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APRIL 1, 2021   |   GLSOLUTIONS.COM   |   971.337.2659
GL Solutions Weekly Newsletter
Regulatory News Roundup
The latest news about regulatory agencies around the country
N.C.  Bill that Would OK Concealed Guns in Church Draws Ire
Following recent mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colo., North Carolina activists have ramped up opposition to legislation that would allow people to carry concealed weapons to religious services and on school campuses. According to the News and Observer, supporters of the legislation say it would allow people to defend themselves against shooters during religious and school events. Opponents argue that it would increase the risk of accidental shootings. The state House and Senate already have approved the legislation.

Iowa Doctor Faces Sanctions after Losing Minnesota License
A doctor who recently surrendered his license in Minnesota is now facing disciplinary action in Iowa, according to the Globe Gazette. Dennis Colby, who practices n Belmond, surrendered his Minnesota license in January after the state Board of Medical Practice received several complaints, including some related to his prescribing practices. The Iowa Board of Medicine filed charges against Colby in mid-March after discovering he had been disciplined in a different state, a violation of state code.

Deal Struck to Legalize Recreational Pot in N.Y.
New York lawmakers have finalized a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, according to the Times Union. The deal, announced March 27 by the governor and leaders of the state’s two legislative chambers, will require producers, distributors, retailers and others to be licensed. The industry is expect to generate about $350 million in tax revenue per year.

Insurer Recommended N.C. Doctor Facing Criminal Charges
A health insurance company recommended a North Carolina doctor facing assault and battery charges to a patient, according to WTVD. In January, United Healthcare recommended Oscar Cornelio-Flores, a primary care physician, to a Durham woman. United Healthcare said provider Avance Care, which terminated Cornelio-Flores on Jan. 1, didn’t provide notification about his arrest until March. Meanwhile, a February state audit reported that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services had failed to make sure that only qualified providers were part of the state’s Medicaid program. The audit showed that NCDHHS did not identify or remove providers with license suspensions and limitations.

Unlicensed Cremation Service Continues Iowa Operations

Despite having been fined $10,000 for operating without a license, an Iowa cremation service continues to solicit business, according to the Iowa Capitol Dispatch. The Iowa Board of Mortuary Science fined Legacy Funeral Services in February for operating without a license. The Colorado-based company has been fined in other states as well, including Tennessee and Colorado.

Kan. Roofer Fined $110K

A Salina, Kan., roofer has been fined $110,000 for violating the state’s consumer protection act, including its roofing registration act. According to the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, Michael Stubbs, doing business as Triple M Roofing and Remodeling, received the fine March 19 after refusing to respond to a lawsuit brought by the office. The company is banned from operating in the state until it has procured a valid roofing registration.

 
Track Confiscated Weapons in Police Custody
Without adequate internal tracking and controls, weapons can threaten public safety – and police officers themselves even after they’ve been confiscated.  The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office discovered this in November 2018 following a pursuit that ended in a shootout involving an Arizona man and eight law enforcement officers. None of the officers were hurt. But the 27-year-old suspect, who was killed at the scene, used a firearm that had been stolen the previous year from the sheriff’s office.

An internal audit later determined that dozens of firearms had disappeared from the county sheriff’s office, including 29 fully automatic weapons and 20 short-barreled shotguns.

The problem is hardly unique to Maricopa County or Arizona.

In November 2000, a city audit reported that the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office could not account for more than 200 firearms that were supposed to be in its custody. Some belonged to the department’s arsenal, and others were confiscated from people subject to protection-from-abuse orders.

The investigation found, among other things, that the sheriff’s office “lacked a comprehensive and centralized tracking system for service firearms.” Meanwhile, the logbook used to track confiscated weapons “had numerous deficiencies, and serial numbers that have not been recorded … since 2009.”

GL Solutions’ comprehensive weapons licensing system has an answer for this common challenge. Not only can the application track the ownership of weapons in general circulation, but it can monitor the location and movement of confiscated weapons in police custody.

Confiscated weapons typically end up in a secure vault, where they remain pending trial, return or disposal. The configurable GL Suite application tracks weapons by serial number during their time in police custody. The system records the date and location of the underlying offense, the location of the secure vault, the date of planned destruction and any other information a law enforcement agency would like. When a weapon is checked out of a secure vault, the system logs the identity of the person checking it out, the reason for the removal and the date and time of both checkout and return.

GL Solutions’ weapons licensing system can help law enforcement agencies prevent the loss and theft of confiscated weapons and the danger to safety and reputation that can result.

To learn more about GL Solutions and the GL Suite application, give us a call at (971) 337-2657, email us at hello@glsolutions.com or visit our website.

 
New GL Suite Features on the Way

GL Suite core build 371 will be released and installed on all client systems in April. Some highlights of the new build include:

1.       Built-in Word and Excel editors
Clients that do not use MS Office will be able to use all MS Word and Excel outputs within GL Suite, including editing and saving. Our clients in West Virginia requested this capability as they are moving away from MS Office statewide by the end of April. We responded quickly to support them and deliver this new feature to meet their deadline.


2.       Closed loophole in delete security
Currently, GL Suite allows users with delete permission on an object, but not on some of its child objects, to delete all of them. With the new build,
GL Suite will check for security on all child objects prior to deletion. If a user does not have permission to delete everything in the hierarchy, GL Suite will produce an error message indicating the absence of adequate security rights.

3.       Added ActionTypes for all child objects when being deleted
The system will now mark all objects in a hierarchy when it is deleted. This feature will allow GL Solutions to write rules that fire when a downline object is being deleted. In practice, this would allow the creation of a validation rule preventing the deletion of an invoice that also would involve the deletion of a child payment. Currently, if a user deletes a parent object to an invoice, the system will not support a validation rule on the invoice that prevents its deletion.


4.       Added password expiration warning
The core build will make it easier for users to update their passwords. Anyone who logs in within five days of a password’s expiration will receive a warning and a link to their staff record, where the password can be updated.

 
Watch Our Email Management Webinar

Email Management in GL Suite allows agencies to save outgoing and incoming messages to related records in the system. This feature keeps communications with licensees from getting lost by storing them in logical order in an easily accessible location.

Learn how Email Management works in GL Suite by watching our recorded webinar here.

To learn more about Email Management, email us at hello@glsolutions.com or call us at (541) 337-2659.
 
 
Q: What do you like most about working at GL Solutions?
A: The people and culture at GL Solutions provide a great environment for me to succeed. I hope to make a lot of friends here!

Q: What is your title and how long have you worked at GL Solutions?

A: I am a Quality Assurance Specialist and have been here for 6 months.

Q: What sort of work do you do each day to meet GL Solutions’ mission: help government agencies protect the public?

A: I ensure that the work that is done at GL Solutions meets the clients' specifications and is consistently high quality.

Q: What is something most people don’t know about you?

A: I was the president of the gaming club at the local community college for two years. I learned a lot, had lots of fun, and made several lifelong friends during my time at the gaming club!

 
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