The document is a communication related to the Tobacco Settlement Act payments for Riddle Memorial Hospital, directed to Ms. Leigh Ehrlich of Main Line Health System. It outlines the procedures for assessing the hospital’s eligibility for payments for uncompensated care, based on data from fiscal years ending in 2024 and 2023. The analysis involved verifying […]
The Punxsutawney Area Hospital is involved in the Tobacco Settlement Program, which provides payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services as mandated by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001. To qualify for payments, hospitals can use either the uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approach. The Department of Human Services (DHS) enlisted procedures to verify eligibility […]
The report outlines the procedures and findings related to Penn Highlands Connellsville’s eligibility for the Tobacco Settlement Payment for the year 2026. Under the Tobacco Settlement Act, hospitals can receive payments for uncompensated care through the extraordinary expense or uncompensated care approach. The auditor reviewed claims to determine if they met the criteria for extraordinary […]
Lansdale Hospital’s eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement payments was evaluated through a review of uncompensated care and extraordinary expense claims as mandated by the Tobacco Settlement Act. The hospital used two methods: uncompensated care, based on a score from averages of key data elements, and extraordinary expense, based on claims that exceed double the […]
The compliance audit of the West Wyoming Hose Co. #1 Firemen’s Relief Association covered the period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2024. Conducted under the authority of Pennsylvania laws, the audit aimed to verify if the association had addressed issues identified in the previous audit and was complying with relevant state laws and […]
A Limited Procedures Engagement (LPE) was conducted for the Twin Valley Fire Department Relief Association in Chester County, Pennsylvania, covering January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2024. The LPE aimed to ensure funds were spent for authorized purposes and state aid was received and deposited as required by relevant laws. During this period, expenditures totaled […]
The audit of the Ickesburg Volunteer Fireman’s Relief Association for January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024, was conducted under specific Pennsylvania constitutional and legal mandates. The objectives were to assess the association’s corrective actions on prior findings and its compliance with state laws, contracts, and administrative procedures concerning state aid and fund expenditure. The […]
The compliance audit, conducted by the Pennsylvania Auditor General, evaluated the Grapeville Volunteer Fire Company Relief Association for the period of January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2024. The audit aimed to verify if the association corrected previous findings and adhered to relevant state laws, contracts, bylaws, and procedures concerning state aid and fund expenditures. […]
A compliance audit was conducted on The Fell Township Firefighters Relief Association in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, for January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024. The audit aimed to assess whether the association had rectified a previous audit’s finding regarding their failure to maintain a Pennsylvania Sales Tax Exemption Number and to ensure compliance with state […]
The compliance audit of the Sardis Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association No. 1 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, covered the period from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024. The audit assessed the organization’s compliance with state laws, contracts, bylaws, and administrative procedures related to state aid and expenditure of relief funds, as mandated by […]