Oversight Improvement at Government-operated Facilities

12.	How much of a priority does your agency place on changes or improvements in each of the following oversight activities for government-operated residential facilities providing health, mental health, or substance abuse services for youth in each of the following ways?
	(Check one for each row.)

		Very low or no priority	Low priority	Moderate priority	High priority	Very high priority	Don't know	No response
12a.	Increase initial licensing activities (e.g., more inspections, reviews of reports, recruitment of new facilities, expanded coverage, etc.); or add licensing authority, if your agency does not offer licenses currently
12b.	Recruit and hire more inspectors
12c.	Train staff to conduct inspections
12d.	Collect and maintain data on government-operated residential facilities; develop a data base
12e.	Prepare and disseminate reports
12f.	Increase coordination among state agencies
12g.	Increase monitoring and follow-up activities

13.	What order of priority would you place on each of the following oversight improvements for government-operated residential facilities providing health or mental health services for youth? Please rank order the improvements from 1 to 7, with 1 being the highest priority and 7 the lowest. Use all the ranks.
	(Enter number for each.)

13a.	Increase initial licensing activities (e.g., more inspections, reviews of reports, recruitment of new facilities, expanded coverage, etc.); or add licensing authority, if your agency does not offer licenses currently
13b.	Recruit and hire more inspectors
13c.	Train staff to conduct inspections
13d.	Collect and maintain data on government-operated residential facilities; develop a data base
13e.	Prepare and disseminate reports
13f.	Increase coordination among state agencies
13g.	Increase monitoring and follow-up activities

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Full Report: GAO-08-346

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