Finding Text
2023-002 COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution
Assistance Listing Number 93.498
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Criteria or specific requirement: Reporting (45 CFR 75.342)
Condition: The District is required to prepare and submit period four provider relief fund reporting. These reports are to be prepared using accurate financial information and submitted by the deadline established.
Questioned costs: None
Context: The period four three provider relief fund reports were tested. The District selected option 1 to report lost revenues based on quarterly actuals. When testing the underlying financial information, errors in the information were identified whereby certain months of the quarterly actuals were incorrectly calculated, thus resulting in errors in the reported total revenue/net charges from patient care.
Effect: Errors were made in reporting quarterly Total Revenue/Net Charges from Patient Care. Lost revenues were not accurately reported However, the District utilized allowable costs for Period 4 funding received, so that no lost revenues were utilized as a basis for the funds received, and as such, there were no questioned costs.
Cause: The District did not correctly summarize patient service revenue in their calculation.
Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: This is not a repeat finding.
Recommendation: Policies and procedures over federal grant reporting should be modified to ensure reports are prepared using complete and accurate information.
Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Management agrees with this finding and will review procedures regarding lost revenue calculations to ensure amounts reported are accurate for future reporting periods. See attached corrective action plan for the District’s response to finding.