Good morning to all from Washington, DC. Today OIG posts three reports, an advisory opinion and provides news about enforcement actions. As always, you can use the links provided to go directly to the new material. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of Human Concern, Inc., Claimed Allowable Costs Under a Recovery Act Grant (A-06-12-00028) http://go.usa.gov/rQPG We reviewed $93,000 of the $501,000 in Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) Recovery Act costs that the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Office of Community Services, claimed on behalf of Office of Human Concern (Agency) and determined that the reviewed costs were allowable under the terms of the grant and applicable Federal requirements. However, the Agency did not obtain bids on the purchase of two vehicles, each of which cost between $5,000 and $25,000. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. No. 111-5, enacted February 17, 2009, the Administration for Children and Families received an additional $1 billion for the CSBG program for States to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in communities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Citizens for Citizens, Inc., Generally Charged Allowable Costs to the Community Services Block Grant Program and the Community Services Block Grant – Recovery Act Program (A-01-12-02501) http://go.usa.gov/rQPk Of the $1,460,000 in Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and CSBG Recovery Act costs that the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (State agency) claimed on behalf of Citizens for Citizens, Inc. (CFC), that we reviewed, $1,450,000 was allowable under the terms of the grant and applicable Federal regulations. However, the State agency claimed approximately $10,000 in unallowable costs on behalf of CFC. These deficiencies occurred because CFC made clerical errors in calculating and documenting eligibility and miscoded a donation. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. No. 111-5, enacted February 17, 2009, ACF received an additional $1 billion for the CSBG program for States to alleviate causes and conditions of poverty in communities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crowley’s Ridge Development Council, Inc., Claimed Unallowable Costs Under a Recovery Act Grant (A-06-11-00058) http://go.usa.gov/rQPz The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Office of Community Services (the State), claimed $28,000 on behalf of Crowley’s Ridge Development Council, Inc. (the Agency), in unallowable costs for professional services that were not allocable to the program. In addition, the Agency’s documentation was inadequate, and, therefore, we could not determine whether $87,000 in accounting services and facility costs were allocated correctly under the terms of the grant and applicable Federal requirements. The Agency also did not competitively bid the purchase of seven vehicles, each of which cost more than $25,000. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. No. 111-5, enacted February 17, 2009, the Administration for Children and Families received an additional $1 billion for the CSBG program for States to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in communities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advisory Opinion 12-10 http://go.usa.gov/rQUj This advisory opinion concerns a proposal by a radiology group to offer free insurance pre-authorization services to physicians and patients. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ August 29, 2012; U.S. Attorney; Eastern District of Tennessee Former Physical Therapy Assistant Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud http://go.usa.gov/yWn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State Enforcement Actions Updated http://go.usa.gov/pqp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ That’s all we have for today. If we can be of any further assistance, please send an Email to public.affairs@oig.hhs.gov Make it a great day! Marc Wolfson – Office of External Affairs OIG’s privacy policy can be found at http://oig.hhs.gov/notices/privacy-notice.asp
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OIG Posts 3 reports, an advisory opinion and news about enforcement actions - 8/30
