Superior Health Quality Alliance, Inc.Non-Profit

Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services CFDA Number: 93.UNK Program: State Survey and Certification of Health Providers and Suppliers (Title XVIII) Medicare (includes COVID-19 grant funding) Statement of Condition: The Organization did not report subaward data timely in the Federal Funding Accountability Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS). Criteria: Organizations whom receive direct federal grants and make first tier subawards of $25,000 or more are required to report the subaward in FSRS no later than the last day of the month after the award is obligated. Questioned Costs: None noted. Context: The Organization provided subawards to six subreceipents during the period January 1, 2020 thru December 31, 2020. All of the transactions were tested and all of the transactions tested were not reported timely in FSRS, but the information reported was correct and complete. Effect: The subawards were not reported in FSRS in accordance with Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) requirements. Cause: Management did not initially conclude that the FFATA requirements were applicable to subawards made to members of the Organization. Recommendation: We recommend management comply with the FFATA requirements for first tier subawards greater than $25,000 by inputting subaward information in FSRS as subawards are obligated throughout the year. Management's Response: As the Organization is an unpopulated joint venture and as the eight member organizations comprise the joint venture, management did not believe that it was necessary to disclose the work being assigned to the member organizations under the FSRS reporting requirements. Management corrected the oversight by subsequently entering this information into FSRS, and will continue to do so for future first tier obligations made to members and subcontractors that exceed the $25,000 threshold.