MANAGEMENT’S VIEWS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN Finding 2023-001 – Federal Award Omitted from Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Award: Medical Assistance Program Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Assistance Listing Number: 93.778 University of Alabama Health Services Fou...
MANAGEMENT’S VIEWS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN Finding 2023-001 – Federal Award Omitted from Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Award: Medical Assistance Program Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Assistance Listing Number: 93.778 University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C. Management acknowledges and agrees with the finding as presented. Dating back to FY 2020, a single grant was improperly omitted from the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the “Schedule”). Upon identification of this omission, Management reached out to the respective pass-through entity. In June 2024, Management corresponded with the Office of Contracts and Grants at the Alabama Department of Mental Health to discuss the finding and reached an agreement that prior year reports would remain unchanged and the Schedule for the year ended September 30, 2023, would only present the current year expenditures of the grant. In June 2024, we incorporated a comprehensive review and reconciliation of all amounts recorded in a fiscal year. This captured federally sourced revenue and expenditures recorded throughout the institution and were to be reported on the Schedule. Further, funded sources identified through this reconciliation were reviewed in depth to confirm federal financial compliance requirements are being met or were corrected immediately. Education to key stakeholders also took place to spread awareness of the compliance requirements regarding federally funded sources that are to be reported on the Schedule. At the completion of each fiscal period, grants accounting, in collaboration with general accounting, will prepare a comprehensive reconciliation of grant revenue recorded throughout the organization. Grant accounting and general accounting personnel will jointly review any and all changes to grant contracts to identify payment changes. Funding sources will be reviewed in depth to confirm federal financial compliance requirements are being met.