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Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over payments made to and on behalf of TANF clients needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $4,721 Likely:$279,992 Status: Management’s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: OFI disagrees with this findin...
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over payments made to and on behalf of TANF clients needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $4,721 Likely:$279,992 Status: Management’s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: OFI disagrees with this finding. OSA's interpretation of federal regulation regarding the recoupment of overpaid funds is incorrect, and benefit overpayments are identified and processed by OFI in compliance with federal regulation and policy. Overpayments are required to be recouped in the shortest timeframe possible, but the recoupment amount cannot exceed the standards as set by policy. Neither state policy nor federal regulation requires an overpayment to be recouped within the same state fiscal year it is identified, so it was not appropriate for OSA to include as questioned costs on that basis the two cases where recoupment did not occur in the same fiscal year that the overpayment was established. Further, OFI disputes how OSA calculated the questioned costs. Three of the payments tested by OSA were found to be correct at the time of issuance. OSA then reviewed all payments during the state fiscal year for the three cases and stated that parent fees should have been adjusted based on documentation in DocuWare. Transitional Child Care does not require changes in income to be reported during the certification period unless the gross income exceeds 250% of the federal poverty level (MPAM, Ch. V, A, (6)), and adjustment of the parent fees were not required for these cases. They should not be included in the list of exceptions. While OSA cites MPAM, Ch. V, A (6), "TCC payments remain constant until a redetermination is completed, or until the recipient or child care provider reports a change that affects the amount of TCC benefits (emphasis added)" the reported change did not affect the amount of TCC benefits. Completion Date: N/A Agency Contact: Ian Yaffe, Director, Office for Family Independence, DHHS, 207- 592-1481
View Audit 299909 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 388003 (2023-087)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over DHHS allocated costs needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The DHHS Financial Service Center will implement additional p...
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over DHHS allocated costs needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The DHHS Financial Service Center will implement additional procedures for communicating back and forth with OCFS regarding changes to the Cost Allocation Plan. The DHHS Financial Service Center will review and enhance current monitoring procedures to ensure costs are being allocated as expected within Federal regulations. Completion Date: December 31, 2024 Agency Contact: Sarah Gove, Director, DHHS Service Center, DAFS, 207-458-6626
Finding 388001 (2023-074)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Health and Human Services Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over ELC program cash management needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The DHHS Financial Service Center will update procedures for the ELC ...
Department: Health and Human Services Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over ELC program cash management needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The DHHS Financial Service Center will update procedures for the ELC program related to CMIA, Federal cash requests and reconciliations to reflect the current Treasury State Agreement and weekly draw processes. Completion Date: March 31, 2024 Agency Contact: Sarah Gove, Director, DHHS Service Center, DAFS, 207-458-6626
Finding 387999 (2023-073)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over ELC program reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: Financial Reporting: Quarterly financial reporting will be emailed to the reviewer by Maine CDC. Financial Repor...
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over ELC program reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: Financial Reporting: Quarterly financial reporting will be emailed to the reviewer by Maine CDC. Financial Reporting: Reviewer corresponds corrections/findings via email to Maine CDC. Financial Reporting: Maine CDC inputs financial reporting into CAMP. Performance Reporting: Quarterly meetings with each team to update progress will be recorded. Performance Reporting: All milestones that have progress in the last quarter will have a note describing how we determined the progress level entered into CAMP. Performance Reporting: A note about who reviewed the progress report and who submitted it will be entered into the Monitoring Notes section in CAMP. Completion Date: June 10, 2024 (first item), June 18, 2024 (second item), June 20, 2024 (third item) and June 30, 2024 (last three items) Agency Contact: Sara Robinson, Infectious Disease Program Manager, DHHS, 207-287-4610
Finding 387993 (2023-071)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over ICA program cash management needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The DHHS Financial Service Center will review estimated revenue amounts for the CDC ICA appropr...
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over ICA program cash management needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The DHHS Financial Service Center will review estimated revenue amounts for the CDC ICA appropriations and request the establishment and/or increases related to an analysis of ICA transactions. Completion Date: March 31, 2024 Agency Contact: Sarah Gove, Director, DHHS Service Center, DAFS, 207-458-6626
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over ICA program subrecipient monitoring procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will establish a plan to ensure that a final review of contracts is compl...
