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Finding 28162 (2022-051)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.1 § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.403
Department: Labor Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over CSLFRF expenditures needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $51,482,644 Likely: $51,482,644 Status: Management?s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: We disagree with this finding....
Department: Labor Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over CSLFRF expenditures needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $51,482,644 Likely: $51,482,644 Status: Management?s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: We disagree with this finding. Likewise, we are unable to determine why the auditor has identified a questioned cost or includes a recommendation that only allowable costs are funded by CSLFRF. The transfer of $80 million to the Unemployment Trust Fund is completely allowable, with a portion categorized under the Public Health and Economic Impacts use category and a portion under the Revenue Loss - Provision of Government Services use category. All documentation to support the allowability of this transfer was provided to the auditor for review. There were errors in the original calculation of the total amount eligible under the Public Health and Economic Impacts category; however, we provided documentation to support that the total amount was eligible under the Revenue Loss - Provision of Government Services use category. Although we have identified a weakness in internal control over compliance, there was no actual noncompliance. Consequently, there is no cost that is considered unallowable; therefore, there should be no questioned cost. Completion Date: N/A Agency Contact: DOL Contact: Kimberly Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor, 207-621-5096 DAFS Contact: Frank Wiltuck, Director of Internal Audit, OSC, 207-626-8420
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Finding 28161 (2022-050)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.303
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over ERA Program reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will require MaineHousing to submit data gathered to prepare reports to DECD for review a...
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over ERA Program reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will require MaineHousing to submit data gathered to prepare reports to DECD for review and approval prior to certification and submission. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Deborah Johnson, Director, Office of Community Development, DECD, 207-624-9817
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Finding 28160 (2022-049)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.332
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over ERA Program subrecipient monitoring needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will contract with a consultant to conduct close out procedures that will e...
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over ERA Program subrecipient monitoring needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will contract with a consultant to conduct close out procedures that will ensure these subrecipient funds were used for authorized purposes and in compliance with Federal regulations. The Department will ensure that the review of subrecipient audit reports are sufficiently documented. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Deborah Johnson, Director, Office of Community Development, DECD, 207-624-9817
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Finding 28159 (2022-048)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Material Weakness § 200.303
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over ERA Program special reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department has modified existing policies and procedures to ensure FFATA reporting is comple...
Department: Economic and Community Development Title: Internal control over ERA Program special reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department has modified existing policies and procedures to ensure FFATA reporting is completed for all subawards that meet or exceed the first-tier threshold. Monthly reports are run for new awards which are then reported within 30 days in FFATA. The Department will complete FFATA reporting for all prior and current subawards that meet or exceed the first-tier threshold related to this program. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Deborah Johnson, Director, Office of Community Development, DECD, 207-624-9817
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Finding 28151 (2022-045)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Eligibility § 200.303 § 200.403
Department: Labor Title: Internal control over UI claim payments needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $19,278 Likely: $2,700,000 Status: Management?s opinion is that corrective action is not required (first item) Corrective action in progress (remaining items) Corrective Action: The Department...
Department: Labor Title: Internal control over UI claim payments needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $19,278 Likely: $2,700,000 Status: Management?s opinion is that corrective action is not required (first item) Corrective action in progress (remaining items) Corrective Action: The Department disagrees with the findings around the PUA program and the timing of the notices to provide Proof of Employment for continued eligibility. USDOL in its guidance acknowledged that it would take time to implement the new requirement from a systems and operational perspective. The Department worked diligently to implement the new requirement (along with other requirements from the CAA) as soon as possible. Furthermore, the PUA program was a one-time program created by the Federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide monetary support to those individuals who traditionally do not qualify for unemployment compensation benefits. All CARES Act programs, including PUA, ended in September, 2021. At this time there is no corrective action we can take, as the program no longer exists in its prior form. At most we may still see PUA eligibility as a result of a pending appeal, or court case. We will follow established processes at that time, which are based on Federal guidance provided. The Department will add a text field to obtain more information on the location of a job fair or the name of an activity when a claimant reports a CareerCenter job fair or other activity as a work search. Information will be provided to businesses through a new report for review. The Department will create a work search issue for fact-finding and possible adjudication when a claimant reports a CareerCenter Job Fair or other activity as a work search more than three times. The Department will review functionality of Vital Statistics Crossmatch to ensure that all data related to date of death for active claimants is received as timely as possible. The Department will add system controls when entering a date of birth, both for claimants and businesses to prevent avoidable data entry errors. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 (second and third items), June 30, 2024 (fourth and fifth items) Agency Contact: Laura Boyett, Director, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, DOL, 207-621-5156
View Audit 32781 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 28150 (2022-021)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting § 200.303
Department: Labor Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over valuing estimates for the allowances for uncollectible unemployment insurance receivables needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Office of the State Con...
