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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistance Listing No. 93.912 Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Care Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program Criteria: Under the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Pub. L. No. 109-282), as amended by Section 6202 of Pub. L. No. 110-252, hereafter referred to as the “Transparency Act” that are codified in 2 CFR Part 170, recipients (i.e., direct recipients) of grants or cooperative agreements are required to report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) Condition: The Organization failed to file FFATA reporting submissions for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Questioned Costs: Not Applicable Context: The Organization did not report the subaward informati…

Corrective action: June 24, 2024 Re: Finding No 2023-001 Responsible Party: Talmage J. Whitehead, PresidenUCFO (870) 347-3313, Talmage. Whitehead@arcare.net Expected Completion date: September 2024 Finding No. 2023-001 states: Criteria: Under the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Pub. L. No. 109-282), as amended by Section 6202 of Pub. L. No. 110-252, hereafter referred to as the "Transparency Act" that are codified in 2 CFR Part 170, recipients (i.e., direct recipients) of grants or cooperative agreements are required to report first tier subawards of $30,000 or more to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) Condition: Th…

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Assistance Listing Number 93.498 COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Rural DistributionCriteria: Reporting (45 CFR 75.342) The Organization is required to prepare and submit period four provider relief fund report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This report is to be prepared using accurate financial information and submitted by the deadline established. Condition: The Organization incorrectly reported all provider relief payments were applied to unreimbursed expenses attributable to COVID-19 within the peirod four report on the HHS Provider Relief Fund (PRF) portal. Total expenditures reported had not been incurred by the Organization.Cause: The Organization’s internal controls were not adequate to detect reporting errors.Effect or potential effect: Expenses and quarterly lost revenues w…

Corrective action: Responsible Party: Talmage J. Whitehead, President/CFO Email: Talmage.Whitehead@arcare.net Phone Number: (870) 347-3313 Audit Period Ending: December 31, 2022 Audit Firm: Forvis Mazars, LLP Re: Finding No 2022-002 Federal Program: Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 93.498 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Human Services The Organization applied provider relief payments to unreimbursed expenses attributable to COVID-19, instead of lost revenue, in the period four report submitted in the HHS Provider Relief Fund (PRF) portal. Recommendation We recommend implementing controls to ensure amounts reported ar…