PIN# 2013-01 - Pennsylvania Association of Community Health
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Transcript PIN# 2013-01 - Pennsylvania Association of Community Health
Pennsylvania Association of
Community Health Centers
PIN 2013-01 – Health Center Budgeting and
Accounting Requirements
Presented by
David Fields, CPA, Senior Manager
October 9, 2013
1 // experience perspective
PIN 2013 - 01
Purpose:
Clarification & documentation?
Who?
All CHCs including look-a-likes
What?
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Budgeting
Documentation & accounting records
Accounting for CHC scope of project funding
Other lines of business outside of scope
PIN 2013 - 01
Why?
GAO & OIG pressure to improve program integrity
measures
Warnings?
Your organization
Who knows
Who is responsible
Ignorance of law is no excuse
NACHC & BKD responses
To do…
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HEADLINE ISSUE – COMPLIANCE
OIG audits of CHCs
New era of accountability – phrase spoken with
ARRA bill
Seeing fruits of change – OIG est. 57 reports for 2013
Accountability, not new rules
HRSA scrutinized by OIG
OIG audits of CHCs
Significant questioned costs
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THE RULES
Federal laws & regulations
Section 330 of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 254b)
Program specific: CHC (42 CFR 51c) & Migrant (42 CFR 56)
Grant administrative regulations (OMB Circular A-110) :
45 CFR 74 ~ Non-profits
45 CFR 92 ~ State, Local, Tribal Government
Cost principles: 2 CFR part 230 (OMB Circular A-122)
Audit requirements: OMB Circular A-133
THE RULES
Awarding agency guidance
HHS Grants Policy Statement
BPHC Policy Information Notices (“PINs”) & Program
Assistance Letters (“PALs”)
Notice of grant award (“NGA”) terms & conditions
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FEDERAL REGULATION MAP
Office Supply
Company
HHS / HRSA / BPHC
Gov’t Contract
- Paper
Section 330 CHC Grant
Non-Profit CHC Organization
(PRIVATE)
Gov’t Contract
- Staples
Local / Tribal Government
CHC Department
(PUBLIC)
Local / Tribal Government
Requirements
501(c)(3) Non-Profit
Requirements
A-110 – Grants
Management
Standards
Agriculture
7 CFR 3019
HHS 45 CFR
74
HUD 24 CFR
84
A-122 – 2 CFR,
Part 230 –
Cost Principles
Standards
A-133 – Single
Audit
A-102 –Grants
Management
Standards
A-87 – 2 CFR,
Part 225 –
Cost Principles
Standards
Federal Contractor
Requirements
A-133 – Single
Audit
Federal Acquisition
Regulation - FAR
Agriculture
7 CFR 3016
HHS 45 CFR
92
HUD 24 CFR
85
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PIN 2013-01 A GAME CHANGER
Expectations gap
How CHCs are doing things?
How the Bureau & OIG want CHCs to do things?
Documentation
Segregate grant expenditures from non-grant funds
Clarification needed: definition of non-grant funds
Program income
Other income
8 // experience perspective
BUDGETING REQUIREMENTS
Section IV addresses budgeting requirements and
requires that “appropriate HRSA approvals are
requested and received”
Is this just for 330 grants funds or for all funds?
How will this approval be documented – a separate form?
EHB?
Budget revisions required for all funds or just 330 grant
funds?
Timing of approvals a concern
9 // experience perspective
GRANT FUNDS VS. NON-GRANT FUNDS
All Section 330 grant expenditures have to be
documented in your accounting records
There are different requirements for grant
expenditures vs. non-grant expenditures as OMB
Circulars, CFRs, etc. generally do not apply to nongrant expenditures
This PIN adds new requirements for documentation
of expenditures of non-grant funds
10 // experience perspective
GRANT FUNDS VS. NON-GRANT FUNDS
Some CHCs feel like:
We spent the money
Trust us its all in there
If asked we can “come up with the expenses”
No one ever asked before
The reality is:
What do the rules say?
Someone is asking
11 // experience perspective
NON-GRANT EXPENDITURES
New PIN could conflict with other grant rules or
donor intentions
HRSA approval for such activity?
PIN requires that every expenditure be matched with
a corresponding revenue stream
This is required to be documented
All expenditures require a price or cost analysis to be
performed
What does that mean?
12 // experience perspective
NON-GRANT EXPENDITURES
Is the expectation that the new PIN requirements on
non-grant fund expenditures be tested by the Health
Center’s external auditors and if so, are violations
questioned costs?
PIN requires all non-grant funds be fully covered by a
revenue stream – no more deficits?
13 // experience perspective
ACCEPTABLE NON-GRANT FUND EXPENDITURES
Repair or minor renovations of physical plant not to exceed
$100,000
Building financial reserves up to 3 months
Interest payments on cash shortfalls
Salary cost over HRSA cap
Fundraising
Meals to board or employees in special situations
Incentives valued at $20 or less
Special one-time costs
14 // experience perspective
OTHER LINES OF BUSINESS
Health centers are prohibited by the PIN to transfer
benefits received from being a Section 330 grantee
(e.g. program income) to out of scope activities
All out of scope activities must be self sufficient and
have adequate revenue streams to cover
expenditures, including a reasonable allocation of
overhead, if applicable
15 // experience perspective
PUBLIC COMMENTS - BKD
Financial perspective
Outlines significant administrative & grants
management changes
Raises significant questions about implementation
If implemented as published will have significant and
far reaching impact
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PUBLIC COMMENTS - NACHC
Provides legislative context for PIN issues
Strongly worded objections:
1. “It is contrary to law”
2. “It changes agency practice without explanation”
3. “It is a legislative rule that should be issue by
regulation”
Challenges elements of the public & non-public parts
of the PIN
17 // experience perspective
CONTEXT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS
Not a license to ignore PIN
Recognize the environment of more program integrity
measures not less
Many of the concepts are not being debated
The level of documentation may be argued, but more
documentation will be required
18 // experience perspective
ITEMS NOT BEING DEBATED
That A-110 & A-122 rules that apply to federal grant
dollars including time & effort reporting
Must have plan & budget that meets requirements of
PHS Act section 330(k)(3)(I)(i), even if disagreement
about having two budgets
That program integrity measures have been increased
“New Era of Accountability”
19 // experience perspective
ACTION PLAN
Know the rules…really know the rules
Who in your Organization is responsible for which rules?
Where & to whom do you go for answers?
Document your compliance
What are your policies?
Where is you documentation maintained?
How well is your activity documented?
20 // experience perspective
ACTION PLAN
Stay informed & connected
Be aware of NACHC & PACHC updates
Look for final PIN
Take action
Prioritize your weaknesses & fix now
Despite dispute over some elements of PIN, address items
not up for debate
21 // experience perspective
ACTION PLAN
Track CHC grant funds closely
Even if two budgets is challenged, identifying &
documenting grant expenditures is necessary
Develop a game plan to ensure time and effort
reporting is in compliance
Begin to consider the recording requirements of the
new PIN and develop a game plan to account for nongrant funds
22 // experience perspective
THANK YOU
Please feel free to contact
David Fields
[email protected]
417.865.8701
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