Audit 36457

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$8.25M
Findings
2
Programs
26
Organization: County of Watauga Nc (NC)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-01-10

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
28601 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - ABEGLN
605043 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - ABEGLN

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $4.06M Yes 0
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $1.10M Yes 1
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $592,805 - 0
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $539,022 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $360,181 - 0
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $339,630 - 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $274,448 - 0
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $236,458 - 0
93.563 Child Support Enforcement $168,967 - 0
93.045 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part C_nutrition Services $161,498 - 0
93.596 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund $154,832 - 0
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $40,449 - 0
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $39,286 - 0
93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program $34,080 - 0
93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program $22,777 - 0
90.404 2018 Hava Election Security Grants $19,200 - 0
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $19,140 - 0
10.311 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program $14,583 - 0
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $14,572 - 0
93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families $12,526 - 0
93.659 Adoption Assistance $10,070 - 0
93.779 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (cms) Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations $9,180 - 0
16.607 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program $7,503 - 0
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood $7,088 - 0
93.044 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part B_grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers $5,667 - 0
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $925 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
X7B4LX1QQMX6 Samantha Jones Auditee
8282658007 Cynthia Duncan Randolph Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: CLUSTER OF PROGRAMS Accounting Policies: THE ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AND STATE AWARDS (SEFSA) INCLUDES THE FEDERAL AND STATE AWARD ACTIVITY OF WATAUGA COUNTY UNDER THE PROGRAMS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022. THE INFORMATION IN THE SEFSA IS PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 2 US CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 200, UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS AND THE STATE SINGLE AUDIT IMPLEMNTATION ACT. BECAUSE THE SCHEDULE PRESENTS ONLY A SELECTED PORTION OF THE OPERATIONS OF WATATUGA COUNTY, IT IS NOT INTENDED TO AND DOES NOT PRESENT THE FINANCIAL POSITION, CHANGES IN NET POSITION OR CASH FLOWS OF WATAUGA COUNTY. EXPENDITURES REPORTED IN THE SEFSA ARE REPORTED ON THE MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. SUCH EXPENDITURES ARE RECOGNIZED FOLLOWING THE COST PRINCIPLES CONTAINED IN THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE, WHEREIN CERTAIN TYPES OF EXPENDITURES ARE NOT ALLOWABLE OR ARE LIMITED AS TO REIMBURSEMENT. THEREFORE, SOME AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN THIS SCHEDULE MAY DIFFER FROM AMOUNTS PRESENTED OR USED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BENEFIT PAYMENTS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO RECIPIENTS AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE COUNTY'S BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE COUNTY'S INVOLVEMENT IN DETERMINING ELIBIBILITY, THEY ARE CONSIDERED FEDERAL AWARDS TO THE COUNTY AND ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SCHEDULE. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. THE FOLLOWING ARE CLUSTERED BY THE NC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND ARE TREATED SEPARATELY FOR STATE AUDIT REQUIREMENT PURPOSES: SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE AND FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION.

Finding Details

The County did not have a record to support the direct client service time reported on the DSS 1571 form for administration of the Medicaid program during the period of time our review covered. All caseworker time indicates the client, but this time cannot be supported by activity reports generated from NC FAST or a written narrative in the document manager system. Audit procedures applied to 30 time entries of DSS workers revealed 13 instances where support could not be provided as to the specific client, or no activity was found in the client?s case file to support the related time records. All of these instances were related to time charged to administer the Medicaid program.
The County did not have a record to support the direct client service time reported on the DSS 1571 form for administration of the Medicaid program during the period of time our review covered. All caseworker time indicates the client, but this time cannot be supported by activity reports generated from NC FAST or a written narrative in the document manager system. Audit procedures applied to 30 time entries of DSS workers revealed 13 instances where support could not be provided as to the specific client, or no activity was found in the client?s case file to support the related time records. All of these instances were related to time charged to administer the Medicaid program.