Section 509.60  Cancellation of Award/Agreement

The Department may cancel the award/agreement for any of the following reasons:

a)         Substantial or material breach of the agreement;

b)         Failure to implement a mutually agreed upon, written corrective action plan within the reasonable period of time, when the corrective action was necessary to remedy serious and substantial deficiencies and weaknesses in the awardee's fiscal and administrative practices;

c)         Documentation of fraudulent or criminal activity, on the part of the awardee, by either the Department or other governmental or investigative bodies;

d)         Determination by DHS leadership, based on a founded allegation, that the awardee was responsible for abuse or neglect of a client in the awardee's care;

e)         Failure to take reasonable measures to protect Department funds from misappropriation, embezzlement, or conversion for uses not approved by the Department; or

f)         A founded complaint or report from another State agency relative to Department programs.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 14689, effective September 27, 2024)