Finding 1190764 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-03-27
Audit: 395054

AI Summary

  • Answer: One sliding fee encounter lacked a corresponding application on file.
  • Trend: This issue is isolated and does not indicate a broader problem within the program.
  • List: Ensure all sliding fee encounters have the necessary applications documented to maintain compliance.

Finding Text

During our compliance testing of sliding fee discounts for the Organization, there was one instance in which the sliding fee encounter did not have a corresponding sliding fee scale application on file. We note that the compliance finding was immaterial to the program overall.

Corrective Action Plan

Upon discovering issues related to our Sliding Fee Discounts, Valle del Sol, Inc. (Vds) addressed and fixed the issues to ensure all patients who are eligible for discount are appropriately charged for services at a discounted rate. VdS is working on a 3 point review system and had a mandatory training of all front desk, petient contact center and insuarnce verification teams on insurance verification and application of sliding fee forms via texts using a system called Luma. Our staff were fully retrained on the application of the sliding fee and the review of demographic data and income verification based on our revised policy.

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Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.224 HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM (COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, MIGRANT HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS, AND PUBLIC HOUSING PRIMARY CARE) $1.07M
10.557 WIC SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN $736,937
93.959 BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE $472,550
93.958 BLOCK GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES $427,190
93.526 GRANTS FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH CENTERS $406,774
93.788 OPIOID STR $332,369
93.527 GRANTS FOR NEW AND EXPANDED SERVICES UNDER THE HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM $21,513