Finding Text
2022-001 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Foster Care-Title IV-E and Adoption Assistance-Title IV-E (Federal Assistance Listing Number 93.658 and 93.659) Federal Award Year: 2021-2022 Prior year finding: N/A Finding: There were two individuals that did not have a service planning conference within five business days of the individual admission. Criteria: Per the contract, a service planning conference needs to be completed within five business days of the individual admission. Condition: There needs to be a service planning conference for each individual within five business days of admission. Cause: No review was completed to ensure the criteria was met. Prevalence: In two of the 25 selections, the planning conference was not completed within five business days of admission. Effect: Noncompliance with federal regulations. Questioned costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend management evaluate procedures in place for ensuring the planning conferences are done timely. Views of responsible officials: Management agrees with the finding. Please see corrective action plan.