Finding 405786 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding

Requirement

Questioned Costs

Year

2023

Accepted

2024-07-01

Audit: 311422

Organization: B J Enterprises, Inc. (AZ)

Auditor: Baker Tilly US LLP

AI Summary

Issue: One provider had an understated claim for March 2023 by 4 lunches ($6.08) and three providers had an understated claim for September 2023 by 22 meals ($62.79).
Trend: There is a pattern of reimbursement claims being understated across multiple providers, totaling a net underpayment of $68.87.
Follow-up: Review and adjust reimbursement processes to prevent future claim understatements.

Finding Text

For 1 out of 32 providers reviewed, the reimbursement claim for March 2023 was understated by 4 lunches, or $6.08. For three of 34 providers reviewed, the reimbursement claim for September 2023 was understated by 22 meals including lunch, pm snack and supper, or $62.79. This was a net understated amount of $68.87.

Corrective Action Plan

The Area Coordinators will be retrained to double check their meal counting on their menus at least once before they submit their meal counts and one time after they submit their meal counts.

Other Findings in this Audit

982228 2023-001

Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN	Program Name	Expenditures
10.558	Child and Adult Care Food Program	$3.32M