Department: Labor Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over valuing estimates for the allowances for uncollectible unemployment insurance receivables needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Office of the State Controller (OSC) will provide guidance to the Department of Labor (DOL) to develop a reporting mechanism that will provide a more detailed analysis of the activity of the receivable balances. The OSC is responsible for determining the estimates in the financial statements. The accounting estimates are based on subjective, as well as, objective factors; therefore, professional judgement is required to estimate an amount for uncollectible receivables using an aging methodology, which is considered a common and acceptable method within the industry. Management's opinion is that this method is not overly sensitive to variations, is consistent with historical patterns and is not overly subjective or susceptible to bias. Applying this methodology, the OSC and the DOL accumulate relevant, sufficient, and reliable data on which to base the estimate. Additionally, we believe that the estimate is presented in conformity with the applicable accounting principles and that disclosure is adequate. The OSC recently performed a five-year trend analysis of historical collections with information provided by the DOL. The OSC compared the percentages and the assumptions used in the past and updated the reserve percentages accordingly. The OSC will continue to use the rolling year trend analysis with the actual collection data, as provided by the DOL, to update the reserve percentage. The DOL implemented a new system and the OSC will continue to review the reserve process to ensure the allowance continues to be valued properly. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Stacey Thomas, Financial Management Coordinator, OSC, 207-626-8431
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Finding 28147 (2022-046)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303 § 200.430
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 require Service Center and Agency HR Directors t...
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 require Service Center and Agency HR Directors to notify supervisors at least twice per year of overdue performance evaluations. The Department will require Service Center and Agency HR Directors to review Hiring Requests to ensure duties identified are consistent with classifications. The Department will require Service Center and Agency HR Directors and/or HR recruiters to review job vacancy postings to ensure duties are consistent with classifications. The Department will implement a 'review of classification specification date' on class specs (currently only note date when a change is made). Completion Date: October 1, 2023 (first item), and April 30, 2023 (remaining items) Agency Contact: Breena D Bissell, Director, Bureau of Human Resources, DAFS, 207-215-0886
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Finding 28116 (2022-019)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.303
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over financial reporting of OFI overpayments needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department of Health and Human Services and the Offic...
Department: Administrative and Financial Services Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over financial reporting of OFI overpayments needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the State Controller agree that the variance between the receivable and reserve should be booked as a deferred inflow. A claim termination policy will be established in accordance with federal regulations. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Sandra Royce, Director of Financial Reporting, OSC, 207-626-8451 Anthony Pelotte, Director, Office for Family Independence, DHHS, 207-624-4104
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Finding 28106 (2022-044)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.332
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP subrecipient risk evaluation procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The CACFP team will create a risk assessment tool to use in scheduling subrecipient reviews. Completion D...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP subrecipient risk evaluation procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The CACFP team will create a risk assessment tool to use in scheduling subrecipient reviews. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
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Finding 28105 (2022-043)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Eligibility § 200.303
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP eligibility needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $50,275 Likely: Undeterminable Status: Corrective action complete Corrective Action: The Department added to the check list a space for the on-site documentation for the pre-approval site ...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP eligibility needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $50,275 Likely: Undeterminable Status: Corrective action complete Corrective Action: The Department added to the check list a space for the on-site documentation for the pre-approval site visit to be uploaded into CNPWeb. The Department made the pre-site visit mandatory before the start of the program. Completion Date: March 6, 2023 Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
View Audit 32781 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 28104 (2022-042)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303 § 200.332
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP subrecipient audit procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will implement policies and procedures for the tracking, receipt, and review of audits for subre...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP subrecipient audit procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will implement policies and procedures for the tracking, receipt, and review of audits for subrecipients that expend over $750,000, in accordance with Federal regulations. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
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Finding 28103 (2022-041)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303 § 200.403
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP claim reimbursements needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $11,222 Likely: Undeterminable Status: Management?s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: The Department disagrees with this finding. As explained t...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CACFP claim reimbursements needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $11,222 Likely: Undeterminable Status: Management?s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: The Department disagrees with this finding. As explained to OSA by DOE, DHHS, and USDA, Child Care Centers/Providers can enroll and claim over the licensed capacity. The claim edit check that was in place for SY22 for DCH Providers was Total Monthly Attendance x Approved Meal Types due to the fact that providers can enroll over the licensed capacity. Sponsors have been trained: Total Monthly Attendance equals the number of unique kids who attended during the day, are enrolled in CACFP and who ate at least one meal or snack during the day, then add up those daily totals for the month. To use licensed capacity as an edit check, which OSA did to calculate the costs in question, disallows provider reimbursement for eligible meals. CACFP Total Monthly Attendance is a better edit check as it only calculates attendance for enrolled participants. For the provider claims in question the CACFP Team tested them against the Total Monthly Attendance edit check and none suggest an overclaim. The CACFP Team discovered the missing enrollment edit check on 8/24/22 and immediately submitted a ticket to the web designers. This correction required multiple meetings with the web designers and in-depth system testing. The correction to the edit check was completed on 12/23/22. The claim edit checks now in place are: Attendance x Approved Meal Types (same as before) ? AND- Enrollment x Operating Days x Approved Meal Types. Completion Date: N/A Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
View Audit 32781 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 28089 (2022-072)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Material Weakness § 200.303
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over special reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action complete Corrective Action: The Department implemented the corrective action plan from FY21, and it is currently in place. In summary, the Departmen...
