Finding 2023-003 Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Special Tests and Provisions
Assistance Listing Numbers 93.224 Health Center Program
93.527 Affordable Care Act (ACA) for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program
Federal Agency U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Passthrough Agency N/A
Award Number/Year 2023
Criteria
FFHC is responsible for keeping adequate supporting documentation of the calculation of patient service fees for those patients who qualify for discounted fees based on family size and household income. FFHC is also required to apply discounted fees accurately based on an approved sliding fee scale that meets federal compliance requirements.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions
Friend Family Health Center Inc. and Affiliates (Organization) will implement the following corrective actions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, to remediate the finding and address the cause of the finding. The Organization will implement the following corrective actions for fiscal year 2023 to remediate the finding and address the cause of the finding.
• The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be responsible for the implementation of the corrective action plan and will oversee all related finance activities.
• FFHC will enforce its current policy and related internal control procedures to ensure that supporting documentation of family size and household income is maintained for all patients that receive discounted patient service fees in relation to the Health Centers Program and Affordable Care Act (ACA) for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program.
• FFHC will enforce its current policy and related internal control procedures to ensure that discounted patient service fees are properly calculated and charged based on the applicable approved sliding fee scale.
The target date for full implementation of these corrective actions is December 30, 2025. The person responsible for the planned resources will be Raheel Shahzad, Chief Financial Officer (847) 957-6244. Our address is 340 E. 51st St., Chicago, IL 60615.