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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
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Report Number
A-02-17-02009
Report Description

In Federal fiscal year 2015, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provided approximately $1.8 billion to States, territories, and tribes under the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) to plan, implement, and evaluate activities that prevent and treat substance abuse, including opioid treatment services. SAMHSA awarded $111.1 million in SABG funds to New York for the period October 2014 through September 2016.

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
6
Questioned Costs
$1,800,212
Funds for Better Use
$0
Additional Details
https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21702009.asp

Open Recommendations

This report has 6 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
266501 No $0 $0

We recommend that the State agency review the revenues reported on the fiscal reports of providers not reviewed in this audit and recover any excess unexpended funds.

266500 No $1,800,212 $0

We recommend that SAMHSA recover $1,800,212 from the State agency.

266502 No $0 $0

We recommend that the State agency develop and implement procedures to ensure that the necessary staff have access to Medicaid revenue data and reconcile the data with the revenue reported on providers’ fiscal reports.

266499 No $0 $0

We recommend that SAMHSA provide formal guidance to the State agency on amending the FFR to reflect actual SABG expenditures.

266498 No $0 $0

We recommend that SAMHSA provide formal guidance to the State agency on alerting SAMHSA about any unexpended funds.

266497 No $0 $0

We recommend that SAMHSA provide formal guidance to the State agency on accounting for SABG expenditures.

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States