REFERENCE No. 2024-001 Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance, Other Matters - Eligibility Program Medicaid Cluster (Assistance Listing Number 93.778) Identification Number(s) DOH01-C37308GG-3450000 Finding The County did not maintain adequate documentation of program participant...
REFERENCE No. 2024-001 Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance, Other Matters - Eligibility Program Medicaid Cluster (Assistance Listing Number 93.778) Identification Number(s) DOH01-C37308GG-3450000 Finding The County did not maintain adequate documentation of program participant eligibility, nor did it ensure that non-long-term care program participants were properly classified. Sixty participants were selected for testing and the following exceptions were noted: • For five of sixty participants selected for testing, the County was unable to provide documentation that a program supervisor had approved the application. • For one of sixty participants selected for testing, the County was unable to provide a signed participant application. • For one of sixty participants selected for testing, upon reapplication and further documentation, a long-term care case was determined to be non-long-term care, but the County did not make this change and the participant was misclassified. Questioned Costs Undetermined. Recommendation The County should enhance its procedures and internal controls to ensure it maintains documentation of participant eligibility. It should also enhance procedures and internal controls to ensure participants are correctly classified as long-term care versus non-long-term care. Corrective Action Plan The Medicaid Division will continue to emphasize the need for signatures at both levels of eligibility Examiner level and Quality Control Examiner II or higher level. This will be stressed at all appropriate training for not only new staff but current staff as well. As far as the “misclassified” the Consumer left nursing home during a period when documentation requirements were waived, due to the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19); The coverage was correct, but coding indicated the need for Long Term Care. This code does not allow or authorize any services on its own, and as such, no inappropriate services were authorized. Even though this has little impact the Division will continue to stress to staff and supervisors the need to properly code cases. NYS DOH is in the process of transitioning away from LDSS 3209 forms and automating the process; we will continue to work with our state partners to assist in this transition when it becomes available to us. This transition should mitigate these type of situations. Action Date September 5, 2025 Final Implementation Date December 31, 2025 Name And Phone No. Of Person Responsible For Implementation James Sluder – 631-854-5830