77 Pa. Stat. § 224
The Auditor General through such agents as he may select shall, during each calendar year, make a complete examination and audit of the State Workmen's Insurance Fund, including all receipts and expenditures, cash on hand, and securities, investments, or property held representing cash or cash disbursements; and, for these purposes, the Auditor General is hereby authorized to employ such consultants, experts, accountants, or investigators as he may deem advisable.
The expense incurred in making said examination and audit shall be certified to the State Workmen's Insurance Board by the Auditor General, which board shall then draw its warrant for the amount thereof payable out of the State Workmen's Insurance Fund in the manner provided for payment of other expenses of administering said fund.
The first audit of such fund may, in the discretion of the Auditor General, extend back to the creation of such fund or to any other period in its life.
77 P.S. § 224