Accountability Best Practices

Certification For Compliance

• DHH/OCDD/Pinecrest Developmental Center
  (Report issued September of 2003)
  Contact Person:  Susan Harrison, Human Resources Director
  (318) 641-2160 

  PDC has delegated by authentic act the certification for compliance authority to the HR Director and HR Managers.  This authentic act states how the certification process will be carried out.

• Department of Health and Hospitals
  (Report issued August of 2001)
  Contact Person:  Nancy Fleming, Human Resources Director
  (225) 342-6477

  DHH has developed a policy entitled “Certification of Compliance of Personnel Actions with Civil Service Law,” which applies to all DHH agencies.  It provides that each HR Director shall determine the method by which the certification for compliance process is completed and documented. 

• Department of Health and Hospitals
  (Report issued August of 2001)
  Contact Person:  Nancy Fleming, Human Resources Director
  (225) 342-6477

  DHH has developed a policy entitled “Certification of Compliance of Personnel Actions with Civil Service Law,” which applies to all DHH agencies.  It provides that each HR Director shall determine the method by which the certification for compliance process is completed and documented. 

• Department of Education
  (Report issued April of 2001)
  Contact Person:  Mary Gloston , Human Resources Director  
  (225) 342-3774

  This agency has developed a policy entitled “Delegation of Certification Authority,” in which the appointing authority specifies that the HR Director, and in her absence the Asst. HR Director has his delegated authority to certify that personnel actions are in compliance with Civil Service Rules and law.  In addition, the DOE HR Director has by memorandum delegated certification authority to her Asst. HR Director and detailed specific internal controls used by the HR Office.

• Nicholls State University
  (Report issued August of 2003)
  Contact Person:  Donna Adams , Assistant Director – Human Resources
  (985) 448-4041

  In order to ensure accuracy and correctness of each personnel transaction, one HR employee enters the action into the computer system and prints an Employee Notification Form, the Assistant Director of HR checks each entry and initials beside the entry on the ENF, and finally the Director of HR reviews and signs the ENF for certification for compliance and appointing authority approval.