(A) The Office of Public Guardian shall perform periodic audits of financial records to ensure funds are not used for the benefit of someone other than the wards, and loans of any type are not made from the ward’s, incapacitated person’s, protected person’s, and/or minor’s funds. In addition, the business manager shall periodically review receipt/disbursement reports in the Office of Public Guardian case management software accounting system and investigate any unusual transactions.

   (B) The State Court Administrator, with the assistance of the Office of Public Guardian Advisory Council when requested, will review the Office of Public Guardian organizational collective account annually, and may require an external audit of the Office of Public Guardian client financial records, at any time, but at least once every 3 years.

§ 6-1433.04 adopted June 15, 2016.