDF page(s) 136–137; County response physical PDF page(s) 23–24. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.