Information is provided approximately 15 hours per week by Program Evaluation staff. There are limitations to the types of questions answered. No specific recipient or provider data is provided without approval by the Commissioner's office. There are no charges for the information services unless excessive printing is involved.
Records exist primarily in microfiche format and are housed department-wide.
The Systems office has a copy of all the reports. Use of the reports by the unaffiliated is by prior approval with the Commissioner's office. Assistance will then be provided by the unit in which the information resides. There are approximately 150 PC's and about ten 2400 baud modems. Technical expertise is provided by the Systems office.