Institutional Federal Compliance Report 2021

SHEILA J. POOLE Commissioner

ANDREW M. CUOMO Governor

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN Single Audit of Federal Programs for State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2019

State Agency: Single Audit Contact: Title: Telephone: E-mail Address: Federal Program(s) (CFDA # [s]): Audit Report Reference:

Office of Children and Family Services Bonnie Hahn External Audit Liaison 518-486-1034 Bonnie.Hahn@ocfs.ny.gov Adoption Assistance (93.659) 2019- 015

Anticipated Completion Date:

Corrective A ction Implemented as of - 9/3/2019

Corrective Action Planned: OCFS has completed corrective action for this finding and considers the matter resolved. OCFS program office has revised their monitoring procedures to include a review of the criminal records checks performed by the districts, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases as specified in the Office’s State Plan and 42 USC 671(a)(20(A)). The revisions will be in place for the next round of monitoring reviews. OCFS Bureau of Financial Operations has also incorporated this element into their eligibility reviews that they will begin in the near future.

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