Finding 522248 (2024-005)

Nash County, North Carolina Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs For the Year Ended June 30, 2024 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passed through the NC Department of Health and Human Services Program Name: Medicaid Assistance Program (Medicaid; Title XIX) AL# 93.778 Finding: 2024-005 Inadequate Request for Information SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY Eligibility Criteria: Condition: Questioned Cost: Context: Effect: Identification of a repeat finding: Cause: Recommendation: Views of responsible officials and planned corrective i Program Name: Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid; Title XIX) AL # 93.778 Section IV - State Award Findings and Questioned Costs This is a repeat finding from the immediate previous audit, 2023-005. Files should be reviewed internally to ensure proper documentation is in place for eligibility. Workers should be retrained on what files should contain and the importance of complete and accurate record keeping. We recommend that all files include online verifications, documented resources and income and those amounts agree to information in NC FAST. The results found or documentation made in case notes should clearly indicate what actions were performed and the results of those actions. In accordance with 42 CFR 435, documentation must be obtained as needed to determine if a recipient meets specific standards, and documentation must be maintained to support eligibility determinations. Electronic matches are required at applications and redeterminations. There were 9 errors discovered during our procedures that inadequate information was requested at applications and/or redeterminations. The County agrees with the finding and is implementing actions to correct these issues, which are further discussed in the corrective action plan. Ineffective record keeping and ineffective case review process, incomplete documentation, and incorrect application of rules for purposes of determining eligibility. SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY: Finding 2024-002, 2024-003, 2024-004, and 2024-005 also apply to State requirements and State Awards. There were no known affects to eligibility and there were no known questioned costs. We examined 60 cases from a total of 1,168,444 Medicaid claims from the Medicaid beneficiary report provided by NC Department of Health and Human Services to re-determine eligibility. These findings are being reported with the financial statement audit as it relates to Medicaid administrative cost compliance audit. For those certifications/re-certifications there was a chance that information was not properly documented and reconciled to NC FAST and applicants could have been approved for benefits for which they were not eligible. Section III - Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs (Continued) 188