Section 5701.709 - Accountability(a) Audits.--Contracts with Statewide contractors and primary contractors and grants to service providers shall be subject to audit as provided by law. Contracts with Statewide contractors and primary contractors and grants to service providers shall be subject to an annual audit by the department. Audits of these contracts and grants are to be conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.(b) Review procedures.--Any Statewide contractor, primary contractor or service provider that receives a contract or a grant under this chapter shall be subject to a performance review by the department. As appropriate, the performance review shall be based upon information submitted to the department that includes the following:(1) The contractor's or service provider's strategic goals and objectives for the use of grant moneys for tobacco use prevention and cessation.(2) The contractor's or service provider's annual performance plan setting forth how these strategic goals and objectives are to be achieved and the specific methodology for evaluating results, along with any proposed methods for improvement.(3) The contractor's or service provider's annual performance report setting forth the specific results in achieving its strategic goals and objectives for tobacco use prevention and cessation, including any changes in the incidence of tobacco use among target populations.(4) The progress made in achieving expected program priorities and goals.(5) Any other information deemed necessary by the department.(c) Penalty.--If an audit or performance review indicates that a Statewide contractor, a primary contractor or a service provider failed to comply with contract requirements or meet performance goals, contractors and providers may be subject to a reduction in or ineligibility for future contract or grant funding.2001, June 26, P.L. 755, No. 77, § 709, effective 7/1/2001.