Finding 554077 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2025-04-04
Audit: 352731
Organization: Putnam County Hospital (IN)
Auditor: Blue & CO LLC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) was not prepared on time, affecting federal program reporting.
  • Impacted Requirements: Timely SEFA preparation is essential for compliance with federal reporting requirements for major programs.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure the SEFA is completed promptly to meet reporting deadlines; management has started implementing controls to improve this process.

Finding Text

2022-003 – Significant deficiency related to timely preparation of Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Criteria – The preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) is necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements for federal programs identified as major programs. Condition – The SEFA was not prepared on a timely basis. Questioned costs - $-0- Context – The timely preparation of the SEFA is necessary to satisfy reporting requirements related to federal programs identified as major programs. Effect - The SEFA was not prepared on a timely basis resulting in delays in completing reporting requirements for federal programs identified as major programs. Cause – Due to delays in completing the financial statement audit, the SEFA was not completed on a timely basis. Recommendation – We recommend the Hospital complete the SEFA on a timely basis to assist with the reporting requirements for federal programs identified as major programs. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions – Management has implemented internal controls over compliance in place to assist with the timely preparation of the SEFA.

Corrective Action Plan

Corrective action: Management has implemented internal controls over compliance in place to assist with the timely preparation of the SEFA.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.498 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (arp) Rural Distribution $5.71M
32.006 Covid-19 Telehealth Program $754,750
93.155 Rural Health Research Centers $252,916
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $52,842
93.912 Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement $40,654