
Upon the request of the Secretary, the recipient shall promptly submit copies of such records and cost documentation and the recipient must fully cooperate in all audits the Secretary, Inspector General, or Pandemic Response Accountability Committee conducts to ensure compliance with applicable Terms and Conditions. Further, all recipients of PRF payments shall maintain appropriate records and cost documentation including, as applicable, documentation described in 45 CFR § 75.302 – Financial Management and 45 CFR § 75.361 through § 75.365 – Record Retention and Access, and other information required by future program instructions to substantiate that recipients used all PRF payments appropriately. Audit reports of commercial organizations must be submitted via email to HRSA’s Division of Financial Integrity at HRSA defers to the auditor and the provider of commercial organizations to make a determination as to the basis of accounting that will be sufficient to complete a financial related audit in accordance with Government Auditing Standards under 45 CFR § 75.501.Īny recipients identified as having provided inaccurate information to HHS will be subject to payment recovery and other legal action.

Audit Requirement (Commercial Organizations).Audit Requirement (Non-federal entities).

Recipients who have not submitted their audit as of Mathat have fiscal year ends (FYE) through Jmay delay their submission by 6 months beyond the normal due date per Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memo (M-21-20) (PDF - 372 KB). The report is due the earlier of 30 calendar days after the receipt of the audit or 9 months after the fiscal year. This includes organizations subject to the Single Audit Act and commercial organizations. Recipients that spend a total of $750,000 or more in federal funds, including Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments and other federal financial assistance, during their fiscal year are subject to Single Audit requirements, as set forth in the regulations at 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 75 Subpart F. Independent Audit Requirements for Provider Relief Fund Payments
