Finding 2022-001 ? A. Activities Allowed or Unallowed, B. Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, L. Reporting Federal program information: Federal Program: 93.498 COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Adminis...
Finding 2022-001 ? A. Activities Allowed or Unallowed, B. Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, L. Reporting Federal program information: Federal Program: 93.498 COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Norton Healthcare, Inc. and Affiliates Locations: Various Award Numbers: Various Award Period: January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 Summary of finding: A material weakness in internal control over compliance was issued related to activities allowed or unallowed for the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund program of Norton Healthcare, Inc. and Affiliates (the Corporation). While Management designed internal controls that required PRF expenditures to be reviewed by finance, the internal control was not implemented consistently and supporting documentation of the review process was not retained. Planned corrective action: Management will ensure that a comprehensive review, approval, and document retention process is implemented and applied consistently across all affected entities for any future PRF disbursements. Finance is responsible for this corrective action plan. It should be noted this repeat finding is a direct result of a newly acquired entity effective January 1, 2022. During the transition period, management has sought for consistent treatment for all affiliates. Anticipated completion date: December 31, 2023 Responsible contact person: Adam Kempf