Finding 1130519 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2025-04-04
Audit: 352731
Organization: Putnam County Hospital (IN)
Auditor: Blue & CO LLC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) was not prepared on time, affecting federal program reporting.
  • Impacted Requirements: Timely SEFA preparation is essential for compliance with federal reporting requirements for major programs.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure the SEFA is completed promptly to meet reporting deadlines; management has started implementing controls to improve this process.

Finding Text

2022-003 – Significant deficiency related to timely preparation of Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Criteria – The preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) is necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements for federal programs identified as major programs. Condition – The SEFA was not prepared on a timely basis. Questioned costs - $-0- Context – The timely preparation of the SEFA is necessary to satisfy reporting requirements related to federal programs identified as major programs. Effect - The SEFA was not prepared on a timely basis resulting in delays in completing reporting requirements for federal programs identified as major programs. Cause – Due to delays in completing the financial statement audit, the SEFA was not completed on a timely basis. Recommendation – We recommend the Hospital complete the SEFA on a timely basis to assist with the reporting requirements for federal programs identified as major programs. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions – Management has implemented internal controls over compliance in place to assist with the timely preparation of the SEFA.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 554076 2022-002
    - Repeat
  • 554077 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1130518 2022-002
    - Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.498 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (arp) Rural Distribution $5.71M
32.006 Covid-19 Telehealth Program $754,750
93.155 Rural Health Research Centers $252,916
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $52,842
93.912 Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement $40,654