Finding 32586 (2022-002)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-02-03
Audit: 27115
Organization: Radiant Health Centers (CA)
Auditor: Davis Farr LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Timesheet reviews for the HIV Emergency Relief Project were not documented, violating federal guidelines.
  • Impacted Requirements: Lack of documentation fails to meet 2 CFR 200.430 standards for personnel expense records.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a system to document timesheet reviews, either through paper records or electronic approvals.

Finding Text

We identified the following Other Matter related to internal controls over federal awards: 2022-002 Documentation of Timesheet Review Federal Program: HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants CFDA Number: 93.914 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Year: 2022 Questioned Costs: $0 Criteria: 2 CFR 200.430, Compensation ? personal services, states, in part: ?(i) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated;? Condition We reviewed a sample of employee timesheets and approvals were not documented either by paper or system electronic approvals. Recommendation We recommend the Center review timesheets and document timesheet review either by documenting it in paper or by system electronic approvals.

Corrective Action Plan

Radiant Health Centers has recently transitioned to a new Human Resources Information System, PayCom, that will better help the organization track timesheets, including a more accurate reflection of time staff worked and electronic documentation of review and approval by supervisors of their staff.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.914 Hiv Emergency Relief Project Grants $2.76M
14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids $481,761
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $415,139
93.217 Family Planning_services $208,059
93.939 Hiv Prevention Activities_non-Governmental Organization Based $133,148
93.940 Hiv Prevention Activities_health Department Based $76,520
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $27,622
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $12,287
93.917 Hiv Care Formula Grants $10,266