Comments on the Finding Recommendation
The Center made the decision to not consider health insurance costs as an allowable cost under the Federal Mental Health Block Grant as there was not a process in place in which to adequately document the health insurance allocation to the Grant. Due to this co...
Comments on the Finding Recommendation
The Center made the decision to not consider health insurance costs as an allowable cost under the Federal Mental Health Block Grant as there was not a process in place in which to adequately document the health insurance allocation to the Grant. Due to this complexity, and the fact that additional allowable expenses were available to use towards the Grant in place of the health insurance costs, the Center felt this was the proper handling of health insurance costs.
Action Taken
The Center has a process in pace to include health insurance costs, if needed, as an allowable expense of the Federal Mental Block Grant starting January 1, 2023.
The total amount of health insurance costs considered unallowable within the Federal Mental Health Block Grant totaled $5,010.05. The Center had additional expenses from the year under audit that met program compliance requirements and were not funded using any other federal, state, or local program dollars. These expenses totaled $77,533 for 2022, which is more than the amount of the questioned costs, and, for that reason, the Center does not need to return any funding.
If you have further questions, please contact Angie Gleason, Chief Financial Officer, at (785) 232-5005 or gleason.angie@fsgctopeka.com.