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over ICA program subrecipient monitoring procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will establish a plan to ensure that a final review of contracts is completed to confirm that accurate Federal award identification information is included and documented prior to being sent to the provider for signing. The Department will begin using the established plan to ensure that a final review of contracts is completed to confirm that accurate Federal award identification information is included and documented prior to being sent to the provider for signing. The Department will re-evaluate the risk of current providers to determine the appropriate monitoring activities. The Department team will establish a plan to ensure that they receive, review, and approve all financial and performance reports within 10 business days of receipt. The Department will begin using the established plan to receive, review, and approve all financial and performance reports within 10 business days of receipt. Completion Date: April 30, 2024 (first item), May 31, 2024 (second, third and fourth items) and June 30, 2024 (fifth item) Agency Contact: Eden Silverthorne, Associate Director, Office of Population Health Equity (CDC OPHE PSM II), 207-441-1090
Finding 387983 (2023-067)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Education Title: Internal control over ESF subrecipient monitoring procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: During the review of ESF applications, the Office of Federal Emergency Relief Programs (OFERP) team will confirm...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over ESF subrecipient monitoring procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: During the review of ESF applications, the Office of Federal Emergency Relief Programs (OFERP) team will confirm that equipment purchases are denoted in the equipment budget category of the application. Equipment inventories and real property lists will be collected during the subrecipient monitoring process from school administrative units (SAUs) and reviewed for compliance by the OFERP team. Completion Date: Ongoing and July 1, 2024 respectively Agency Contact: Shelly Chasse-Johndro, Director of OFERP, DOE, 207-458-3180
Finding 387982 (2023-066)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Education Title: Internal control over ESF special reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The department has implemented a new procedure in FY24 to review project descriptions and reconcile subawards repo...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over ESF special reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The department has implemented a new procedure in FY24 to review project descriptions and reconcile subawards reported between USA Spending and Advantage. Completion Date: June 30, 2024 Agency Contact: Nicole Denis, Director of Finance, DOE, 207-530-2161
Department: Education Title: Internal control over ESF expenditures needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $161,468 Likely: $7,308,277 Status: Management’s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) disagrees with the identifie...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over ESF expenditures needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $161,468 Likely: $7,308,277 Status: Management’s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) disagrees with the identified questioned costs. The FERP utilized guidance provided by the U.S. Department of Education (grantor) and conferred in writing with Maine’s assigned U.S. Department of Education program officer throughout the Education Stabilization Fund application review process. The Maine Department of Education’s FERP provided the auditor with the grantor’s guidance which clearly states that the questioned costs were allowable, reasonable, and necessary to prepare, prevent, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the application review process, FERP utilized ESF federal statutory language and the grantor’s published guidance to determine allowability. Once funding applications were approved, SAUs requested reimbursement from the FERP for the approved costs outlined in the school administrative unit (SAU) application. The FERP reviewed SAU reimbursement requests and provided payment for approved expenses. The ESF costs outlined in this finding were allowable, reasonable, and necessary to prepare, prevent, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Completion Date: N/A Agency Contact: Shelly Chasse-Johndro, Director of OFERP, DOE, 207-458-3180
View Audit 299909 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 387965 (2023-063)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Education Title: Internal control over Special Education subrecipient audit procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will review the current procedure regarding the notification of management decisions rel...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over Special Education subrecipient audit procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will review the current procedure regarding the notification of management decisions related to audit findings and corrective action, to strengthen the areas where prior notifications were missed. Completion Date: April 30, 2024 Agency Contact: Nicole Denis, Director of Finance, DOE, 207-530-2161
Department: Education Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over Special Education period of performance needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $2,446,391 Likely: Undeterminable Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: In FY22, Maine DOE implemented a new ...
