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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Health & Human Services
Components
Administration for Children and Families
Report Number
A-07-18-04111
Report Description

Subsidized childcare services are available to assist low-income families, families receiving temporary public assistance, and families transitioning from public assistance to obtain child care so that family members can work or attend training or education. The services are funded partly by the States and partly by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Federal program and are administered by the States.

Report Type
Audit
Location

MS
United States

Number of Recommendations
3
Questioned Costs
$22,284,900
Funds for Better Use
$0
Additional Details
https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71804111.asp
External Entity
State of Mississippi

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
268485 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Mississippi Department of Human Services develop policies and procedures to ensure that attendance documentation is maintained and provided to the State agency when a provider closes.

268484 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Mississippi Department of Human Services strengthen its monitoring program to ensure that providers maintain required attendance documentation to support the childcare payment amounts that they claim for reimbursement by the State agency.

268483 No $22,284,900 $0

We recommend that the Mississippi Department of Human Services refund to the Federal Government the estimated $22,284,900 Federal CCDF share of the Child Care Payment Program claims paid during FYs 2016 and 2017.

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States