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SD Legislative Committee Has Questions About the Human Services Center

SD Legislative Committee Has Questions About the Human Services Center

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The Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota Legislature meets Friday in Pierre.

Lynne Valenti, Secretary of the Department of Social Services, has been asked to appear before the group.
Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says there are questions about the management of the Human Services Center in Yankton…………

Hunhoff says they also want to hear about staffing issues and safety, and patient care………

Hunhoff says she is hearing about changes in the types of patients the center is admitting……….

The center has been short staffed for some time, with mandatory overtime for some employees.

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