Finding 602756 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-09-28

AI Summary

  • Answer: The health center failed to apply the sliding fee discount schedule correctly in some cases.
  • Trend: 30% of the encounters reviewed did not follow the required fee adjustment process.
  • List: Review and correct the sliding fee adjustments for affected encounters, and ensure staff are trained on compliance with the discount schedule.

Finding Text

As per the HRSA compliance manual, the health center must prepare a sliding fee discount schedule to be applied to the payment of fees based on the patient's ability to pay. ? For 3 out of 10 encounters tested, the sliding fee adjustment was not made as per the sliding fee discount schedule.

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 26314 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 26315 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 26316 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 26317 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 26318 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 26319 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 26320 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 26321 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 26322 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 26323 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 26324 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 26325 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 26326 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 26327 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 26328 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 602757 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 602758 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 602759 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 602760 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 602761 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 602762 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 602763 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 602764 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 602765 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 602766 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 602767 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 602768 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 602769 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 602770 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.526 Affordable Care Act (aca) Grants for Capital Development in Health Centers $744,398
93.527 Affordable Care Act (aca) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program $163,041
93.224 Consolidated Health Centers (community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care) $53,465
93.898 Cancer Prevention and Control Programs for State, Territorial and Tribal Organizations $24,408