§ 37.2-425. Reports
A. The Inspector General shall prepare, not later than May 31 and November 30 of each year, semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office during the immediately preceding six-month periods ending March 31 and September 30. Reports shall include:
1. A description of significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies related to the administration of the programs and services of state facilities and of providers, including licensed mental health treatment units in state correctional facilities, during the reporting period;
2. A description of the recommendations for corrective actions made by the Office during the reporting period with respect to significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies identified;
3. An identification of each significant recommendation, described in previous reports under this section, on which corrective action has not been completed;
4. A summary of matters referred to the attorneys for the Commonwealth, law enforcement, and the Inspector General for the Department of Corrections and actions taken on them during the reporting period; and
5. Information concerning the numbers of complaints received and types of investigations completed by the Office during the reporting period.
B. Within 30 days of the transmission of each semiannual report, the Inspector General shall make copies of the report available to the public upon request and at a reasonable cost.
C. The Inspector General shall report immediately to the Governor and the Commissioner or the Director of the Department of Corrections, as may be appropriate, whenever the Office becomes aware of particularly serious problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the administration of the programs and services of state facilities and of providers, including licensed mental health treatment units in state correctional facilities.
D. The Inspector General may conduct additional investigations and make reports relating to the administration of the programs and services of state facilities and of providers, including licensed mental health treatment units in state correctional facilities, as are, in the judgment of the Inspector General, necessary or desirable.
E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the reports, information, or documents required by or under this section shall be transmitted directly to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Joint Commission on Health Care by the Inspector General without preliminary clearances or approvals. The Inspector General shall, insofar as feasible, provide copies of the semiannual reports to the Governor in advance of the date for their submission to the General Assembly and the Joint Commission on Health Care, to provide a reasonable opportunity for comments of the Governor to be appended to the reports when they are submitted to the General Assembly and the Joint Commission on Health Care.
F. Records that are confidential under federal or state law shall be maintained as confidential by the Inspector General and shall not be further disclosed, except as permitted by law.
G. The Inspector General's written reports of state facility inspections shall be transmitted to the Governor for review and comment as deemed necessary by the Governor. The Inspector General shall report on the general conditions, staffing patterns, and access to active and contemporary treatment in each state facility, at a minimum, on an annual basis. The Department shall comment in writing on any recommendations made by the Inspector General.
H. For purposes of this section, the term "provider" shall be as defined in § 37.2-403.
(2001, c. 792, § 2.1-816.1, § 37.1-256.1; 2002, c. 82; 2003, cc. 35, 40, 450; 2004, c. 169; 2005, c. 716.)
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