Federal Reports

The availability of child care after an emergency or disaster is an important part of recovery efforts because it ensures that children are safe while parents make efforts to rebuild their lives and communities. When Superstorm Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012, it caused widespread flooding that substantially disrupted child care services in New Jersey and New York. Lessons learned from these States' experiences in responding to and recovering from Superstorm Sandy could help ACF to improve nationwide emergency preparedness for child care. In February 2011, ACF recommended that each State develop a statewide disaster plan for child care, and legislation enacted in November 2014 requires each State to do so.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) administers the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU or Unit) grant awards, annually recertifies the Units, and oversees the Units' performance in accordance with the requirements of the grant. As part of this oversight, OIG conducts periodic reviews of all Units and prepares public reports based on these reviews. These reviews assess Unit performance in accordance with the 12 MFCU performance standards and Unit compliance with applicable Federal requirements.

For the period October 2007 through September 2014, we determined that the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (State agency) incorrectly claimed Affordable Care Act Medicaid expenditures totaling $59,149,483 as Indian Health Service expenditures; however, there is no monetary recovery because these expenditures were eligible for 100-percent reimbursement.