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33 <br /> mouse or waste in means-tested public assistance programs on <br /> behalf of the State: <br /> (61 Conduct investigations and other inauir:es free of actual or <br /> perceived impairment to the inde;2endence of the Inspector <br /> General or when the Inspector General has reasonable grounds to <br /> believe there has been a violation of crlminai law: and <br /> M Submit in a timely fashion final rep arts on investigations <br /> conducted by the Inspector General ro the Attorney General. <br /> (b) The Inspector General shall, not later than Szptember 30 of each vear.. <br /> prepare an annual report summarizing the act.,,,-t,--.s of the office during the <br /> immediately preceding State fiscal year. The final report shall be furnished to the <br /> Attornev General and to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human <br /> Services The report shall include a summary of investigative activities <br /> "4 114-42. Inspector General: complaints. <br /> (a) Anv person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a person has <br /> committed or is in the ,process of committing a violation of law relating to fraud. <br /> abuse or waste in a public assistance program. may 1�„ire and file with the <br /> Inspector General a complaint that identifies the person making the report and the <br /> person who allegedly committed or is committing the wrongful act or omission. <br /> describes the wrongful act or omission and explains how the person reporting knew <br /> or came to believe that the =- son committed or is in the process of committing the <br /> wrongful act or omission. <br /> (b) The Inspector General shall prescribe a form for complaints under this <br /> section The Inspector General shall provide a blank copy of the form to any person. <br /> free of charge No complaint is defective however, because it is not made_on the <br /> form.prescribed by the Inspector General." <br /> (b) Of the funds appropriated in this act to. the Office of*State Budget <br /> and Management, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000)- for fiscal year <br /> 1997-98 shall be allocated to the Department of Justice to establish and support the <br /> Office of Inspector General. <br /> (cZ_,A_rtic_le 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is amended by <br /> .adding a new.Part to read: <br /> "Part 31 Office of the Internal Auditor. <br /> "& 143B-216.50. Department of Health and Human Services-, office of the Internal <br /> Auditor. <br /> (a) The office of Internal Auditor is established in the Department of Health and <br /> Human Services The offi ce of the Internal Auditor shall provide independent <br /> reviews and analvses of various functions and„programs within the Department that <br /> will provide management information to promote accountability- ,nteQnty, and <br /> e_fficiencv within the Department. <br /> (b) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Internal Auditor to: <br /> u Advise in the development of nerformance measures standards <br /> and procedures for the evaluation of the Dep ent: <br /> Assess the reliability and validity of performance measures and the <br /> information 2rovided by -the _Department on performance <br /> measures and standards and make recommendations for <br /> improveLent. if necessary: <br /> Review the actions taken by the Department of Health and Human <br /> Services to improve program and meet program <br /> standards and make recommendations for improvement- if <br /> necessary_; <br /> _ .. _ Page 277 <br />