PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DIVISION
2004 REPORTS


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PE04-21-332 Oral Health Program - Three projects comprising the oral health program are limited either in the scope of their activities or the areas of the state that receive services
PE04-20-331 Tourism - Division promulgated procedural rules rather than legislative rules; Grantees receiving more than $15,000 are not following the independent audit requirements; Documentation to support grant scoring is not retained; Commission does not follow a legal process of audit findings
PE04-19-330 Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Board - Protects citizens; Shown improvement in completing the consumer complaint process within its required 90 days; the board is conducting dealer lot and installation audits as required.
PE04-18-329 Real Estate Appraiser Board - State Regulation of Real Estate Appraisers Serves Public Interest;   Board complies with some Chapter 30 requirements and other applicable laws and has made several improvements since its last evaluation
PE04-17-328
West Virginia Racing Commission - Update on January 1999 Recommendations; Commission  monitors and manages staff and its response to complaints provides for the control and regulation of racing in the state.
PE04-16-327 Department of Health and Human Resources - Medicaid - DHHR has made progress in expanding the enrollment of medical facilities in the federal 340B drug pricing program; However, its effort with respect to disproportionate share hospitals needs to be increased.
PE04-15-326 Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council - EMSAC has not paid its members compensation as required by Code, which may be a factor behind the lack of attendance at its meetings
PE04-14-325 Health Care Authority - HCA should reestablish the Long Term Care Task Force to study the elderly poplulation and determine what changes in the long term care delivery system are needed to accomodate future demands.
PE04-13-324 Child Support Enforcement - Update - In 1996, almost 1/3 of cases in the agency's database required manual adjustments; in 2003, the rate is approximately 24%; the agency has converted to electronic transfer of child support and expects to implement a debit card system in the near future.
PE04-12-323 Public Land Corporation - PLC's fee structure is outdated and inadequate; standards used by the PLC to determine fair market value are not the same as the standards required by state law; update of 2001 recommendations.
PE04-11-322
Licensing of Athletic Trainers - The Certification Organizations that currently regulate athletic trainers in WV adequately protect the public
PE04-10-321 James "Tiger" Morton Catastrophic Illness Commission - Commission has provided economic assistance to individuals facing catastrophic illness; Commission has not received donations or gifts or applied for grant funding
PE04-09-320 Clean Coal Technology Council - Follow up to PE04-03-314.
PE04-08-319 Wheels to Work Program - The Wheels to Work Program Cost $24 million with a 53% completion rate; Several factors show a lack of proper oversight; The Charleston Gazette (WV) was overly simplistic in stating that the Program could have purchased new vehicles.
PE04-07-318 Licensing of Dental Hygienists - Dental Hygienists are currently regulated by the Board of Dental Examiners and the creation of a separate board would provide no additional protection to the public
PE04-06-317 Public Defender Services - The Legislature should consider enhancing its Public Defender Repayment system to help reduce the financial burden to the state in providing legal representation for the indigent and to remove inequities in its current repayment system.
PE04-05-316 Board of Accountancy - Serves the public interest; Board needs to improve in accessibility; CPA exam is disproportionate to expenses.
PE04-04-315
School Building Authority - Project selection for funding by the SBA lacks accountability; Neither the SBA nor the Department of Education maintain sufficient information to study the effects of consolidation on student achievement
PE04-03-314 Clean Coal Technology Council - The Council never commenced operation but could still provide a valuable service to West Virginia
PE04-02-313 Board of Acupuncture - Licensure is needed; Operational arrangement limits accessibility to the public; the Board satisfactorily complies with some of the chapter 30 provisions
PE04-01-312
Board of Veterinary Medicine - Licensure is needed; Board complies with the Chapter 30 provisions; the Board should resume inspections.


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