Puerto Rico Medical Services Administration

EIN: 660433853

UEI: ZLL1T4L24WD5

Data as of August 20, 2026

6
Audit Years
3
Total Findings
0
Repeat Findings

FY 2025-06-30

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on March 30, 2026. Under 2 CFR 200.521(d), a pass-through entity that provided federal funds to this organization for this audit period must issue a management decision on these findings by September 30, 2026 (41 days from today).

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2025-002
Reporting
Condition

Finding No: 2025-002– Failure to Prepare the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) Federal Programs ALN 21.027, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - ARP Act ALN 97.036, Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Name of Federal Agency US Department of Treasury (Pass-through from the Puerto Rico Coronavirus Relief Fund Disbursement Oversight Committee) U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Pass-through program from The Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency) Category Internal Control; Compliance. Compliance Requirement Reporting Criteria Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200.510(b) requires the auditee to prepare a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards that includes, at a minimum: • The total federal awards expended for each federal program and CFDA/Assistance Listing number; • The name of the federal agency and pass-through entity, if applicable; • The amount provided to subrecipients, if applicable. Condition The Administration did not prepare the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. As a result, the SEFA was not available at the time of the audit and had to be prepared with the assistance of the auditors. Cause Management lacks adequate procedures over the identification, accumulation, and reporting of federal award expenditures necessary to prepare the SEFA. Effect The failure to prepare the SEFA increases the risk that federal expenditures may be incomplete or inaccurate, which could result in noncompliance with Uniform Guidance requirements and improper determination of major programs. Context The Schedule of Expenditures and Federal Awards was not available at the time of the audit and had to be prepared with the assistance of the auditors. Identification of repeat finding None. Questioned costs None. Recommendation We recommend that management establish and maintain effective internal controls and procedures to ensure the SEFA is prepared, reviewed, and completed in accordance with 2 CFR 200.510(b) on a timely basis. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions We agreed with the auditors’ finding and recommendation. See further details regarding this matter within the Corrective Action Plan .

Corrective Action Plan

Create a standardized SEFA template that includes all required fields: Assistance Listing Number, Federal Program, Federal Agency (Pass-through Agency), and total expenditures. Implement a monthly reconciliation between the general ledger (GL) and federal drawdowns to ensure the SEFA data is updated in real-time throughout the year. Establish a policy requiring the SEFA to be completed and reviewed by the Director of Finance 30 days prior to the start of the annual audit. Implement a "double-check" system where the Federal Programs Director verifies that all active federal grants are included in the draft SEFA before submission. Provide specialized training for the finance team on 2 CFR 200.502 (Uniform Guidance) requirements for SEFA preparation and reporting.

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2025-003
Activities Allowed or Unallowed / Cost Allowability / Period of Performance / Other
Condition

Finding No: 2025-003– Internal control deficiencies over accounting and identification of federal funds received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that should be included on SEFA Federal Programs ALN 97.036, Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Name of Federal Agency U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Pass-through program from The Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency) Category Internal Control; Compliance. Compliance Requirement Activities Allowed/Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, Period of Performance, Project Accounting. Criteria 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart D Subsection 200.302 states the following: The recipient's and subrecipient's financial management system must provide for the following: 1. Identification of all Federal awards received and expended and the Federal programs under which they were received. Federal program and Federal award identification must include, as applicable, the Assistance Listings title and number, Federal award identification number, year the Federal award was issued, and name of the Federal agency or pass-through entity. 2. Accurate, current, and complete disclosure of the financial results of each Federal award or program in accordance with the reporting requirements in §§ 200.328 and 200.329. When a federal agency or pass-through entity requires reporting on an accrual basis from a recipient or subrecipient that maintains its records other than on an accrual basis, the recipient or subrecipient must not be required to establish an accrual accounting system. This recipient or subrecipient may develop accrual data for its reports based on an analysis of the documentation on hand. 3. Maintaining records that sufficiently identify the amount, source, and expenditure of Federal funds for Federal awards. These records must contain information necessary to identify Federal awards, authorizations, financial obligations, unobligated balances, as well as assets, expenditures, income, and interest. All records must be supported by source documentation. 4. Effective control over and accountability for all funds, property, and assets. The recipient or subrecipient must safeguard all assets and ensure they are used solely for authorized purposes. See § 200.303. 5. Comparison of expenditures with budget amounts for each Federal award. 6. Written procedures to implement the requirements of § 200.305. 7. Written procedures for determining the allowability of costs in accordance with subpart E and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. Condition During our procedures concerning the Administration’s funds received from FEMA we noticed that the reimbursement funds received from FEMA were not recognized as income during the year ended June 30, 2025. Cause The Administration recognized the reimbursement as an accrual and not as income during the year ended June 30, 2025. They have recognized only the amount that they disbursed during the year at their discretion. This accounting is correct when the funds received are capital advances. Effect This can result in amounts not to be included in the Schedule of Expenditures and Federal Awards in the correct period and understate SEFA. Also, the Administration could be subject to penalties or sanctions from the Federal Grantor. Context The Administration identified $6,543 as federal expenditures from prior years capital advances of FEMA awards but did not identify as expended the amount of $11,063 from advances. In addition, the Administration received reimbursements of $1,413,451 in the fiscal year, however management did not identify this amount as federal expenditures until the audit procedures was performed. Identification of repeat finding None. Questioned costs None, as adjustments were made during the audit to correct the misstatement. Recommendation We recommend validating, with the staff in charge of Engineering, the type of funds received from FEMA, if they are reimbursements or capital advances. When the funds received are reimbursements they should be recognized as income in the year received. If the funds are capital advances they should be recognized as unearned revenue and as income in the year in which they are disbursed. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions We agreed with the auditors’ finding and recommendation. See further details regarding this matter within the Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Conduct a full review of all FEMA funds received in FY 2024-2025 to properly reclassify them as Federal Revenue/Income in the General Ledger. Implement a mandatory review of FEMA Project Worksheets (PWs) and Obligation Notifications to distinguish between "Reimbursements" and "Capital Advances" upon receipt. Create separate General Ledger (GL) accounts for FEMA disaster/project and Federal Funds to track expenditures vs. drawdowns in real-time. Establish a semi-annual meeting between the FEMA Coordinator and Finance departments to verify that all FEMA-funded work performed matches the reported expenditures. Update the SEFA preparation process to ensure FEMA expenditures are reported in the period they were incurred, regardless of when the reimbursement was received. Provide specialized training for the finance team on Federal Funds accounting.

