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Criteria In accordance with Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200.303, Internal controls, ?Establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award.? The terms and conditions of the award require the recipient to submit reports as the secretary of HHS determines are needed to ensure compliance with conditions that are imposed on the payment, and such reports shall be in such form, with such content, as specified by the secretary of HHS in future program instructions directed to all recipients. Condition The System did not have appropriately designed internal controls in place over the COVID 19 Provider Relief Fund (?PRF?) grant awards related to the review and approval of the expenditures included in the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (?HRSA?) portal submission. Cause Management did not design internal controls or retain evidence of review and approval of the allowability of expenditures submitted within the HRSA portal. Effect or potential effect The expenditures included in the HRSA portal submission could be inaccurate or information reported to HRSA portal may be incomplete or inaccurate. Questioned costs None. Identification of a repeat finding This is a repeat finding and relates to prior year finding 2021-002. Context The System submitted a total of 9 reports within the HRSA portal during Period 3 and Period 4. The total PRF payments received by the System was $12,424,630. We tested 5 HRSA portal submissions that had total payments from HRSA amount to $11,977,661. Management did not retain documentation to support review and approval of the allowability of the expenditures entered in the HRSA portal. Audit procedures identified no questioned costs as it related to expenditures included within the HRSA portal submission. F) grant awards related to the review and approval of the expenditures included in the HRSA portal submission. Cause: Management did not design internal controls or retain evidence of review and approval of the expenditures. Effect or potential effect The expenditures included in the HRSA portal submission could be inaccurate or information reported to HRSA portal may be incomplete or inaccurate. Questioned costs: None. Identification of a repeat finding: This is a repeat finding and relates to prior year finding 2021-002. Context: The System submitted a total of 9 reports within the HRSA portal during Period 3 and Period 4. The total PRF payments received by the System was $12,424,630. We tested 5 HRSA portal submissions that had total payments from HRSA amount to $11,977,661. Management did not retain documentation to support review and approval of the expenditures entered in the HRSA portal. Audit procedures identified no questioned costs as it related to expenditures included within the HRSA portal submission.