Code of Massachusetts Regulations
945 CMR - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Title 945 CMR 1.00 - Rules Of Procedure
Section 1.10 - Inspector General Reports
Universal Citation: 945 MA Code of Regs 945.1
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Annual and Interim Reports on the Activity of the Office
(a) In accordance with
M.G.L.c. 12A, § 12, the Office of the Inspector General shall file an
annual report. The Inspector General may, in addition, issue interim reports on
the activities of the Office, significant problems encountered and
recommendations for change.
(b)
Annual and interim reports shall be forwarded to the Governor, President of the
Senate, speaker of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the House and
Senate Committees on ways and means, the Executive Directors of the Legislative
Post-audit Committees and the Secretary of Administration and Finance and shall
be made available to the public.
(c) The Inspector General may issue special
reports relating to the prevention or detection of fraud, waste and abuse in
programs and operations within the jurisdiction of the Office. Such special
reports shall be disseminated to the public and, in addition, to the
responsible official or governing body of any public body which is the subject
of such report. In the case of a state agency, a copy of a special report shall
be forwarded to the appropriate state secretariat. Such special reports may
include specific recommendations of the Inspector General for policies and
practices which will assist in the prevention or detection of fraud, waste and
abuse.
(d) If any annual, interim
or special report of the Office of the Inspector General contains findings
critical of the practices, policies or procedures of any public body related to
the prevention or detection of fraud, waste or abuse, the Inspector General may
request a written response to such critical findings. The head or governing
body of a public body from whom the Inspector General requests a response shall
have 30 days from the date of issuance of the report to submit such a written
response. The response shall be forwarded to those officials to whom a copy of
the original report was disseminated.
(e) If any annual, interim or special report
of the Office of the Inspector General makes specific recommendations for the
elimination, modification, or implementation of the practices, policies or
procedures of any public body related to the prevention or detection of fraud,
waste and abuse, the Inspector General may require a periodic reporting from
the affected public body as to action taken in response to such
recommendations.
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