DHHR INFORMATION SYSTEM AND RELATED BUSINESS PROCESS CONTROLS Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Assistance Listing Number 10.551, 10.561, COVID-19 10.561, 10.542, 93.558, COVID-19 93.558, 93.568, COVID-19 93.568, 93.575, 93.596, COVID-19 93.575, 93.658, 93.659, 93.767, 93.775, 93.777, ...
DHHR INFORMATION SYSTEM AND RELATED BUSINESS PROCESS CONTROLS Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Assistance Listing Number 10.551, 10.561, COVID-19 10.561, 10.542, 93.558, COVID-19 93.558, 93.568, COVID-19 93.568, 93.575, 93.596, COVID-19 93.575, 93.658, 93.659, 93.767, 93.775, 93.777, COVID-19 93.777, 93.778, COVID-19 93.778, ARRA 93.778 Enhancing the Quality Control process (by adding other programs to the overall scope and expanding the populations for sampling to include payments that have case data that is initiated and approved by the same person as well as case data that is entered by one person without another level of approval) would prove costly for the DHHR due to the additional staff throughout the DHHR that would be required to accomplish such a task. Although enhancing the Quality Control process is still a possibility, upon further discussions within the DHHR, it was determined that prior to considering such an enhancement, the Bureau for Social Services, Bureau for Family Assistance, and other DHHR units should work together to perform the following: outline the existing internal controls over payments by payment type or program, determine the number of payments per month whereby one employee initiates and approves a payment (in relation to the population of all payments) and conclude on the risk of those payments being improper. Management can then identify areas of focus to conclude on the adequacy of the internal controls and make revisions to policies and procedures, if necessary. In short, although there are existing controls in place, the controls have not been documented and communicated to the State?s independent auditors in an effective manner.