RFP IAO-26-01

Basic Information
Title	RFP IAO-26-01
Agency	Department of Consumer Affairs
Department	Department of Consumer Affairs
Event ID	0000039946
Format/Type	Sell Event / RFx
Published Date	07/31/2026
Bid Due Date	08/31/2026
Pre Bid Conference	Non Mandatory

Category Information
UNSPSC	93151607 Politics & Civic Affairs Services - Public admin & finance srvcs - Public finance - Government auditing

Contact Information
Name	Jennifer Martineau
Email	jennifer.martineau@dca.ca.gov

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA or Department) invites proposals to provide audit assurance (Auditor) services to ensure that the programs operated by the Department's healing arts licensing boards for the monitoring and recovery of licensees with substance abuse issues comply with the Department's Uniform Standards Regarding Substance Abusing Licensees (Uniform Standards). (See Business and Professions Code section 315, et seq.; also see Senate Bill (SB) 1441 (Ridley-Thomas, Chapter 548, Statutes of 2008) (hereinafter referred to as SB 1441).) The healing arts licensing boards that operate such substance abuse recovery programs (also known as intervention programs, diversion program, wellness programs, etc.) include the Dental Board of California, the Board of Registered Nursing, the Physical Therapy Board of California, the Physician Assistant Board, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the California State Board of Pharmacy, the Veterinary Medical Board of California, and the Dental Hygiene Board of California (collectively hereinafter referred to as Healing Arts Boards). The purpose of SB 1441 is to ensure that public safety remains the paramount mission of the Healing Arts Boards within the DCA when dealing with licensees suffering from drug or alcohol abuse or dependency problems. Pursuant to SB 1441, 16 standards were identified and set forth in the Uniform Standards, which must be implemented by the Healing Arts Boards to ensure a comprehensive substance abuse recovery program.

The purpose of this proposal is to comply with Uniform Standard 15 which mandates that if the Healing Arts Boards use a private-sector vendor to provide monitoring services for their licensees, an external independent audit must be conducted at least once every three (3) years by a qualified, independent reviewer or review team from outside the department with no real or apparent conflict of interest with the vendor providing the monitoring services. In addition, the reviewer should not be a part of or under the control of the DCA. The independent reviewer or review team must consist of individuals who are competent in the professional practice of internal auditing and assessment processes and qualified to perform audits of monitoring programs. The audit must assess the private-sector vendor's performance in adhering to the SB 1441 Uniform Standards 1-16 established by the Healing Arts Boards within the DCA.

The DCA and the Healing Arts Boards have contracted with a third-party vendor, Premier Health Group, LLC (Premier), for services in connection with Boards- recovery programs via Department of General Services (DGS)-executed contract 110812. Therefore, this proposal is to obtain Audit Assurance Services which may include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. An audit to evaluate and identify Premier's monitoring activities to identify the strengths and weaknesses of current operations and make recommendations for improvement where appropriate.
2. The Auditor shall monitor and evaluate Premier's monitoring efforts with specific concentration on compliance with the approved contract, Uniform Standards, and monitoring of licensees required to participate in a monitoring program.

The selected Proposer will work with the DCA, DCA Internal Audit Office (IAO) and Healing Arts Boards in the performance of the audit of Premier to ensure compliance with the recovery program requirements and Uniform Standards 1-16 which are discussed in more detail in Article XIII., Scope of Project, of this proposal.
Addendum #1 July 31, 2026