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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
Report Number
A-04-17-04063
Report Description

This audit report is one of a series of OIG reports addressing the identification, reporting, and investigation of incidents of potential abuse or neglect of our Nation's most vulnerable populations, including the elderly and individuals with developmental disabilities. Our objectives were to determine whether North Carolina (1) ensured that nursing facilities reported potential abuse or neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries transferred from nursing facilities to hospital emergency departments; (2) complied with Federal and State requirements for assigning a priority level, investigating, and recording allegations of potential abuse and neglect; and (3) operated its complaint and incident report program effectively.

Report Type
Audit
Location

NC
United States

Number of Recommendations
7
Additional Details
https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41704063.asp
External Entity
State of North Carolina

Open Recommendations

This report has 1 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
269134 No $0 $0

We recommended that the State agency consider having Complaint Intake be the initial recipient of all incident reports from nursing facilities to assist in conducting more effective and timely investigations of all aspects of an allegation within incident reports.

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States