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Finding 1222614 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-06-30
Audit: 406204
Organization: Healthy Start (IL)
Auditor: ROSALIE J FREIDLIN LTD

AI Summary

  • Answer: Two centers had calculation errors in reimbursement requests, leading to an underpayment of $500.85.
  • Trend: This represents a .3% error rate in the sample of $166,422.
  • List: Recommend implementing a procedure to double-check meal participation forms against income eligibility forms.

Finding Text

In a sample of 40 center reimbursement requests 2 of 40 centers showed an error in calculation of family's reimbursement rate as compared with calculation on income eligibility form, resulting in an underpayment of $500.85 or .3% of sample of $166,422. We recommend that sponsor establish procedure for double checking meal participation forms with income eligibility forms.

Corrective Action Plan

Healthy Start has implemented procedures to double check coding and input with final review, first by initial review of parent application by Program Director who codes, then by review of parent application by Admin Asst for accuracy and then by input of parent application in data base where input and classification is reviewed for correctness.

Categories

Cash Management Eligibility

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.558 CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM $5.40M