Department: Education Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over Special Education period of performance needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $2,446,391 Likely: Undeterminable Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: In FY22, Maine DOE implemented a new grants management system. The implementation of the new system and staffing created delays in final payments. The Office of Special Services and Inclusive Education will review and implement stronger internal controls to monitor final payments for timeliness. Completion Date: June 30, 2024 Agency Contact: Nicole Denis, Director of Finance, DOE, 207-530-2161
View Audit 299909 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 387956 (2023-061)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over CSLFRF reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will review contracts with the agencies to verify the classifications. Completion Date: Jun...
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over CSLFRF reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will review contracts with the agencies to verify the classifications. Completion Date: June 30, 2024 Agency Contact: Marilyn Leimbach, Director, Security and Employment Service Center, DFPS, DAFS, 207-248-2556
Finding 387955 (2023-060)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Labor Title: Internal control over CSLFRF subrecipient risk evaluation procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will further develop and refine the sub-recipient monitoring procedure and implement the revi...
Department: Labor Title: Internal control over CSLFRF subrecipient risk evaluation procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will further develop and refine the sub-recipient monitoring procedure and implement the revised process. Completion Date: June 30, 2024 Agency Contact: Samantha Dina, Associate Commissioner, DOL, 207-816-1714
Finding 387954 (2023-059)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over CSLFRF subrecipient audit procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department engaged with their contractor to review single audits for all subrecipient...
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over CSLFRF subrecipient audit procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department engaged with their contractor to review single audits for all subrecipients receiving more than $750,000 in aggregate federal funding. The contractor will raise any findings to the attention of DECD staff who will then issue a management decision letter in keeping with federal regulations. The Department will continue its own review in conjunction with that of the contractor and address findings or concerns with subrecipients to ensure that findings are addressed and that chances of recurrence are mitigated. Completion Date: February 21, 2024 and ongoing respectively Agency Contact: Denise Garland, Deputy Commissioner, DECD, 207-624-7496
Finding 387953 (2023-058)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over CSLFRF expenditures needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $591,845 Likely: $591,845 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will review internal processes and procedures to ensure that th...
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over CSLFRF expenditures needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $591,845 Likely: $591,845 Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will review internal processes and procedures to ensure that they properly address questions of compliance and allowable expenditures for similar programs that may arise in the future. The Department will identify the appropriate allowable expenditure categories and create business cases that will address the questioned costs by placing them into the proper expenditure categories. Completion Date: June 30, 2024 Agency Contact: Denise Garland, Deputy Commissioner, DECD, 207-624-7496
View Audit 299909 Questioned Costs: $1
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over the submission of HAF Program SEFA reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will institute a more rigorous review process for the SEFA goin...
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over the submission of HAF Program SEFA reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will institute a more rigorous review process for the SEFA going forward. Completion Date: August 31, 2024 Agency Contact: Marilyn Leimbach, Director, Security and Employment Service Center, DFPS, DAFS, 207-248-2556
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over ERA Program performance reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will have quarterly onsite meetings with MaineHousing staff to review the dat...
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over ERA Program performance reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will have quarterly onsite meetings with MaineHousing staff to review the data and supporting documentation prior to the submission deadline. Completion Date: January 31, 2026 Agency Contact: Deborah Johnson, Director, Office of Community Development, DECD, 207-624-9817
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over ERA Program subrecipient monitoring needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action complete Corrective Action: The Department has contracted with a vendor to conduct all subrecipient monitoring of all fed...
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over ERA Program subrecipient monitoring needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action complete Corrective Action: The Department has contracted with a vendor to conduct all subrecipient monitoring of all federal ARPA funding. The Department has required detailed documentation in support of subrecipient reimbursement of all federal ARPA funding. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Deborah Johnson, Director, Office of Community Development, DECD, 207-624-9817
Finding 387948 (2023-054)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Transportation Title: Internal control over DOT subrecipient and contractor determinations needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action complete Corrective Action: The Department has reviewed the standards for categorizing vendors and subrecipients. The Department h...
