Finding 20621 (2022-001)

Finding 2022-001 Medicaid Bus Logs Program Name: Medicaid Cluster Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions ? Medicaid Eligibility Rate for Transportation One-Way Trips and Vehicle Ratios Criteria: The District must report the total one-way trips for IEP transportation on a cost report filed with the grantor. Districts must have an ongoing program with sufficient internal controls to identify total one-way student trips for reporting specialized transportation. Condition: The District uses bus logs to document the one-way trips for IEP transportation. However, for 2 of students in our sample of 5 had bus logs that did not agree with the District?s backup for the total one-way trips. Cause: The District did not have proper controls in place to ensure the one-way trips reported were supposed with appropriate backup documentation. Effect: The District?s transportation ratio is not accurate based on the supporting documentation. Recommendation: We recommend the District ensures that all one-way trips reported are supported by appropriate backup documentation. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: See Corrective Action Plan.