Section 711. Review of activities.
(a) The department shall prepare and publish not less frequently than annually reports of reviews conducted under this act, including a statement on the status of each such review and of reviews completed by it and statements of the decisions made in the course of such reviews since the last report. The department shall also make available to the general public for examination at reasonable times of the business day all applications reviewed by it. Such reports and applications shall be considered public records.
(b) The department's report which shall be submitted to the members of the Health and Welfare Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives shall contain the following information:
(1) The volume of applications submitted, by project type, their dollar value, and the numbers and costs associated with those approved and those not approved.
(2) The assessment of the extent of competition in specific service sectors that guided decisions.
(3) A detailed description of projects involving nontraditional or innovative service delivery methods or organizational arrangements and the decisions made on each of these projects.
(4) The average time for review, by level of review.
(5) The fees collected for reviews and the cost of the program.
(711 amended Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1602, No.179)