The nonpartisan Office of the Legislative Auditor found that the Behavioral Health Administration hadn’t fixed problems revealed in its 2021 audit.
ST PAUL, Minn. — Another sobering report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor — this one concerning the Behavioral Health Administration within the Department of Human Services, which issues grants to providers treating mental health and drug and alcohol addiction, close to $200 million each year.
The nonpartisan OLA found many examples of BHA mismanaging taxpayer money and then fabricating documents to try to cover their tracks in a “systemic effort.”…