Finding 1200793 (2025-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
A
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-03-30
Audit: 395806
Organization: Solutionhealth, Inc. (NH)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Payroll expenses for a federal award were not properly allocated, leading to an under-allocation of $9,287.
  • Impacted Requirements: Management failed to ensure that payroll allocations were updated in the accounting system as needed.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement processes to ensure timely updates to payroll allocation percentages in the accounting system.

Finding Text

Payroll Allocations: Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Award Name: Access and Delivery Hub for Opioid Use Disorder Services. Program Year: Fiscal Year 2025. ALN: 93.788. Criteria: Management was responsible for implementing policies and procedures to ensure salaries and wages reimbursable by the federal award are approved and submitted for reimbursement at appropriate amounts. Condition: During compliance testing, it was determined that certain payroll expenses related to an employee whose wages are reimbursed by the federal award, were not properly allocated to the federal award. Context: Improper allocations of one employee's wages resulted in an under-allocation totaling $9,287 to the federal award during the year ended June 30, 2025. Cause: The allocation percentages were not appropriately updated in the underlying accounting system. Effect: As a result of the condition, the payroll expenses related to the federal award were under-reported during the year ended June 30, 2025. Questioned Costs: None. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: In the future, the System should implement appropriate processes and controls to ensure the underlying accounting system is updated timely and appropriately for changes in payroll allocations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management acknowledges the finding and ensures to implement appropriate processes and controls to update the system accordingly as needed.

Corrective Action Plan

Payroll Allocations: Criteria: Management was responsible for implementing policies and procedures to ensure salaries and wages reimbursable by the federal award are approved and submitted for reimbursement at appropriate amounts. Condition: During compliance testing, it was determined that certain payroll expenses related to an employee whose wages are reimbursed by the federal award, were not properly allocated to the federal award. Context: Improper allocations of one employee's wages resulted in an under-allocation totaling $9,287 to the federal award during the year ended June 30, 2025. Cause: The allocation percentages were not appropriately updated in the underlying accounting system. Effect: As a result of the condition, the payroll expenses related to the federal award were under-reported during the year ended June 30, 2025. Questioned Costs: None. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: In the future, the System should implement appropriate processes and controls to ensure the underlying accounting system is updated timely and appropriately for changes in payroll allocations. Contact: Michael Hammond, Interim Health System Controller. Corrective Actions Taken or Planned: Management acknowledges the finding and ensure to implement appropriate processes and controls to update the system accordingly as needed.

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1200791 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1200792 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.788 OPIOID STR $1.31M
93.243 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROJECTS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE $815,451