2022-002 Federal Program: COVID-19: FY 2020 Health Center Program Look-Alikes: Expanding Capacity for Coronavirus Testing and COVID-19: American Rescue Plan Act Funding for Look-Alikes – Assistance Listing No. 93.224 & 93.527
Recommendation: Our auditors recommended the Organization review its inter...
2022-002 Federal Program: COVID-19: FY 2020 Health Center Program Look-Alikes: Expanding Capacity for Coronavirus Testing and COVID-19: American Rescue Plan Act Funding for Look-Alikes – Assistance Listing No. 93.224 & 93.527
Recommendation: Our auditors recommended the Organization review its internal controls in regards to the determination, recording, and monitoring of the sliding fee process to ensure that appropriate sliding fee rates/categories are utilized for each sliding fee encounter.
Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Action taken in response to finding: The Organization will review our procedures for ensuring that sliding fee applications are completed accurately and are properly placed in patient files. We will also research and implement safeguards to ensure that the revised procedures are being followed throughout the year, potentially including audits and additional staff training. This will be performed by Andrea Cortez, Chief Operating Officer, Karina Villagrana, Practice Manager, and Andrew Shahidi, Chief Financial Officer in the next 45 days. If during this process we determine that an update, revision, or re-write of the current Sliding Fee Policy is required, we will do so and it will be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval at the March 27, 2024 meeting.