KRS 342.843: Monitoring of operations of authority by Attorney General and Auditor of

Public Accounts -- Report to General Assembly.

(1) The Attorney General and the Auditor of Public Accounts shall monitor the

operations of the authority.

(2) Either the Attorney General or the Auditor of Public Accounts, or both, may make

at any time any examinations or investigations, jointly or severally, of the

operations, practices, management, or other matters relating to the authority as they

deem necessary. Either of them s hall have the power to subpoena witnesses and

records for these purposes, and otherwise to compel the giving of evidence for any

matter under study. The Attorney General, the Auditor of Public Accounts, or any

employee authorized by either of them may requ ire the giving of this evidence

under oath and may administer the oath. Any person voluntarily providing

information or evidence may be required to do so under oath administered by the

Attorney General, the Auditor of Public Accounts, or any employee autho rized by

either of them. If any person fails or refuses to testify or furnish documentary

evidence concerning any matter requested, the Franklin Circuit Court, on

application of either the Attorney General or the Auditor of Public Accounts or

both, may com pel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of

disobedience of a subpoena issued from the Circuit Court or of a refusal to testify in

the Circuit Court.

(3) The Attorney General and the Auditor of Public Accounts shall have without

restriction:

(a) Full access to all records of the authority, except that confidential medical

records of employees of insureds are available only by subpoena;

(b) Full access to all financial transactions and investigations of the authority; and

(c) The right to attend all meetings of the board and its committees.

(4) If fraud, mismanagement, illegal activity, imprudent practices, or other deficiencies

are found in the operations or other practices of the authority, the Attorney General

or Auditor of Public Accounts, or both shall:

(a) Recommend internal corrective action;

(b) Institute a civil action or action for injunctive relief to compel corrective

action;

(c) Institute criminal proceedings against any officer or employee of the authority

or any other person, as defined in KRS 446.010, as may be necessary; or

(d) Any combination of the above listed actions or any other form of action

reasonably calculated to assure efficient and honest operations of the authority

and those involved with it.

(5) The Attorney General and the Auditor of Public Accounts shall report jointly to the

General Assembly in January of each year in which the General Assembly convenes

in an even -numbered-year regular session the results of the monitoring activities

required by this section.