Audit: $1 Million In Special Needs Funding Spent On Other Purposes PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 28 July 2015 07:29

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - An audit of
 Medicaid reimbursements for school-based medical services has found that funds appropriated for one purpose was used on another.

The findings from State Auditor Beth Wood's office, released Monday are below. The complete audit can be found at http://www.ncauditor.net/EPSWeb/Reports/FiscalControl/FCA-2015-3510.pdf

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Report Summary:

The results of our audit disclosed items that are considered reportable under Government Auditing Standards. Specifically, the Public Schools of Robeson County (School District) did not use approximately $1 million per year in Medicaid administrative reimbursements to provide services to students with disabilities in fiscal years 2011-2013, as contractually required. Additionally, the School District understated reimbursable expenses and missed out on more than $364,000 in Medicaid reimbursements. The School District and the Department of Public Instruction generally agreed with our findings and recommendations. Details about each item are provided in the Audit Findings, Recommendations, and Responses section of the report.

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