Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.
Cluster: Research and Development Federal Agency: Various Award Names: Various Award Numbers: Various Assistance Listing Title: Various Assistance Listing Number: Various Award Year: 2023- 2024 Pass-through entity: Various Criteria According to 2 CFR section 200.313, procedures for managing equipment (including replacement equipment), whether acquired in whole or in part under a Federal award, until disposition takes place will, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (2) A physical inventory of the property must be taken and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft must be investigated. (4) Adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. (5) If the non-Federal entity is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. Condition The Dartmouth Health System did not have a process in place to ensure that all federally funded equipment included in the fixed asset register were included in its clinical engineering database where monitoring of federally funded equipment is tracked. As a result, while inspection was completed over 3 federal assets in FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System has not completed a physical inventory of all federally purchased fixed assets at least once during the last two years. Additionally, the federal asset listing did not specify all of the details required by 2 CFR section 200.313 (d) (1) such as the percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the Federal award under which the property was acquired, asset location and the use and condition of the equipment. The full population of equipment funded with federal research and development dollars, as provided by the Dartmouth Health System, consisted of 15 items with a total historical cost of $122.6k. Cause In FY2024, the Dartmouth Health System was in progress implementing its corrective action plan with respect to the finding identified in FY2022, including creating a federal equipment tracking procedure, inspecting identified federal assets and updating property records to include details required by 2 CFR section 200.313. As the corrective action plan was not fully implemented by the end of FY2024, all compliance requirements with respect to federal equipment were not yet satisfied. Effect The Dartmouth Health System's accounting records for its federally purchased fixed assets could be inaccurate as the Dartmouth Health System has not formally verified the existence, current utilization and continued need for all federally funded equipment through this physical inventory process. Questioned Costs None noted. Recommendation We recommend that the Dartmouth Health System implement a process to ensure its policies and procedures over equipment management are followed, including the performance of a physical inventory of federally purchased fixed assets at least once every two years in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(2), updating its property records to include all details required by 2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1) and performing a reconciliation between the listing of federally purchased fixed assets and the full fixed asset register to ensure completeness.