| PE04-32-343 |
Office of Insurance Commissioner
- Commission has important regulatory and revenue collection functions;
Commission does not have the statutory authority to conduct criminal
background investigations on applicants for insurance licenses
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| PE04-31-342 |
PEIA Finance Board - The
Board's reforms assist the Board in achieving financial stability
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| PE04-30-341 |
Division of Culture and History
- Confusion over purchasing requirements resulted in a non-competitive
purchase of graphic arts services for the Division of Culture and
History
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| PE04-29-340 |
Steel Advisory Commission
- Management letter recommending termination
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| PE04-28-339 |
Board of Risk and Insurance Managment - BRIM reduced unfunded
liability; Has transferred its former medial malpractice insurance
program to the WV Physicians' Mutual Company; Expansion of loss control
department
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| PE04-27-338 |
Institutions
of Higher Education - Institutions vulnerable to poorly
defined requirements; lack of monitoring after institutions of higher
education food service contracts; inadequacies in food quality and
safety; the extension of food service contract denies competitive
bidding.
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| PE04-26-337 |
Division
of Culture and History - Division should carefully
consider
the risks, additional expenses and uncertainties in alternative plans
to resolve dissatisfaction with an acceptable design of the musuem;
there is inadequate protection and risk of loss; division faces budget
depletion.
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| PE04-25-336 |
Department
of Health and Human Resources - Medicaid - The Office of
Pharmacy Services collects 98% of prescription drug rebates; needs
updated policies and procedures manual; Rapids is able to crossmatch
and identify welfare recipients who are also receiving worker's
compensation.
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| PE04-24-335 |
Commission
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - A legal opinion
indicates that the commission does not have clear statutory authority
to use general revenue funds to award grants; the agency is receiving
grants but those grants have been largely fulfilled by general revenue
funds
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| PE04-23-334 |
Workers'
Compensation - Statute and rules do not specify when
claimants and medical providers must be paid; 26% of claimants and 17%
of medical providers are not paid within the 15 working day time limit
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| PE04-22-333 |
Certification of Dialysis
Technicians - The certification of Dialysis Technicians
would be
beneficial to the profession, the health care industry in general and
to the health, safety, and well being of recipients of dialysis
treatment.
|
| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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. |
| PE04-10-321 |
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. |
| PE04-06-317 |
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. |