Are the policies and procedures in use by the local CSA program reasonably well written and do they facilitate work performance? Is evidence that local CSA procedures are updated in a timely fashion as changes are made? Is a procedure in effect to ensure that new CPMT, MDT and FAPT members, CSA Coordinators, local service agencies, and private provider, employees responsible for coordinating CSA services and funding receive training in these policies, etc.? Conclusions Reached and Actions Needed: SECTION III: INTERNAL CONTROL INTERNAL CONTROL QUESTIONNAIRE (Page 3 of 4) Objective IV: To determine the reliability and integrity of information Questions Answer Comments Y/N/ N/A Are individual service plans and financial transactions required to be authorized by appropriate FAPT, MDT and CPMT designees? Are authorizations by appropriate FAPT, MDT, and CPMT designees evidenced in writing? Are there measures in place to help ensure that services plan s and financial documents are complete, accurate, and processed timely? Are there measures in place to ensure that eligible CSA referrals are processed? Are measures in place to prevent duplicate processing of transactions? Are there reconciliation procedures in place where appropriate (e.g. inventory of case files; fund balance reconciliations)? Have records management and records retention requirements been established and documented for the program? Is there a process in place to get feedback on the reliability and integrity of information collected in eligibility determinations, service planning, progress monitoring? Does this process appear to be adequate as designed? Is there evidence that management performs this control and initiates corrective action when necessary? Does the turnover rate of CPMT; FAPT; MDT members and CSA Coordinators appear to be reasonable? Is training for CPMT/FAPT/MDT members and CSA Coordinators/employees adequate?
Are the policies and procedures in use by the local CSA program reasonably well written and do they facilitate work performance? Is evidence that local CSA procedures are updated in a timely fashion as changes are made? Is a procedure in effect to ensure that new CPMT, MDT and FAPT members, CSA Coordinators, local service agencies, and private provider, employees responsible for coordinating CSA services and funding receive training in these policies, etc.? Conclusions Reached and Actions Needed: SECTION III: INTERNAL CONTROL INTERNAL CONTROL QUESTIONNAIRE (Page 3 of 4) Objective IV: To determine the reliability and integrity of information Questions Answer Y/N/ N/A Comments Are individual service plans and financial transactions required to be authorized by appropriate FAPT, MDT and CPMT designees? Are authorizations by appropriate FAPT, MDT, and CPMT designees evidenced in writing? Are there measures in place to help ensure that services plan s and financial documents are complete, accurate, and processed timely? Are there measures in place to ensure that eligible CSA referrals are processed? Are measures in place to prevent duplicate processing of transactions? Are there reconciliation procedures in place where appropriate (e.g. inventory of case files; fund balance reconciliations)? Have records management and records retention requirements been established and documented for the program? Is there a process in place to get feedback on the reliability and integrity of information collected in eligibility determinations, service planning, progress monitoring? Does this process appear to be adequate as designed? Is there evidence that management performs this control and initiates corrective action when necessary? Does the turnover rate of CPMT; FAPT; MDT members and CSA Coordinators appear to be reasonable? Is training for CPMT/FAPT/MDT members and CSA Coordinators/employees adequate?
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