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2024-004 – ALN 93.558 – Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Grant – Activities Allowed/Allowable Costs: Timeframe for Completion of Master Treatment Plan (New Comment)
Criteria: The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Grant provides for a set of documentation requirements for clients in the covered programs, including the completion of a Master Treatment Plan within established timeframe (30 days and 15 days from the date of admission for Outpatient and Residential II, respectively) to document allowable costs.
Condition: 5 of the 40 clients tested did not have the Master Treatment Plan completed within the established timeframe.
Cause: The requirements to perform these control elements were not followed by the clinical staff.
Effect: The Master Treatment Plans that were not completed within the required timeframe could result in noncompliance with the grant agreement or noncompliance with established controls.
Recommendation: We recommend that the process be reviewed and staff be trained and have regular training updates to ensure that the required Master Treatment Plans are completed within established timeframe.