SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov Contained Some Inaccurate Information on Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Facilities

Date Issued

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Submitting OIG

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Health & Human Services

Report Number

A-09-23-01003

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

External Link

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
25-A-09-057.01	No	$0	$0
We recommend that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration work with the Contractor to strengthen procedures related to verifying facility information, such as validating a sample of facilities each year.
25-A-09-057.02	No	$0	$0
We recommend that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration improve the prominence of the statement on FindTreatment.gov about contacting the Contractor to report an issue with the information listed for a facility, such as placing the statement at the top of the page on the website and using a larger font size and a different color.
25-A-09-057.03	No	$0	$0
We recommend that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration work with the Contractor to implement additional system edits in the Survey to prevent facilities from submitting the Survey without completing all of the critical information fields.