Finding No. 2022-004 Criteria: The terms and conditions of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) distributions state that funds are to only be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, and that funds may only be used for healthcare related expenses or lost revenue that is attribu...
Finding No. 2022-004 Criteria: The terms and conditions of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) distributions state that funds are to only be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, and that funds may only be used for healthcare related expenses or lost revenue that is attributable to the coronavirus. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provided guidance on how an organization was to report usage of PRF distributions received. Period 1 and Period 2 reporting required an organization to illustrate how PRF funds received were used. An organization was allowed to include eligible expenditures from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021 depending on the period reporting. Condition: During the process of identifying expenses that were incurred to prevent, prepare for, or respond to the coronavirus pandemic, management included expenses incurred in January 2020 and February 2020 which were not supported by management in relation to prepare, prevent, or respond to coronavirus as these were incurred prior to when the Hospital began to prepare for coronavirus. Planned Corrective Action: Management will continue to refine processes to review reporting requirements and the accumulation of eligible expenditures per the terms and conditions of the PRF and reporting guidance provided by HRSA. However, the Hospital also incurred and reported sufficient unreimbursed expenditures attributable to coronavirus in the PRF reporting portal that if the noted item were not to be reported, the Hospital would have satisfactorily incurred eligible expenses in excess of PRF funds received, including interest earned on such funds. Planned Completion Date: Ongoing Person Responsible: Crystal Wyatt, CFO