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Finding 499548 (2023-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-09-30
Audit: 322403
Organization: Altamed Health Services Corporation (CA)
Auditor: Vasquez & Company LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: AltaMed submitted the Annual Federal Financial Report (FFR) 8 days late, missing the July 31, 2023 deadline.
  • Impacted Requirements: This late submission violates the compliance requirement for timely reporting as outlined in the grant agreement.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a procedure to request submission extensions in advance and maintain documentation to ensure future compliance.

Finding Text

Finding No. F2023-001 – Untimely Submission of the Annual Federal Financial Report (FFR) Assistance Listing Number: 93.224 Assistance Listing Program Title: Health Center Program Cluster – American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding for Health Centers Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Award Number: 1 H8FCS40599-01-00 Federal Award Year: April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023 Compliance Requirement: Reporting Criteria: AltaMed is required to submit the FFR to the granting agency by July 31, 2023. Condition: AltaMed submitted the FFR on August 8, 2023, which is 8 days beyond the due date. Cause: AltaMed was in the process of accumulating the inputs required for the FFR prior to submission. This required additional time to complete the FFR. Effect: Late submission of required reports will result in noncompliance with the grant and funding agreement. Questioned Costs: Not applicable. Recommendation: We recommend that AltaMed implement a procedure to request approval from the granting agency for federal report submission extensions in advance of the due date. Documentation of such extensions should be maintained on file. This will help ensure compliance with grant reporting requirements, as specified in the grant agreement.

Corrective Action Plan

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: AltaMed implemented a monthly review of the Payment Management System to be performed the first week of each month to ensure FFR report due dates are identified, documented and submitted 10 days prior to the deadline. If required information is not available, AltaMed will contact the HRSA Program Officer to request a documented extension.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.224 Community Health Centers $17.00M
93.914 Hiv Emergency Relief Project Grants $2.36M
93.527 Affordable Care Act (aca) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program $2.22M
93.526 Fip Verification $2.00M
93.530 Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment $1.97M
93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance $1.16M
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $1.00M
93.178 Nursing Workforce Diversity $978,405
93.918 Grants to Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to Hiv Disease $869,359
93.940 Hiv Prevention Activities Health Department Based $825,568
93.939 Hiv Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based $823,672
93.359 Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Grants $806,945
93.247 Advanced Education Nursing Grant Program $685,992
93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research $581,226
93.493 Congressional Directives $570,856
93.092 Affordable Care Act (aca) Personal Responsibility Education Program $539,562
93.137 Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program $511,356
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $505,367
93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program $495,232
93.800 Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening $493,620
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $428,820
93.217 Family Planning Services $391,695
93.884 Primary Care Training and Enhancement $356,219
93.088 Advancing System Improvements for Key Issues in Women's Health $236,179
93.153 Coordinated Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth $225,847
93.866 Aging Research $195,927
93.967 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health $194,166
20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities $191,843
93.822 Health Careers Opportunity Program (hcop) $154,415
93.928 Special Projects of National Significance $123,128
93.107 Area Health Education Centers $100,388
93.421 Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation�s Health $94,260
93.110 Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs $77,019
93.470 Alzheimer�s Disease Program Initiative (adpi) $72,088
93.393 Cancer Cause and Prevention Research $71,074
93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research $24,501
93.310 Trans-Nih Research Support $21,876