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over special reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action complete Corrective Action: The Department implemented the corrective action plan from FY21, and it is currently in place. In summary, the Department revised the standard operating procedure and improved the technology to ensure data accuracy and added a layer of review to ensure accuracy of the FFATA reporting. This was finalized in November of 2022. Completion Date: November 30, 2022 Agency Contact: Jim Lopatosky, Director, Division of Contract Management, DHHS, 207-287-5075
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Finding 28088 (2022-069)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Cash Management Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303 § 200.305
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 reviews budget...
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 reviews budgeted expenses to determine their timing and nature (one time, recurring, allowability); reviews quarterly expense reports and alters payments to meet immediate cash needs, and finally, monitors subrecipient single audits to ensure there are no cash management findings. The Department's approach is administratively reasonable and does minimize the time elapsing between the payment of Federal funds to the subrecipient and the subrecipient?s actual disbursement for program purposes given administrative and operational needs. We believe we have procedures in place that can be corroborated by the fact that our subrecipients do not receive single audit findings related to cash management. Completion Date: N/A Agency Contact: Jim Lopatosky, Director, Division of Contract Management, DHHS, 207-287-5075
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Finding 28087 (2022-040)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Cash Management Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.302 § 200.303
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 finalize the reconciliations and take the necessary steps t...
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 finalize the reconciliations and take the necessary steps to put the cash balances where they belong. Completion Date: December 31, 2023 Agency Contact: Sarah Gove, Director, DHHS Service Center, DAFS, 207-458-6626
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Finding 28086 (2022-039)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Material Weakness § 200.303
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over WIC subrecipient monitoring needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will complete training and planning with DHHS Internal Audit for completing the financia...
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over WIC subrecipient monitoring needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will complete training and planning with DHHS Internal Audit for completing the financial component of MERs and begin reviews. The Department will complete catch up on overdue MERs. Completion Date: May 1, 2023 and March 3, 2024 Respectively Agency Contact: Ginger Roberts-Scott, Senior Health Program Manager, DHHS, 207-287-5342
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Finding 28056 (2022-036)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions § 200.303
Department: Education Title: Internal control over Child Nutrition donated food inventory needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: A Food Distribution Program (FDP) staff member and Director will attend the American Commodity Distribution Conf...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over Child Nutrition donated food inventory needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: A Food Distribution Program (FDP) staff member and Director will attend the American Commodity Distribution Conference in April to get a better understanding of the program. FDP staff and the Director will evaluate the program for efficiencies. FDP staff and the Director will work to align CNPWeb with the needs of the program. Completion Date: April 30, 2023, July 1, 2023 and September 1, 2023 respectively Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
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Finding 28055 (2022-035)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303 § 200.332
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CNC subrecipient audit procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will create policies and procedures to collect, track, and review single audits for private schools re...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CNC subrecipient audit procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will create policies and procedures to collect, track, and review single audits for private schools receiving over $750,000 in Federal awards. Completion Date: September 1, 2023 Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
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Finding 28054 (2022-034)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Reporting School Nutrition Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303 § 200.502 § 200.510
Department: Education Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over the submission of CNC Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards information needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will report expenditu...
Department: Education Administrative and Financial Services Title: Internal control over the submission of CNC Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards information needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will report expenditures for the School Breakfast Program and Special Milk Program under the individual ALNs rather than including those expenditures in the broader ALN 10.555. The Department will report noncash assistance at the amount actually used rather than the amount authorized for use. The Department will add a note to the SEFA report indicating any COVID-19 expenditures that cannot be isolated due to waivers. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Nicole Denis, Director of Finance, DOE, 207-530-2161
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Finding 28051 (2022-031)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles School Nutrition Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303
Department: Education Title: Internal control over Child Nutrition claim reimbursements needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will offer updated SSO training to include specific procedure on meal counting and claiming by buil...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over Child Nutrition claim reimbursements needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will offer updated SSO training to include specific procedure on meal counting and claiming by building. The Department will create a policy for oversight of claiming procedures during SSO operations. The Department will implement policies and procedures to review and approved CNP system changes. Completion Date: June 1, 2023 (first two items) and June 30, 2023 (third item) Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
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Finding 28050 (2022-030)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Cash Management § 200.303
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CNC special reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will develop and implement a procedure for the Child Nutrition Cluster to ensure subawards meeting or exceeding th...
