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YELLOW SHEET Office of the State Auditor of Missouri |
Report No. 2006-06
February 2006
The following findings were included in our audit report on the Department of Economic Development, Division of Professional Registration, State Board of Barber Examiners.
The State Board of Barber Examiners did not ensure barber shops were inspected annually as required by board policy. The Central Investigative Unit (CIU) of the Division of Professional Registration (DPR) performs inspections and investigations of barber shops, and also performs services for other boards and commissions within the division. The DPR and the board use a licensure and inspection tracking management system to record and monitor license and inspection activity. Each shop cited for unlicensed activity or serious or repeat sanitation violations during an inspection is to be subjected to a follow-up inspection to determine if corrective action has been taken.
The board annually identifies barber shops that did not have the required annual inspection, referred to as overdue inspections. The DPR reported the number of overdue inspections as of June 30, 2005, was 400 of the licensed shops. In addition, of those 400 overdue inspections, at least 40 shops also had not received an inspection in 2004.
The board reported that 16.4 percent of the 1,814 inspections performed in fiscal year 2005 resulted in a violation, with 8.9 percent of inspections identifying unlicensed activity or a serious licensure or sanitation violation. The board indicated that only 1 license was revoked and 6 licenses were suspended as a result of violations. The audit suggested the board consider using their limited inspection resources to concentrate on newly licensed shops and shops with recent violations.
