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Item 2022-003: Compliance with Sliding Fee Scale Requirements of the Health Center Cluster Program Major Program: Health Center Cluster - Health Center Program (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care) - ALN/CFDA 93.22,1 and Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program - ALN/CFDA 93.527 Criteria: The Health Center Cluster requires the Organization to perform a financial assessment on consumers in order to place them on a sliding fee scale. The sliding fee scale must be based on the current Federal Poverty Guidelines at the time of assessment. Condition: As of the time of the audit in mid-July, the Center's sliding fee scale had not yet been updated to incorporate the most recent Federal Poverty Guidelines which were released on February l, 2022. Questioned Costs: None Effect: Consumers may not be appropriately placed on the sliding lee scale Cause: The Organization's placement on the sliding fee scale necessary for financial assessment of consumers had not been updated to incorporate the most recent Federal Poverty Guidelines. Recommendation: The Organization should develop procedures that ensure the sliding fee scale discount schedule is updated timely upon release of the annual Federal Poverty Guidelines. Views of Responsible Officials: See management's corrective action plan.