Otis has over 33 years of regulatory oversight and enforcement experience and has been with the Department of Health Services since 1990. Since 2005, Otis has served as the Administrator of the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA), the Wisconsin State Survey Agency that licenses and certifies providers of health care and residential services in Wisconsin and serves as a partner to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement certification. As the State Agency Director and member of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Senior Executive Team, he meets and consults with the Wisconsin Governor’s Office, the Health Department Secretary, other State Agencies, and the stakeholder communities on major regulatory policy initiatives impacting health care and residential systems in Wisconsin.
