WSR 97-17-038

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[Filed August 14, 1997, 9:52 a.m.]

Document Title: Administrative Policy No. 16.05 - Self-Assessment and Internal Control.

Subject: DSHS Self-Assessment Checklist.

Effective Date: November 1, 1987, revised August 1, 1997.

This policy establishes self-assessment and internal control requirements for safeguarding assets, promoting operational efficiency and encouraging sound managerial policies and practices for accounting and financial control. This policy also describes the process for completing the department's annual self-assessment checklist.

To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Jim Schnellman, Operations Review and Consultation, P.O. Box 45804, Olympia, WA 98504-5804, phone (360) 902-8315, TDD (360) 902-8324, FAX (360) 902-8292, e-mail Jschnellman@DSHS.Wa.Gov.

August 6, 1997

Philip A. Wozniak