State Auditor Adam Edelen just announced plants to audit the Quality and Charity Care Trust.

“Money for treating poor and uninsured individuals in the Commonwealth is scarce,” Edelen said. “It is my mission to make sure those dollars are being spent in a way that ensures adequate services for indigents.”

The organization is responsible for disbursing more than $30 million in state and local indigent care funds to the University of Louisville Hospital. About $25 million per year comes from the state and another $7 million comes from Metro Government.

From a release:

Edelen said he hopes the audit will shed light on whether there are adequate resources to treat indigents in the Louisville area and whether the current governance structure provides sufficient oversight of the disbursement of state and local indigent care dollars.

Professional auditors in the office have begun preliminary work. It is not yet known how long it will take to complete.

Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell recently raised questions in the media about the trust’s board, which has not been conducting regular meetings as required by its by-laws.

Here’s a quick look back at some of the people in charge:

• Some Really Bad News For University Of Louisville [January 11]
• You Want Those UofL Indigent Care Board Names? [January 12]

We can only hope Edelen’s audit puts an end to the shenanigans.