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FY 2022-06-30

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on March 28, 2023. Under 2 CFR 200.521(d), a pass-through entity that provided federal funds to this organization for this audit period must issue a management decision on these findings by September 28, 2023, which was (1057 days ago).

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2022-001
Activities Allowed or Unallowed
QUESTIONED COSTS
Condition

Finding No. 2022?001 ? Activities Allowed or Unallowed, Eligible Uses ? Premium Pay Criteria According to the 31 CFR Subtitle A Part 35 Subpart 35.6 (c)(1) A recipient may use funds to provide premium pay to eligible workers of the recipient who perform essential work or to provide grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work, eligible workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency. A recipient uses premium pay or grants provided to eligible workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency if: (1) The eligible worker's total wages and remuneration, including the premium pay, is less than or equal to 150 percent of the greater of such eligible worker's residing State's or county's average annual wage for all occupations as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Condition During our examination, we noted six (6) instances, which based on the regulation previously indicated, the premium pay was paid to employees whom wages are higher than the 150 percent of the Puerto Rico median annual wage of $30,750. Cause As part of the eligibility criteria to provide Premium Pay, the Administration did not consider the eligible worker?s wages criteria as eligibility requirement in the Premium Pay distribution to employees. The Administration indicates they did not consider these criteria because the Puerto Rico Health Department was exempt of this requirement and as part of this agency, they believe to be exempt too. Effect As a result of this condition, the U.S. Department of Treasury may request the return of funds, issue warnings and/or impose penalties to the Administration. Questioned Cost The known questioned cost was calculated by the amount disbursed ($2,000) to the ineligible employees (185) is equal to $370,000. Context Of the 1,471 employees that received the Premium Pay, we selected 37 employees for testing and noted six (6) instances of noncompliance. When we assessed the entire population the total number of cases amounted to one hundred eighty-five (185) employees that exceed the allowed salary to receive the Premium Pay. Identification of a Repeat Finding This is not a repeat finding from the immediate previous audit. Recommendation The management of the Puerto Rico Medical Services Administration should reinforce its procedures of the administration of federal funds to ensure the compliance with the requirements with each program. Also, the Administration should establish communication with the Health Department of Puerto Rico in order to obtain instructions for the correction of the non-compliance event and the related questioned cost. Views of Responsible Officials of the Auditee and Planned Corrective Actions Management of the Administration does not agree with this finding. Please refer to the corrective action plan on page 91.

Corrective Action Plan

Galindez LLC Urb. Perez Morris, 19 Ponce St. San Juan, PR 00917 Dear CPA Marcos Claudio: In connection with the Schedule of Findings and Questioned Cost of Administracion de Servicios Medicos de Puerto Rico (ASEM) for the year ended June 30, 2022, below please find our comments, and planned corrective actions for Finding identified. Finding No. 2022-001 Eligible Uses Providing Premium Pay to Eligible Workers As more fully explained to your representative during the audit, the Administrator of this Premium Pay Program was the Health Department of Puerto Rico (HD) who was in charge of developing the program to all Public Hospital in Puerto Rico, among them, the Administracion de Servicios Medicos de Puerto Rico (ASEM). At all times, ASEM followed the instructions provided by the HD. Furthermore, we provided the HD with the list of possible eligible employees, including the information of the requirements established by them. The salary $40,000.00's limit was not a requirement to be considered. After the review done by HD, they provided ASEM with the authorized list of employees eligible for the benefit which ASEM used for the payment. Accordingly, it was never the intention of ASEM to pay this benefit to not eligible beneficiaries, it was only a matter of not providing ASEM with the actual requirements from the Program's Administrator. Should you have any question, please call at your convenience. Paul Barreras Diaz, CPA Finance & Budget Director

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