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2022-003 Reporting Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program Title: Provider Relief Fund AL Number: 93.498 Award Period: April 1, 2020 ? June 30, 2020 (Period 1) and July 1, 2020 ? December 31, 2020 (Period 2) Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: Lost revenues can be claimed against the Provider Relief Fund during the reporting period. Condition and Context: During our testing we noted the Provider Relief Fund report was incorrectly completed and an additional $1,709,045 of lost revenues was reported. Cause: Clerical error in completion of the lost revenue reporting table in the Provider Relief Fund Period 1 report. Effect: Potential to overclaim lost revenue against the Provider Relief Fund. Questioned Costs: None identified. Repeat finding: No Recommendation: We recommend the System review the Provider Relief Fund reporting guidelines to make sure the amounts claimed are in line with the guidelines. We also recommend a review take place to make sure all amounts claimed are correctly calculated. Management?s Response: The System plans to correct the clerical error in the reporting of lost revenue of $1,709,045 in its Period reporting submission.