Department: Transportation Title: Internal control over DOT subrecipient and contractor determinations needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action complete Corrective Action: The Department has reviewed the standards for categorizing vendors and subrecipients. The Department has amended the process to include a substantive review of the initial categorization by a Financial Analyst before the report is finalized and transmitted. Completion Date: February 21, 2024 Agency Contact: Kathleen Malcolm, Financial Processing Director, DOT, 207-624-3292
Finding 387933 (2023-050)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over monitoring of employee classification and compensation needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The department will allocate resources to adhere to the statutory re...
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over monitoring of employee classification and compensation needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The department will allocate resources to adhere to the statutory review of the classification specifications--a timeframe which as of 2024 is every 10 years. The department will continue to document reviews of classifications specifications, including those which do not result in changes. The department will create and maintain a spreadsheet to record all reviews of classification specifications. Completion Date: June 30, 2024 Agency Contact: Breena Bissell, Director, Bureau of Human Resources, DAFS, 207-624-7368
Department: Labor Title: Internal control over UI claim payments needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will review the single case where the claimant received multiple consecutive two-week work-search waivers by answering the...
Department: Labor Title: Internal control over UI claim payments needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will review the single case where the claimant received multiple consecutive two-week work-search waivers by answering they were starting new employment. We will review to formulate new controls once the initial two-week period ends and the claimant continues to file for benefits to determine why the new employment did not commence as reported. The Department will conduct refresher training for staff to address the findings that were the result of staff errors. Completion Date: December 31, 2024 and November 11, 2024 respectively Agency Contact: Laura Boyett, Director, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, DOL, 207-621-5156
Finding 387904 (2023-047)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP subrecipient monitoring procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will update the newly established risk evaluation tool, with new auditor suggestions. The Depa...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP subrecipient monitoring procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will update the newly established risk evaluation tool, with new auditor suggestions. The Department will enhance the policies and procedures to ensure that the audit reports for all subrecipients receiving over $750,000 in Federal Awards requiring audits are properly tracked, received, and reviewed. The Department will enhance documentation to support the reasons for late or missing audit reports. The Department will implement a process to ensure that all reviews are fully completed within the allotted timeframe. Completion Date: April 1, 2024 (first item), May 1, 2024 (second item) and June 1, 2024 (third and fourth items) Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP eligibility determination and claim reimbursement procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $19,362 Likely: Undeterminable Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will create a property type form, us...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP eligibility determination and claim reimbursement procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $19,362 Likely: Undeterminable Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will create a property type form, using USDA Regulations, and will share the form with small facilities. The Department will add the form to the new application and will be stored throughout the year. The Department will add an enhancement request for a warning and attestation for the collection of “in and out” records to substantiate the claiming of meals over the licensed capacity. The Department will implement a two-step claim verification process for each sponsoring agency which requires a two-person internal approval prior to a claim submission. Completion Date: July 31, 2024, October 31, 2024, April 30, 2024 and August 31, 2024 respectively Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
View Audit 299909 Questioned Costs: $1
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over subrecipient cash management needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Management’s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: The Department disagrees with this finding. The Department believes that ...
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over subrecipient cash management needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Management’s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: The Department disagrees with this finding. The Department believes that we are in compliance with the requirement for minimizing the time between payments to our subrecipients and the disbursement is as close as administratively feasible. The Department's procedures related to cash management include: reconciling payments to expenditures quarterly and monitoring subrecipient's audits. The Department's subrecipients not only are required to have Single Audits but also are required to have audited financial statements and audited Schedule of Expenditures of Department Awards at a lower threshold than that of the Single Audit through the Department's rule, Maine Uniform Accounting and Auditing Practices for Community Agencies (MAAP). This rule also defines a major program at a much lower threshold than the Uniform Guidance, so far more programs get tested annually than just Single Audits alone. Completion Date: N/A Agency Contact: Jim Lopatosky, Director, Division of Contract Management, DHHS, 207-287-5075
Finding 387897 (2023-045)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Department: Health and Human Services Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over WIC cash balances needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will contact the Federal Awarding Agency to identify steps neede...
Department: Health and Human Services Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over WIC cash balances needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will contact the Federal Awarding Agency to identify steps needed to resolve cash discrepancy. Completion Date: December 31, 2024 Agency Contact: Sarah Gove, Director, DHHS Service Center, DAFS, 207-458-6626
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