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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-07-15-04226
Report Description

The Missouri Department of Social Services (State agency) did not always comply with Federal and State requirements when making payments under its Child Care subsidy program for State fiscal years 2014 and 2015. Client attendance records were not adequately documented for 124 of the 128 provider service months in our statistical sample; childcare payments made for claims in those 124 provider service months were therefore unallowable. (A provider service month includes all childcare payments paid to a childcare provider for a single month of service.)

Report Type
Audit
Location

MO
United States

Number of Recommendations
18
Questioned Costs
$19,076,167
Additional Details
https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region18/181630540.asp

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
261451 No $0 $0

We recommend that the State agency strengthen its controls and oversight activities to ensure that providers maintain required attendance documentation to support the childcare payment amounts that they claim for reimbursement by the State agency.

261452 No $0 $0

We recommend that the State agency develop policies and procedures to ensure that it obtains attendance records from providers that are no longer in business.

261450 No $19,076,167 $0

We recommend that the State agency refund to the Federal Government the estimated $19,076,167 Federal CCDF share of the Child Care Subsidy Program claims paid during SFYs 2014 and 2015.

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States