Department: Education Title: Internal control over CNC special reporting needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will develop and implement a procedure for the Child Nutrition Cluster to ensure subawards meeting or exceeding the first-tier threshold are reported accurately, timely, and in accordance with Federal regulations. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Jane McLucas, Director of Child Nutrition, DOE, 207-624-6880
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Finding 28048 (2022-082)
Material Weakness 2022
State of Maine
ME
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Eligibility Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over the eligibility determination process 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 systems we have ...
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over the eligibility determination process 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 systems we have in place are both necessary and sufficient in meeting programmatic requirements to ensure accurate eligibility determinations are being made. There has been no citation of federal regulation provided by OSA during this review that contradicts this. The Department would like to note: 1. Supervisors do a minimum of 1 case reading per month and a minimum of 1 call monitoring per week for staff on phones. It is commonplace for them to do more, especially for a new employee, or known coaching issues. 2. These case readings were tracked by supervisors and units and were tracked centrally on our Streamline Management Y-Drive in SFY2022. 3. Phone calls can be referenced by Supervisors in real time or afterwards, via recording. 4. Specifics of case reading, and call monitoring were formalized with specific expectations in multiple categories, which were followed up on by coaching staff if not all of the expectations were met. With a goal of continuous improvement, it was also noted to the OSA that we formally implemented the Calabrio System which dramatically enhanced and further automated our ability to track Case Readings and Call Monitoring performance statewide in June of 2022. A corresponding user guide was also developed and implemented in June of 2022. This example of continuous quality improvement has led to a more holistic understanding of trends and training needs. Furthermore, SNAP cases are randomly selected and reviewed by USDA partially-funded SNAP Quality Control staff. These findings are reported monthly to FNS and OFI senior management. A team of QC, training, program, operations, business technology and senior management meet bi-weekly to review trends and implement solutions. These have included technological enhancements, reminder e-mails, targeted trainings, and pop quizzes. While this effort focuses on SNAP, the vast majority of SNAP cases also involve MaineCare, and some include TANF. Solutions for one program typically aid all. Completion Date: N/A Agency Contact: Anthony Pelotte, Director, Office for Family Independence, DHHS, 207-624-4104
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Finding 28046 (2022-028)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions Significant Deficiency § 200.303
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over EBT card security needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will revise current standard operating procedures to include enhanced, regular monthly management revi...
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over EBT card security needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Corrective action in progress Corrective Action: The Department will revise current standard operating procedures to include enhanced, regular monthly management review of activity logs. Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Agency Contact: Anthony Pelotte, Director, Office for Family Independence, DHHS, 207-624-4104
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Finding 28045 (2022-027)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303 § 200.403
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over EBT reconciliation procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $80,555 Likely: $80,555 Status: Corrective action is completed regarding controls over EBT reconciliations Corrective action in progress regarding the correctio...
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over EBT reconciliation procedures needs improvement Questioned Costs: Known: $80,555 Likely: $80,555 Status: Corrective action is completed regarding controls over EBT reconciliations Corrective action in progress regarding the correction of an error Corrective Action: Since May of 2022, the reconciliations in question have been completed each day, per Federal regulations. Additionally, the FY 2022 reconciliations that were due prior to April 2022 were completed retrospectively. The auditor did not note any deviations in the current process; therefore, no additional corrective action is required. There is no current deficiency in the Department's EBT reconciliation processes. While performing reconciliations, the Department detected an $80,555 error where benefits were charged to the incorrect program. Upon the completion of revisions to reports dating as far back as October 2020, the Department will move any incorrectly charged amounts to the correct program to include the $80,555 of questioned costs. Completion Date: May 2022 and April 2023 Agency Contact: Anthony Pelotte, Director, Office for Family Independence, DHHS, 207-624-4104
View Audit 32781 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 28044 (2022-026)
Significant Deficiency 2022
State of Maine
ME
Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303 § 200.403
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over the issuance of SNAP benefits needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Management?s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: A Corrective Action Plan is not necessary. Additional standard operating...
Department: Health and Human Services Title: Internal control over the issuance of SNAP benefits needs improvement Questioned Costs: None Status: Management?s opinion is that corrective action is not required Corrective Action: A Corrective Action Plan is not necessary. Additional standard operating procedure development was implemented on November 17, 2021. Completion Date: N/A Agency Contact: Anthony Pelotte, Director, Office for Family Independence, DHHS, 207-624-4104
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