The Office of the General Counsel provides a wide range of legal services and advice to the Secretary and agency employees related to the mission and programs administered by the agency.
Attorneys in the office provide legal advice to agency administrators, draft administrative regulations, prepare and review testimony and on occasion provide testimony before legislative committees, defend administrative actions before the Office of Administrative Hearings and defend agency actions on judicial review.
Attorneys provide training on legal issues relevant to the work done by the agency and its employees including such things as employment law, HIPPA, and KOSE agreements.
Attorneys review contracts, grants and other legal documents and defend the state, the agency and agency employees in administrative hearings and in state and federal courts.
The Office of Audit Services provides the Kansas Department for Children and Families with internal auditing and consulting services within the government arena. The services provided by the team are an important resource to every division within DCF. The team conducts audits and reviews designed to provide independent assurance that the agency’s principal interests as an organization are being met.
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